Team Staff Qualifications

Staff Training and Certification

In order for a team staff member to be listed (and approved) on your Ringette Alberta Team Registration Form (TRF), and to attend your bench, they must meet the qualification requirements for their role.

Staff certification requirements are set by Ringette Alberta. Review Ringette Alberta's Team Staff Requirements page for certification details for all roles. Ringette Canada also publishes a schedule of certification training on their Coaching Courses & Schedules page.

To view your training as well as expiry and professional development progress log into thelocker.coach.ca.

Team Structure

A team may have:

• 1 Head Coach or 2 Co-Head Coaches
• Unlimited Assistant Coaches*
• 1 Manager
• 1 Trainer
• 1 Coach In Training (CIT) - applies only to CI 1/2
• Junior Coach(es) (age 14 - 18 years)
• On-Ice Assistant(s)

* While Ringette Alberta allows for a team to include "unlimited" Assistant Coaches, in accordance with NWR Operating Guidelines, NWR Ringette will reimburse qualification costs for a maximum of FOUR coaches (Head and Assistant) per team, per season.

Team Minimum Staff

A team MUST have:

• 1 fully qualified coach
• 1 fully qualified assistant coach or 2 Co-Head Coaches
• 1 fully qualified female coach or assistant coach
• Team Manager is optional
• Team Trainer is optional

Team Staff Restriction

• A maximum of 5 team staff members (not including Junior Coach/es) can attend the bench at any one time.
• The female coach must be either a fully qualified Head Coach or Assistant Coach who is at least 18 years old.
• Neither a Junior Coach or Coach In Training can meet the qualified female coach requirement,
• The role of "bench mom" or "female on the bench" DOES NOT EXIST
• On-Ice Assistants CANNOT attend the bench for games.
• On-Ice Assistants are never permitted on the ice without the presence, supervision and direction of a qualified Head or Assistant Coach

Junior Coaches

Junior Coaches must be included on your TRF. If Junior Coach(es) attend the bench, they must be listed on the game sheet.

Junior Coaches SHALL NOT attend coaching clinics without prior approval from NW Ringette. Such approval will only be granted for special circumstances. Ringette Alberta has implemented the Junior Coach program to facilitate the growth and development of these young coaches and the Ringette Alberta process is supported by NW Ringette. Junior Coaches must always be reported to NWCR Registrar.

Training Reimbursement

Northwest Ringette will reimburse the cost of coach course(s) upon successful completion of all requirements necessary to be "approved" on the TRF. In the event you require a course which is full, contact the Ringette Calgary office to inquire about additional classes.