NZIHF Coach Accreditation
The NZIHF conducts a three level
National Coaching Accreditation Program
based on IIHF Coaching Courses.
NZIHF Basic Coaching Course
The NZIHF Basic Coaching Course and is
the first degree of accreditation a
coach can receive from the NZIHF. The
course is a more practical course with
the assessment coming in the form of
planning and implementing a practice
plan on ice with a group of children.
In 2010 the Federation intends for all
active Club coaches to have completed,
at minimum, the Basic Coaching Course.
In 2011, it will be required that all
Regional Rep Team coaches in New Zealand
will need to have completed, at minimum,
the IIHF Level I course.
This Basic Coaching Course will run for
about 8 hours over two days. That will
mean three to five hours of practical
activities in a classroom followed by a
practice planning session.
This will be followed by and on-ice
session for the coaches to implement
their plan for a group of
children/players. After that a final
meeting will be held to give feedback
and feed forward to the coaches. There
will then be some time to share other
resources and drills to close out the
course.
In the classroom, the course covers the
very basics in coaching as far
leadership responsibilities, learning &
teaching and planning & organisation.
This will include parts on teaching
skills based trainings, progressing from
simple to more complicated when teaching
skills (in hockey terms- teaching from
technical to tactical to game like in
drill progression). We will focus on the
idea of Small Area Games, as it is by
far the best way to develop ‘hockey
sense’ in our players. This will lead
into how to actually plan a practice to
meet the needs of their team.
On-ice coaches will deliver a training
as a team of coaches focusing on a
fundamental skill in the game of hockey.
We will focus on instruction time,
activity
time vs. non activity time,
utilisation/usage of ice, ways to split
the ice and
teaching in stations, use of a ‘head
coach’ for the day etc.
Coaches will walk away from the course
with a better understanding of how to
plan a more effective practice session
as well as a bank of resources to help
them in the daily coaching.
NZIHF Level I Coaching Course
The NZIHF Level 1 Coaching
Course is
the second degree of accreditation a
coach can receive from the NZIHF. The
course is a more in depth theoretical
course
designed to expand on the topics
discussed in the Basic Coaching Course
as well as
add more technical skills components,
team dynamic components, athlete safely
and
protection and rules emphasis.
In 2011 the Federation intends for all
active Regional Rep Team Coaches to have
completed and achieved, at minimum, the
Level 1 Coaching Course. To qualify for
the
Level 1 course, coaches will need to
have obtained the Basic Level
qualification in a
previous calendar year and be 16 years
of age or older.
This Level I Course is made up of 12
hours of classroom time, and two hours
of on-ice
time. It will be lead by NZIHF National
Coaching Coordinator, Jeff Bonazzo.
A written exam is aimed at assessing
underpinning knowledge regarding roles
of the
coach and safety issues. A short written
exam, comprising 15 questions is given
to
candidates at the completion of the
face-to-face training program. This is a
“take
home” exam, which is to be returned
within four (4) weeks of completion of
the Level I
course. An 80% pass mark is required at
achieve the accreditation.
In the classroom, the course covers the
basics in coaching as far leadership
responsibilities, teaching methods,
practice planning and organisation as
well as team,
game and bench management. This will
also include sections on technical
skills such
as skating, puck control and checking.
This should lead onto better meeting the
needs
of their team.
On-ice, coaches will be taught specific
technical skills and drills and will be
required to
successfully complete all activities as
part of a practical skating assessment.
Coaches will walk away from the course
with a better understanding of how to
plan a
more effective practice session as well
as a bank of resources to help them in
the daily
coaching.
NZIHF Level II Coaching Course
The
NZIHF Level II Coaching Course is the third degree of accreditation
a coach can
receive from the NZIHF. The course is a
more in-depth theoretical course designed
to expand
on the topics discussed in the Level I
as well as add more technical skills
components, team
dynamic components, tactical components
both defensively and offensively, goal
tending, year
planning and athlete self esteem.
In 2012 the Federation intends for all
active National Team Coaches to have
completed and
achieved, at minimum, the Level II
Coaching Course. To qualify for the
Level II course,
coaches will need to have obtained the
Level I qualification in a previous
calendar year.
This Level II Course is made up of 18
hours of classroom time over three days,
and two hours
of on-ice time. It will be lead by NZIHF
National Coaching Coordinator.
The Level II written exam is aimed at
assessing underpinning knowledge
regarding roles of the
coach, communication with parents,
player development, yearly planning,
technical and
tactical knowledge. A written exam,
comprising 8 pages, is given to
candidates at the
completion of the face-to-face training
program. This is a “take home” exam,
which is to be
returned within four (4) weeks of
completion of the Level II course. An
80% pass mark is
required. Candidates may re-take the
exam as many times as necessary to
achieve the mark.
In the classroom, the course covers the
basics in coaching as far leadership
responsibilities,
learning & teaching as well as methods
for planning a practice and how
practices
can be
organised, game and bench management.
This will include sections on technical
skills such as
skating, puck control and checking. This
will lead onto better meeting the needs
of their team.
On-ice, coaches will be taught specific
technical and tactical skills and
drills. This is aimed at
assessing the candidate’s practical
ability for the progressions of
Individual and Team Tactics.
An assessment of the coaches skating
ability is also assessed in this
session.
Coaches will walk away from the course
with a better understanding of how to
plan a more
effective practice session as well as a
bank of resources to help them in the
daily and yearly
coaching practice.
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