Alliance Bench Staff Requirement Overview (Kitchener Minor Hockey)

Thank you for volunteering to be a Bench Staff member for our Alliance (co-ed) program.  Please use this reference to ensure you have all requirements needed.

You will be reimbursed for approved training, police check and certification costs.  Please use this form to be reimbursed.

If you experience any problems with the following, please reach out to our Office for help.

All Bench Staff needs to complete the following:

• Hockey Canada Profile

1. Log into your Hockey Canada Account
2. If you are a brand new member, please create a new account.
3. At the start of every new season, you will need to Register yourself as Bench Staff for the season.
4. Click on Members and update any missing information
5. Click Waivers and sign all necessary waivers.
6. If you are a returning member and cannot see your Waivers, you may need to complete the following to fix your account
   • From the dashboard, after you first sign in, select “Link a HCR Member”, then type your name and birth date. It should locate your HCR (Hockey Canada) number and provide an option to link your old and new account.

• Vulnerable Sector (Police) Check- This needs to be completed ever 3 years.  Please note, Vulnerable Sector Checks (VSC) must now be approved by the OHF, not KMHA.  Please see here for details of how to get your VSC Approved by the OHF.
• Gender Identity Training - This only needs to be completed once.
• Bench Staff Respect in Sport - This only needs to be completed once.

Trainer Staff - All teams require at least one certified Trainer with their T1 certification.  

Coaching Staff courses required depend on age and playing level of the team.  For House League hockey, only the Head Coach requires Coaching certifications.  Assistant Coaches are recommended.Please see the Alliance Webpage for Coaching Certifications and links.  In General, if you are coaching the U9 age group and younger, you need your C1.  If you are coaching the U10 age group and above, you need your C2.    A C1 is not needed before you get your C2.  If you are coaching U10 and above, you can go directly to a C2.