coaching development

We are always looking for enthusastic volunteers to help coach our teams. Under the guidance of Ile des Chenes Minor Hockey, our Coaches work with Assistant Coach(es), Manager, Safety and Parent Reps as well as IDCMHA Development Coordinators to provide learning and development to ALL players while maintaining the objective of a lifelong love of the game.

Interested in coaching, find out more information here.


IDCMHA is proud to promote a new trial intitiative for the 2024-2025 for coaches. By providing more tools, resources, information, etc. to coaches, we can support our excellent volunteers in promoting ongoing development of our players.

For this upcoming season, Coaches from each team (max 3 / team) will be provided with access to a leading coaching tool called Ice Hockey Systems.  IDCMHA is covering the full cost of this program that is used by 100's of associations and professional programs around the world.

IDCMHA expects coaches to leverage this tool and we will seek feedback at the end of the season. Information on how to access the program will be shared following the evaluation process and team formation; stay tuned for details.

Ice Hockey Systems provides coaches (and also parents/players) with many benefits, including:

Access to thousands of drills, organized by skill level/age, including videos and outlines,

Access to thousands of practice plans,

Access to thousands of coaching videos to demonstrate drills, skill development (ex: backward skating, shooting, crossovers, etc.),

Access to tactical information on team systems (ex: forecheck, power play, etc.), 

Interviews and presentations from professional coaches (ex: leadership, communication, encouragement, etc.)

Drill design - a method of drawing drills, organizing practice plans, and sharing drills/plans with your fellow coaches to promote preparation and organization

Peer-to-peer coaching resources:  IDCMHA will be providing a base level of drills. This will be a great resource for new coaches and parents.