Thank you to the coaches that filled out our 2019 Coaching Survey. There are approximately 650 registered USAH coaches in CAHA. The survey was sent out in November 2019 and we received 149 responses or 24% response rate. The results are outlined in the attached documents but here are the headlines:

• Coaches responding were 95% male and 99% Caucasian (of those that noted their race).
• We have a wide range of experience, levels coached, age groups coached, and types of hockey coached.
• 75% of the coaches are parent coaches so if you recruit the players, we recruit coaches.
• Our coaches are coaching for the right reasons – to coach young people, because their child plays, teach life lessons, and pass on their knowledge of the game.
• Our coaches invest their time in the sport - 64% if our coaches spent 5 or more hours a week coaching, 60% spend between 2-7 hours a week.
• 94% of coaches said either that Skill Development was their priority or that Skill Development and Winning were equally important.
• Only 44% of Coaches said they had an Above Average or High level of confidence in their knowledge of High Performance Coaching Techniques.
• Coaches are using ADM principles in their practices with 88% using station-based practices, 76% using small games, 74% using shared ice, and 39% using an off-ice program.
• When asked about the best way to deliver coaching development – 58% of the coaches said on-line, 50% in-person seminars, 35% CAHA website, 28% Webinars, 24% Association training, 24% USA Hockey website, and 24% CEP classes.
• 91% said they would attend a Coaching Symposium in Charlotte or Raleigh in May or June.
• In the Open-ended questions about how USA Hockey/CAHA can support them or improve the hockey experience, the word “parent” was mentioned 43 times indicating that this is a big concern.