Expression of Curiosity for Coaches for the 2026 Masters Outside World Cup
Discipline Hockey Canada is searching for nationwide coaches for the 2026 Masters World Cup to be held in the summertime of 2026.
EVENT DATES & LOCATIONS
HC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands22 July – 01 August 2026Tournament 1 (O35/O40) Males and WomenTournament 2 (O45/O50) Males and Ladies
KHC Dragons, Brasschaat, Belgium6 – 16 August 2026Tournament 3 (55 – O70 Ladies; O55/O60 Males)
BHV Push Breda, Breda, The Netherlands6 – 16 August 2026Tournament 4 (O65- O80 Males)
Canada aspires to ship Males’s and Ladies’s Masters groups within the 35+ to 65+ age classes. We’re searching for coaches for these potential groups. These are volunteer positions.
Discipline Hockey Canada is the nationwide sport governing physique answerable for the event, development and promotion of area hockey in Canada. Amongst its obligations, and in collaboration with the FHC Masters Committee and Age Group Coordinators, FHC helps choose, put together and promote Canada’s groups in the direction of the purpose of delivering sustained podium performances in World Masters Hockey (WMH) Continental and World Cup competitions.
FHC’s Grasp’s program is self-funded by athletes chosen for WMH Continental and World Cup groups. The coach’s price of nationwide and worldwide airfares, lodging on the occasion and a per diem shall be coated from gamers’ contributions (quantities could also be capped). Moreover, coaches shall be paid an honorarium for practices, occasions and tournaments attended. The profitable candidates shall be anticipated to pick, develop and coach their crew within the lead as much as the 2026 Masters World Cup.
The teaching positions will start in September 2025 with some observe up after the completion of the 2026 Masters World Cup.
Coach Tasks embody:
Oversight of an outside, systematic, progressive coaching program for Grasp athletes (together with mindset/outside tactical consciousness, ability growth and health evaluation) along side the Masters Age Group Coordinators.
Workforce constructing, choice, preparation and attendance at scheduled coaching camps, practices, occasions and tournaments. Key attendance dates/occasions are listed under.
On the conclusion of every main competitors, coaches are additionally anticipated to finish a Put up-Event Report which incorporates an occasion abstract together with any enchancment suggestions.
KEY DATES:
Males:
Athlete Choice – Athlete choice camps are anticipated to be held in Vancouver, Alberta and Ontario over two lengthy weekends:
October 11 – 13, 2025; Thanksgiving.
April 3 – 6, 2026; Easter.
Coaching – Coaching occasions shall be organized all year long by the age group coordinators, crew managers and coaches on a person age group and/or crew foundation.
Ladies:
Athlete Choice – Athlete choice camps are anticipated to be held:
in Vancouver and Duncan over the October 11 – 13, 2025 Thanksgiving lengthy weekend.
In Vancouver over the February 14 – 16, 2026 Household Day weekend
Coaching – Coaching occasions shall be organized all year long by the age group coordinators, crew managers and coaches on a person age group and/or crew foundation. This may increasingly embody participation within the:
Pat Corridor Grasp’s Event held on Vancouver Island over the
Vancouver Worldwide Event (VIT) held in Burnaby, BC over the Could 16 – 18, 2026 Victoria Day lengthy weekend.
Athletes unable to attend choice camps in individual shall be requested to ship in video footage together with references from coaches. There shall be alternatives for athletes outdoors of choice cities to assemble and acquire video footage of key choice standards areas:
in Ontario (dates/occasions TBD)
in Calgary, Alberta (dates/occasions TBD).
Expertise and {Qualifications} most well-liked:
The perfect candidates can have expertise in excessive efficiency teaching, and possess sturdy consultative, facilitation and decision-making expertise and a need to work with older age athletes.
The perfect candidate attributes and {qualifications} ought to embody:
Acceptable coach schooling and certification – NCCP Competitors Improvement in Coaching (working in the direction of the NCCP Competitors Improvement certification).
NCCP Making Moral Selections (MED) and NCCP Making Headway (concussion schooling).
Sturdy management skills and expertise working with older athletes;
Data of Lengthy-Time period Athlete Improvement;
Canadian Protected Sport Course (CSSP) certificates which have to be uploaded to F-RED – https://cces.myabsorb.com/#/dashboard, code for FHC is FLD303
Crucial considering associated to health program planning and analysis
A great data of train physiology to create an age-appropriate program;
A great understanding of high-performance sport.
For extra data see: https://www.fieldhockey.ca/teaching/coaching-resources/)
Phrases and Situations
The profitable candidates shall be required to have memberships in good standing with their native PSO and FHC. They need to additionally present a prison report verify (dated inside the previous 3 years) in addition to full Protected Sport coaching (accomplished inside the previous 3 years).
When you imagine you possess the suitable expertise, ability set and need to contribute to the Masters area hockey group, please submit your Expression of Curiosity (EOI), overlaying letter and training resume through F-RED Coach/Employees.
The deadline for purposes is September 19, 2025.
Interviews will happen nearly shortly thereafter for chosen candidates. Discipline Hockey Canada is dedicated to employment fairness and encourages purposes from all certified candidates.
