Coaches' Corner

The IIHF Coaching Manuals are guides that coaches can view from this website and use at their discretion. You can find the Introduction to Coaching, Level I, II and Learn to Play Coaching Manuals by clicking on the links below. A Level III Coaching Manual is available upon request only. Please email the IIHF office for further information.

2008 Coaching Symposium

Hockey Canadawill host a 2008 Coaching Conference in conjunction with the 2008 IIHF World Championship. The conference will be held from Friday 2^nd May – Monday 5^th May, 2008 at the Campus of Laval University in Quebec City

For registration information, please visit the conference webpage.

Vierumaki Sports Institute

Bachelor Degree in Sports and Leisure with Emphasis on Ice Hockey Coaching

The Coaching Degree Program offered at the Vierumaki Institute by the HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences provides a unique opportunity for young enthusiastic coaches interested in pursuing an educational approach to ice hockey coaching.
At the same time the program incorporates research and actual experience new ideas and initiatives generated directly from within the sport as part of the program curriculum.
This win-win approach, designed for the operation of an educational degree program and the actual development of the sport through research and applied sciences offers participants with an exciting new opportunity to grow and develop our sport while earning a degree in the world fastest team sport.

Information about the Sports Degree Progam (PDF)

Promotional video (AVI format, 33 MB)

Electronic application

Official homepage of the HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Official homepage of the Vierumaki Sports Institute

The International Ice Hockey Centre

In 2003 The Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA) established The International Ice Hockey Centre of Excellence in Vierumäki.
In cooperation with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) the objectives of the Centre are to continually develop the game of ice hockey through research and education. The Centre will also create new educational materials, host international conferences, camps and tournaments and promote ice-hockey awareness to the wider public.
As an entegral part of their studies, students on the Degree Programme will be required to work at the Centre where they will work on real projects. This will enable them to "learn by doing" in a practical working environment.

Click here for a brochure of the Ice Hockey Centre of Excellence.