NCAA CPL (H) Theory case studies
NCAA CPL (H) Theory · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The NCAA CPL (H) Theory examination is the classroom-based theory component of USA Hockey's Coach Level (CPL) certification pathway for hockey coaches, delivered in the format the NCAA and its coaching-education partners use for coach certification. It is aimed at coaches working with competitive youth and scholastic-age hockey players who need to demonstrate that they understand the principles behind what they teach on the ice, not merely how to run a drill. The NCAA CPL (H) Theory case studies are 5 cases and about 4,178 words.
1The Conditional Gift and the Assistant's Feed
Head coach Dana Reyes is in her third season at a Division I program, sitting at 14-12-2 with one year left on her contract. In February a program donor who funded the new video suite emails the athletics director proposing a 250,000 dollar gift, contingent on his son, a sophomore forward averaging 9:40 of ice time, being moved onto the first power-play unit.
879 words, about 4 min2Five Defencemen and a Stretch-Pass Problem
Second intermission, trailing 2-1 on the road. Your forecheck is a 2-1-2 with a high F3.
799 words, about 4 min3Five Games in Nine Days with Midterms in the Middle
Second week of February. Your team plays Friday and Saturday on the road with five-hour bus rides each way, Tuesday at home, then Friday and Saturday again.
774 words, about 4 min4The Captain's Headache and the Sophomore's Numbers
Saturday, second period: your captain, a 21-year-old forward leading the team with 34 points, takes a shoulder to the jaw on a neutral-zone hit. She stays on the ice, tells the trainer she is fine, and plays seven more shifts.
868 words, about 4 min5The Club Coach, the Booster, and the NIL Question
You have 1.4 scholarship equivalencies left and need one puck-moving defenceman in this class. Your top target is a 17-year-old at a prep school who is visiting unofficially with her parents next weekend.
858 words, about 4 min