|
|
Rank: Hockey Member
Groups: Member
Joined: 9/3/2007
Posts: 6
Points: 18
Location: US
|
A crazy idea here. My school had an ice hockey team at some point in history(think it was the 80's), but now we don't. Now me and few friends are trying to get it back. How many people are we going to need? What is the usual cost for equipment and ice time for the season? How do you cover that cost? Just looking for few answers.
|
|
Rank: Hockey Member
Groups: Administration
, Member
Joined: 3/6/2008
Posts: 87
Points: 117
Location: CA
|
Your first trip should be to your school's administration to see if it's possible to start a team. They may not allow it. If the school doesn't sanction it then you really can't go any further. Ask them why there isn't a team anymore, find out what you need to, to start it.
Next you need someone who is willing to coach. If you don't have a coach then you really can't go any further.
You'll also need to check out your local schools to see if they have a team...you can't play if you have no opponents.
If your school says yes to a team they might have money in the budget to cover ice time, but equipment is usually the responsibility of the team members. However, I doubt there will be any amount of money to cover anything. Usually each team member has to pay a certain amount of money at the beginning of the season which covers ice time, buses, refs, etc. A very common way to pay for things is to do fund raisers, whether that's a car wash or going door to door selling stuff.
One really important thing you'll need is teammates. You'll need at least 2 or 3 lines worth of team members. You could try to make it work with less but I don't recommend. Also, if you have a lot of people who want to play it is harder for your school to say no.
I'm sure there is a lot more to consider but hopefully that gets you started!
~HockeyGal
|
|
Rank: Hockey Member
Groups: Member
Joined: 9/3/2007
Posts: 6
Points: 18
Location: US
|
Well heres the situation:
1. Our athletic adminstrator says that we can have a team since it it is a state sanctioned sport. And the reason the old team is gone is because no one took up interest after that class graduated.
2. We also have a few people who would be willing to coach.
Were holding a meeting soon, too. The main problem is cost. Our administrator says it will cost around 5000 dollars for ice time for the season. How much is "a certain amount of money" that memebers are supposed to pay?(average)
|
|
Rank: Hockey Member
Groups: Administration
, Member
Joined: 3/6/2008
Posts: 87
Points: 117
Location: CA
|
I'm assuming this is highschool hockey...?
If so, cost depends on a few things. But here's a bit of a run down for you:
If ice time is $5000 and you have 20 players on your team that would be $250 per player. I've asked around and that number is both reasonable and pretty common. For Canada anyway. Often school teams will do fundraisers for those players who can't afford the full amount.
I'm also assuming your school has the uniforms. If not that is a whole other "hockey game". I wouldn't even know where to begin on quoting you for the cost of uniforms as there are too many different options.
Hope this helps!
~HockeyGal
|
|
|
Guest |