As you can guess you will need to fill in some paperwork, both for the Team itself and its new players. To keep thinks simple we have assembled a Welcome Pack to get your new Team up and running in the shortest possible time. As after all, you just want to play..... right?

But before you get there here are a few thoughts for consideration,

• You should first get the OK to run a Rec. Team from your Rink or Parent Hockey Club. Some Parent Clubs have a contract with the Rink for sole rights to run Hockey, its always best to check.

• Secure your Ice Time for Training and Games, not only times but costs.

• Think about opening a Club Bank Account, these can be handy for collecting subs from players and paying ice time money to rinks. As the transactions in and out are traceable it is a nice safeguard for whoever is responsible.

   Buy now you will have assembled a group of people interested in playing, they will need to be Registered and Insured with the EIHA. All Clubs and their associated players listed on this site, and this site only are fully Registered with the English Ice Hockey Association. The forms for which are in the Welcome Pack, more can be downloaded from the site when user ID's and Passwords are issued. The cost of Registration and Insurance varies slightly from year to year as in around £30- £40 per player. This is where the bank account comes in, as it makes things easier for all if one cheque is issued for each batch of registrations.

 The Welcome Pack itself is sent by email and contains;

•  A copy of the Rec Section Handbook, outlining the rules and procedures of the Rec. Section

•  A list of contact information and a who's who for the Rec. Section Committee members

•  A player Registration Form and copies of any other forms you may require

•  A copy of the EIHA Membership Form. (This guarantees your Club to pay a maximum or £50 to creditors should be parent EIHA become insolvent.)

•  Also included is a pad of Game Sheets (Sent with the return of your licences and roster), and a guide to filling them in.

•  Your User ID and Password for this site, which will be forwarded to you in a seperate e-mail once you first licences have been processed

 To get things going please fill in the New Team Registration Form. By doing this you will be giving us the information we need to Register your Team with the EIHA, get your details onto the site, and to issue user ID's and Passwords for the site. The £10.00 charge is simply to cover the costs of the administration, postage and the Game Sheet Pad.

To ensure your Welcome Pack arrives quickly please write your email addresses clearly, and as they appear on emails i.e. your.name@aol.com or hockey_rules8@hotmail.com etc

NOTE: By submitting the Form you will be giving permission for the Contact information to be posted onto the publicaly viewable area of this website. The information will not be passed on the any 3rd party by the EIHA.

     To request a "Welcome Pack" simply download the Request Form

Fill it in, and send it with a cheque for £10.00 made payable to; EIHA Rec Section to