As you can guess, you will need to fill in some paperwork; both for the Team itself and its new players. To keep things simple we have assembled a Welcome Pack to get your new Team up and running in the shortest possible time. 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.

• Start the process to open a Club/Team Named Bank Account. This account must be capable of Internet Transfers; which is additional process to opening the account and is not auomatic. Using this account for all Club business ensures that the transactions in and out are traceable, i.e. Ice, Player Subs, Registrations etc which is a good safeguard for whoever is responsible.

   By now you will have assembled a group of people interested in playing, and 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, and 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 this Season (2011/12) it is £50.00 per player. This is where the bank account comes in, as payments for Registrations must come from an Account in your Club/Team Name via Internet Transfer Only. Cheques and other forms of payment from this account are not accepted and neither are payments from personal accounts or cash paid at a branch

 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 by post with the return of your Password & Site ID).

•  Your User ID and Password for this site, which will be forwarded to you in a seperate e-mail once you first registrations 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 Club/Team with the EIHA, get your details onto the site, and to issue user ID's and Passwords for the site. The £17.00 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. This information will not be passed/sold onto 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 £17.00 made payable to; EIHA Rec Section to;