Do you offer a trial?
First week of training is free and subsequent sessions are £5 per week. Once you are ready to be registered with the club subscriptions are set at £20 per month for Juniors and £25 per month for seniors. The club aim to be cashless to keep administration to a minimum so payments should be made directly into the club account. Speak to a club representative for more information.
How much does it cost to join?
Registration is set by BHUK each year for individuals. For the 2023/24 Season registration ranged from £13-£24 for Juniors and Seniors and is required for players to train and play games. The club also charge a club registration fee of £10 per player per year.
What equipment do I need to play?
To be able to play games, players will need the following equipment
- Ice Hockey style stick
- Ice Hockey style helmet (juniors need one with a with full face cage or visor)
- Ice Hockey style gloves
- Shin pads (football shinpads will be fine although players also play in ice hockey style shinpads and there are specific ball hockey type shin pads available)
- Jock/Groin Guard
The club have some sticks, gloves and helmets that we can lend to new players trying the sport out. If you are wanting to purchase equipment our main Sponsors MJ Sports are the best place to go in Leeds for all your hockey needs. They can be found at the Leeds Ice Rink on Elland Road. There are plenty of items on eBay or specialist Ice Hockey selling pages on Facebook. Speak to a club representative for more information or advice.
When does the season run from/to?
The season usually starts around Septmber running through to April.
When are games played?
The usual format for a season for Junior teams is that teams from the whole Central Conference meet throughout the season usually playing a few games in the day. These are usually held in Sheffield or Rotherham where there are 2 purpose built rinks.
For Seniors in 2023/24 season we will hold home and away games against the other teams in our division.
What are the rules of Ball Hockey?
If you are familiar with Ice Hockey rules, you'll see many similarities with Ball Hockey. The object of the game quite simply is to strike the ball with the hockey stick and knock it into the opponent’s hockey net.
BHUK has a full run down of rules here.
What does a ball hockey game look like?
Ball Hockey is a game very similar to Ice Hockey and whilst it's a little slower than Ice Hockey, it's still fast paced and full of energy!
You can see some highlights from a game in 2019 Central Conference here
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