Ely City Hockey Club Adult joining policy and membership fees

Ely City has men’s and ladies’ and mixed teams across a range of levels from beginner upwards. We welcome anyone interested in playing hockey to join our club, whatever your standard or experience. In line with England Hockey regulations, the minimum age for participation in senior training and matches is 13.
Ely City also has a strong Junior academy providing training and development options for boys and girls from 5 to 17, with option to advance into Senior hockey at the appropriate time. Please note Junior fees apply to those who are under 18 and in full time education and they retain the right to attend junior training.

Joining Policy

New members who wish to train and/or play with Ely City Hockey Club must register and create an account on PITCHERO Ely City Hockey Club, please click the Join our club option and complete all the required fields.
New members can attend up to three games or training sessions with Ely City to try us out before deciding whether to pay your annual subscription and join the club to continue playing. Current subscriptions rates and information about how to pay are detailed below.
Note: Young persons who wish to join the clubs junior section should use the Juniors Registration form found on the Juniors page

Membership rules and benefits

Anyone wishing to join the club is expected to pay full membership, unless there is a valid reason to seek a reduction. This should be discussed with the team captain who will evaluate against the club principles and agree an outcome on an individual basis. Note reduced membership agreements are expected to be exceptions not the norm!
It is a requirement of playing for the club that all players become members and pay the appropriate membership fees in order to ensure:
• Appropriate level of Insurance liability cover for both member and club
• EOSA membership fees are paid (Link to EOSA membership), please note EOSA Membership is only paid once even if you are a member of more than 1 EOSA club
• Short term operational elements of the club
• The longer term sustainability of the club and the facilities
• Provision of weekly training sessions by qualified coaches (membership covers training from September to the end of May)
• Operation of a fair and equal policy for all teams and players

Payment options and methods:
• All payments should be made via PITCHERO (if you experience technical difficulties please contact the membership secretary who is happy to help).
• All members should sign up to payment options by 31 October 2019
• If you pay full membership and subsequently find you are unable to play due to a change in circumstances, an opportunity for a refund can be discussed with your team captain and/or the membership Secretary
• Members who join the club mid-way through a season may enquire about a proportional membership fee with the Membership Secretary

Non-payment of membership fees:
• Any member who has NOT signed up to a payment option by 31 October will NOT be covered by the club’s insurance and so will NOT be able to be selected for club games until they have set up a payment plan
Previous Season:
• Any member who has not paid the membership fees deemed appropriate for a previous season will NOT be invited to participate in training or play club hockey until an agreement to fulfill the outstanding payment has been set up with the Membership Secretary.

Membership classifications, fees and payment options 2019-2020

Senior £130 1 full (£130)/ 5 monthly installments (£26)
Senior – concession Unemployed/maternity/low income/18+ student in full time education £90 1 full (£90)/ 5 monthly installments (£18)
Junior Under 18 £75 1 full (£75)/ installments (£30 per term for 2.5 terms=£75)
Social 18 years & over £45 1 full (£45)

Match fees 2019-2020

Senior £8
Senior – concession Unemployed/maternity/low income/18+ student in full time education £7
Junior Under 18 £5

Captains discretionary allowances:
Please ensure all payments out are clearly marked on the match sheets for transparency to the treasurer
• £1 reduction in match fees may be applied for those players subbing off for a portion of the match
• Drivers to away matches - Match fees may be waved in favour of those who offer to drive to away games transporting themselves and 2 additional players
• Teas – may be reimbursed to those organising up to a maximum limit of £25.00 per game
• Umpires – captains paying out for umpires should clearly mark these payments on the match sheet. Players who umpire directly after a game and don’t take the match fees from that team may ask for this to be accounted for in place of their match fees, this should be clearly marked on the match sheet indicating the home team umpired.

Umpire fees

Umpires receive a fee of £10 per game. Fees should be paid to the umpires by the home team captain at the time of the game.
Note: membership fees are entirely independent of Umpiring and any other fees, all players are expected to pay membership fees and if you wave your umpiring fees this WILL NOT be considered. Please claim back any umpiring fees via the appropriate route (the team captains at pitch side) or deduct off weekly match fees in players.

Lisa Taylor
ECHC Membership Secretary
Last reviewed: August 2019 (post ECHC AGM)