🏒 Conditions for Foreign Hockey Players in Slovakia

In Slovakia, there is a limit on the number of foreign players on a team. According to the Sports Act SP SZĽH, Section 5.3.3 dated 23.06.2017 and the amendments dated 30.04.2020, in the 2020/2021 season, a foreign player pays a fee for the right to participate in OČS:

🛡 Defenseman/Forward — 3,000 EUR / season

🧤 Goalkeeper — 6,000 EUR / season

🚫 Restrictions on the participation of foreign players (including goalkeepers)

• Junior School League A (9–10 years old) — 2 foreign hockey players per team
• Junior School League AA (11–12 years old) — 2 foreign hockey players per team
• Senior School League A (13–14 years old) — 2 foreign hockey players per team
• Senior School League AA (14–15 years old) — 2 foreign hockey players on one team
• Youth Extraliga Dorast (16–17 years old) — 1 foreign hockey player per team, no foreign goalkeeper
• First Youth League Dorast (16–17 years old) — 1 foreign hockey player per team, no foreign goalkeeper

🏠 Accommodation with a Host Family (2026/2027 Season)

📅 Duration: 11 months (full board)

For NON-EU citizens, price: 45,000 EUR

For EU citizens, price: 35,000 EUR

✅ The Price Includes

📄 Documents and Formalities

• Legal guardianship of the applicant through the court of the Slovak Republic (except EU citizens)
• Documents for a national visa D* in Slovakia (except citizens of the Russian Federation/Belarus) or outside Slovakia (except EU citizens)
• Documents for obtaining a residence permit in Slovakia (except EU citizens)
• Sports medical examination
• Migration medical examination (except EU citizens)
• Insurance policy for 1 year, valid in Slovakia

🏫 Education

• Education at a private primary or secondary school (gymnasium)
• Tuition fees for one academic year
• Private school admission fee
• Payment for textbooks for the season
• Payment for school activities for the academic year
• Payment for school meals for the academic year

🏒 Hockey Support

• Team membership fees
• Bauer hockey equipment for the season: helmet, gloves, 2 practice jerseys, 2 game jerseys, pants, 2 hockey sticks, hockey socks
• Club uniform:

Winter: warm jacket, hat, hoodie

Summer: 2 T-shirts, shorts, cap

🚗 Transfers and Accommodation

• Monthly public transport pass
• Transportation of the child (school ↔ home) during hours of darkness
• Weekend leisure activities according to the host family’s plan
• Airport transfers (Vienna/Bratislava) during school holidays

🏡 Accommodation Outside a Host Family (with Parents)

📅 Duration of the academic and training/competition season: 11 months

For NON-EU citizens, price: 30,000 EUR

For EU citizens, price: 23,000 EUR

✅ The Price Includes

• Documents for a national visa D* (except citizens of the Russian Federation/Belarus)
• Documents for obtaining a residence permit (except EU citizens)
• Sports medical examination
• Migration medical examination (except EU citizens)
• Insurance policy for 1 year
• Education at a private primary or secondary school
• Payment of tuition fees, admission fee, textbooks and school activities
• Team membership fees
• Bauer hockey equipment for the season (same set)
• Club uniform (winter and summer sets)

➕ Additional Services (for an Extra Fee)

• 🏆 Participation in commercial tournaments
• 🏋️ Training on the Skatemill
• 🧊 Individual training with a coach (in the gym or on the ice)
• 🎯 Individual training at the shooting center

Individual coaching hours are not paid from the Academy fund and are paid by the parents if necessary for the student-athlete.