Education + Payment Hockey

🏒 Conditions for Foreign Hockey Players in Slovakia
⚖️ Legislative Regulations
In Slovakia, there is a limit on the number of foreign players in a team. According to the Sports Act SP SZĽH, paragraph 5.3.3 of 23.06.2017 and amendments of 30.04.2020, in the 2020/2021 season, a foreign player pays a fee for the right to participate in the official Slovak Championships:
- 🛡 Defenseman/Forward — 3,000 EUR / season
- 🧤 Goalkeeper — 6,000 EUR / season
🚫 Restrictions on Participation of Foreign Players (including goalkeepers)
- Junior A League (ages 9–10) — 2 foreign players per team
- Junior AA League (ages 11–12) — 2 foreign players per team
- Senior A League (ages 13–14) — 2 foreign players per team
- Senior AA League (ages 14–15) — 2 foreign players per team
- Youth Extraliga Dorast (ages 16–17) — 1 foreign player, no foreign goalkeepers
- First Youth League Dorast (ages 16–17) — 1 foreign player, no foreign goalkeepers
🏠 Homestay Accommodation (Season 2026/2027)
📅 Duration: 11 months (full board)
For non-EU citizens35,000 EUR
For EU citizens31,000 EUR
✅ Included in the Price
📄 Documents and Legal Processing
- Establishment of guardianship by the Slovak court (for non-EU citizens)
- Preparation of documents for National Visa D* in Slovakia (excluding citizens of Russia/Belarus) or abroad (excluding EU citizens)
- Documents for obtaining Temporary Residence Permit (for non-EU citizens)
- Medical sports examination
- Medical migration examination (for non-EU citizens)
- Standard one-year insurance policy valid in Slovakia
🏫 Education
- Education in a private primary or secondary school (gymnasium)
- Payment for one academic year
- Entrance fee to a private school
- Payment for textbooks for the season
- Payment for school events for the academic year
- Payment for school meals for the academic year
🏒 Hockey Equipment
- Team membership fees
- Bauer hockey gear for the season: helmet, gloves, 2 practice jerseys, 2 game jerseys, shorts, 2 sticks, socks
- Club uniform:
- Winter: warm jacket, hat, hoodie
- Summer: 2 T-shirts, shorts, cap
🚗 Transfers and Daily Life
- Monthly public transport pass
- Student transfer (school ↔ home) during dark hours
- Weekend leisure program according to host family plan
- Airport transfers (Vienna/Bratislava) during school holidays
🏡 Accommodation Outside the Family (With Parents)
📅 Duration of the study and training season: 11 months
For non-EU citizens19,000 EUR
For EU citizens17,000 EUR
✅ Included in the Price
- Documents for National Visa D* (excluding citizens of Russia/Belarus)
- Documents for obtaining Temporary Residence Permit (for non-EU citizens)
- Medical sports examination
- Medical migration examination (for non-EU citizens)
- One-year insurance policy valid in Slovakia
- Education in a private primary or secondary school
- Payment of tuition, entrance fee, textbooks, and school activities
- Team membership fees
- Bauer hockey gear for the season (same set)
- Club uniform (winter and summer sets)
💳 Payment Rules
🏠 Homestay Accommodation (11 months)
- Initial payment — 18,500 EUR (does not include security deposit)
- Subsequent payment — 16,500 EUR, paid monthly in advance in equal installments
👨👩👦 Accommodation Outside the Family
- Payment is made for two seasons at once, without security deposit
➕ Additional (for Extra Fee)
- 🏆 Participation in commercial tournaments
- 🏋️ Training on the Skatemill simulator
- 🧊 Individual training with a coach (on ice or in the gym)
- 🎯 Individual work in the shooting center
Individual coaching hours are not covered by the academy fund and are paid by parents if additional training is required.