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🏒 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/Forward3,000 EUR / season
  • 🧤 Goalkeeper6,000 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.