College Club

[NCCcardinal]

A few guys and I have started up the North Central College Roller Hockey Club. We are based out of Naperville, IL and we would like to expand to greater things, including becoming part of the NCRHA eventually. Right now our biggest problem is funding. Our school hands out very little money to clubs that haven't been around long. We need some sort of sponsor to assist with things like helmets, pants, wheels, pucks, and maybe goalie gear. Does anyone have ideas? Contacts?

Thanks


Kelly Henkel
North Central College Roller Hockey Club

[TheBigGuy04]

A team here got a bar to pay for their jerseys and they gave the owner a jersey w/ his name on it to hang up there. You could contact local bars or restaurants or even sports stores to ask for funding.

[ChiMagic19]

This is the problem with college roller hockey, 98% of all schools will never give you anything, especially thousands of dollars to pay for uniforms and equipment. It is just one of those things.

[cakeuneke]

Kelly,

Feel free to drop me an email at [email protected] I?m the director of the Midwest Collegiate Roller Hockey League, and I can pass along some documents the NCHRA has created involving starting a club and raising funds. In fact, you can find them online at www.ncrha.org in the documents section I believe. In the MCRHL, you could play a few games at a pretty low cost if you?re interested this year, and we will likely be having one event in the Chicago area.

Out of curiosity, what would be the ?home? rink for NC?

Feel free to drop me a line.

[Rebecca]

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This is the problem with college roller hockey, 98% of all schools will never give you anything, especially thousands of dollars to pay for uniforms and equipment. It is just one of those things.

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Opinion, NOT fact.

More and more, schools are helping out. Schools with teams in the league for some time now are coming around slowly. It's not a lot of money, but many schools here (northeast) have definately been granting funds.


Rebecca

[NCCcardinal]

Rebecca is right. We did recieve some funding to help get the team moving. BUT we need money for things like gloves, helmets, extra goalie gear, stuff that many college kids can't afford alone. I have a feeling once we're slightly larger we'll recieve a little more assistance....I hope....

[patrick14]

As a President of a club who receives a 5 digit funding from our school, I can tell you that Rebecca is correct, schools will give you money. Some keys points to coming across money from your school include...

1) Find a faculty/staff member who beleives in your club leadership and has the time/energy to sit down with you and look at everything you do.
2) Every communication between you and your university needs to be a professional as possible.
3) Give them budgets, costs etc. Exact down to the dallor. If you need $9,000 for rink time, to practice two days a week for an hour and half for 30 weeks (you plan on makin the playoffs) at $100 and hour, then tell them that. Get a quote from a local rink. Supply this to your school.
If you want a sample of the budget we submit to our university. ( Mostly because they require it) Email me at [email protected]
4) Make sure the university understands what roller hockey is...
It's not on the street
It's not played with a ball
It's very competive
There is local,regional and national competition
It's growing every year with over 200 teams last year in 4 divisions
4) Be patient. Our club is 2 years away from our 10th anniverary. We are fortunate to have had great leaders in the past, who did almost everything by the book and have been passionate about the sport, our club, and representing our university.