Hello RoughRiders Family,
I hope this finds everyone well this time of year. Over the past month the Executive Board and I have been working through some updates and advancements in several areas. First one is in fundraising; individual teams will now see 100% of their fundraising efforts go to the team in its entirety. We want to continue to see the amount of participation that we did this past season. Will are also in the process of developing a consistent fund for growth initiatives including girl’s hockey, further improvement of our off-ice athlete development during the season and off-season, improving our scholarship application process, and the further development of our coaching staff.
Today’s update will cover the following topics, please take the time to carefully read all sections. As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
- Upcoming Dates
- Policy Changes
- Travel Hockey
- Registration
- High School Game Schedule
- Riders Challenge Cup Series
- RoughRiders 1st Annual Golf Outing
Upcoming Dates
- RRHC Coaches Game – July 29, 2021
- Defense Camp – July 16-18, 2021
- Travel Late Registration Starts – August 9, 2021
- Coach 1st Monthly Meeting – August 17, 2021
- Last Day to Register for Travel Hockey – August 19, 2021
- State of RRHC Address – August 21, 2021
- RRHC Golf Tournament – August 22, 2021
- Tryouts Start – August 23, 2021
Policy Updates
RRHC has updated several policies moving forward. This past season, we had seen our most participation in fundraising over the past three seasons. There where several teams that were able to fundraise enough that their end of season tuition for hockey was under $1,000. This is a significant accomplishment, because I would rival our coaching and ice time touches against the best in the country for that amount. If last year, we had our home rink, that means, teams would have received all of the USA Hockey recommendations of game totals, practice totals, a Executive Director, Director of Business Operations, multiple Assistant Directors, and mostly non-parent coaches for less than $1,000 when it is all said and done.
With that in mind, the Executive Board of Directors, at the July meeting, approved that 100% of all monies raised by the teams in-season will go to the teams. This was done to continue to encourage families, players, and staff to fundraise in the efforts to reduce end-of-year total tuition costs. In conjunction, the Board approved the adjustment of the end of year refund policy to reflect this change as well.
Travel Hockey
Tryouts
Please note that there has been an adjustment to times on August 23, 2021.
- 8U – TBA – late to mid-September
- 10U – August 23 5:15-6:30pm; August 24-26 5:45-7:00pm
- 12U – August 30 thru September 2 – 5:45-7:00pm
- 14U – August 30 thru September 2 – 7:15-8:30pm
- High School – August 23 6:45-8:00pm; August 24-26 – 7:15-8:30pm
Travel Season Registration
As previously announced, season registration opened officially on July 9, 2021. Here is the following breakdown by age group:
8U Travel Select
- 40-45 Practice/RYHL Touches (Includes all IP/RYHL October thru February)
- 4 Tournaments (3 Travel, 1 Home)
- 4 Friendly Games
Registration Fee – $250
Early Bird Tuition Through August 8 – $625
Late Registration Starts August 9 – $825
Registration Closes August 19
On-Ice Division Director: Coach Martina Kleinova/Dustin Timm
10U Travel
- 56-60 Team/Division Practices
- 10-16 Power Skating and Goalie Sessions Each
- 4 Tournaments (3 Travel, 1 Home)
- 16 Regular Season/Friendly Games
Registration Fee – $250
Early Bird Tuition Through August 8 – $1250
Late Registration Starts August 9 – $1450
Registration Closes August 19
On-Ice Division Director: Coach Zack Stommen
12U Travel
- 56-60 Team/Division Practices
- 10-16 Power Skating and Goalie Sessions Each
- 5 Tournaments (4 Travel, 1 Home)
- 16 Regular Season/Friendly Games
Registration Fee – $250
Early Bird Tuition Through August 8 – $1300
Late Registration Starts August 9 – $1500
Registration Closes August 19
On-Ice Division Director: Coach Dustin Timm
14U Travel
- 60-65 Team/Division Practices
- Division will have full-ice practices
- 10-16 Power Skating and Goalie Sessions Each
- 6 Tournaments (5 Travel, 1 Home)
- 16 Regular Season/Friendly Games
- 60-65 Team/Division Practices
Registration Fee – $250
Early Bird Tuition Through August 8 – $1350
Late Registration Starts August 9 – $1550
Registration Closes August 19
On-Ice Division Director: Coach Dustin Timm
High School
- 100-110 on-ice practices
- 32 games
- Player apparel package (workout attire, tracksuit, and bag)
- All team travel (hotel, bus, & food) included
- 2-3 off-ice sessions per week
Registration Fee: $250 (due at checkout)
Early Bird Tuition Fee (Ends August 8): $3,200*
Late Registration Tuition Fee (August 9 & after): $3,400*
Registration Closes August 19
*Includes tryout fee, does not include nationals if qualified.
High School Game Schedule
We will open our high school season on Friday, October 29, 2021 vs. the Des Moines Oakleafs at ImOn Ice Arena!
