Youth hockey skills and team club

Parents of children and teens who want more ice time and coaching than local minor hockey provides, or who are just starting out.

Seasonal or monthly registration fees per player, plus camps, clinics and merchandise. Ice time and coach pay are the main costs, so numbers per session matter.

• Coaching and teaching kids
• Skating and hockey knowledge
• Organizing and communicating with parents
• Managing a budget

• Working with children: check your province's screening, safe sport and coaching requirements and any rules from Hockey Canada or your provincial branch
• Liability and accident insurance for participants and coaches
• Check whether running teams outside your local minor hockey association creates sanctioning, league or insurance issues
• Ice rental costs are high and need a steady paying roster, so check cancellation terms
• GST/HST registration and how you register the business may depend on revenue and structure, so check with the CRA and your province

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $3,000 to $12,000, depending on your ice rental arrangements, coaching and equipment needs, and how many programs you launch with. Treat these as estimates and confirm ice rates and terms locally.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $2,000 to $9,000, depending on the size of your paying roster and the programs you offer. Ice rental costs are high, so check what is left after paying for ice and coaches.

Check your province's screening, safe sport and coaching requirements, plus any rules from Hockey Canada or your provincial branch. Also check liability and accident insurance, whether running teams outside your local minor hockey association causes sanctioning or insurance issues, ice cancellation terms, and GST/HST with the CRA.