After absorbing cost increases since the covid pandemic and facing higher costs for 2022-23 season we have had to make a number of increases to our hockey fees. More details about the background to the changes is set out below so do have a read to understand more about our finances and the running of hockey at Timperley.

In summary, here are the fees and subs for the coming season.

Match Fees will be increasing from 1st September to:
- Adult Match £12 / £6 (concession u18, full time education, apprentice, unwaged or pre-approved)
- Junior Match £5

TSC Membership Subs for 2022-23 (small increase) due by 30th September 2022
- Playing Members (18+ full) £190
- Playing Members (18+ concession) £95
- Playing Members (Under 18) £80
- Non Playing Members £35 (non voting) and £60 (Voting)
- reduced rates for full Country Members, VP's and former life social members

Junior Hockey Fees
Reception to Year 2 - £100 (no TSC sub)
School Year 3 and 4 - £80 (hockey) plus £80 (TSC)
School Year 5 to 7 - £120(hockey) plus £80 (TSC)
School Year 8 to 11 - £140 (hockey plus £80 (TSC)
School Year 12 to 13 - £80(hockey) plus £80 (TSC)

How to pay your 2022-23 TSC Annual Membership Subscription
All seniors and juniors members must be members of TSC to play hockey for Timperley. Annual subs are collected online via the new TSC membership system (hosted on the FSI platform https://timperley.first-sports.com/ ).

2022-23 Senior Membership Subs are now due!
- to pay by 4 monthly instalments (September to December) you must sign up and make your first payment by 23rd September
- if paying by one off payment you must pay by 30th September 2022
- no pay no play will kick in from Saturday 8th October 2022 where subs have not been paid or set up

To apply to Join TSC Ltd and pay your annual TSC Subscriptions, and where applicable, Sports Section Annual Fees please go to https://timperley.first-sports.com/ and log into your account and go to buy membership. We'll also be on hand at Junior Registration on 4th and 5th September to guide parents through the sign up and payment process.

We will be sending out further communications and guidance on how to pay your TSC Subs in the next few days, and all those members who paid on the new system in 2021-22 will also receive an email from Timperley Sports Club with details of how to renew. and details will be shared how new members can sign up too. For more details click here TSC Membership and annual subs TSC Membership and Subscriptions

Background to the increases

As reported at our last two AGMs we've had a couple of challenging seasons managing the impacts of the pandemic on our hockey finances resulting in reporting deficits. We've also been absorbing increases across all our big costs combined with offering more coaching hours and opportunities meaning our reserves have been decreasing. The Hockey Committee has been reviewing our finances over the Summer and reluctantly we are having to increase fees for the coming season to cover hockey running costs for all ages. Our forecast hockey expenditure for the 2022-23 season is £90,000 (an increase of 20% from last year), the income to fund this comes from a range of areas including: match fees; fundraising (including tournaments and Summer League), events etc; sponsorship and junior hockey fees.

Timperley Sports Club has also had to make small increases to our annual club membership subs (between £5 - 10) to contribute towards increased club costs. Your TSC Subs go towards running the site, playing facilities and clubhouse and all the club costs of running one of the best club facilities in the North. The Club also remains one of the best value hockey clubs in the area and of course the only one with two on site pitches. Remember none of these subs go towards running the hockey section.

Hockey Match Fees - all ages
Hockey Match Fees generate about a third of our income and contribute to a wider range of hockey running costs including pitch hire for training (£10k pa), affiliations / entry fees and insurance (c£8kpa), Match Teas (c£7k pa), equipment, coaches etc

Match fees for senior teams will be increasing for the first time in over 10 years for the men and 7 years for the women and remain comparable with the majority of similar sizes clubs:

Match Fees from 1st September 2022
Senior matches
- £12 full match fee (increased from £10)
- £6 Concession match fee (u18, full time education, apprentice, unwaged or approved) (increased from £5)
Junior Matches (u10 and older) £5 (increased from £4)

Due to Match Fee's not being paid on time, selection will include a review of player with more than three weeks Match Fees owing, and non payment may impact selection

Junior Fees (U18's)
Over the last three seasons we have redesigned our junior (U18) hockey programme and now offer all of our juniors a wide range of playing and development opportunities. We now offer all our Under 14 and 16's the opportunity to train on a Monday evening as part of our England Hockey Talent Centre Accredited Programme - one of only 37 clubs in the country currently offering this. The move of the U14 and 16's has meant we can grow our cubs to U12's with more space on a Sunday. We now have a number of paid coaches leading the delivery of junior hockey with our brilliant team of volunteers who we also support in a range of ways. We also enter a wider range of Local, county, North West and England Hockey Competitions as well as our popular Badger and Beaver programme on Saturdays. Our older juniors also have access to senior hockey and we've added two new senior development teams (Ladies 6 and Mens 8) to offer more opportunities. Junior Fees help fund all of this activity and with increased costs over the last few seasons we now have to increase our fees to contribute to our costs. We're still comparable to other local clubs with a similar offer.

We'll be on hand to help parents sign up and pay for hockey subs and fees at Junior Registration on 4th and 5th September.

2022-23 Junior Hockey Fees will be collected with your Timperley Sports Club Sub and if set up and paid by 23rd September can be paid in 4 monthly instalments (Sept to December).

Junior Hockey Fees for 2022-23
All players in year 3 to 13 pay a Timperley Sports Club Subscription of £80 that covers all sports played at the Club . If you are a cricket, football or lacrosse member you only play the £80 once. There is no TSC Sub due for Under 7's

In addition to the TSC Subs, the Timperley Hockey Club Junior Fees are:
Reception to Year 2 - £100 (no TSC sub)
School Year 3 and 4 - £80 (hockey) plus £80 (TSC)
School Year 5 to 7 - £120(hockey) plus £80 (TSC)
School Year 8 to 11 - £140 (hockey plus £80 (TSC)
School Year 12 to 13 - £80(hockey) plus £80 (TSC)

TSC and Hockey Fees payments are now due!
- to pay by 4 monthly instalments (September to December) you must sign up and make your first payment by 23rd September
- if paying by one off payment you must pay by 30th September 2022

and finally.....
We appreciate that for some these are uncertain times however we hope that everyone involved in hockey at Timperley will also appreciate the cost of offering so much hockey for all ages and abilities. if anyone has any concerns about paying their TSC and or Hockey Fees please get in touch on a confidential basis with Anna Mawby (Juniors-U18) Jo Robinson (Women) or Timur Asar (Men) and as in previous years where possible the TSC and THC will work with you to discuss suitable payment plans or support. Please have a chat and we'll work with you where possible.

Look out for more details about how to pay your 2022-23 TSC Subs and Junior Fees and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to hockey over the next few weeks.