Contribution

Each member of the association is obliged to pay an annual contribution to be determined by the AGM. The association year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. Contribution invoices are sent to members annually in July. If you pay in installments or have a direct debit, the 2nd installment will be sent in September and the 3rd installment in November. There is an additional contribution for training teams (top youth) and the regional top teams for youth.

The AGM has decided to increase the contribution for the 2023-2024 season by a percentage of 6% compared to last season:

The contribution for the new season is determined annually at the General Members Meeting (ALV) in the spring. If you want to influence this as a member, or give your opinion, come to the AGM.

Registration fee When registering a new member, a one-off registration fee of € 100 will be charged. New (young) senior members do not pay a registration fee. New members are members who have not been a member of HC Rotterdam in the past 5 years.

Payment periodThe contribution is charged at the beginning of the season. The invoice will be sent by email. By clicking on the email, you will be taken to a personal payment page, where the invoice can be viewed, downloaded and paid. You can choose to pay via iDeal or direct debit in 3 installments. If no choice has been made before July 25, a direct debit will be carried out in one installment around August 1.

Please note: many youth members have entered their own email address as a contact address in the app. This change has been automatically processed in the membership administration and this means that the contribution email will arrive in the mailbox of your son(s) and/or daughter(s). Kindly ask your child(ren) to forward this email to you.

Starting from the 2023-2024 season, the various amounts must be paid on the following dates of the current season:

Late payment Because payment arrears not only create unnecessary extra work for the Administrative Committee, but also disadvantage paying members, the board strictly monitors the collection of contributions. If the contribution is not paid before the set payment date, the member in question will be suspended. This means that the member can no longer exercise the rights associated with membership - and therefore cannot participate in training and competitions - until the payment obligations have been fully met. A playing ban will be communicated by email to the member involved, the line coordinators and the captain or team manager. The contribution will also be increased by €25 in administration and reminder costs.

Two months after the due date of an invoice, the board can - without prior notice to the member - outsource the collection of the claim. If payment is not made despite these steps, expulsion and notification to the KNHB may ultimately take place. Avoid suspension or a collection procedure by paying the outstanding contribution invoice as quickly as possible or by making an arrangement with the treasurer via [email protected]. A payment arrangement applies for 1 season. All agreements regarding a payment arrangement from the past do not automatically apply to a new season.

Refund Membership is binding. In specific cases, a member can submit a refund request to the board. A complete refund of contributions is excluded at all times.

The board will only process a refund request for a partial refund if all the conditions below are met:

There are no outstanding contribution amounts for the member in question. The member has not been able to play hockey for an entire autumn competition and/or spring competition due to a long-term injury sustained on the hockey field.

The board will decide once, immediately after the end of the season, about partial refunds. A recalculation of any family discount will also take place. There will never be an interim and/or full refund. Premature termination of membership will never lead to a refund.

Contribution of top and training teams In the past season, almost € 80,000 was once again spent on the guidance of the top youth and youth training teams. About 50% of this was paid from the association fund and approximately 50% was contributed through the top sports contribution. HC Rotterdam strives for a sustainable model for top sport. This means that the financing from the club must be at a level acceptable to all members.

Taking into account the above, the additional contributions for top youth and youth training for the 2023-2024 season have therefore been determined by the board as follows: