*Multiple registration discounts are available based on date of registration and return member status. If you have not received a discount code and feel that you are eligible for one, please contact info@noviyouthhockey.org to obtain one.

All discounts will be applied to the payment schedule.

• First Time Family Discount -  Applied to new members of the NYHA only.
• Referral Discount -  Both parties must inform the NYHA of the referral via email to info@noviyouthhockey.org. If indicated, the existing NYHA family receives a referral discount and the new family will receive the first time family discount. Only new members are eligible as a referral. A referral discount is still applied if a goaltender is referred, however, the goaltender will not receive any addtional rebates (see below). Existing NHYA members will receive a partial rebate on their dues, for all referrals, once their referral completes the season.
• Sibling Discount - This will be applied for each additional player after the first player is processed.
• Goaltending Incentive Program - All house(Tier 3) level goaltenders, 10U and older, that commit to being full time goalies for the entire season, will get 50% off of their league  dues, through the NYHA.
  NOTE - Members which participate in the Goaltending Incentive Program, are ineligible for additional discounts, due to the already heavily discounted rate.
  
  Please be aware, that any late fees incurred which are not paid in full, will be subject to deduction from any and all discounts or even void discounts awarded.

Each year in February, the Association conducts a pre-registration period for current members for the upcoming season. When a player pays this fee, a spot is guaranteed for them in the NYHA House program for the upcoming season.  The Association uses these advance payments as a measure of program interest. The Association makes financial commitments for ice purchases and for needs programming for the upcoming season (how many teams per division, jerseys, etc.). These funds are applied to the total cost to play hockey. 

After the pre registration period, the Association enters into an open registration period. During this time, the registration fee is increased. Applications received during the open registration period, are filled based on program availability. 

In addition to the registration fee, all players must also pay dues. Registration fees are collected for all members of the House and Travel programs and are used to pay the costs borne by those players.

The NYHA annually reviews payment policies and those of the surrounding associations. Unfortunately, the single most driving factor on the dues schedule is the association payables. The nature of the ice contracts are such, that those payments needed to be made by the association, are front end loaded to the beginning of the season. Approximately, 30% of the association ice bills for the season are due at the beginning of September. Many of the other major expenditures for the season are also payable at the beginning of the season, such as jerseys. As a volunteer organization, the association is sensitive to the resources devoted to collecting dues, both in the office and though the team managers. The association collects the dues in five intervals. Parents unable to meet these payments schedules need to contact the Association Treasurer.

• No single person is in charge of all phases of the Association bookkeeping procedures. The NYHA Administrative Assistant, Treasurer, President, and Association Accountant are involved in the various phases.

• All Bank Accounts are in the name of the Hockey Association.  There are no individual names on the Association accounts. In addition to the Administrative Assistant, there are three Board members authorized to have access and sign on each account.

• The number of accounts are minimized to those needed for essential operation. The Association has two accounts at Community Financial.  They revolve from season to season to allow for segregation of specific season income and expenditures.

• The Association requires each team to have a team account.  In the case of teams that do not have significant funds, this is not enforced, but encouraged.    The team accounts are at the Association main financial institution and the Association does have access to the team account.  Team managers are required to submit monthly statements to the NYHA Treasurer and to the parents of the team.

• The number of people who have signature authority on the Association accounts are limited to four: the NYHA Administrative Assistant, Treasurer, and two Board members.

• A background check on anyone handling money in the Association is required.  Team managers are required to be listed on the team rosters as a manager and the Association verifies that these are the same individuals submitting the monthly team reports to the NYHA Treasurer.  Team managers all complete the MAHA background check as part of rostering.  All Board members are required to be registered with USA Hockey and complete the MAHA background check.

• Cash payments are discouraged.  Currently, checks, credit cards, or money orders are accepted.  These forms of payment provide a trackable money trails.

• Cash is accepted only in those rare cases where members have a proven track record of writing checks with insufficient funds.

• Deposits are made in a timely manner and checks are not allowed accumulate.

• All checks are marked with an Association stamp prior to depositing at the bank.

• Blank checks are secured.

• All checks require dual signatures. Each check has an invoice associated with it at the time of presentation for signature and are stored in the Association file.

• The persons signing checks should are knowledgeable of the Association operations and insure each payee is legitimate.

• Checks are prepared by the Association Administrative Assistant and one of the authorized three Board members approves invoices and payments as part of the dual signature procedure.

• The monthly bank statements are sent to the Association office and are revised annually by the Association accountant.

• The bank statements are properly balanced each month by the Association Administrative Assistant.

• The Associations uses Quicken.  This provides documentation for all transactions should problems arise.

• All deposits are recorded in Quicken.  Each team provides a statement of checks with the checks collected (made out to NYHA) for dues with check numbers.

•The Association accountant reviews the Quicken annually along with the bank statements to make sure the record keeping and procedures are sound.

· The Treasurer validates that the funds collected are deposited.

• The Association also has Directors and Officers insurance with crime coverage in the amount of $100,000 ($10,000 deductible) at the association level; and $50,000 ($1,000 deductible) at the team level.