Admission requirements
Important information for those applying to the Academy in the 2024-2025 season:
This offer is only for citizens of the EU or holders of EU ID cards for residence permits!
In Switzerland, there is a limit on the number of foreigners allowed in a team.
According to the sports law, in categories up to U-20, up to 7 foreign players can be registered, and in the main NL Switzerland, up to 4 foreigners can play.
In the 2024/2025 season, the first installment of 10,000 CHF is payable upon signing the Contract and includes:
Guardianship arrangement for the incoming student according to Swiss laws, in accordance with new rules (excluding EU citizens)
Medical sports commission
Standard insurance policy valid in Switzerland for one year
Education in a public elementary or secondary school, including tuition fees for one school year
Entrance fee to a public elementary or secondary school (Gymnasium)
Payment for textbooks for the season
Payment for school events
Payment for school meals
Team membership fees
Annual accommodation in a host family with full board for the season costs an additional 19,000 CHF and includes:
Accommodation in a hockey family on full board terms for 11 months
Monthly public transport pass
Weekend leisure activities
Transfers to and from the airport (on school holiday days)
Voluntarily and for an additional fee:
Participation in commercial tournaments
Individual training with a coach in the gym or on ice
What does your child receive and what are his prospects for the next 5 years?
A significant amount of playing time on the ice, from 30 to 70 games per season with tournaments
Very high-quality training with coaches of category "A+", the highest coaching category, with always 2-3 coaches on the ice
Opportunity to train and prepare with the best Academy coaches
Within 1 year, the child will speak French since all subjects in school and gymnasium are taught in French
Excellent conversational English within 6 months
Learning a second language of choice (German, Spanish) until primary school
Balanced school and hockey schedule, allowing for knowledge acquisition in two areas
The child will learn how to properly receive physical and cardio loads and distribute them. Also, learn how to properly apply sports nutrition and control his regime.
Most importantly, upon completion of 9 years of primary school and 3 years of secondary school, he will receive secondary education (a state diploma), which allows the student to enter any university in the world without exams.
The student will speak at least 3 languages fluently (French, English, German)
The Swiss education system is unique. It combines the best traditions of European and American approaches, complemented by local specifics. In addition to quality and prestige, it is characterized by flexibility, based on a huge variety of educational routes.
Finally, there is the clean mountain air and excellent quality food. Switzerland is a tourist country, and very quiet, peaceful, and kind people live here.