How to Create a Hockey Camp Registration Form (Hockey Academy)

Organizing a hockey camp is a complex task. From setting up the schedule to collecting participant information and payments, there’s a lot to manage. This guide will walk you through the process of creating an online registration form for your hockey academy.

We’ll discuss

1. Set Up Your Form
2. Define Camp Details
3. Collect Participant Information
4. Include Liability Waivers
5. Add Payment Options
6. Monitor Registrations
7. Why Choose Activity Messenger?

Step 1: Set Up Your Form

Using Activity Messenger’s drag-and-drop form builder, creating a hockey camp registration form is easy and intuitive. Start by integrating your branding elements:

1. Add your logo and colors: Use the Canva integration to ensure your form aligns with your camp’s branding.
2. Customize the title: Include your camp name, such as “Advanced Skills Clinic for PeeWee Players.”

Step 2: Define Camp Details

Once your form’s layout is ready, it’s time to input the Hockey Camp or Clinic details:

• Camp Schedule: Decide whether it’s a week-long camp, a weekend session, or recurring Saturday mornings.
• Location: Specify where the camp will take place.
• Registration Period: Set deadlines to encourage early sign-ups.
• Maximum Attendance: Add limits to create a sense of urgency and manage class sizes effectively.

Step 3: Collect Participant (Child) Information

To ensure a simple mobile-friendly experience for parents you’ll want to create a cohesive fields in your registration form:

• Basic Information: Collect names, contact details, and emergency contacts.
• Medical Conditions and Allergies: Add a field to ensure safety during the camp.
• Custom Fields: Ask specific questions, such as “What level did you play last year?” or “Do you need before or after care?”
• Waitlist Activation: Enable automated waitlisting, which notifies parents via SMS when a spot opens up.

Step 4: Add your Liability Waiver

Protect your organization by including a liability waiver:

• Copy-paste your waiver text into the form.
• Require participants or their guardians to check an acknowledgment box
• Add required digital signature field on the form

Step 5: Add Payment Options

Activity Messenger supports multiple payment methods that you can offer to your clients:

• Credit Card Payments: Parents can pay directly through the form.
• Interac e-Transfers: Offer Interac payments on your registration form as an alternative to credit cards
• Pay Later Option: Allow families to confirm registration and pay later.
• Gift Cards: Sell and accept gift cards as payment

An invoice is automatically sent to the parent with a copy stored in your admin dashboard once payment is made.

 

Step 6: Monitor Registrations

After publishing and sharing your form, you can track responses directly from your admin dashboard:

• View the list of respondents.
• Check payment statuses.
• Process offline payments if needed (cash, check, etc.)

Why Choose Activity Messenger?

Activity Messenger isn’t just a registration tool for you Hockey Camp or Academy. It also offers:

• Email Marketing: Keep parents informed about upcoming events.
• Bulk SMS Notifications: Send reminders and updates.
• Attendance Tracking: Simplify roll calls during camp sessions.
• Evaluation Forms: Allow instructors to evaluate players with online forms

If you would like to learn more about Activity Messenger, book an introduction call with one of our experts.