Programming
Programming: the foundational base of your business.
AFD excels in its development and implementation of its curriculum based program models. Our individualized approach is with regard to your geographic and demographic area, current development position of your participants and facility, respect and consideration of your youth organizations operating philosophies and needs, and the position you intend to accomplish in your business model.
We brand these programs with your or your youth clubs’ mark to further strengthen the foundational business base of the facility.
Athletic Facilities Development, under Ed Nickey “says it all”. He brings experience, professionalism and most importantly success to all areas of rink management. A true specialist in program development!Mickey Sangiacomo, Past President Flames & Admirals Hockey Clubs, IL
AFD places all typical arena programs in your overall program strategy. We look for soft areas in your utilization model to build long term programming that delivers customers needs and expectations and delivers dependability to the programming model. The intent is to strengthen your brand and visibility in the community.
AFD’s Youth Hockey Model
- HDP the Hockey Development Program
- Our curriculum carries your brand and is tailored for you
- Initiates the young athlete with Hockey Skating
- Facilitates transition to Skills & Drills, concurrently
- Progresses to game situation Scooter programs
- Providing concurrent enrollment in In-House League
- Young athletes enroll in multiple components simultaneously
AFDs Hockey Development Program has introduced hockey to an average of over 400 young athletes per year, per facility, while maintaining over 90% retention.
AFD’s Adult Hockey Model
AFD has consistently developed adult programs that generate distinction in the market and develop recognition for your brand image. Adult hockey is one the significant methods of assisting your utilization.
- AFD Adult Leagues carry your brand and are designed for your player team base.
- Adult leagues run contiguously throughout the calendar year … increasing revenue.
- Beyond typical Adult Leagues, stronger organization and communication achieves better participation / collections.
- Our novice curriculum carries your brand and is tailored for you
- Initiates the adult player with Hockey Skating
- Teaches Skills through a combination of Clinics, Practices and Games
- Provides for the individual player to learn and achieve parity
- Forms Adult Novice teams as a league established division
- Provides an avenue for Adults to participate with their children in open programs
Open Adult Clinics allow for all Adult Players to participate within your facility.
Through the S.T.A.R. Skills to Achieve Results program, the adults spanning from Novice to Advanced players are divided in groups, learn and progress within their ability and desire, may follow a curriculum that continues to educate and assist , and will form cohesive parity units that often form teams.
AFD’s Skating School Model
AFD members have developed and managed the largest skating school program in our state. We evaluate your current program models, ice utilization, and program format in line with your overall business plan and architecture. This evaluation provides for incremental changes to your existing program model to achieve your desired business path.
- Skating School Program
- Professional Instructors
- ISI and USFSA framework
- Curriculum based
- Competitive Programs
- Freestyle
- Pairs
- Dance
- Synchronized Teams
As a management company within your facility, AFD can develop an informative, user friendly, web-site design. We build strong partnerships with area Park Districts, form relationships with area schools, youth groups, and clubs and interface daily with your customers. AFD creates informational, program descriptive, literature that assists your customers in understanding the steps and curriculums, maximizing program retention while providing consistent program expectations and understanding. AFD presents program brochures that honestly support and define what the customer will receive when participating. AFD’s successful program models have shown: participating families desire to fully utilize and market your facility and programs to others.