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- The acronym LCIHA stands for Las Cruces Inline Hockey Association.
- The LCIHA administers youth inline hockey in Las Cruces. This supervised program follows the rules & regs of the
sanctioning body, USA Hockey In-Line.
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- LCIHA operates exclusively as a non-profit educational organization
(Section 501(c) 3) providing a supervised program of competitive hockey
games.
- LCIHA incorporated in July 2001 and entered into a contract to use city
facilities with the CLC through the Parks & Recreation Board in
September 2001.
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- The LCIHA is managed under a set of by-laws by an elected board of
directors, currently composed of nine members representing players,
coaches, and parents.
- The elected administration includes a President, Vice President,
Secretary, and a Treasurer. Volunteer positions include League Manager
and League Commissioner, who serve the league at the discretion of the
board of directors.
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- The LCIHA stresses the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty,
integrity, teamwork, and respect for authority while promoting and
teaching the sport of hockey.
- LCIHA members adhere to the philosophy that the molding of future
citizens is of prime importance and the attainment of exceptional
athletic skill or the winning of games is secondary.
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- The LCIHA has maintained a policy of not leaving anyone behind. LCIHA
regularly sponsors 10 at risk youth each season, covering all
registration fees, as well as taking special circumstances into
consideration to assure all participate at a comfortable level.
- On any given game-day, the LCIHA stages a celebration of friends,
family, and sportsmanship as much as it presents an athletic
competition.
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- Grew Under-10 Division
- used to be an unorganized “Academy”
- Expect to have more than 2 teams this fall
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- Initiated a “Hockey Moms” division
- composed of women ranging in age from 30 to 48 competing on two teams
of friends
- likely to be joined
by a team of
high school
girls this
fall.
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- Initiated a competitive High School Division
- generated significant spectator interest
- Kudos to Mayfield, 2004 HS Division Champions
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- 100 consequtive hour game (June ’03)
- marketed as a fundraiser
- actually just an excuse
to play hockey for a
really long time and to
hang out all night
with friends
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- Change in number of participants seven years of age and older who participated
in a sport more than once
- (top 5 sports shown).
- Source:
National Sporting Goods Association
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- Comparison of
youth participation
1990 to 1998.
- Inline hockey statistics based on 1993 to 1998.
- Source:
National Sporting Goods Association
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- Percent change in
female participation
from 1997 to 1998
of participants seven years of age and older
who participated more
than once in the sport
- Source:
National Sporting Goods Association
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- State–of-the-art facilities exist (or are scheduled to be constructed)
in the following locations:
- Albuquerque (ice and inline)
- Santa Fe (ice and inline)
- El Paso, TX (ice and inline)
- Alamagordo (inline)
- Carlsbad (inline at Riverwalk Recreation Area)
- The LCIHA accomodates as many or more members as each of these locale
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- Continued rental of commercial rink time will be cost prohibitive
without raising rates
- Meerscheidt facility
- improvements necessary as current facilites are approaching the end of
their useful life
- expansion necessary to accommodate continued expected growth
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- Fall 2003 – 26 unique teams
- One city inline hockey facility (Meerscheidt)
- 3 practice sessions per PM, Mon - Fri = 15
- Overflow currently being handled uisng slabs at Zia and Sierra Middle
Schools (conflicts)
- 26 teams = 13 games = 13 hours
(8AM Saturday to 9 PM Saturday)
- Fall 2004 growth unmanaged at this time
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- Slab is not illuminated!
- LCIHA has equipped the slab with eight 500 W lamps, operated
by extension cord.
- Allows for expanded practice times, but insufficient for game play.
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- BP-4 Border Patrol® Rink purchased by CLC in 2001 has become
a financial drain to maintain
- Upholstery costs
to $40 per border, yet
only last a few weeks
- Low-cost temporary
fixes tend to be labor
intensive
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- Upgrade existing facility to accommodate needs for next 2-3 years
($65-165,000)
- Upgrade and expand existing facility to accommodate needs for next 3-5
years ($200-300,000)
- Construct new facility with expansion potential to accommodate needs for
next 5-10 years ($375-450,000)
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- Item 1: Border Patrol® Gameplex
dasherboards
- 186' x 86' with outriggers and netting for ends and corners: $30,000
plus shipping
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- Item 2: Sports Lighting
- Estimate performed by CLC Engineer Ron Griego indicates total cost
approximately $26,000 (2001 estimate).
- Includes materials at
$11,000 (poles, fixtures,
lamps, control equipment,
breakers, conduit,
J-boxes, conductors).
- Installation by licensed
electrical contractor
estimated at $15,000.
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- Covered participant & spectator viewing areas (additional ~
$75-100,000)
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- Option 1 total: ~$65,000 - $165,000
- Dasherboards: $30,000
- Lighting: $35,000
- UV protection:
$100,000
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- Expansion of area of existing concrete area behind Meerscheidt to double
current size to permit two games/practices to occur simultaneously
(total ~$200-300,000)
- Concrete expansion: $110,000
- Dasherboards (2 sets): $60,000
- Lighting: $30,000
- Auxillary needs (i.e., new fence, etc): $25,000
- UV protection: $100,000
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- “Legislative appropriations are limited to capital outlay for government
owned or run facilities. If the
City agrees to build this and maintain it permanently, I would be
willing to help obtain some legislative monies.”
- Joseph Cervantes
- NM State Senator
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- New Facility with a state-of-the-art Athletica Border Patrol® Pro 4500
Rink System: $250,000
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- Total for NEW state-of-the-art, outdoor, inline hockey facility, with
sufficient adjoining property for future expansion to include a second
court (while continuing to use Meerscheidt for younger leagues):
$405,000
- Pro 4500 Rink System $250,000
- UV protection $100,000
- Lighting $30,000
- Auxillary needs $25,000
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- The LCIHA has grown significantly in it’s 3 years of existance, and has
reached the limit of current facilities to accommodate all who wish to
participate.
- Existing dasherboards have reached the end of it’s useful life, and must
be replaced soon.
- Investment in the LCIHA by the CLC is necessary to allow continued
growth, and to avoid having to turn participants away.
- The timing for facilities expansion/upgrade is now, with commitments
from Santa Fe to assist in funding such a venture.
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