Valley Wildcats Billet Program

If a kid wants to pursue the dream of playing hockey, at some point they will have to leave their families and homes. This can be a stressful and difficult change for a young man.

The Valley Jr. A Wildcat Billet Program aids this circumstance. Keeping a player in a family environment maintains a sense of home and enables him to focus on hockey. Billet families play an essential role in the Valley Jr. A Wildcats success.

Players wanting to achieve their hockey dreams often move from towns and cities across Canada. Part of playing for the Valley Jr. Wildcats requires the player to move to the area to pursue their hockey career. For many players, the Junior A route is their stepping stone move up the ladder to university, major junior, AHL, NHL and European hockey. The role billets play in this success is endless.

Billet families help with the transition between the player, a new team, and community. Providing a secure, stable, and supportive home environment allows the player to focus on hockey, and their education.

What does the team need?

The 2017-18 hockey season will be the 5th full season for the Valley Jr. A Wildcat organization. There are a number of opportunities for billeting. Sometimes we require short term involvement for training and preseason camps with duration of about one or two months. We also need billets for the season. Some billets have hosted two or more players at a time over the course of one or two seasons.

Billets can be two parent families, single people, or single parent families
 
Billet responsibilities:
 

• Provide a private room for the player with a bed, dresser, and closet space.
• Provide nutritious meals and snacks.
• Laundry. To be determined between the billet and player.
• Provide supportive communication and a family like atmosphere.
• Helping the player feel that this is their home away from home.
• Any concerns regarding the player should be directed to the Head Coach/GM.

 
Player responsibilities:

Players have the responsibility of treating your home with respect and obeying any house rules. There is also curfew and player expectations set by the team.

Players are expected to maintain their own rooms, keeping it clean and tidy. On occasion the player(s) may have to cook their own meals when the billet family is away.
Benefits for Billets:

In addition to receiving season tickets, Wildcat billets also receive a monthly stipend.

Billeting enables you to be part of the hockey community.
A wonderful family experience that creates friends for a lifetime and a chance to support a young athlete in their quest to fulfill their dreams.
 
 

• To become a billet or if you have any other questions or concerns, please contact Nick Greenough at 670-4270.