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There has been a question of how many ice hours are available during a given day and how many hours that the Arena is actually using. If you consider hours from 8:OOam to 10:OOpm during the week usable hours there are about 12 hours in each day that could be used, this is considering in resurfacing time (15 minutes between hours). However, since the majority of our users are students, most of the hours that are being used are during the evening. We do have some open skating, open hockey, contract ice, and skating lessons during the day but for practical purposes the demand for evening ice is greater. I have attached information regarding practical hours available and the actual hours getting used. During the regular season and in the spring (September -May) practical hours are considered hours that are available when school is in session during the week, typically from 2:50 pm -10:00 pm and weekend hours, Saturdays and Sundays from 6:00 am -10:00 pm. Hours will vary depending on holidays, days off from school, and whether coaches and players axe available to use the hours. For example, from September until the start of the girl's high school season in November, the 2:50 pm hour during the week does not get used very much because neither Youth Hockey or the Figure Skating Club have coaches that can make it in that early, and the younger players are still in school. 'This holds true for holidays as well, the players may be available but coaches are at work making an hour that looks appealing hard to use. We do fill in some of these times with open skating, open hockey, some skating classes, and contract ice; however, on some holidays the amount of hours available is outweighed by the number of users available. During the Spring, weekend hours are less desirable and farther into summer Qune and July) weekend and weekday evening hours become less desirable as well. This is primarily due to people taking a break from their winter sport, taking vacations, or children moving on to their summer sport. In the Summer Qune and July) the high school coaches can have contact with their players (this is directed by the Minnesota State High School league) so during the day the high school coaches run their camps Monday -Thursday. These hours are popular with parents because it's easier to get their players here and it doesn't interfere with evening activities. Since coaches cannot coach their players in August, the day time hours sold becomes less. However, during this same time, the evening hours become more popular because players that took the summer off are starting to get ready for the season. For the report I have considered Summer practical hours Qune -August) from 8:00 am - 9:00 pm Mondays -Thursday, Fridays 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, and Sundays from 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm Other Arena managers have also noted a loss of participants in their skating classes. We have found that a lot of bigger camps axe being replaced with smaller clinics that are run by local coaches ox parents. One of these camps is the Foundation Hockey School. Cuter the last two years this group of parents and coaches have rented about 100 hours of ice each year. The camp coordinator manages the administrative side of the camp while Youth Hockey coaches take turns coordinating and running the on ice practices. The result is a well-run camp that keeps costs down for the parents while providing excellent coaching and a great experience for the players. Camps like these have helped to close the gap between the hours that once were used by big groups and were recently not being used. C:\Users\jmiller\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Chatlook\GWL3I79K\Renovation Ice rates 42511.doc