Richmond Cosom Floor Hockey Association

• No. We feel we are the most affordable sport you will find in Metro Vancouver.

• No! Cosom Hockey is a non-contact sport and rough play is penalized. We have rules in place for the safety of the players. 

• Cosom Hockey is an indoor form of hockey played in Elementary and High School gyms. 
• We use lightweight plastic sticks and pucks. 
• While Cosom has the same basic concepts of ice hockey and ball hockey, it also has unique aspects to make it a more accessible sport to players and adults of all athletic skills and sports backgrounds.  

• No experience necessary! 
• We do not require anything more than enthusiasm. 
• Our coaches teach the skills necessary to pick up the game. 

• The league supplies all of the sticks, pucks, goalie equipment, etc. 
• The only equipment that parents are required to supply for their children are knee pads and shin pads. Hard shell knee pads are not permitted. 
• The league recommends the volleyball style knee pads, the “shin sock” style all-in-one shin pads that are built into socks, or the all-in-one pads that are used in ball hockey. 
• The league has a supplier for these pads and will arrange for them to be at our gyms during evaluations and other times once the season has begun. www.phantomsports.ca.   

• Our teams are formed following our League Parity Guidelines. 
• For these reasons we cannot guarantee any team, coach or teammate requests. 
• However, they can be requested and considered only after all other guidelines are met.  

• No! All games and practices are played in Elementary and High School gyms in Richmond, BC where its warm and dry. 

• All teams have one (up 1.5 hours) practice per week and one (1 hour) game per week. 

• All games are on Saturdays or Sundays, depending on the division. 
• We cannot guarantee times as our scheduling is determined by overall enrollment numbers and gym availability. 
• Visit here for youth schedule and here for adult schedule

• All games are on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, depending on the division. 
• Scheduling is determined by overall enrollment numbers and gym availability. 
• Visit our Registration Page for Info
• You are welcome to your preferred practice day when registering, however, we likely can’t tell you the practice info until your child is placed on a team which is usually by the end of September. 

• Regular Season starts in October
• Tournament around end of February/beginning of March 

The Richmond Sports Council and the City of Richmond have established the Active Recreation & Sport Fund. This is designed to provide funding for children and youth who are residents of Richmond (18 years and younger) to participate in active recreation programs and sports where financial barriers impact inclusion.

We highly recommend applying for this if you qualify for it. Please see the form below to see if you qualify and instructions on how to apply for this fund:Active Recreation & Sport Fund application form. 

• RCFHA will provide a refund less a $15 processing fee up until the first games in mid October.
• NOTE: Players must supply their own shin pads and knee pads to all practices/games