Our Learn to Play Hockey Program incorporates the most current and innovative teaching ideas available today. Our highly qualified and experienced instructors are ready to develop your child’s skills, while they have a FUN playing the great game of Ice Hockey.
This program is designed to introduce the exciting sport of hockey to anyone interested, with little or no experience. Our professional qualified staff will teach the basics of the game. This program is for male or female players, from the age of 3-12. All participants must have completed Basic 1 or
Hockey 1 Learn to Skate (USFSA program or similar instruction). If skate lessons are needed, please contact the Skate School at 615-778-9854.
Our program represents the best methods of starting beginning players on the right path to a productive and enjoyable experience in hockey. Below are the program objectives:
To learn the basic skills required to play the game of hockey.
To develop an understanding of basic teamwork through participation in a variety of activities and adapted game situations
To have fun while playing hockey and engaging in physical situations
To create and refine basic motor patterns to play hockey
To be introduced to the concepts of cooperation, fair play, and sportsmanship
A-Game’s Hockey Director Tim McAllister offers private and semi-private hockey lessons for all ages. If you are interested in setting up a lesson please contact Tim at tmcallister@agamesportsplex.com to find out more information on rates and availability.
New to Hockey?
New to hockey? Don’t know where to start? New players ages 4-9 should start with our Learn to Play Hockey program. The cost of this 4-week program is only $60, and rental equipment is provided. Our LTPH program will develop a foundation and build confidence in a new player, which will in turn allow them to truly enjoy and feel more comfortable participating with more experienced players. After graduation from LTPH, players are encouraged to continue with additional skills sessions, or begin playing on a team in our house program.
House Hockey
parents new to hockey and the ice arenas at A-Game Sportsplex, we offer youth hockey programs for boys and girls of all abilities from ages 4 to 18. The Fall/Winter season runs from mid-September through mid-March.
Age group definitions for 2010-2011
Termites: 2004 and younger - This program is acceptable for first-time players. Termites do not participate in the normal house league, click Click here for more information on the program.
Mites: 2002 & 2003
Squirts: 2000 & 2001
Peewee: 1998 & 1999
Bantams: 1996 & 1997
Players who participate in our house league will have both weekly practices and scheduled games against other house league teams--receiving an average of 2-3 hours of ice time per week. Practice ice is typically shared between two house league teams. For games, coaches are expected to play all players as evenly as possible. After a preseason practice session, all players will be “drafted” and placed on teams in such a way that all teams will be competitive against each other. Players cannot play on a travel team and a house team at the same time.
We sincerely appreciate the coaches and managers who volunteer countless hours of their time to help make our program a great experience for our young athletes. Anyone interested in coaching this coming season please contact us to see how you can get involved.
Feel free to contact our Hockey Administrator, Christy Elrod-Church, if you have any questions about our hockey program at cchurch@agamesportsplex.com.
House Select
What is this program?
The House Select Program is designed for two purposes. First, to develop and prepare house league players interested in eventually playing travel hockey. It is also for the recreational player interested in a program that offers more than the house schedule and includes some moderate traveling. There are teams for Mite, Squirt, Pewee and Bantam. And players can expect to enjoy the following benefits in addition to their regular House League schedule:
• Official House Select jersey and team socks
• 10 practices as a team on Sundays
• Freedom Tournament in Huntsville, AL
• Country and Western Tournament at A-Game
• 1 home series with 3 games
• 1 away series with 3 games
• Investment is $350 for Mite & Squirt, $375 for Pewee & Bantam
Player development is the focus
Improving players' individual skills through more intense practices and games will be the focus of the program. Team concepts will also be taught, but the fundamentals of skating, passing, shooting and puck handling will be emphasized. At the tournaments, our teams will participate against other House Select and Bronze travel teams from all over the Southeast. This will provide the house players selected for this program a unique opportunity to compete at a higher level.
Representing A-Game Sportsplex
Players selected for this program will be expected to behave in an appropriate manner on and off the ice at all times. A-Game is committed to growing hockey in the Southeast and forming positive relationships with other teams, organizations, coaches, managers, parents and players.
