COMING IN 2024
NHL Street Leagues - Program Overview:
We are proud to be the Only Sports Academy in North Bay to Offer NHL Street League in partnership with the San Jose Sharks!
The NHL Street program is offered to all participants from ages 5 through 14 years old.
Find the Program in your area with the links below!
Site Locations - 2024 Season:
Sacramento/Elk Grove – 2024 Winter League - Locations TBD
1. NHL Street Season: The NHL Street Season operates from Late November through Mid January. Please review your site-specific schedule for details.
2. Age Based Organization: Gratitude Sports Academy is a age-based organization, players play in their designated age group. Wo we do allow paritcipants to 'play up' upon request and evaluation, but we do not allow participants to 'play down'.
3. Practice/Game Schedule: All practices and games are on the SAME DAY - This means just a 2-hour time commit per week for our parents and families. Practice takes place one-hour prior to a participant's scheduled game time.
4. Game Play: NHL Street game play is 4 versus 4 with goalies. (typically 2 forward and 2 defenders). Players are on FOOT and use a ball instead of a puck.
5. Adult/Mentor Coaches: All teams are assigned and adult Head Coach and one asisstant/mentor coach. This allows for adult supervision of all teams and allows the mentor coach (usually a high school stundet) to mentor under an adult.
5. NHL Uniforms: As the only NHL santioned program in the area, our players receive a high quality NHL uniform that includes a Reversible Game Jersey, hockey sticks, and goalie equipment. All players will be fitted for their unirform during evaluations. Uniforms will be distrbuted during NHLFest!
6. Player Evaluations: All Player will participate in player evaluations during the month of September/October to help us better balance rosters for the season. Every player will be evaluated in passing and shooting skills. A Rostering system will be used to balance rosters based on skill scores and work in conjunction of Schools (for better carpooling) & Buddy Request.
More Information About Gratitude Sports Academy's NHL Street Program:
The GSA NHL Street program goal is to teach the fundamentals, principles, and techniques of hockey in a safe and encouraging environment.
Both male and female athletes are ALWAYS welcome in our programs!
We strive to keep the commitment to a miminum for parents. We are parents as well and know all too well the busy schedules with education, other sports, and familiy activites. Pracitces and Games will ALWAYS be on the same day with practices one hour prior to game start time. Any practices scheduled outside of this time by coaches is not encuraged and is not mandatory for any participant.