CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Kids can try hockey for free at the Downtown Commons on Friday, January 5, 2018.
This event is open to boys and girls ages 4-8. Basic equipment (helmet, gloves, stick, shin guards and skates) will be provided at no cost.
The Nashville Predators Get Out And Learn! (G.O.A.L!) program presented by Erie Insurance is a free on-ice youth hockey series, in association with Centennial Sportsplex and Ford Ice Center.
You can register for the event now. Space is limited.
Learn more about the ice skating rink at Downtown Commons here.
G.O.A.L! provides beginner players the opportunity to learn the basic skills of hockey through four one-hour, on-ice sessions at Nashville area rinks. Participants will learn forward strides, stops/starts, turns and crossovers, backward skating, stickhandling, passing and shooting. Each session will encourage participants to actively partake in fun drills geared toward their skill progress. Once the four-week session is complete, there are hockey programs available at the rinks for continued development.
Participants of G.O.A.L! will receive on-ice instruction by USA Hockey certified coaches, complimentary hockey equipment, stick and skates to check out during the four-week program, official G.O.A.L! hockey jersey to keep as a souvenir, graduation certificate and a progression sheet from the local rink.