We are excited to announce our 2024/2025 scholarship program for exceptional 2016 players in Middlesex, London and the surrounding area. Starting in mid-October, we will be offering 15-20 players the opportunity to access free on-ice and dryland training throughout the hockey season. The concept of the sessions is to give hard working players access to top notch instruction without the significant additional cost that comes with such programs.
Players interested in applying must be planning to try out for AAA hockey at the end of the year, as part of the program’s purpose is to help players get to a level where getting on a AAA squad is achievable.
Our goal is to get the best players in the age group on the ice and competing with each other with an “iron sharpens iron” mentality.
If you have a 2016 players that you believe has the skill, work ethic, and self-determination necessary to join these skates, click the button below to apply.
About GRIT Hockey
We believe in:
Attitude over Aptitude: early talent does not equate to long-term success, and players with the right attitude often surpass highly talented teammates as the years go by. We teach young players to build year-over-year while playing the right way
Empowerment over Pressure: coaches have made the game too serious for young kids. Pressure to perform before the teen years destroys creativity and paralyzes players, thus, preventing accelerated growth. We want kids to be competitive and focused, but if they don’t have the freedom to make mistakes, a LOT of them, they won’t reach their true potential.
Effort over Expectations: young players need to learn that work ethic, regardless of the outcome, is where reward lies. When winning, points, and other metrics become the primary source of praise (instead of ethic and effort), we foster a mindset of selfish play and psychological fragility. A player can’t always control the scoresheet, but they can always control their effort.
Fundamental over Flashy: elaborate drills with the latest tools may give the appearance of being cutting edge, but during minor development we must obsess over the fundamentals. The players who master the basics always outshine those who spend their time on toe-drags and obstacle course style training.
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