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Hockey Programs

That Promote and Ingrain Important Life Skills

Hockey is the Hook: Leveraging the Power of Sports to Empower Underserved Youth in Philadelphia.

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Hockey

Year-round programs for everyone


Introductory Programs

Introductory Programs

Learning How to Skate and Play Hockey

Our Introductory Programs are designed to create a welcoming and fun environment for students of all backgrounds who are brand new to hockey and have no prior skating experience. All new registrants will participate in our 8-week beginner program that prepares students to take their first steps on the ice.

  • Snider coaches will focus on basic skating concepts to improve balance and coordination while introducing foundational Life Skills lessons such as friendship and respect.
  • After learning how to skate, students will be introduced to basic hockey skills while continuing to develop their skating and focusing on important Life Skills lessons such as teamwork and self-esteem.
  • All students in our Introductory Programs will receive free books and educational support in addition to on-ice activities.
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Programs - Hockey - Girls Team
Programs - Hockey - Travel Hockey

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Girls Hockey

Girls Hockey

In addition to co-ed programs, Snider offers girls-only activities led by our all-female coaching staff. Girls hockey practices are held on a regular basis throughout the season and advanced players may elect to play on a co-ed or girls travel team. Girls-only summer camps are also offered during the offseason.

Programs - Hockey - Girls Team

Snider Programming Locations

Laura Sims Skate House at Cobbs Creek Park is located in West Philadelphia and serves students from surrounding city neighborhoods. The rink was transformed from a seasonal venue to a year-round facility in 2011 when Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education partnered with the government to renovate and enclose the rink.
Neighborhood Leader:
Gillian Jackson
Location
200 S. 63rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19139

Scanlon Recreation Center is located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia and serves students from surrounding city neighborhoods. The rink was transformed from a seasonal venue to a year-round facility in 2011 when Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education partnered with the government to renovate and enclose the rink.
Neighborhood Leader:
Raul Figueroa
Location
1099 E. Venango Street Philadelphia, PA 19134

Simons Recreation Center is located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia and serves students from surrounding city neighborhoods. The rink was transformed from a seasonal venue to a year-round facility in 2011 when Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education partnered with the government to renovate and enclose the rink.
Neighborhood Leader:
Matt Berry
Location
7200 Woolston Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19138

Tarken Recreation Center is located in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia and serves students from surrounding city neighborhoods. The rink was transformed from a seasonal venue to a year-round facility in 2011 when Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education partnered with the government to renovate and enclose the rink.
Neighborhood Leader:
Joe Dorety
Location
6250 Frontenac Street Philadelphia, PA 19111

Class of 1923 Arena is a 2,900-seat rink located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania and is the home rink for Snider’s DVHL and MAWHA travel hockey teams.
Program Coordinator:
Ryan Carr
Location
3130 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

The Pennsauken Skate Zone is a year-round facility that serves students from Camden and surrounding areas.
Director, Program Delivery
Nick Allison
Location
6725 River Road Pennsauken, NJ 08110
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