Greater St. Albert Sports Academy

Programs

  • Baseball-Fastball
  • Gymnastics, Cheer and Dance
  • Hockey
  • Soccer
  • Recreation Academy

Sports like you have never had before! Sports Academy students will receive specialized skill and fitness training in hockey, soccer, gymnastics, cheer, and dance and will benefit from an enhanced physical education program.

Students will encounter physical workouts on and off the ice/field and receive professional instruction in an environment suitable for their development as players. This environment will be relaxed and disciplined, allowing the athlete to embrace all activities with an understanding of what is expected. 

All Sports Academy students will be provided with instruction in:

  • Fitness development
  • Leadership
  • Sport-specific training
  • Nutrition
  • Sport psychology
  • Team building
  • Character development
  • Health
  • Physical education

Off-Ice / Off-Field Activities

  • Ultimate frisbee
  • Water polo
  • Squash/racquetball
  • Wall climbing
  • Floor hockey
  • Golf
  • Yoga
  • Bowling
  • Fitset Ninja
  • Olympic Weight Lifting
  • Badminton
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Swimming
  • Flag football
  • Gymnastics
  • Boxing
  • Spin Biking
  • Track and Field
  • Lacrosse
  • Curling

NEW: Baseball-Fastball Academy

Our baseball-fastball academy will focus on developing a well-rounded set of fundamental skills essential for success in the sport. These skills encompass both offensive and defensive aspects of the game. Greater St. Albert Sports Academy is proud to partner with Absolute Human Performance to deliver this program.

Program Highlights:

English Programs:

  • Grades 4 – 6 Albert Lacombe School
  • Grades 4 – 6 Neil M. Ross School
  • Grades 7 – 9 Vincent J. Maloney
  • Grades 7 – 9 Richard S. Fowler

French Programs:

  • Grade 4 École Sacré Coeur
  • Grades 5 – 9 École Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d'Youville

Click here for full details. 

Additional information from Absolute Human Performance

 

Gymnastics, Cheer & Dance Program

Greater St. Albert Sports Academy is proud to partner with Dynamyx Gymnastics Club and Alberta Cheer Empire for the Gymnastics, Cheer, and Dance program for grades 4-9. This program will allow students to experience gymnastics, cheering, and dance.

GCD is for all skill levels and will be offered at all five Academy schools* on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings (elementary grades) and afternoons (junior high grades). Through this program, athletes will have the opportunity to perform within the community and in their schools. Performance Athletics promotes confidence in all athletes through hard work, dedication and fun!

Dynamyx Gymnastics - www.dynamyxgymnastics.com

Alberta Cheer Empire -  http://www.abcheerempire.com/

Hockey Program

On-ice sessions (September - June)

All students will have two ice times per week where individual skills are analyzed and developed.

  • Skating
  • System play
  • Agility/mobility
  • Passing
  • Checking techniques
  • Quick feet
  • Deceptive stick handling
  • Shooting
  • Defensive/offensive tactics
  • Power Skating

Goaltending

  • Skating
  • Angles
  • Crease movement
  • Squaring
  • Rebound control to the puck
  • Passing/shooting
  • Puckhandling

Soccer Program

On-field sessions (September - June)

All students will have two weekly field times (indoor/outdoor weather permitting) where basic physical, mental, technical and tactical skills are analyzed and developed.

  • Passing
  • Small-sided
  • Control work games
  • Dribbling
  • Decision-making
  • Shooting
  • Defending
  • Heading
  • Attacking

New REC Academy at END and BK Schools 2024/2025

École Notre Dame and Bertha Kennedy Catholic School will offer Recreation Academies to students grades 4-6 for the upcoming school year.

REC Academy at J.J Nearing Elementary School

Check out the new recreation academy starting up at JJ Nearing in the fall of 2023. This program will be for grade 4 - 6 students.

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Greater St. Albert Sports Academy

Contact

50 Gainsborough Ave,
St. Albert, Alberta T8N - 4M5

Phone: 780 - 444 - 3392

Division Notice

New Building Futures Program for SACHS and MCHS 2025/2026 Grade 10 Students

Registration deadline extended to May 20, 2025.

Exciting New "Building Futures" Program for Grade 10!

Get ready for an innovative learning opportunity! We're thrilled to announce Building Futures, a new program for select Grade 10 students that offers a transformative, hands-on experience in the construction industry.

https://www.gsacrd.ab.ca/programs/building-futures