Sports Academy

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The Hope Sports Academy provides a comprehensive youth sports program focusing on sports skills training, physical fitness, mental toughness, and the development of unwavering Christian witness. The purpose of the Academy is to enable all student athletes to grow mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally to reach their potential to have a positive impact on their family, school, and community.

Our goal is to provide Christian sports programming for life-long relationships by encouraging and inspiring individual growth, team performance, and respect for all players, coaches, and officials.

Summer Basketball

4-Week basketball training starting in July focusing on individual skill development and supervised play, including pick-up games and 5v5 scrimmages.

Mondays: First & Second Grade
Tuesdays: Third & Fourth Grade
Thursday: Fifth and Sixth Grade
Limited Space: 24 per age division
Deadline: Sunday, June 25, 2023

1st & 2nd Grade Registration 3rd & 4th Grade Registration 5th & 6th Grade Registration

For questions please contact us at (basketball@hopechurchmemphis.com)

Soccer

12-Week with a 6-game ESCRA league season and extra scrimmages during practices. Players will develop individual skills to dribble, pass, shoot, and play goalie. Registration includes a practice shirt, game jersey, shorts, and all ESCRA League ref fees.

Hope Soccer is for boys and girls in Kindergarten - 6^th grade, ages 5-12. Important dates are below:

Saturday practice: 9:00 am on Saturday, August 5
Weeknight Practices: 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 10
Games begin: Saturday, September 9
End of season: November 4
Deadline for registration: Sunday, July 16, 2023

Soccer Academy Registration

For questions please contact us (soccer@hopechurchmemphis.com)

Flag Football

12-Week program with a 6-game ESCRA league season and extra scrimmages during practices. Players will develop individual skills to long-snap, throw, catch, run with the ball, and pull a flag. Registration includes a practice shirt, game jersey, shorts, and all ESCRA league ref fees. Hope Football is for players in 1^st – 6^th grade, ages 6-12. Important dates are below:

Saturday practice: 9:00 am on Saturday, August 5
Weeknight practices: 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 10
Games begin: Saturday, September 9
End of Season: November 4
DEADLINE: Sunday, July 16, 2023

Football Academy Registration

For questions please contact Scott McClain (scott.mcclain@hopechurchmemphis.com)

Winter Basketball

14-Week basketball at Hope focuses on dribbling, passing, shooting, defense, rebounding, and playing as a team. Hope teams are based on the 2023-24 school year grade and the player’s age on June 1, 2023. Divisions include Kindergarten, 1^st Grade, 2^nd Grade, 3^rd Grade, 4^th Grade, 5^th Grade, 6^th Grade, and a combined 7^th & 8^th Grade. The Hope Kindergarten Co-ed teams will play in-house, and youth boys and girls teams will play in the ESCRA Sports League. Important dates are below:

Practices begin: The week of Monday, October 23, 2023
Games begin: Saturday, December 2, 2023
End of Season: Saturday, February 10, 2024
DEADLINE: SUNDAY, October 10, 2023

Basketball Academy Registration

Track and Field

12-Week track program with a 6-meet season. Athletes can participate in multiple SYS track & field events. Registration includes a hoodie, singlet, shorts, and SYS entry fees. Boys and girls in Kindergarten (age five during the season) through 6^th grade can participate. Important dates are below:

Monday & Thursday night practices: 6:00–7:15 pm
Practices begin Monday, February 26, 2024
Meets begin: Saturday, March 30, 2024
DEADLINE: Sunday, February 4, 2024

Track & Field Academy Registration

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