Our Story

Advancement in Athletics and Academics

The mission of the NextGen AAA Foundation is to provide mentoring, education, and hockey programs to diverse, low-income, and at-risk youth throughout North America. NextGen AAA Foundation seeks to promote character development and personal growth both “on and off the ice,” and to increase athletic participation for an underserved and diverse universe of players, while most importantly, highlighting the importance of academic excellence to these young athletes so that they will be well equipped to live more productive lives.

The organization’s education program offers tutoring, mentoring, and character education, as well as a variety of educational services to help students thrive in school while providing guidance on admission and financial aid for high school and college. The organization’s hockey program offers talented and high performing students with free or subsidized hockey instruction, equipment and practice to advance their skill levels, allowing them to participate in tournament play around the nation, while developing their sense of pride and discipline.

Our Commitment

NextGen AAA aims to shape and educate promising youth hockey players with the goal of keeping them in the game of hockey and facilitating their path to higher education. There are many excellent learn-to-skate initiatives across the world.

We aspire to support those players in underserved communities who have achieved beyond learn-to-skate and have shown they have the dedication needed to continue playing hockey.

Empowerment

We are committed to taking them to the next level – both athletically and academically – with a support system that includes professional coaching and programming staff and inspiring educators.

Development

We are committed to finding internship opportunities during their off-season to allow them to learn about other functions within sports.

Pathways

We are committed to providing guidance to assist their placement in top prep school programs, as well as top travel hockey programs. Our goal is to see them through college and beyond.

Diversity

In the end, our Mission is to provide more diversity throughout all levels of hockey by educating and training winners on the ice and in the classroom.