Atlanta Lady Thrashers

I’ve been learning to play Hockey for almost 3 years now, and I owe a big thanks to Lady Thrashers for getting me started and keeping me coming back. From Practices to Co-ed Clinics to Scrimmages, I’ve learned so much at my skill level and beyond. There are always more experienced players to push and encourage me to work and play better. The Practices and Clinics help work on skating, puck handling skills and appropriate body contact, along with real game scenarios. The Scrimmages definitely push me out of my comfort zone with all levels of players and give those skills learned at practices a more real feel and often times the coaching on the bench helps cement the ideas better. The feedback I have received has always been positive, supportive and encouraging. I love that there are always suggestions on things to work on off-ice, and no questions are ever silly or belittled! Thanks Lady Thrashers.

L.K. Lady Thrashers member since 2019

I didn’t grow up playing hockey but I have been around it here and there my whole life. I finally decided to try hockey at 25 years old, because it’s never too late to try something new! I remember feeling extremely nervous and intimidated, growing up in Texas, having only skated a handful of times over the Christmas holidays visiting family in Canada. That first practice everyone was extremely nice and everyone had fun! The coaches make learning the game enjoyable and to this day we have not repeated a practice (it’s never boring). Skating with this group is what I look forward to every week!

K.C. Lady Thrashers member since 2015

As a former college club women’s lacrosse player, I was looking for a new avenue to have a fun, organized workout with a collective team mentality, and I found this in Lady Thrashers. Having rarely ice skated and never played ice hockey before, the Lady Thrashers organization made it so easy to join and provided me with equipment until I was able to purchase my own. The coaching staff is friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Each practice is broken out into skill levels with multiple stations that focus on skating, stick handling, and positioning. At the scrimmages, lines are broken out similarly by skill level so that new players can be shadowed by veteran players to help them in a game time scenario. Additionally, when lines switch to exclusively veteran players, the coaches on the bench help explain what’s happening on the ice and skills to keep an eye out for. The best part is being part of an organization run by women, empowering women to learn and improve in a typically male dominated sport – the great workout helps too!

Our daughter came to the Lady Thrashers program as a first year player with very little experience. The team welcomed our daughter with open arms, helped her develop her skills and confidence, while giving her equal playing time. The professionalism and quality coaching of the program cannot be understated. Equally important, our daughter has enjoyed the camaraderie of her teammates which just isn’t the same on the co-ed junior teams in the Atlanta area.

Schumacher Family members since 2022