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AdventHealth Center Ice proudly launches the Global Prospects Academy, a multi-based elite development academy


AdventHealth Center Ice (AHCI), proudly launches the Global Prospects Academy (GPA), a multi-based elite development academy featuring the highest levels of training in the sport of Hockey, Ice Skating, Sports Performance/Recovery along with Multi-Based Educational curriculum partnership for the student of the future. The newest program at AHCI will encompasses training platforms for ages K-12 students.

About AdventHealth Center Ice:
AdventHealth Center Ice is the largest ice sports facility in the southeast USA and offers a wide variety of programs in Learn to Skate, Learn to Play, Youth & Adult Leagues, Clinics, Public skating, Birthday Parties, Camps, Tournaments, Competitions and Corporate Events. The state of the art facility is also home to five ice rinks including an Olympic-sized rink, 3 NHL rinks and a mini training rink, a full service restaurant, Top Shelf Sports Lounge, full service Proshop, Rinkside Sports, an Elite Sports Performance gym and turf track allowing a complete package for youth and adult recreational to professional athletes.
Since the inception of AdventHealth Center Ice, we have been committed to developing our base program in the ice sports market. With continued growth over the past three years, working with our Prospects Hockey division, we are now very proud to announce our Global Prospects Academy platform, in addition to our enhanced sports performance program we have partnered on the education side with AdventHealth North Tampa Christian Academy as our education provider for academics K-12. “AHCI is excited to elevate our message with the Global Prospects Academy announcement, our mission from day one was to develop world class program for aspiring athletes combined with excellence in education, we feel we have reached that goal with our new strategic partnerships ,this is a very exciting day for us” said Gordie Zimmermann, Managing Partner AdventHealth Center Ice

About AdventHealth Center Ice Global Prospects Academy:
Global Prospects Academy will feature hockey development training programs K-12 and Adult ages. The GPA will feature several options for the player. Student athletes will have the ability to register as a full-time student, part time, day rate, private lessons, or group team rate. Global Prospects Academy Head Instructor, Nick Lindberg. Swedish born former Pro Hockey/ Swedish Junior program, plus last played with the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL. Nick has been working with AHCI since 2017 as our Assistant Hockey Director and Crunch Travel Hockey Coordinator. With exceptional skill training, knowledge of the game, and hockey contacts with coaches from USA Hockey, Swedish Elite League, College, Canadian Jr and NHL level coaches and players, Nick has been a vital asset to AHCI development program. “ I am excited to develop a culture of learning here with the Academy, teaching young people to excel is my passion, I cannot wait to get started” Nick Lindberg Head Instructor, GPA About AHCI Global High Performance AHCI welcomes are newest platform in Off-Ice training: featuring Mark Gochenour, Director of Sports Performance with AHCI’s Global High Performance. GHP is our off- ice support feature for the Academy. GPA will develop elite athletes with a world class training in sports performance/ recovery expertise.
This will assist our athletes in their pursuit of reaching the highest level. Mark is a former world class athlete and holds a degree in exercise physiology science, with expertise in speed development, strength training, orthopedics and Metabolics. This GPA program will lend over 20 years of experience in developing athletes in the United States and around the globe. Some of the director’s accomplishments include building the first and largest Sports Performance Training Center in the Middle East. In addition, Mark was a consultant for the United States Military which included Black Operation for the US Air Force and Special Operations for the US Army. He has consulted with TAMPA SWAT, the DEA, and the FBI in performance training. He has guided thousands of athletes to championships in the NFL, NHL, MLB, NCAA, and 2 Indy 500 victories.
Please visit our performance center and website at AdventHealth Center Ice! July 7, 2020 (Wesley Chapel, FL): In collaboration with AdventHealth Center Ice, North Tampa Christian Academy is now the official educational partner of Global Prospects Academy, an organization for elite student athletes. Fully accredited, North Tampa Christian Academy provides an immersive on-campus experience that encourages innovation through project-based learning and an engaging thematic structure. When life demands flexibility for an off-campus option, NTCA provides the Titan Teacher Network, which is a “teacher-centric” virtual learning experience. Students of Global Prospects Academy always have the freedom to flex from the on-campus experience to accessing instruction through the Titan Teacher Network to ensure top-tier education every day. Together North Tampa Christian Academy and Global Prospects Academy will provide unprecedented educational flexibility for elite student athletes. About North Tampa Christian Academy North Tampa Christian Academy in Wesley Chapel, Florida on a 43+ acre campus.
Focused on graduating students with the highest character and a passion to make a positive difference the institutions mission is “Leadership through Christian Innovation.” With a state-of-the-art facility, NTCA opened its doors to the community for the 2018-2019 school year complete with an open classroom design, innovation lab, engineering and mechanical maker spaces, gymnasium, recreational fields, nature trail and green habitat. Not only does the entire campus have a secure perimeter, but each building has additional safety measures with security personnel. NTCA provides a strong academic foundation within a project-based learning environment and innovative educational model featuring the Titan Teacher Network. For more information about North Tampa Christian Academy, please click here or call (813) 991-0801. About AdventHealth, West Florida Division The West Florida Division of AdventHealth has some of the nation’s brightest medical minds making lifesaving breakthroughs with surgical pioneers, scientists and researchers using leading edge technology and innovation to deliver our brand of whole-person care. Our network of care includes AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Connerton, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth Lake Placid, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Ocala, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth Tampa, AdventHealth Wauchula, AdventHealth Wesley Chapel and AdventHealth Zephyrhills, as well as five freestanding offsite Emergency Rooms including AdventHealth Brandon ER, AdventHealth Central Pasco ER, AdventHealth Palm Harbor ER, AdventHealth TimberRidge ER, and AdventHealth Westchase ER. We are more than hospitals, as we have a robust system of care including specialty acute care, over 200 primary care and specialty employed physicians, Express Care at Walgreens clinics, urgent care centers, wound care, physical therapy, home care, mobile mammography and more. AdventHealth is a faith-based not-for-profit health care system with a mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. AdventHealth has hundreds of care sites and nearly 50 hospitals across the United States. For more information about AdventHealth, visit AdventHealth.com, or Facebook.com/AdventHealth, and for West Florida Division, click here.

About AdventHealth With a sacred mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth is a connected system of care for every stage of life and health. More than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers provide individualized wholistic care. A Christian mission, shared vision, common values, focus on whole-person health and commitment to making communities healthier unify the system’s 46 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout nine states. For more information on AdventHealth, click here. 5585 East County Line Road Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544 813.991.0801 Northtampaca.com

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