Our Story

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Our Story

After seeing early specialization, hyper-competitiveness, and toxic sports environments become the norm, TOP Sports was founded to create a better youth sports model by focusing on player experience, long-term development, and an efficient, manageable schedule that encourages multi-sport play. We believe that multi-sport play, over time, is essential to the creation of a well-rounded and successful athlete, and as kids mature and grow, we believe the most versatile athletes become the best players in each individual sport. 

What started out as a passion project in 2017 has now grown into the leading multi-sport organization in Ontario with over 3,000 participants annually. 

From day one, our vision has been to become the gold standard for youth sports organizations by offering high-quality, values-based programming that changes the culture of youth sports.

What Makes Us Different?

We are committed to inspiring children to reach their full potential by developing them as athletes and people, on the field, ice, court, and beyond. We believe that through a combination of positive coaching, support, and appropriate challenge, we can create an unparalleled sports experience that accelerates development and pushes children to climb higher and go further than they ever thought possible. 

Through our unique Multi-Sport Model, we offer children the opportunity to play multiple sports at the recreational or competitive level, maximizing athletic development and providing the ultimate well-rounded sports experience. Our coaches are teachers, mentors, and role models who are dedicated to helping create the next generation of leaders by instilling our core values of teamwork, respect, and work ethic at every opportunity.

Through our unique Multi-Sport Model, we offer children the opportunity to play multiple sports during the same season with minimal conflicts, maximizing athletic development and providing the ultimate well-rounded sports experience.

We believe that multi-sport play, over time, is essential to the creation of a well-rounded and successful athlete, and as kids mature and grow, we believe the most versatile athletes become the best players in each individual sport. 

Our Multi-Sport Model follows a seasonal schedule that does not dominate families' lives but still provides an ideal amount of development time each year. During the off-season of each sport we encourage our athletes to trade in their equipment and do something different - it will help their overall athletic development in the long run. 

Learn-to-Play & Development Streams

Recreational Programs

Ages 4-10

Our Learn-to-Play & Development programs feature a high degree of enthusiasm and feedback in each session, ensuring all kids are improving and having a ton of fun doing it. Our efficient scheduling ensures families do not have to drive excessive distances for programs and means that players can play multiple sports at TOP Sports in the same calendar year, without any conflicts or overlap in seasons. Our coaches are some of the best around - we take pride in the people we hire and take pride in how we connect with kids. In each of our offered sports, our extensive development curriculum has been designed by former collegiate or Professional athletes and is implemented by our team of experienced coaches.

Academy Teams

Competitive Teams

Ages 7+

TOP Academy is the home of our competitive hockey, soccer, and lacrosse teams for boys and girls ages 7 & up. Our Academy teams compete in leagues and festivals around the GTA, with the goal of minimizing travel and maximizing the ability of kids to play multiple competitive sports during the same season.

Core Values 

1. Quality practice time over quantity of games
2. Consistent, convenient, manageable schedule that allows for and encourages multi-sport play
3. Focus on long-term athletic development that promotes well-rounded athletes
4. High-quality coaching that builds character.

TOP Sports Camps

Multi-Sport & Sport-Specific Camps 

Ages 4-12

TOP Sports Camps were founded with the belief that sports camps should be an interactive experience where kids can have fun, discover a passion for sport, and build essential character skills. Underscoring that belief was the idea that kids should be exposed to as many sports as possible during their youth, building athletic literacy, preventing early specialization, and developing multi-sport athletes. Our coaches strive to achieve our mantra of "sweaty heads & smiles" at the end of each day; providing a fun and safe experience for all campers.