Youth (Original Mix)

One of the many benefits of Y membership is having access to a variety of skill-building youth sports classes and leagues. Plus, our instructional classes are included in Y membership at no extra charge!

Youth (Original Mix)

Tumbling helps youth develop body awareness, motor skills, strength, flexibility, agility, control, and balance. Our classes are suited for beginners and focus on safe movement and performing basic skills with proper technique.

As a coach, John understands that successful teams are more than the sum of their parts. He emphasizes teamwork, accountability, and discipline and teaches his athletes to leverage their strengths while working to improve all areas of their game. John understands that hockey is not a sprint, but a marathon and he is unwilling to cut corners and sacrifice long-term development in pursuit of short-term gains. He relates to his players as people first and hockey players second and differentiates his approach both on and off the ice. John takes great pride in the number of former players who have gone on to have careers in hockey as players, scouts, broadcasters, and especially as youth hockey coaches.

Adam Diglio is the longest tenured coach at NJ Devils Youth, starting with the club in 1988. Adam has had many roles within the organization, including: Coach, Level Coordinator, Defensive Coordinator, Tryout Director and Associate Coaching Director. Prior to coaching, Adam played D1 college hockey at Canisius College in Buffalo NY and served as Team Captain. He also played First Division Pro in Italy and Minor Pro in Cincinnati for the Cyclones of the ECHL. Adam has a BS in Business Management, a MS in Organizational Development with his thesis focusing on youth sports organizations. He also has two advanced certificates from Cornell University in Executive Leadership.

Tom VanDoren grew up playing youth hockey in New Jersey with several organizations including the original New Jersey Rockets (who later became Devils Youth). Coach Tom also played two years of Junior hockey with the New Jersey Golden Blades. He has been with Devils Youth for over twenty years where he has coached teams at every level, Mite through Midget, B through AAA. Most recently, Tom coached our Midget 18 AA team which qualified for NJYHL playoffs six out of seven seasons.

We are a non-profit organization and would love your donation! Funds received support our NJDYHC Sled Hockey Program, our Tuition Assistance Program, and other programs that support youth hockey in our community. Click here to make a donation.

The National Park Foundation (NPF) today announced a new commitment to fund $1 million in IYSC projects, in addition to its ongoing support of Tribal youth service corps projects. NPF is currently funding more than 10 projects from Maine to New Mexico that engage Tribal youth in a wide range of conservation and preservation activities, providing invaluable skills development, personal and professional mentoring and career preparation. Projects also protect Indigenous cultural practices, languages and traditional ecological knowledge used for land management practices. 041b061a72