Ford Ice Center Antioch
About
Predators' First Twin-Sheet Community Rink
Ford Ice Center Antioch is the original Nashville Predators community rink, opened in September 2014 on Hickory Hollow Parkway as the team's flagship developmental facility. Two ice sheets host everything from Little Preds learn-to-play through Junior Predators travel hockey, plus figure skating, public sessions, and adult leagues.
Programs For Kids
Year-round programming covers the full Predators-affiliated pipeline. Programs include:
- Little Preds Learn to Play (ages 5-9, free equipment kit kids keep)
- Scott Hamilton Skating Academy Learn to Skate (6-week sessions)
- Youth hockey leagues (ages 5-17, all skill levels)
- Nashville Jr. Predators travel teams
- Figure skating individual and group instruction
- Open hockey and stick time
- Hockey and skating camps and clinics
What's Included
- Two indoor sheets running parallel programs most evenings
- USA Hockey-certified coaching staff
- Pro shop on site for skate sharpening and equipment fitting
- Locker rooms and party rooms
- Concession area for siblings and parents
- LTS USA membership curriculum for learn-to-skate
Experience
Antioch is the natural choice for south Nashville and Williamson/Rutherford county families. As the older Ford Ice Center, the rink has the deepest schedule of high-level hockey programs in town - this is where most travel-track families end up.