Welcome to GForce Sports academy

G Force offers an unparalleled environment that enables young athletes to truly excel in their pursuits. Our comprehensive approach ensures that each student-athlete receives not only top-tier training but also a quality education, fostering both athletic and academic growth in a well-rounded manner.

Northern Chicago Suburbs

Glenview Community Ice Center

Downtown Chicago

Fifth Third Arena

Coming Fall 2025

Central Chicago Suburbs

The Edge Ice Arena

Coming Fall 2025

Why Choose Us?

G Force Sports Academy is a blended-learning environment that allows players to train for their sport, engage in sport specific strength and conditioning while focusing on their athletic success. 

Monday through Thursday 8:15 AM through 3:15 PM. join us for on ice training, strength and conditioning with Goodman Elite, academics exposure and meet the teacher.

Subject Virtual School

is designed for 21st-century students who require dynamic, digital, diverse education opportunities in order to be engaged and prepared for the changing world they will enter into.

Mission Statement

G Force Sports Academy recognizes the distinct journey that student-athletes embark on to follow their passions and aspirations. The rigors of travel sports impose significant challenges on students. While there have been advancements in athletic training and development, discrepancies still exist between the collegiate and professional levels, as well as among amateur and youth developmental stages. This understanding has led to the implementation of a hybrid model, integrating the strengths of various approaches.

Our hybrid academic model incorporates an online learning platform alongside dedicated on-site academic staff. This structure permits us to offer personalized and flexible lessons, complemented by hands-on support tailored to each student. By engineering training programs within the school day, we enhance our athletes’ skills across various dimensions. Our progression plans focus on improving speed, strength, mobility, flexibility, balance, coordination, and power.

Through our partnership with Goodmans Elite Training, we develop and implement sport-specific training plans for our athletes. This allows for comprehensive skill advancement without compromising necessary rest and recovery periods. Gone are the days of early morning, and late night, training that can be taxing on young athletes. For further information on our offerings, please reach out to us directly.

Meet The Team

  • Academy Director

    Shawn has experience playing and coaching the in NCAA and also played professionally. He grew up playing youth hockey and junior hockey in Washington State with three years of juniors with the Wenatchee Wild (then NAHL) from 2009-2012. He left Wenatchee as the all-time leading scorer committing to the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a leader for their transition into Hockey East. At UConn, Shawn amassed 20 or more points all four years and was an alternate captain. Shawn graduated with a degree in Accounting while maintaining over a 3.5 GPA. After college, he began his pro career in Bridgeport (AHL) then to Kansas City (ECHL). Shawn played two seasons in the minors before embarking overseas in Europe playing one season in the EIHL and receiving a Masters Degree. Retiring due to injury, Shawn immediately found himself as an NCAA coach for three seasons from 2019-2022 and then transitioned into his passion of directing developmental hockey schools here in Chicago and now serves as the Director for G Force Sports Academy.

  • On-Ice Coach

  • In-Person Academic Coach, Glenview

    Aly VanderPlas is a Special Educator with 11 years of experience teaching and supporting teachers in General Education, Special Education and co-taught classrooms.  She has co-taught multiple subject areas to 6th graders and 9th-12th graders at Field Middle School and Glenbrook South High School.  Aly was Coordinator of the TEAM Department at Glenbrook South High School assisting students with learning/behavioral/emotional challenges and students with special needs.  She also ran multiple Resource classes effectively helping students stay organized, work on time management, complete their school work and increase their understanding of classroom content.  Aly is highly effective at collaborating with all of her students parents to ensure their understanding of any difficulties their child is experiencing and create a plan together to assist them in getting back on track as well as celebrate all of their successes.

    Aly has a Bachelor’s Degree in K-Adult Special Education and a Master’s in Counseling.  When she is not teaching, she is at the rink cheering on her 3 children in hockey and figure skating. Aly is passionate about ensuring students reach their full academic potential while pursuing their aspirations in their sport.  

  • Strength Coach | Sports Nutritionist

    Ashley was born and raised in Bartlett, IL where she played basketball, volleyball, and softball. An NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach (CSCS), she received her B.A. in Physical Education, Sport, and Fitness at Carthage College where she worked with Men and Women's Lacrosse, Men and Women's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Softball, and Women's Soccer. Then furthering her education in sports and fitness by earning a Master's Degree in Human Performance and Nutrition Science from the University of Tampa. Ashley received her Doctorate in Global Sport Leadership through East Tennessee State University, traveling throughout Europe researching the operational dynamics at training facilities in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France. She has trained a vast number of athletes in many sports - in addition to the above-mentioned sports and hockey, she also has experience training swimmers, firefighters, doctors, youth athletes, college athletes, and individuals looking to get in better shape and health overall. Ashley is the Head Performance Coach for the Chicago Mission girls program, the Elmhurst Chiefs girls program, and an all-female adult hockey team The Chicago North Stars.

  • Performance Coach

    Connor was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio where he played hockey and lacrosse. He played at the AAA level for Detroit Belle Tire throughout his hockey career, then moved on to junior hockey. During his junior career, he played for the Amarillo Bulls in the NAHL, winning a National Championship in 2012-13. Post hockey Connor attended the University of Toledo pursuing his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in exercise science. Earning a graduate assistantship Connor was also responsible for teaching anatomy and physiology lab classes to undergraduate students. Connor has been a sports performance coach for teams such as the Chicago Mission AAA, Chicago Stallions, Chicago Romans since 2019. He also works with players on the ice to further enhance their performance. In his free time, Connor enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family.

  • Shannon (Lengerich) Suffoletto, MA, CMPC, LCPC


    Shannon (Lengerich) Suffoletto is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), Board
    Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
    (LCPC). She is certified in Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Movement Pattern Analysis
    (MPA).


    Shannon holds a BA in Psychology and Dance from Denison University and a master’s degree
    (MA) in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from Columbia College Chicago.
    Shannon works with athletes and performing artists on all levels from professional to collegiate
    to youth. Shannon’s approach centers round the mind/body connection.

    She employs creative,
    Laban Movement Analysis and Dance/Movement Therapy based techniques that strive to
    regulate the nervous system and create neuropathways in service of peak performance and
    becoming one’s very best version of themselves. She loves to work with clients on setting goals
    and moving toward achieving them as they heal from the past and find connection in the now.
    Shannon currently serves as the Certified Mental Performance Consultant for The Chicago Dogs
    baseball team in Rosemont, IL. She has more than 15 years of service in higher education as a
    prevention and wellness specialist in areas including sexual and relationship violence and
    substance misuse.


    Shannon is an adjunct faculty member in the College of Education at DePaul University teaching
    sport psychology. She has taught undergraduate and graduate level psychology and
    dance/movement therapy courses at Columbia College Chicago and is guest faculty at the
    Bejing Normal University in Bejing, China. Shannon is a co-founder and faculty member of the
    Embodied Education Institute of Chicago (EEIC).

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    Shannon is offering each of our families/students a FREE mental performance session including a mental skills assessment and goal setting. She would use the Nine Mental Skills Assessment and a little about the skills are here https://www.sportpsych.org/nine-mental-skills-overview

    She then would offer a 5 session package at a discount.  Families could also pay by session and not commit to 5 more after the free one, but it costs more. 

    Shannon's website:  https://www.bodymindcombine.com/

  • On-Ice Coach

    Coach Nenad was a player (Forward) and assistant captain on the Serbian National Team, and captain of U18 and U20 Serbian National Teams, and Participated in 3 Olympic Qualification Tournaments. Post playing career he was a Coach and GM for a number of teams including Partizan Belgrade, Kingsville Kings, Windsor Aces and Red Star Belgrade. Coach Nenad is a renowned youth hockey coach, fostering the highest level of confidence, development and preparedness to each athlete individually.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Downtown Chicago - Fifth Third Arena

    Northern Chicago Suburbs - Glenview Community Ice Center

    Central Suburbs - The Edge Ice Arena and Off-Site Classrooms

  • G Force Sports Academy and Subject Virtual School combine to offer virtual support from teachers, tutors, and our ON-SITE academic staff who assist students and families with all academic needs including tutoring, guidance counseling, transcript analysis and more.

  • We are dedicated to cultivating not only high-level students and athletes but

    We are dedicated to cultivating not only Elite Students and Elite Athletes but, more importantly, Elite People. Our commitment to this mission

    We are dedicated to cultivating not only high-level student athletes but, more importantly, great people. Our commitment to this mission is evident in the value we integrate into our program, which includes guest speakers, community service projects, leadership initiatives, social events, and additional activities.

  • Yes, our courses are NCAA approved and can be reviewed via the NCAA Eligibility Center. At Subject Virtual School (SVS), we place a strong emphasis on ensuring students fulfill all 16 NCAA core requirements. We also stress the importance of completing 10 of these 16 NCAA core courses by the end of the seventh semester. SVS will provide transcripts and have these uploaded into your student’s Eligibility Center portal to facilitate the review process.

  • Yes, as long as your student successfully completes 25% of their courses with us.

  • SVS offers a comprehensive range of courses to meet diverse student needs:

    • General Education: We provide all standard core courses required for high school graduation, including English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

    • Advanced Placement (AP): For students seeking college-level coursework, we offer a variety of AP courses to challenge and prepare them for higher education.

    • Career and Life Skills Electives: We round out our curriculum with practical electives designed to enhance students’ career readiness and life skills.

  • Courses are divided into semesters. Each semester is designed to be completed in 15- 16 weeks. Flexible pacing is available to accommodate individual student needs:

    Students can progress faster if they are comfortable with the material and want to advance more quickly.

    Students who need more time can work at a slower pace to ensure thorough understanding of the content.

  • Each semester is divided into chapters. Chapters are further broken down into specific topics. For each topic, students progress through the following:

    • Video lessons: 3-8 minutes in length (Look like Netflix)

    • Non-Graded Check For Understanding (CFU) activities

    • Three assignments

    • One quiz

Contact Us Today

For any inquiries please don't hesitate to reach out.