UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) - October 16, 1997


                             FIRST TEAM SPORTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Minnesota                         0-16442                     41-1545748
(State or other Jurisdiction      (Commission File              (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                   Number)                Identification No.)


                               120l Lund Boulevard
                                 Anoka, MN 55303
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


                                 (612) 576-3500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

     Effective October 16, 1997, Ernst & Young LLP ("Ernst & Young") was engaged
as  the  independent  public  accountants  for  First  Team  Sports,  Inc.  (the
"Company").

     During  the  Company's  two most  recent  fiscal  years and the  subsequent
interim period through October 16, 1997,  neither the Company (nor anyone on its
behalf)  consulted  Ernst & Young  regarding (i) the  application  of accounting
principles  to a specified  transaction,  completed or proposed,  or the type of
audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial  statements,  in
connection  with which any written report or oral advice was provided by Ernst &
Young to the Company which was an important factor  considered by the Company in
reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue;
or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable
event (as described in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)).

Item 7. Financial Statements; Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (a) Financial statements.

         None.

     (b) Pro forma financial information.

         None.

     (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are included with this report:

         None.





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned duly authorized.


DATED:  October 20, 1997           FIRST TEAM SPORTS, INC.



                                   By: /s/ Robert L. Lenius, Jr.
                                     Robert L. Lenius, Jr., Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer