8-K

                                  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) - September 10, 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  September 10, 1997,  McGladrey & Pullen,  LLP  ("McGladrey")
resigned as the independent public accountants for First Team Sports,  Inc. (the
"Company").

         In  connection  with the audits of the three years ended  February  28,
1997, and the subsequent  interim period through  September 10, 1997, there were
no  disagreements  with  McGladrey  on any matter of  accounting  principles  or
practices,  financial  statement  disclosure,  or auditing  scope or procedures,
which disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them
to make reference in connection  with their opinion to the subject matter of the
disagreement.

         The audit reports of McGladrey on the consolidated financial statements
of the Company as of and for the years ended  February  28,  1997,  February 29,
1996 and February 28, 1995 did not contain any adverse  opinion or disclaimer of
opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty,  audit scope, or
accounting principles.


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:

                16       Letter from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP





                                   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:  September 15, 1997            FIRST TEAM SPORTS, INC.



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








                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K



Date of Report:                                           Commission File No.:
September 10, 1997                                                 0-16442



                             FIRST TEAM SPORTS, INC.



Exhibit

  16              Letter from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

EX-16

                                                                   Exhibit 16
September 11, 1997



Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

We were previously the independent  accountants for First Team Sports,  Inc. and
subsidiary,  and on April 9, 1997,  we  reported on the  consolidated  financial
statements of First Team Sports, Inc. and subsidiary as of February 28, 1997 and
February 29, 1996 and for each of the three years in the period  ended  February
28, 1997. On September 10, 1997, we resigned as independent accountants of First
Team Sports, Inc. and subsidiary.

We have read First Team Sports,  Inc.'s statements  included under Item 4 of its
Form 8-K dated September 10, 1997, and we agree with such statements.


                                                     /s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
                                                     McGladrey & Pullen, LLP


McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1800
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2170
(612) 222-8011   Fax (612) 293-8418