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October 12, 2017
WASHINGTON WILD NEWS
2002 Swedish Bronze Medalist Joins WWFHA Pro-Staff & Coaching Staff
WWFHA is excited to welcome Josefin Pettersson Shakya, 2002 Swedish Women’s Ice Hockey Team Olympic Bronze Medalist, to the Pro-Staff program as a physical therapist based out of Kirkland and a part-time coach.
Josephine was born in Sweden and moved to the US when she was 5 years old. She spent most of her life in Minnesota and recently relocated to the Seattle area with her family for a new adventure on the west coast.
Josefin started playing hockey when she was 11 years old when girls’ hockey in Minnesota was just starting to grow. She remembers watching the 1998 Olympics admiring her idols and told herself that that someday that would be her. At age 15 she started playing for the Swedish National Team and 3 years later she made the 2002 Swedish Olympic Team. Sweden took Bronze that year beating Finland 2:1 in the final and the Swedish women’s team made history taking home their first-ever women’s hockey Olympic Medal.
Josefin is a physical therapist at ATI Physical Therapy in Kirkland, WA. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with her Doctorate Degree in Physical therapy in 2009. In 2013, she got certified in Postural Restoration from the Postural restoration Institute® (PRI). PRI is based on that the human body is not symmetrical between the left and right sides of the body. PRI certified therapists recognize postural adaptations and dominant overuse patterns that lead to imbalances causing structural weakness, instabilities, and pain. They develop very specific exercises programs that are made to correct these imbalances in order to restore normal reciprocal function that is needed for walking and breathing.
Her interest in physical therapy grew from numerous injuries both acute and chronic she sustained throughout the years playing sports. She has a strong passion for helping people get back to their own goals and an active lifestyle. She has found a lot of success with integrating a PRI program with her patients. She of course has a sweet spot for hockey players, but enjoys working with all age groups and athletes.
She is very excited to bring her experience in both hockey and physical therapy to the WWFHA, as a pro-staff and part-time coach for the beginner program and the 19U Rep A team.
Contact:
Josefin Shakya, PT, DPT, PRC
Physical Therapist
ATI Physical Therapy
11800 NE 128th Street Suite 400 | Kirkland, WA 98034
O: 425-820-0869 | F: {425-820-1745}
josefin.shakya@atipt.com | www.ATIpt.com
Players Represent WWFHA at Seattle City Council Public Hearing
 WWFHA members attended the Seattle City Council’s Public Hearing on the Oakview Group’s (OVG) Memorandum of Understanding proposal for an arena at the Seattle Center on Tuesday night.
Representing the association was 19UAA Rep player Leah Johnson, 14UAA Rep player Abby O’Neill, and executive director of operations, Zoë Harris. Each made statements on behalf of the organization in support of the OVG arena proposal.
A new arena at the Seattle Center would likely bring an NHL team to Seattle in three to four years. Points were made that the arena would provide world-class entertainment to the area through sports teams, a positive economic impact, outreach and charitable programs by professional athletes, and most importantly to WWFHA -- more resources in the form of additional ice arenas in the surrounding area.
The players’ statements were particularly powerful and caught the attention of the City Council as they spoke in favor of the OVG proposal and elaborated on their passion for the sport, how hockey empowers their lives, teaches them to become leaders and overcome obstacles. They were the highlight of the evening and the chair of the committee, Debroa Juarez (District 5 North Seattle), called them out at closing and specifically thanked them for attending.
Sally Bagshaw, District 7 and chair of Human Services & Public Health and a member of the Gender Equity committee spoke with the players privately after the meeting as well.
Lance Lopes, an executive for OVG, thank the WWFHA group for their comments and echoed several others when they said the players ‘stole the show.’
Congrats to Whatcom County Hockey!
Our good friends to the north, Whatcom County Amateur Hockey Association (WCAHA) -- the Whatcom Warriors, were recently recognized by USA Hockey.com in an article about their grow-the-game and Try Hockey for Free programs!
We appreciate our friends giving WWFHA a nod in the article when we hosted a Girls’ Try Hockey for Free event in Bellingham on their behalf (and the article uses the picture from that event!).
Ted Ritter, WCAHA president was quoted:
“Last but not least, WCAHA also benefits from its work with the Washington Wild women coaches. The Wild are a non-profit, volunteer association that’s dedicated to promoting girls’ ice hockey and developing female players in the Pacific Northwest.
“We work closely with them,” said Ritter. “At one time, we had a girls’ hockey weekend and only had women on the ice. The retention rate was really high. About 20 girls participated and we retained at least a dozen.
“The Wild will come and talk with our parents. It’s done a great deal for girls in the state of Washington.”
Here is another great example of how WWFHA partners with other organizations to grow the game.
Click here to read the article on USAHockey.com.
Looking for Sponsors
 Do you know a possible sponsor for WWFHA that wants to reach a healthy audience? WWFHA has reasonable rates on sponsorship and advertising prorams. For more information email executive director of operations, Zoe Harris
Track Your Favorite Wild Team via the SportsEngine App
Did you know that SportsEngine provides a free iPhone or Android app? You can follow your team and get the latest schedule, calendar, news, player profiles, scores, stats, photos and videos!
It is the quickest way to get the information you need about your team! It takes you directly to your teams’ Team Page where all the vital information is kept for you!
Steps:
1. Go to your App Store
2. Search for the SportsEngine app
3. Download
4. Launch
5. Search for your team name or by the team’ Mobile ID Code listed below:
Rep Teams
19UAA: 618817
19UA: 618819
14UAA: 900004
12UAA: 900005
Travel Teams
12U/14U Travel Team: 618820
10U T1 Red Travel Team: 1108864
10U T2 White Travel Team: 2163123
8U T1 Travel Team: 1108892
League Teams
12U/14U Team Red: 2001658
12U/14U Team White: 2001657
10U Team Red: 2001654
10U Team White: 2001653
10U Team Grey: 2001652
8U Team Red: 2001398
8U Team White: 2001397
Learn to Play Class
2017 Learn to play: 1296593
WWFHA Team Photo Night
– Save the Date!
This year WWFHA team and individual photos will be taken at the end of October during each team’s off-ice session.
The teams and times are listed below. There will be no make-up dates.
Please be on-time, bring in the order sheet provided by your team manager, and wear your team jersey (red for Rep teams).
Tues Oct 24
- 12UAA - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- 19UA - 7:45pm - 8:45pm
Thurs Oct 26
- 19UAA - 6:00pm – 7:00pm
- 14UAA - 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri Oct 27
- 10U League Teams - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- 12U/14U League Teams and 12U/14U Travel Team - 7:15pm - 8:15pm
Sat Oct 28
- 10UT1 Red Travel Team: 2:15pm - 3:15pm
- 8U League and 8UTI Travel Team: 3:00pm - 3:45pm
- 10UT2 White Travel Team: 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Learn to Play Classes Fun!
27 new hockey players participated Sunday Oct 8th in WWFHA’s Hockey 1 and Hockey 2 Learn to Play Class.
Check out the pictures on Facebook or the Learn to Play team page!
There is still time to register; classes are pro-rated.
Session: October through December 2017
Length: 9 classes
Days: Sundays
Times: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Click here for more information and to register!
Recovery from Sports Concussions Longer for Adolescent Girls Athletes than Boys
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Adolescent girls take longer than boys to recover from their first sports-related concussion, according to a study in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Researchers examined the medical records of 200 middle school and high school athletes presenting to a sports clinic with their first sports-related concussion. The time to symptom recovery was significantly longer for girls than boys (median 28 vs. 11 days).
The authors say that several factors could be at play. For example, boys' larger neck mass could protect them, while girls may have a faster basal rate of glucose metabolism and greater glucose demands after concussion, which could prolong recovery time.
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Experts' Edge Series
Sink the Stink: Hockey Odor
USA Hockey Magazine and the New York Times tackles the stink of hockey gear in their latest articles.
A few safety suggestions:
- Do NOT share gear, towels, water bottles or anything that gets damp with anyone
- Wash your hands immediately after hockey, and the rest of your body as soon afterwards as possible
- Cover open wounds, scrapes or cuts so that gear does not contact them
- Air your gear out – take gear out of the bag after each use and air it out
- Wash gear at least once a month with a hospital grade detergent (consider using the larger washers at paid washer and dryer locations)
The articles say:
The smell of a hockey bag or locker room is as much a part of the game as sticks and pucks. Even though the odor is synonymous with the game, it’s pretty tough to describe to those unfamiliar with its aromatic nuances.
“It’s just its own smell. It’s worse than wet-dog smell, but it’s different from a standard body odor smell. It’s just different,” said Carolyn Christians, a North Carolina hockey mom of two. “There is somewhat of a positive association with it, because it’s hockey season so it smells good. It’s a terrible smell, but it smells good.”
“Most people don’t realize that the odor is caused by dangerous bacteria,” said Steve Silver, founder of SaniSport, a company that specializes in the cleaning and sanitation of protective equipment. MRSA, the acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, causes disease that has disabled some athletes, cutting short their careers, and the most severe cases have been fatal.
Click here to read the full article and the side-bar article by University of Denver men’s hockey equipment manager.
Click here to read the NY Times Article
Ask WWFHA
Q: Are You Overestimating Your Child’s Abilities?
We share this great article from the CrossIceHockey.com website by Warren Tabachnick:
Avoid the trap of overestimating your child’s abilities
Like most parents (especially of the hockey variety), you probably think your child is the best. You wonder why they are not on the first line or given more ice time… or why they’re not the starting goaltender. As a parent, it’s only natural for you to feel this way.
But let’s face it, there comes a time when every parent needs to step back and look reality square in the face. Unless you’ve actually suited up and taken to the ice or stood behind your players on the bench, it’s almost impossible to be objective in evaluating your child’s skills and talent to play the game. This is how you can fall into the trap of overestimating your child’s abilities.
Like it or not, our emotional attachment to our offspring impedes our ability to fairly assess their performance especially when stacked up against their teammates, of whom we can be much more critical.
The fact is your child’s current relative skill level may not hold up as they move on in their playing career. As they get older and into higher levels, players just keep getting bigger. Also—heaven forbid—injuries can totally derail the trajectory of a youth hockey career, as can a simple change in your kid’s focus. Maybe they’ll find themselves getting involved with another sport or hobby, or with a love interest who takes up much of their time (they are getting older, aren’t they?). You get the picture.
If you see that your child is working hard and doing everything they can to improve but it’s just not happening, it’s a good indication that you are overestimating your child’s abilities and they’re not as good as you think they are. Your child’s coach might let you know that he or she lacks the ability to play a specific position (or even make the team). That doesn’t mean they should quit playing; it just gives you some better perspective.
Click here to read the full article.
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