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Washington Wild Email Newsletter:
February 22, 2017

WASHINGTON WILD NEWS

Western Washington Female Hockey LEAGUE & Travel Teams!

WWFHA announces the Western Washington Female Hockey League - the first all-female youth hockey league in Washington State.

The Western Washington Female Hockey League (WWFHL) will provide an in-house all girl hockey experience for the 8U and 10U age groups with balanced teams competing against each other starting in September 2017.

USA Hockey stands behind its American Development Model (ADM). Age-specific and age-appropriate training develops skills while keeping practices fun. The WWFHL follows the ADM and encouraging girls to develop to their full potential under proven guidelines.

WWFHA also announces new tiered Travel Teams for the 8U and 10U age groups. These teams will be formed shortly after next season begins and will play local exhibition games, travel for Canadian team play, and participate in various tournaments throughout the year. Participation on these teams is opt-in and via selection.

Watch for more details, including registration and financials for both the in-house teams and the travel teams!

19U Rep AA Win President’s Series

Congratulations to the Washington Wild 19U Rep AA team for winning the PCAHA Female President’s Series midget playoff championship!

See Great Hockey Locally—Cheer for the 19U Rep AA

The Washington Wild 19U Rep AA team meets Williams Lake in three exhibition games at Everett’s Xfinity Arena. Admission is free. Come cheer for the Wild as they prepare for the USA Hockey Pacific Districts, which will be held in Anaheim, CA March 2 – 5.

Exhibition schedule:

- Friday February 24^th 7:30pm - community rink
- Saturday February 25^th 12:30pm - main rink
- Sunday February 26^th 11:15am - main rink

Make posters, bring a friend, and cheer on the Washington Wild!

Click here for more information

PCAHA Weekend Playoffs in Review

12U Rep AA
2/18/17 vs. South Delta, Loss 1 – 2
2/19/17 vs. Meadow Ridge, Win 2 - 0

14U Rep AA
2/18/17 vs. Langley, Win 4 – 1
2/19/17 vs. Langley, Win 1 - 0

19U Rep A
2/17/17 vs. Tri Cities, Win 4 – 3
2/19/17 vs. Meadow Ridge, Win 2 – 1

19U Rep AA
2/17/17 vs. Abbotsford, Win 4 – 3
2/18/17 vs. Abbotsford, Win 4 – 2
2/18/17 vs. Meadow Ridge, Win 7 – 1
2/19/17 vs. Meadow Ridge, Win 4 - 1

Wild Stick and Puck Opportunity

Join your team mates at a Washington Wild stick and puck session on the Highland large ice. The session is unsupervised; however, parents welcome, too, to support the youth on-ice. All participants must have a current USA Hockey player/coach number.

Sunday February 26, 8:45 -9:45am

14U & 19U Rep AA Prepare for Districts

The Washington Wild 14U and 19U AA teams are buckling down and preparing to travel to Anaheim, California March 2 – 5, 2017 for the USA Hockey Pacific District Championships. The Pacific District is comprised of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Winners move on to the USA Hockey National Tournament in Troy, Michigan. Go, Wild!

14U Rep AA Schedule:

Thurs. March 2 - 11:00 AM vs Alaska North Stars
Thurs. March 2 - 5:45 PM vs. Alaska North Stars
Sat. March 4 - 10:00 AM vs Anaheim Lady Ducks
Sat. March 5 - 5:50 PM - Anaheim Lady Ducks
Sun. March 5 - 8:00 AM or 8:15 AM - Playoff TBD
Sun. March 5 - 2:30 PM - Championship game

19U Rep Schedule:

Thurs. March 2 – 3:00 PM vs. Anaheim Lady Ducks
Fri. March 3 – 2:00 PM vs. San Jose Jr Sharks
Sat. March 4 – 3:50 PM vs. AK All Stars
Sun. March 5 – 10:15 AM – Championship game

Seeking Sponsors for 2017 – 2018

Do you work for a company that provides sponsorship for non-profit organizations? Do you have connections to businesses that do? Corporate sponsorships are available and are a great way to support girls’ hockey and get company exposure to active, healthy families in the US and Canada. Help WWFHA with a sponsorship, or volunteer to help us make connections. Contact info@wwfha.com if you can help our players.

Women’s Hockey in Seattle

For the past 15 years, Seattle Women’s Hockey Club (SWHC) has organized an annual event that showcases women’s ice hockey. This event serves as an important part of SWHC’s fundraising during the year and has transformed into a community event that brings together many of the people, teams and businesses that makes hockey in Seattle great.

This super fun event includes fast paced, competitive women’s hockey games, a beer and wine garden, tasty hockey-approved concessions as well as games for kids and adults. Buy your tickets now online and we’ll see you at the rink.

Moms, want to learn how to play? This group will get you started! Beginners welcome!

For more information about SWHC, click here.

Weekly Wild Tuesday Weekly Scrimmage and Skills Sessions

Every Tuesday between April 25 and July 25, 8U and 10U players come together for a great mix of scrimmages and skills.

Players will experience:

3v3 scrimmages - fast paced, creative hockey in small spaces
Age-specific skills
Tons of fun and hockey development
Great preparation for hockey in the Fall

Whether your player is new to the all-girl hockey experience or an old pro, she will benefit from these weekly skates in the Spring and Summer. Have some fun and prepare for the 2017-2018 season!

Ages: 7 – 13 years old (split by age)
Dates: April 25, May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23, June 6, June 13, June 20, June 27, July 11, July 18, July 25 (not held on May 30 or July 4)
Time/Location: 6:30pm – 7:30pm at Highland Ice Arena (a second session at 7:45pm may be added depending on registration)
Cost: $14 per session or $168 for 12 sessions (must register online and pre-pay)
Registration: click here for more info and to register

All Hockey Elite Spring/Summer Camp

All Hockey Academy offers programs for 7-10, 11-14, and 15 and over age groups for elite players and those who desire to reach the next level by the beginning of the 2017-18 season.

Each age group will train on the large ice at Highland with some of the best coaches in the area and engage in off-ice stick-handling and a separate off-ice conditioning session. Shaun Miller leads a team of excellent coaches for this camp May - July.

Coaches select players to travel to age-specific tournaments through the camp tenure.

Cost: $980 for 11 sessions or $89 per session with payment plans available prior to camp start.

Click here to earn more.

Support the Wild when You Shop

Support your teams when you shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/75-3028953!

Amazon donates to West Washington Female Hockey Association. #StartWithaSmile

The Experts’ Edge:
Social Media in Youth Sports

What goes online, stays online
[by Patrick Carver]

Social Media is everywhere, including youth sports. It can work wonders growing your league but it can also endanger your players’ reputations with future employers and recruiters.

We want to help you understand the power of Social Media.

US Youth Soccer found nine out of 10 college coaches said their perception of a recruit has been negatively affected by a social media post.

A growing number of children have their own mobile devices and document their lives through Social Media. Survey reports have shown almost 58% of kids 8-12 years old have their own smartphones. By 13-17 years old, 78% of kids have their own.

Pew Research Center found that 92% of teens report going online daily and that 71% of those teens are using more than one social network site. While most children are innocent in their posting on those sites, they must remember that nothing is truly private once it’s posted online.

“Never let a 140 character tweet cost you a $140,000 scholarship.”
– Brandon Chambers, Former Marymount University Men’s Basketball Coach. @ChambersPVI

Think twice about your social media posts!

PLAYERS
Instead of using Facebook to let out your frustration or Twitter to retweet trash talk, it’s more acceptable to share game updates and photos with your teammates. Remember, future coaches, managers, and family members could be seeing what you’re putting online.

What should players post?
- A thank you to supporters
- Words of encouragement to others
- Topics they find interesting (as long as they are appropriate)
- Updates on their personal and athletic progress

Click here to read more.

Ask WWFHA

Q: What is WWFHA’s cell phone policy in locker rooms?

A: Cell phones and other mobile devices with recording capabilities, including voice recording, still cameras and video cameras, are NOT permitted to be used in the locker rooms, per USA Hockey rules. Take phones or other mobile devices outside of the locker room for use. Team managers or designees collect players’ cell phones and other mobile recording devices prior to locker room activity.