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Washington Wild Email Newsletter:
April 20, 2017
WASHINGTON WILD NEWS
Beginners to Receive WA Wild Player Cards
As a tradition, Beginner players choose their favorite NHL player’s trading card after each practice. Now, they will be able to collect their favorite Washington Wild players’ card instead!
Starting Sunday, beginner players will be able to collect trading cards of all Washington Wild players on teams 12U and older from the 2016 – 2017 season.
Look for the new cards this weekend! Collect, trade and even get them autographed by student-coaches! Who knows—the player you choose could end up playing for the National team one day!
Weekly Wild Tuesday 3v3 Sessions:
New 19U Age Group Announced & Drop-In!
New age groups are set up for the popular Tuesday 3v3 session for 15-19 year old players and a new optional drop-in payment method for all ages.
Players Age 7 - 10 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!
Players Age 11 - 14 and (NEW) 15 - 19 experience:
- 3v3 scrimmages - fast paced, creative hockey in small spaces
- Age group-specific 3v3 play on divided ice
- Special guest coaches for the 11 – 14 age group
Dates for All Ages:
- April 25,
- May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23,
- June 6, June 13, June 20, June 27,
- July 11, July 18, July 25
Note: no sessions on May 30 or July 4
Location: Highland Small Ice
Time/Ages:
- 6:30pm-7:30pm:
- 7 - 10 year old – Skills Session & 3v3 Scrimmages
- 7:45pm - 8:45pm:
- 11 - 14 year old; one end of the ice - 3v3 scrimmages
- (new) 15 - 19 years old; other end of the ice - 3v3 scrimmages
Cost:
- Register and pay online for all dates - $168 for 12 sessions
- Register and pay online for specific session - $14 per session
- (NEW!) Register and pay at ice time - $20 rate for drop-in
Nominate or Apply for 2016 Mikayla Anderson Leadership Award
Named after Mikayla Anderson, Washington Wild member for 5 years and Alumna (2016) who captained the 19U Rep AA team, the Wild Leadership award will be given annually to the Washington Wild graduating player who exemplifies Mikayla’s character and leadership on the ice, in the classroom, and in the community.
To be eligible, players must be:
(1) currently registered in WWFHA; and
(2) graduating from the program to attend college or pursue a career in the following year.
Qualifications include excelling in:
(1) Academic achievement
(2) Good school participation and service
(3) Good community participation and service
(4) Hockey participation and leadership
WWFHA members may nominate a qualified student-athlete (nominated athlete will then need to apply), or a player may apply herself. This season’s deadline is April 30th (if nominating, please allow enough time for the player to apply).
Click here for more information on the annual award, general guidelines and qualifications, and links to nominate and/or apply.
Annual Visit with Engineered Sports
WWFHA visited conditioning partner and WWFHA pro-staffers at Engineered Sports to check out new equipment and learn about the progress of Washington Wild players training at the facility during the off-season.
More room and flexible days and times are available for players 12 and older, so grab some of your team mates and consider weekly session to keep in shape off-season! Athletes sign up for month-by-month membership. To set up a schedule please contact Bob at bob@engineered2win.com or call 425-512-8695 and mention the Washington Wild!
Help Us Paint: May 3 and 4!
Help us help Highland, Home of the Wild, by volunteering for touch-up painting!
Do you have an hour or two to spare to help with some very basic painting? Please join the Wild on Wednesday and/or Thursday May 3rd & 4th from 6pm – 9pm.
RSVP to zoeharris@yahoo.com if you can help for any part of those times and dates.
Tryouts for 19U, 14U and 12U AA
– Mark Your Calendar & Reg Next Week!
Tryouts for 19U, 14U, and 12U Rep AA teams will be the first weekend of August at Highland Ice Arena. All players interested in playing for a Washington Wild Rep AA team in these age groups and levels should attend.
Saturday Aug. 5 – Large Ice
1:30pm – 2:30pm: 19U AA
2:45pm – 3:45pm: 14U AA
4:00pm – 5:00pm: 12U AA
Sunday Aug. 6 – Small Ice
10:15am – 11:15am: 14U AA
11:30am – 12:30pm: 19U AA
12:45pm – 1:45pm: 12U AA
Players selected for Rep AA teams will practice starting Aug. 12th each weekend at the same time slots and ice sheets throughout the month of August.
Registration for Tryouts will open next week!
Eval Skate for League & Travel Teams
– Mark Your Calendar & Reg Next Week!
All players interested in playing for a Western Washington Female Hockey League (WWFHL), and subsequent Travel Teams, should attend the evaluation skate. Mark your calendars for the last Saturday of August at Highland Ice Arena.
Saturday Aug. 26 – Large Ice
1:30pm – 2:30pm: 10U
2:45pm – 3:45pm: 8U
4:00pm – 5:00pm: 12U/14U
Players will be placed on balanced teams for league play. Those interested in playing on a age-specific, tiered Travel team selected by skill levels will also be evaluated. Travel teams will play local exhibition games against boys’ teams, female teams, and tournaments.
Registration for Tryouts will open next week!
2017 Annual General Meeting - Mark Your Calendar
WWFHA invites all current members (all parents and guardians of 2016 - 2017 registered Wild players) to our Annual General Meeting.
Date/Location: May 20th at 4:00pm at Highland.
We will present a brief re-cap of this season, a summary of plans for the coming season, hold voting for board members, and host a question and answer session.
Spring/Summer Female Hockey League - Sundays!
Interested in keeping the rust of your skates this summer and enjoying some friendly, local competition? This league will consist of three to five teams (roster spots may be shared), one ref per game, for players age 14 - 65 with skill level from beginner to college players.
Day: Sundays
Dates: May 14 – August 13 (we skip Memorial Day weekend and July 4th weekend)
Time: 4:30pm or 9:30pm
Locations: Highland, Olympicview of Lynnwood.
Fee: $250-350. The first payment is $250. The amount of the final payment will be determined after the exact number of participants is present. If you want to play, or want more details, email lisa.a.mcneill@gmail.com.
All Hockey Elite Spring/Summer Camp - Saturdays
 NOTE: All Hockey Academy, owned and operated by several top coaches from the area, is a separate entity from WWFHA. While WWFHA supports the program, All Hockey Academy is an independently owned and operated business that offers camps and tournament teams -- including a team attending the Beantown Classic and other tournaments.
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 may select players to travel to age-specific tournaments through the camp tenure.
Cost: $980 for 11 sessions
Click here to learn more - New Website! - https://www.allhockeyseattle.com/
Expert Edge
 Senator’s Strength Coach Alarmed over Declining Youth Athletic Skills
Chris Schwarz has a dream job.
As the strength and conditioning coach of the Ottawa Senators, Schwarz helps keep world-class athletes such as Erik Karlsson, Kyle Turris and Mark Stone finely tuned.
Schwarz isn’t referring to those star players, nor is he citing recent flu virus issues in the NHL when he says: “I can’t tell you how we’re in trouble. It’s an epidemic.”
Schwarz is talking about the lack of athleticism among our youth, even including some elite hockey players who didn’t play other sports or freelance in the playgrounds as children. He offers this simple test for parents: “Ask your kid if he or she can somersault. See if they can play catch with both hands. Can they run backwards? Do those three things. I think most parents would be astonished that their kids can’t do it.”
Those same parents approach Schwarz at his Fitquest private strength training centre and ask him to “make my son skate fast.” Unfortunately, it’s a losing proposition if the child hasn’t first learned to run and play; to kick and throw a ball.
Click here to read more.
Ask WWFHA
Q: Should I compare my player to others players?
A: No. Comparisons are death when it comes to player development.
If you are a parent, stop comparing your child to other kids. Just because your child is much better, or much worse, than other players at a given point in time doesn’t matter in terms of their long term development. If you are a coach, stop comparing players to each other or to players that played for you in the past. Coach your players at the level they are now within your team setting.
Click here to find out what kind of comparisons are helpful.
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