 WWFHA ASSISTS
Washington Wild Email Newsletter:
August 24, 2016
WASHINGTON WILD NEWS
Team Schedules / Calendars
 The season starts in 2 weeks after the holiday weekend! Each teams' practice and event schedule is online.
Go to the main WWFHA calendar for your go-to source for team and association happenings.
Otherwise, each teams’ schedule is posted on the respective team page or download the SportNgin app and connect to each team via the app (see details in the article below).
NOTE: If you download the calendar from the website, be sure to refresh it from time-to-time as it doesn’t always automatically update.
Girls' Try Hockey for Free Event
 Please help spread the news - send an email, 'share' a social media post, or call someone up and tell them about the September Girls' Try Hockey for Free event!
Student coaches and adult volunteers are also needed to help on and off the ice. Please contact info@wwfha.com if you can help.
Please Join Us - It's FREE
- Date: Sunday September 11th
- Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Note: Please arrive 45 minutes early to get skates sized
- Location: Highland Ice Arena - 18005 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
Click here for more information and to register.
Register for the 2016 – 2017 Season Now!
 Practices start in 2 weeks so please register for your team today -- Click here to register now!
If you don't know which team to register for, please contact WWFHA.
Each player receives:
- A practice jersey
- Home and away game socks
- Washington Wild helmet stickers – team name / jersey numbers
Note 1: Player Release
If you played for another association last year (even in a beginner class), we need a Player Release before you register for a Wild team. This USA Hockey requirement states you are in good financial standing and/or have returned all the other association’s equipment. To obtain a release, simply email the Admin or Registrar of the other association--they should provide it to you within 24 hours. (Note: If you are double-rostering, you don’t need a Release). Then, submit the release to Adam Young, WWFHA Registrar.
Note 2: WWFHA Dues Payment
This season WWFHA will collect dues via SportNgin.
Once you select a team in the registration process, you will be required to make an initial down payment (first month's dues) and then be given 3 options for payment:
1. Pay in Full
a. Pay online via SportNgin
b. Pay via check and bring to the first practice
2. Pay Monthly online via SportNgin either by:
a. Monthly auto-debit
b. Monthly electronic bill/invoice
Note: If you did not pay the $50 tryout fee which is part of the season dues, you will be asked to do so.
Team Slush Fund payments will be handled through your team via the Slush Fund Manager.
SportNgin / Team App
 SportNgin provides an app (Android and iPhone) that allows each Washington Wild team to view their news, schedule, rosters, score, stats and more.
Download the SportNgin app in your preferred app store. Once the app is downloaded search for the team by the team ID code listed below.
- 19U Rep Tier 2/AA – 618817
- 19U Rep Tier 3/A – 618819
- 14U Rep Tier 2/AA – 900004
- 12U Rep Tier 2/AA – 900005
- 12U/14U team – 618820
- 10U team – 1108864
- 8U team – 1108892
Register for Beginner Hockey!
Register now for Washington Wild Beginners Hockey 1 and Hockey 2 classes.
Each session lasts twelve weeks, running from September 18 through December 18, minus two holiday weekends.
Need gear? No problem! Jim Ericson, Equipment Manager oversees the new WA Wild gear rental program.
Shoot and Score Club Summer Challenge
August is the final month for the Washington Wild Shoot & Score Club Competition!
Thanks to all that participated!
Be sure to submit your shot logs for the month!
Click here for full details.
Ian Gordon’s Goalie Pre-Season Prep
 As part of the continued effort to support and develop WWFHA goalies, WWFHA is excited to announce the Ian Gordon four-day, pre-season prep session for all WWFHA goalies at the ShoWare Center in Kent:
- Monday 29th: 2:00 – 3:00pm
- Tuesday 30th: 5:30 - 6:30pm
- Wednesday 31st: 5:30 – 6:30pm
- Thursday 1st: 5:30 – 6:30pm
For more information and details email Chris Colgan, Goaltender Director
Household Goods Needed
 Anne-Marie Dion, WWFHA’s new goalie coach and 8U head coach, just moved from the east coast and is trying to furnish her new apartment.
If you have anything extra you can spare from your home, please contact her at amdion13@gmail.com -- she is looking for everything!
- Plates, forks, knives, spoons, cups, bowls
- Cooking utensils
- Pots/pans
- Couch/sofa
- TV stand, or dresser that can hold a TV
- Dining room table (doesn't have to be huge)
- Dining room chairs
- Outside chairs (ADK, folding, plastic, she’s not picky)
She’s happy to come and pick stuff up (unless it's a couch and it doesn't fit in her little CR-V).
The Experts’ Edge
 Playing Collegiate Hockey—Advice from the Experts
The following article was posted in 2014 on the WWFHA website and is a brief look at the college hockey process seminars student-athletes participate within the organization. The article was recently pre-posted by an Ontario hockey association. While it will be updated in the coming months, it is a great overview.
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Many young student-athletes dream of playing women’s collegiate ice hockey. Many female players in North America and around the world devote massive numbers of hours on the ice to improve their skills, as well as work tirelessly to get in shape off-ice, earn great grades, and market themselves to university coaches. Moreover, parents work hard to give their daughters the best opportunities and experiences to help them achieve their dreams.
There are countless stories of how players reached their goal of playing in college and just as many myths about the process. We went straight to the people who know the process the best – the NCAA women’s ice hockey coaches and the independent scouts who advise coaches as they help develop and evaluate players.
Click here to read the full article on the WWFHA website.
Ask WWFHA
 What’s the easiest way for me to become a better player and team mate?
Work on these ten things that require zero talent.
- Being on time
- Work ethic
- Effort
- Body Language
- Energy
- Attitude
- Passion
- Being Coachable
- Doing Extra
- Being Prepared
[From ProActive Coaching]
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