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Washington Wild Email Newsletter:
October 26, 2016

WASHINGTON WILD NEWS

The Wild in Idaho

The Wild 12U/14U House team traveled to Lewiston, Idaho this past weekend to participate in a two game exhibition invitational with the Moscow Polar Bears. The Wild played aggressively as they attacked for the puck.
 
Two girls played in net for their first time and did a great job. The Polar Bears may have won both games (final scores 6-8 and 3-5), but the Wild made them work and played with great heart.
 
Our gracious hosts, the Polar Bears, provided dinner after Friday's game and invited us to a free skate. The girls enjoyed making new friends and experiencing a road trip, and the parents loved the excitement of watching the girls play their best games so far this season.  GO WILD!!

Wild Sunday Girls' Hockey Jamborees

Another successful Sunday Wild Jamboree (monthly all-girl hockey scrimmage) occurred October 23rd!
 
We will hold another November 20^th. Up to 3 games will occur at one time, based on skill level, at Highland Ice Arena from 8:45am – 9:45am on ice.

Please Welcome The Wild Baby!

Congratulations to Coaches Steven (12U Rep) and Tamera Ringstad (‘on leave’) for the birth of their second child!
 
The WWFHA welcomes Cheyanne Kellyn Ringstad into the WWFHA family. If she is anything like her parents and big brother, we expect to size her skates any day!
 
Cheyanne showed up a little early at 36 weeks on October 19, at 20 inches long, weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces.

Girls' Try Hockey for Free Event: Help Grow Girl's Hockey!

Please help spread the news - send an email, 'share' a social media post, or call someone up and tell them about the November 12th Girls' Try Hockey for Free event!
 
This is a USA Hockey event across the country and there will be several give-away items!
 
We need student coaches and adult volunteers to help on and off the ice. Please contact

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Strideline Team Socks Are Here

If you ordered Team Socks, they will be delivered to your next practice at Highland Ice Arena. 
 
There are a few extra pairs available, so get them before they disappear - $20 per pair.
 
Engineered to be the most comfortable sock you will ever wear, they use only the highest quality materials that stretch and compress for the perfect fit, while providing unmatched comfort. Features include padded heel and toe, patented heel strap which secures ankle mobility and maintains distinctive fit and comfort, compression calf to maintain stretch and maximum performance, and Stridetec™ moisture wicking fabric which optimizes breathability and air flow.

The Experts’ Edge

Sleep as a Performance Enhancer

It’s about time we go back to basics and take into consideration something we do for 1/3 of our lives (i.e. sleep!) as having serious potential for elevating our athletic performance and well-being.

Don’t get me wrong, the foods we eat, the quality of water we drink and air we breathe, the community we surround ourselves with, and the exercises we do are all instrumental in the development of a highly functioning athlete whose risk of injury is minimized.

However, none of these variables are as freely and readily influenced as sleep. If you are unsure of its importance, simply refrain from sleeping for one night and see how you feel the next day.

Click here to find out why Dejan Matijevic considers sleep a form of therapy.

Ask WWFHA

What’s the difference between the blue pucks and the black pucks?

There's a healthy dose of sport science to support using age-appropriate dimensions and equipment.
 
When parents ask Joe Bonnett about 8U kids using blue pucks, his explanation involves a different sport entirely: cricket. There’s a video he saw awhile back featuring adults attempting to use equipment far heavier than the standard bat and ball. Not surprisingly, the participants could hardly play the game.

Bonnett, a regional manager for USA Hockey’s American Development Model, says it best demonstrates why children between 5 and 8 years old shouldn’t use the standard 6-ounce black puck. Instead, they should embrace the 4-ounce blue puck the ADM has adopted for 8U programs.

“Hockey traditionally hasn’t been known to do age-appropriate, kid-specific modifications,” Bonnett said. “But consider other sports. Using a smaller soccer ball has always been considered normal. Using a smaller basketball hoop is normal, a smaller basketball, a lighter baseball bat and T-ball. All of that is kind of ingrained in our society, and USA Hockey just introduced hockey’s version of that.”

Click here to read more about myth busting and challenging goalies here.

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