You Can Be a Hockey Player! (Yes, You!)
Pikes Peak Women's Hockey Foundation Programs
How to become a member?
What happens at practice?
Worried you're not good enough?
What you need to do?
---------------------------------------------------- Pikes Peak Women's Hockey Foundation Programs
The Pikes Peak Women's Hockey Foundation (PPWHF) supports three women's hockey programs, the Timberwolves, the Silverwolves, and the Wolf Cubs.
The Timberwolves program hosts players at all levels from the beginner (who are ready to play in games) to more advanced and accepts new players throughout the year. They play in games in the Women's Association of Colorado Hockey (WACH) league at the B2 level and in a few tournaments in Colorado.
The Silverwolves is the competitive select team that competes in the WACH league and tournament, as well as tournaments in Colorado and nearby states. This team competes at the B1 level and host tryouts twice a year, once in the late summer for the initial team roster and once mid-winter for any open or remaining spots.
The Wolf Cubs program is open to all women who are new to skating and/or hockey who want to learn more before playing in a game situation. At the players' request, games may be scheduled against some area opponents later in the season, once the players have developed some confidence.
All players practice once a week, which includes skill development, fitness, team play and scrimmaging. All hockey played is non-checking.
How to become a member?
Click here to become a member now!
Use our Online System! Three easy steps:
1. Fill out your contact information.
2. Read and agree to the PPWHF Code of Conduct.
3. Pay for your yearly membership and you are done!
If you have questions about membership, please send an email to membership@silverwolves.com . The first two practices are free for new members ($30 value). The required $30 membership fee for the season covers insurance and is due at your second free practice.
What happens at practice?
It's easy to find our practice schedule, but it may be hard to decide to come to one of our practices. We are always looking for more women to come out and play. And while we welcome women who already know how to play, we want you to know that many of us came to our first practice just barely able to skate.
Our practices are at Sertich Ice Arena, usually Tuesday or Wednesday nights. We do some warm-up skating and everyone stretches. Then, there are usually a few drills emphasizing skating and passing. After that, the Silverwolves (B1) team takes one end of the ice and the rest of us (the Timberwolves, new people, and visitors . . .) the other; we often do combined sessions, too. Sometimes we work on basic skills - passing, shooting, skating with the puck. Sometimes we work on game skills, like trying to get the puck away from someone else. Sometimes we work on positioning - where to be when we're defending, where to be when we're forechecking, etc. We love to work on our breakout (how to get the puck out of our own (defensive) zone). Finally, we usually wind things up with 15-20 minutes of scrimmaging, with everyone participating.
Worried you're not good enough?
If you can skate all the way around a rink without grabbing the boards, you're good enough. (Notice that falling down is not a problem - that's why we wear all that padding.) We're pretty good at encouraging the new people and challenging seasoned veterans in the drills and the scrimmages.
What do you need to do?
You need full equipment, but if you contact us first, we can usually scrounge up the needed pieces: shin pads, breezers (padded pants), elbow pads, a helmet, gloves, shoulder pads, garters or a "jill", cool-looking hockey socks, a stick. You also need skates, but you can rent those at the rink. And bring a water bottle. You may feel silly taking on all this equipment, but the first time you fall and realize you can't feel the ice, you'll understand why you're wearing it. And we will help you dress.
After your two free practices, the cost is $12 per practice. Whenever we begin a new set of practices, you have the opportunity to prepay, at a considerable savings.
Don't wait!
Everyone does it, of course. You think you need to get better at stopping or skating, but what you need to do is to come out and play. If you've never gone out there with a stick in your hand, you just don't know how it will change your outlook on the world. Before you know it, you'll be telling other people that they need to play, too.
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