WWFHA is an all-girl hockey association focused on long-term development rather than on short-term success. Our goals are to:

• Provide an opportunity for female players to play all-girl hockey at recreational and competitive levels.
• Retain and develop a pool of players who are able to compete at local, state, and national levels.
• Create a supportive and positive girl-centric environment for learning the techniques, systems and strategies of the female hockey game.
• Develop on-ice skills, off-ice conditioning, well-body practices, positive thinking, goal-orientated behaviors, and the knowledge of the collegiate process as players progress through the WWFHA program and system.
• ​Instill hard work and dedication while having fun and fostering a love of the game.
• Showcase the talents of players to NCAA varsity and ACHA non-varsity hockey scouts.
• Equip female players with the tools and training to compete at the national and collegiate levels.

WWFHA's mission is to empower girls through the sport of ice hockey thus promoting healthy lifestyles for more productive, healthy and happy lives.

WWFHA’s philosophy is based on long-term development, not short-term success. Our program is carefully crafted to develop players in the female game in preparation for high levels of hockey, with female learning styles and methodologies in mind. Short term success, such as win-loss records and similar stats, are secondary to game-by-game, month-by-month, season-by-season individual growth and development.

Long-term efforts with successful impact:

• Establishing teams that last many years. As players come and go they cycle through being new to a team and being team leaders. Younger players will start setting goals based upon particular teams and leadership roles.
• Attending tournaments as regularly rostered teams. Tournament-only teams were very common in the late 1990’s and 2000’s until college coaches noted the overall lack of development and reduced numbers of skilled players engendered by this practice. All players will thrive and develop in the context of their own team in a tournament environment at 12U and above.
• Keeping age and ability levels as appropriate as possible. Players in an appropriate skill level develop more thoroughly and soundly. For example, a player on an appropriate team will receive a lot of playing time in many situations, whereas a player who ‘plays up’ receives less playing time and little situational play as older, more skilled players are given that ice time. Thus, they will struggle to develop in addition to risking greater potential for injury.
• Looking for consistent improvement each game and over the season rather than at the win-loss column. Assessing a team on their win-loss stats, especially at younger ages and when girls play in all-boys’ leagues is like comparing apples and oranges. Be aware of player improvement from game-to-game and over the entire season vs. their season statistics. Moreover, look at the health and attitude of the team. Healthy, happy players who have lost many games but focus on teamwork and fun will develop more and remain in the game longer than players who are winning but are pressured and statistic-driven.

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WWFHA has established a very specific process for female individual and team growth and development based on a wealth of experience in female ice hockey. Players gain most from this process when joining the association early.

Each team is centered on a curriculum that is age and talent-specific to promote each player through the WWFHA system.

• 8U Teams
  • Skating and hockey skills
  • Respect for the game and all participants
• 10U Teams
  • Skating and hockey skills
  • Introduction to sports goal setting and visualization
  • Respect for the game and all participants
• 17U/14U/12U House, 12U Tier 3/A and 12U Tier 2/AA Teams
  • Skating and hockey skills
  • Introduction to hockey systems
  • Introduction to sports goal setting and visualization
  • Respect for the game and all participants
• 14U Rep Tier 2/AA Team
  • Refine skating and hockey skills
  • Basic hockey systems
  • Basic sports goal setting and visualization
  • Initiate thoughts of collegiate play (NCAA or ACHA)
  • Mental focus and toughness
  • Time management
  • Respect and passion for the game
• 17U Rep Tier 2/AA Team
  • Perfecting skating and hockey skills - strength, control, accuracy
  • Improving hockey systems and counter systems
  • Focusing on physical fitness
  • Proficient at goal setting, visualization and successful thinking techniques
  • Knowledge of the collegiate recruiting process and showcasing
  • Proactively focus on preparing for college and playing collegiate hockey for the NCAA or ACHA
  • Mental toughness, respect and passion for the game
• 19U Rep Tier 3/A Travel Team
  • Improve skating and hockey skills
  • Mastering hockey systems and counter systems
  • Off-ice conditioning
  • Peaking in physical fitness
  • Mastering goal setting, visualization and successful thinking techniques
  • Knowledge of the collegiate recruiting process 
  • Organize and prepare to play collegiately for NCAA or ACHA
  • Mental toughness, respect and passion for the game