The Lady Yellowjackets took part in the 5th Annual Puck Cancer tournament last weekend at Glacier Ice Arena. We tied for 2nd place, and after tie breakers, we were placed 3rd and went onto the consolation game for 3rd and 4th place. With a winning score of 3-0 we took 3rd place. Attached is our game winning team photo.
Pictured in the 3rd row: Dave Walker, Melba Hartman, Cyndi Whitehead, Laura Martinek, Shari Schlau, Gall Tishke, Cheryl Peterson, Maura O'Malley,
2nd row: Sally Walker, Jan Willett, Brittany Schlau, Samantha Martin, Linda Martin, Mary Dunphy
1st row: Tracey Baugher
Missing: Nichole Hart, Molly Przeklasa
The Yellowjackets Women's Hockey Program (YWHP) is a recreational women’s ice hockey program made up of women ages 20 to 61. The women's program plays hockey at Crystal Ice House in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The YWHP is a fun, semi-competitive skills-based program that is committed to improving women's hockey skills, promoting camaraderie and growing women's hockey!
YWHP is starting its first season. This spring we started with ten brave women and now have over twenty-five players involved in our multi-level skills programs and games. Our women players all share the joy of playing hockey together along with supporting and encouraging each other. They have burned millions of calories, gained flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, skating skills and most of all confidence in themselves.
The players come from all backgrounds and levels of hockey experience. Some women have played since they were children, some just started this spring. But the one thing they have in common is that they all want to learn more about the game of hockey and have fun.
As part of their commitment to learning the game, they will have regular developmental sessions and games during the starting start in mid September.
The Women’s team is participating in the annual Puck Cancer Tournament at the Glacier Ice Rink in Vernon Hills on Saturday, August 8th.
The highlights of our YWHP are the:
- Exceptional quality of our skills-based programs at all levels
- Exceptional quality of our coaches, who believe in them
- Joy of playing the game of ice hockey
- Camaraderie, support, mutual respect, and encouragement among the women
Yellowjackets Women’s Hockey Program (YWHP)
Firewagon Hockey, Inc. is committed to the development of Women’s hockey programs. We are proud to offer the following YJ Women’s 2009/2010 Hockey Programs.
· Breakfast Club – Wednesday Mornings
· Women’s Power Skating – Tuesday Nights
· Women’s Skills, Concepts, and Competitive Games – Wednesday Nights and Weekends
The following highlights some of the key points of each program:
Women’s Skating – Tuesday Nights
· One 1-hour session per week (12 Weeks)
· 12 hours of ice time
· Proper use of inside and outside edges, including pivots
· Acceleration
· Transition
· Balance, Power, Speed, Quickness
· Forward and Backward strides with pucks
Season Fees: $184
Breakfast Club – Wednesday Mornings
· One 1-hour session per week (12 Weeks)
· 12 hours of ice time
· Individual skating technique to improve balance, agility, quickness, speed, and control
· Skill instruction on stick handling, passing, and shooting
· Offensive and defensive concepts
· Individual and team positional play
· Situational scrimmages and small games
Season Fees: $184
Women’s Skills, Concepts, and Competitive Games – Wednesday Nights and Weekends
(Adult Skills and Concepts – Wednesday Nights / Competitive Games – Weekends)
· One 1-hour session per week (24 Weeks)
· 24 hours of ice time
· Skill instruction on stick handling, passing, and shooting
· Offensive and defensive concepts
· Individual and team positional play
· Situational scrimmages
· 8 to 10 Competitive Games
Season Fees: $345
To register go to www.firewagonhockey.com. For more information contact the YJ registrar at 815.353.6283 or YWHP Director Linda Martin at 847.219.5751