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PHOTOS COURTESY USA Hockey Program Services
GIRLS HOCKEY
SHE LEADS
THE WAY
USA Hockey Community Celebrates
Girls Hockey Throughout October
T
H E R I S E O F G I R L S H O C K E Y continued in October with more than 3,000 girls par-
ticipating in 101 USA Hockey girls events, including 75 during the 2025 IIHF World Girls'
Hockey Weekend (Oct. 17-19).
Numerous communities across the country celebrated the women and girls involved in
the sport and helped introduce hockey to new families.
In Seattle, 50 kids, ranging from 4 to 9 in age, attended a Try Hockey For Free event hosted by the
Seattle Kraken Youth Hockey Association at the Kraken Community Iceplex.
"The success is smiles per hour," said Julia Takatsuka, goalie development coach and Learn to Play
coordinator with the Seattle Kraken Youth Hockey Association. "We've got a ton of kids on the ice,
and the majority of them are smiling, having fun."
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COACHING
COACHING HER
Coaching HER
®
is a coaching resource designed to help coaches challenge conventional norms and rethink what it means
to coach girls. The mission of Coaching HER
®
is to reduce gender inequalities in sport by equipping coaches to lead with
awareness, intention, and inclusivity.
Coaching HER
®
address the often-overlooked issues that affect girls' and women's performance, confidence, sport
participation, and overall experience — specifically, the unconscious gender biases and stereotypes held by coaches.
USA Hockey is a champion of "Coaching HER
®
" as a resource to help advance the visibility of girls and women across sport
and create more inclusive environments.
Visit USAHockey.com/coachinghercorner To Learn More.
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2025 IIHF WORLD GIRLS' HOCKEY
WEEKEND | TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE
