05/10/2019
Try Hockey for Free next weekend! Tell your friends!
TRY HOCKEY FREE May 18th and 19th!
Try Hockey Free Day is happening at both locations! This event is for children between the ages of 4 and 9 years old that would like to try hockey for the first time. To register go to tryhockeyforfree.com
KIRKLAND:
Saturday May 18th 1:45pm to 2:45pm
At Sno-King Ice Arena - Kirkland
RENTON:
Sunday May 19th 12:45pm to 1:45pm
At Sno-King Ice Arena - Renton
Please share with anyone that you think might be interested!
https://www.snokinghockey.com/tryhockeyfree
04/19/2019
At all ages - kids need to learn to fail repeatedly and cope with it
If they’re not failing, they’re not improving
In the film “Apollo 13,” actor Ed Harris famously utters the line, “Failure is not an option” in regard to the American mission to land on the moon for a third time. The line reflects the life-or-death nature of decisions made in space, but one also needs to consider this: in order to conque...
04/08/2019
FOUR new sessions of Hockey 1 started this weekend, with lots of smiles, skating, and stick rides!
10/05/2018
It’s a new year of beginner hockey! Our 200 Beginners are off to a good start this season.
09/05/2018
Try Hockey For Free Days at Sno-King Ice Arenas!
This event is designed to provide kids between the ages of 4 to 9 a completely free opportunity to have an on-ice experience with other children.
The next TryHockeyFree events are scheduled as follows:
KIRKLAND Saturday, September 22nd, 8:45am-9:45am (on-ice at 9:00am)
RENTON Sunday, September 23rd, 1:55pm-2:55pm
To register go to http://snokinghockey.com/tryhockeyfree
07/14/2018
It’s the most important part of sport! It doesn’t matter how good your player is, if they are not having fun, they will not learn, they will not improve, and eventually they will quit. We learn through fun!
Fun Tops the Charts for Young Athletes
This article discusses the importance of finding out what “fun” means to your athletes, and how to go about including it in training sessions.
07/07/2018
Hockey is the only one with increasing participation!
Have adults ruined children's sport?
Why the adults worrying about children's lack of exercise may be at least partly to blame.
07/07/2018
We can all use this advice!
5 tips for first-time hockey parents
Being the parent of a hockey player is a lot like learning how to skate. You might think you know what you’re doing, but once you actually commit to it, things are more slippery than you expected. But it doesn’t have to be that hard, said Ben Frank, president of Junior Reign Youth Hockey in Cali...
06/05/2018
Our own Doug Kirton and Jenn Wood talking about growing youth hockey!
The NHL’s arrival in Seattle could be a boon for local youth hockey
Mekai Sanders is like most kids who grow up playing hockey. The Gig Harbor native, who recently turned 15, has starry-eyed dreams of reaching the top level of the sport and to be like his favorite …
04/09/2018
We are so ready!!
Our Sno-King Amateur Hockey Association Try Hockey Free program in the news!
Is Seattle ready to take to the ice?
Like blizzard baby booms, it’s what some coaches call the Olympic bump — when rosters and registrations swell for Olympic sports, particularly with a gold medal win for U.S....