Allison Era
TEAM USA YEARS: 2008, 2009
Website/online diary/blog: www.playslikeagirl.com
Birthplace: Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
Home town: Glendale, AZ
Current Residence: Glendale, AZ
Education:
High School Attended: Independence High School
Year of Graduation: 2010
Location of High School: Glendale, AZ
Sports you competed in while in High School: Ice Hockey (3), Inline Hockey (3)
High School Honors: Honor Roll from 2006 through 2009
Occupation: Student
Career Goals: Would like to be a child psychiatrist.
Current Skating Club:
Team Excalibur, Phoenix AZ (Inline)
LA Selects Girls 19U, Westminster CA (Ice)
Coaches Name: Dave Marmorstein, Greg Era (Inline)
Jeff Turcotte and Patrick Angeles (Ice)
Began Skating: 6 years old (1999)
Number of years you have been competing: 9
Number of years involved in skating: 11
How did you become interested in skating? Went to watch a friend's hockey game with my dad and I fell in love with the sport and wanted to give it a try.
What is your favorite competition? World Championships, AAU Junior Olympics, and Narch
Who is your favorite skater and why? Angela Ruggiero - She is very accomplished on and off the ice and is a great player when it comes to both ice and inline hockey.
Recent skating highlights: 2009 National Championships (Ice)
Favorite web links: Az-hockey.com, usahockey.com, usarollersports.org
Favorite quote or term: "If winning were easy, everyone would do it" Charlie Jones
Favorite Food: Steak, potatoes, and caesar salad
Favorite Movie: Remember The Titans
Favorite place to shop: Kohl's
Most prized possession: My family and freinds mean the most to me
Most thrilling experience: Trying out for and making the 2008 USA Women's World Inline Hockey team at 15.
Most embarrassing experience: My first ice hockey game in the summer of 2000 (age 8) after only playing inline all my life. Wore my skate guards onto the ice, choked on my mouth-piece that had not been heat formed yet, and my breezers dropped to my knees on my first shift because I wasn't wearing suspenders.
Are you sponsored and if so, by whom: Castle Sports Club and Behind the Mask Hockey Shops
Future goals you hope to obtain as a skater: Become a hockey Olympic Gold Medalist.
Awards, honors and statistics received in roller sports:
2009 AAUJO Womens National Championships (Excalibur) Gold Medalist
2009 AAUJO 18u Girls National Championships (Excalibur) Gold Medalist
2008 Narch Finals Womens Platinum (OC Blades) Bronze Medalist
(Womens Platinum High Scorer Award)
2008 Narch Finals 18u Girls (OC Blades) Gold Medalist
2008 USARS Womens (Excalibur) Silver Medalist
2008 AAUJO 18u Girls National Championships (Excalibur) Gold Medalist
2008 AIHA State Champions Gold Medalist
(Womens Div and 16U Boys)
2007 AAUJO 18u Girls (OC Blades) Gold Medalist
2007 USARS Womens National Championships (Excalibur) Bronze Medalist
2007 State Wars Women (Team AZ) Gold Medalist and All American
2007 USAHIL Womens D1 Gold Medalist and All Tournament
2007 Narch Winternationals Women (Excalibur) Gold Medalist
2007 AIHA State Champions Gold Medalist
(Womens Div, 16U, and 14U)
2006 USARS Team USA 16u Girls
2006 USARS Womens National Championships (Excalibur) Bronze Medalist
2006 USAHIL Womens D2 Gold Medalist and All Tournament
2006 Narch Winternationals Women (Excalibur) Gold Medalist
2005 USAHIL Womens D2 Silver Medalist and All Tournament
Other awards and/or honors received outside of roller sports:
Honor student 2006-09 at Independence High School, Editor-in-Chief of my high school newspaper.
Other sports you participate in: Soccer, Lacrosse, Roller Derby
Who is your favorite sports figure: Shane Doan, Sidney Crosby (NHL Players)
Who is the person you most admire/greatest influence in your life and why: My dad because he pushes me to make goals and to achieve them.
List your hobbies: Hockey, working out, reading, gaming
What music do you listen to during training or competition?: Rock because it helps to pump me up
What makes you a unique and special person: I am a fierce competitor but am always there for someone in need.
If you could pick one word to describe you, what would it be: Determined
Family Information:
Father's Name: Greg
Father's Occupation: IT Professional and Ice/Inline Hockey Coach
Mother's Name: Lisa
Mother's Occupation: Human Resource Director
