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What is Ringette?
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What is Ringette?Ringette
Highlights Ringette
is a fast-paced game. Skating is emphasized as is fitness, coordination,
judgment, teamwork, positional play and sportsmanship.
Originally organized
forty years ago, ringette participation continues to grow world-wide.
> More on the history of ringette. <Click
to enlarge photos.  How
Ringette is played: - On a standard size ice rink.
- Played
with a bladeless stick, a rubber ring, sports skates
and protective
equipment. - Players use the straight
stick to pass, carry, and
shoot a rubber ring to score goals.  Since
ringette is a team sport played with skates on ice, comparisons to hockey are
inevitable.
Briefly, here are some similarities
and differences, all of which contribute to ringette being a fast passing team
sport: -
Players: Five skaters and a goaltender
allowed on the ice at the same time. -
Body
checking: intentional body checking is prohibited. -
Rink
lines: Slightly different from hockey, as shown in this drawing. 
A. Goaltender's
Crease
B. Free Play Line
C. Blue Line
D.
Free Pass Circle
- Goaltender's crease (A): Except
for the defending goaltender, players from either team are not allowed in the
goalie's crease.
- Free Play Line (B):
A thin red line (B) at the top of the Free Pass Circles (D).
- Restricts each team to three skaters between the Free Play Line and the
goal.
- Spreads the play out around the goal area.
- Encourages
quick transitions from defence to offence by the defending team.
- Blue
line (C): The centre red line is not a
factor in ringette play. However, the blue line (C) has a major role.
- The rubber ring must be passed or shot over the blue line
- The
rubber ring must be touched by any player other than the originator of
the pass or shot.
- This effectively encourages passing and
teamwork, by preventing one player from skating end to end with the ring.
- Free
Pass Circles (D): There are five free pass circles
(D) on a ringette rink.
- Play violations, such as of
the goaltending crease (A), the free play line (B) or the blue line (C) passing
rules, results in a free pass.
- The referee places the ring within the
free pass circle. The team in possession then takes a "free pass"
from within the circle.
For a more detailed explanation
of the rules, read the simplified rules of ringette. About
the Etobicoke Ringette Association (ERA)The Etobicoke Ringette Association
is a non-profit sports organization, run by non-paid
volunteers who are dedicated to providing an opportunity for girls and young women
to participate and compete in the ice sport of ringette at whatever level their
talents will allow. Now in our fourth decade of operations, ERA's overriding
objective is to provide a positive, fun environment that promotes enjoyment for
the girls, encourages fitness and fellowship and teaches skating, skill, teamwork
and sportsmanship. |
