I am ringette - Active for Life stage
General Objectives – Description of the Stage
To provide a positive environment for lifelong physical activity
To be flexible in approach to assist all players
To provide integrated programs for athletes with a disability
To provide programs for athletes with a disability where possible
To encourage ongoing involvement and contribution to the sport through volunteering, coaching, officiating and being a parent/supporter
Guiding Principles
Ongoing community-based programming for all ages and abilities
Fun (socially motivated), balance between participation and competition.
Individualized instruction based on the needs of each athlete
Ensure life long participation in sport.
Tiering to accommodate varying abilities and experience and provide exposure to different levels of competition
Skill development under competitive conditions
Individual actions must be team oriented
Game plan/individual play must adapt to opponent
Technical Skill Benchmarks
Opportunity to develop, maintain and refine skills, depending on the level of players
Tactical Skill Benchmarks
Opportunity to develop, maintain and refine skills, depending on the level of players
Psychological Skill Development
- Decision training – correct decision making
- Goal setting – individual and team, long and short term, process and outcome
- Focus management/attentional control – concentration, coping strategies, stress management
- Anxiety management/emotional control – visualization (mental rehearsal of game situations) relaxation, arousal strategies
- Game preparation and routine – specific game strategies
- Self-awareness – positive thinking, attitude and adjustment, preparing to deal with success and failure, independence, personal strengths and weaknesses, attribution, self-coaching
- Team dynamics – teamwork, fair play, sportsmanship, ethics, shared leadership opportunities, effective communication strategies, understand team roles and identifying where they fit in
- Team building and social development activities
What does an Active for Life Ringette Program look like?
- Encourage daily participation in physical activity and sport, with an emphasis on learning and being healthy
- Encourage a minimum of 60 minutes moderate activity or 30 minutes of intense activity daily
- Encourage players to participate in a variety of summer sports
- Encourage involvement in physical and social activities
- Encourage ongoing general and specific fitness conditioning
- Season: 20-30 weeks (Preparation: 4-8 weeks, Competition: 7-20 weeks, Transition: 3-4 weeks)
- 20-30 competition days per season
- single peak periodization (peak for regional/league championships) or no periodization, depending on level
- players have the option of playing a position of choice but are not required to specialize; encourage more than one goalkeeper per team
- Players have fair, equal playing time
- Competition format:
Organized League games based on age level and/or ability (standings may be recorded).
Weekly games with some tournaments.
Tournaments, Provincial, League and Regional Championship format should be modified round robin or other format to allow maximum number of games for each team within a weekend.
- Off-season development:
Players participate in spring/summer sports to help with cardio training, balance and hand/eye coordination (e.g. lacrosse, soccer, aerobic base training and strength training)
Attend a ringette camp in the summer
Participate in pre-season camp for warm-up
Monitoring
General health and fitness
Ongoing skill and technique development, as needed
What Can Parents Do?
Older players may be self-sufficient and independent
Family is still important in providing support to the athlete and coaches, and enjoying watching their family member play
Coaching (Type of Coach)
Type of coach will depend on the performance level of the players
Other Areas of Player Support
Active and healthy lifestyle
Adherence to principles of fair play and True Sport
Access to ringette skills, drills, systems, plays
Know the rules of the game – rules training or officials training
