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Ringette for All

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This coming season we are thrilled to be offering a Ringette for All (RFA) program for children with cognitive and/or physical disabilities.

Through an inclusive, safe, and fun environment, RFA players will learn the fundamentals of the sport as well as develop life skills that will benefit them in and out of the rink.

  • Any player, aged 8-18, with a developmental and/or physical disability is welcome.
  • Planned start date of mid October, running 1 hour/week until the beginning of February.
    Ice time: 2:45 p.m. Sundays at WinSport.
  • Registration opens June 21st, 2021.

For more information visit the Ringette for All page.

A Friend First

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The Ringette Calgary community is sad to share that our good friend and Patron, Hazel Skinner passed away on May 22nd at the age of 92 years. Hazel was instrumental in the creation of the Friends First program and encouraged young women to be kind, support one another and pay it forward. We will always be grateful to Hazel for her support and will continue to carry her message forward as inspiration.

WCRC Legacy Scholarship Winners

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The “2015 Western Canadian Ringette Championships Legacy Scholarships” have now been awarded. Applicants were scored based on their commitment to the sport of Ringette through playing, coaching, officiating and other volunteer activities as well as school and community participation and service.

Congratulations to Sophie Tsougrianis and Tristan Earle who each received $1000.

Office Closure

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Please be advised that the Ringette Calgary office is temporarily closed until further notice.
Phone messages and emails will be responded to on a regular basis.

Temporary Shutdown

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Thank you to all of you for doing everything you could possibly do to keep your players, parents and team staff as safe as possible during a very challenging season. As League Director, I am very proud of our protocols, compliance and safety record.

Here’s hoping the 2021-22 season comes with a little more “normalcy”, and that we will see you all back in the rinks, but in the meantime, stay safe.

Warm regards,
Judy Renneberg, League Director

Athlete Development Matrix

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Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) is a movement to improve the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada. CS4L links sport, education, recreation and health and aligns community, provincial and national programming. Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is a seven-stage training, competition and recovery pathway guiding an individual’s experience in sport and physical activity from infancy through all phases of adulthood. … Read More

Ringette Calgary History

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Check out the extensive Ringette Calgary History section of this website. You will find information, photos, and interesting facts – starting from our first season (1977). Did you know: In July of 1978 “Calgary Ringette” joined “Ringette Alberta” Frances Willis organized the first Ringette School in Calgary in 1979 Referees were strictly volunteers until 1984 when game fees were introduced ($4-$6) Ice cost $50 per … Read More

Get More from Sport

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All parents and coaches are encouraged to watch this video and check out the Get More from Sport website. “Sports used to be about children competing against other children. Now, all too often it is about adults competing against other adults through their children. The ‘Get More From Sport’ campaign is spot on, and it is critical that this message reach … Read More

Shot Clock Operator Summary

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Straight from the Ringette Canada rule book, here is a handy summary of shot clock rules that everyone should have. There is a  link at the bottom of the document to the Ringette Canada officiating website and under the rule book tab in section 24 you will find all the rules pertaining to shot clock as well as cases if anyone … Read More

Adult Ringette

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Open A, B, C Ringette is organized through the Calgary Open Ringette Association (CORA) and includes two post-secondary teams – UofC and MRU.

Those interested in joining or trying out for a team please visit the CORA website for more information.

Post Secondary Ringette

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There is opportunity for players attending a post-secondary school in Calgary to play on the UofC Open A Dinos Ringette team.  The University of Calgary team competes in the the CORA Open A division in Calgary and have opportunity to attend the University Challenge Cup.

For more information about playing in CORA (Calgary Open Ringette Association) visit their website and check out the classified section.