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| Ringette is a unique winter ice sport played primarily by females,
but is open to all. This non-contact sport has players using a straight
stick and a hollow rubber ring. Ringette rules require individuals
to pass over each blue line, thus encouraging team play.
Ringette is now played across Canada, boasting 50,000 players.
Ringette is played internationally in Estonia, Finland,
Sweden, France and the United States. The sport has also been introduced
to Japan, Australia, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. |
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1963, the late Sam Jacks of North Bay, Ontario, created the game
of ringette so that girls in his community would have a team sport
to play during the winter months. Recently, Ringette
Canada developed an athletic scholarship that bears Agnes Jacks' name to honor her for all the time she spent being an ambassador to the sport her husband invented.
The sport of ringette was introduced to Saskatchewan in 1973 by Mr. Bob Gotts of Regina, with the Ringette Association of Saskatchewan established in 1976. Ringette Saskatchewan’s sport history book, With This Ring (available for purchase) traces ringette’s development in various communities throughout the years. Presently,
Saskatchewan has approximately 2000 registered players, over
400 bench personnel and 287 officials.
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As with any sport, the rules that govern play can be extensive. The following is a list of the major playing rules:
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Fast
paced, non-contact ice sport
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The following equipment must be used:
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Age Divisions:
Player age is determined on December 31st during the year of play
[source:www.ringettesask.com] |
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