Lisa Brown Ringette Tip – Keep The Ring By Getting To The Middle
on Apr 30 in Defence tagged by adminA Lisa Brown Ringette Tip
There are 3 secrets to keeping the ringette ring when you’re being checked:
Skate. And by that I mean, really skate – move your feet at top speed and “head for daylight”.
Get to the middle of the ice (away from areas where you can be trapped by checkers).
Hide the ring by “building [...]
How to Magnetically Attract the Ring
By Lisa Brown
Have you ever noticed that some ringette players are ring magnets?
They always have the ring, and everyone wants to give them the ring.
To be a ringette ring magnet, you must be a smart player. You must learn little known tricks to keep the ring even in tough circumstances. When you demonstrate a superior [...]
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How to Channel Perfectly in a Small Space
A defender`s job when playing one versus one is to channel.
Channeling is what you do when you try to force an opponent away from the front of your own net.
Sometimes defenders have to channel for a long time (from the blue line all the way in on a fast break) and sometimes they channel [...]
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How To Pick Up The Ringette Ring Easily: Perfect Your Timing
"Too Early, Too Late, Just Right"
If you miss the ring, it’s because your timing is off.
You are either putting your stick down too early (and poking the ring) or too late (and missing the ring altogether).
To consistently pick up the ring with ease, you need to get your TIMING just right.
Remember the bedtime [...]
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Ringette Defenders: Keep Your “Head on a Swivel” in the Triangle
By Laura Warner
In 2000 the Canadian Ringette Team lost to Finland by one goal in the final of the World Championships Ringette Tournament. After the tournament we talked about what had gone wrong and one topic kept coming up.
In our defensive end the Finns seemed to “come out of nowhere” and catch us by surprise [...]
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