Knowra Ringette Ringette Ringette is a team ice sport in which players use straight sticks to pass and shoot a rubber ring into the opposing team’s goal. It is played primarily by women and girls, with rules designed to emphasize passing and teamwork.
Ringette rules : The regulations governing ringette, including possession, player movement, contact, and scoring. The blue-line passing rule and restricted defensive zones structure play around team possession.
Sam Jacks : A Canadian sports organizer who developed ringette in the 1960s. Jacks created the sport and helped establish its first rules.
National Ringette League : Canada’s national league for elite adult ringette competition. It is the country’s top-level domestic league.
Floorball : An indoor team sport in which players use lightweight sticks to move a plastic ball. Like ringette, it favors passing, but it is played on a floor with a ball.
Ringette stick : A straight-shafted stick with a tapered blade designed to control and propel a ring. Its blade shape helps players lift, catch, and pass the ring.
North Bay, Ontario : A city in Ontario, Canada, where ringette was first introduced in 1963. The sport’s first public game was played there.
Ringette World Club Championships : An international competition between club teams from ringette-playing countries. Club competition offers an international counterpart to national-team championships.
Bandy : A team ice sport played with sticks and a ball on a large rink. Its ball and broad playing area offer a different alternative to ringette.
Ringette ring : A hollow, rubber ring used as the projectile in ringette. Its open center and rubber construction make handling unlike handling a puck.
Ringette Canada : The national governing body for ringette in Canada. It coordinates the sport’s Canadian rules, development, and national competitions.
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