Tools For Practice Planning

Practice Plan Template (some pre-made practice plans can be found at the bottom of this page!)

Ringette Canada's Children's ringette tools

Hockey Canada’s Drill Hub has some great skating drills. Be sure to modify as needed for ringette!

Half Ice Shooting Drills

Half Ice Passing Drills

Miscellaneous drills: (many have different names or slightly different execution)

1v1 out of the corner - basic 1v1
pass/shoot/goalie warmup - 3 line L cut passing
pass/shoot/goalie warmup - half ice horseshoe
pass/shoot/goalie warmup - half ice horseshoe with turn pass
pass/shoot/goalie warmup - full ice horseshoe with drop
shooting/goalie warmup - Bentleys
shoot/pass/timing - Snakebite
passing - 2-player weave
skating pivots - Castle
passing & timing - 2Z passing, 2Z modified, 3Z passing
2v2 transition - Tumo’s Box
1v1 small area & support - Anu’s Squares

WARMUP EXERCISES

Try teaching your athletes about dynamic warmups! (this next list is one example)

Check out this series of videos based on FIFA 11+ exercises.

TACTICS & STRATEGIES

Tactics fall under the larger umbrella of strategies, and there are 4 categories: offense, defense, transition, and special situations. If you want to have a successful team, you’ll need to think about these 4 areas. With the younger athletes, you start with general tactics, which might even start with certain skills.

Offense:

Breakout - Flare, Flare Hi-Lo
Breakout - Power Left/Right, Power Left 2 Low
Other Breakouts
Video explaining 3 lanes and Quiet Zones
Drawings and explanation of 3 lanes and Quiet Zones
Support passes
L formation passing
Basic flow in the offensive zone
Drive skating
Ring handling/ring protection
Passing
Wrist shot practice

Defense:

Triangle Movement
- Triangle Positioning videos: Part 1, Part 2
- drawing and explanation
- additional/different illustrations: general, scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3
Zone Defense explanation
- additional Zone D drawing, full ice
Zone Defense from a center ice free pass
Forechecking - 2-on drawing/explanation
Defending a Drop Pass and Low Walk
Teaching goalside defense
Stick checking

Transition: (more added soon)

This section is really a combination of defense and offense. Defense to recover the ring, and offense to know where to go. Focus on correct checking (including body positioning), and then providing support for the ring carrier.

Special Situations:

General 4v3 setup video

Practice Plans

These are ongoing and cannot possibly address every situation coaches are looking for. Plans can and should be adapted to suit your athletes' abilities and stage of development. It never hurts to return to basics either! Many of these plans do not spend much time on skating skills - those skills and drills are much easier to find! These address primarily ringette-specific skills.

We welcome coaches to share their practice plans - send to bronwen@ringettealberta.com to be added to the site.

U10

RAB Challenge (U12/U14 - skill levels from U12C thru U14AA)

RAB Cup (U16/U19 - skill levels from U16C thru U19AA)