Surrey White Rock Ringette Association

LMRL Rinkside Newsletter – October Edition!

Click here for the newsletter of the Lower Mainland Ringette League.

Hawks Apparel

Ordering open now until October 14, 2024! We recently partnered with RealHip clothing to give you custom Surrey White Rock Ringette Apparel! Ranging from toques to track pants. Please visit the link here to order.

2024/2025 U14 Train to Excel Program is now OPEN

U14 TRAIN TO EXCEL PROGRAM – ATHLETE REGISTRATION

The U14 Train to Excel program will offer an introductory pathway for athletes into High Performance ringette and the Excellence Ringette Program, and bridge the gap between U14 Zone, and Excellence Ringette and Team BC at U16. Within the program, there are opportunities for virtual learning, as well as selection to up to two U14 Team BC rosters who will train and compete between January and March 2025, ending with the Western Canadian Ringette Championships in Langley, BC!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER – registration will open September 12th and close October 1st.

U14 TRAIN TO EXCEL PROGRAM – COACH APPLICATIONS

Ringette BC is currently seeking coaches interested in being a part of the U14 Train to Excel Program. Coaches will support the Virtual Program by attending monthly sessions, as well as be assigned to one of up to two U14 Team BC rosters.

  • Applications are now OPEN, and will be accepted until September 22nd.
  • Coaches must be CI Certified no later than December 31st 2024.
  • We are currently seeking
    • 1-2 Head Coaches
    • 2-6 Assistant Coaches
    • 1-2 Coaches in Training
  • CLICK HERE TO APPLY

If you have any questions, please direct them to both rebeccatamilselven@bcringette.org and Megan Howes at programeventscoordinator@bcringette.org

Come Try Ringette

We hosted a Come Try Ringette Session on Sunday, August 25. Thank you to everybody who attended.

For more information and to keep an eye our for future events please visit the link.

2024/2025 Registration – Now Open!

Registration for next years ringette season is NOW OPEN!

For more information on this upcoming seasons registration and how to register, please visit our registration page.

Board Positions for the 2024/2025 Season – 2 positions vacant

Thank you to everybody who attended our Annual General Meeting in May. Please note we still have two VACANT positions, equipment manager and our media director. If you are interested in volunteering for our board, please reach our to our President, Deanna. We couldn’t run our association without the incredible work of our volunteers, thank you.

If you need to reach out to any of our board members, visit our executive page for contact info.

Spring Ringette Registration – Closed

Spring Ringette is back for 2024. Sessions started in April and will run until early June. For additional information please visit the Spring Ringette page

SWRRA in the News!

A South Surrey teen is one of only two players from B.C. to head to the World Ringette Championships in Calgary, to compete Oct. 29-Nov. 4.

Julia Harvie, 17, now in Grade 12 at Earl Marriott Secondary, has been playing ringette since she was five years old, when she saw a poster at Centennial Arena in White Rock advertising a ‘Come Try Ringette’ event that the Surrey White Rock Ringette Association still runs to this day.

Harvie, who is busy with her studies as well as playing on, and practicing with, three different ringette teams, still volunteers when she can with the ‘Come Try Ringette’ functions the association still holds…

To read the full story, please click here

City Of Surrey – Introduction to Ringette Program

The City of Surrey is once again putting on a 9 session Introduction to Ringette Series. This co-ed series is for 6-12 year olds. To learn more, please check out the Fall Recreation Guide on page 36! Registration is closed but keep an eye on further City of Surrey Recreation Guides for the next Intro to Ringette Series.

Jumpstart – Child Grants

Removing Financial Barriers.

Sometimes, families need financial assistance to get their kids into a sport or physical activity. Jumpstart is committed to helping all families access a range of activities, from boxing to bowling and skating to skiing, and more.
Click here to apply

Squashing Common Ringette Misconceptions

  • Ringette sticks are not hockey sticks with the blades cut off
  • And no, our pants are not “Roller hockey pants” or Philadelphia Flyers pants in 1981-1982
  • Ringette is a COED sport, not “Hockey for women”
  • Why are ringette cages different from hockey? The end of ringette stick can fit through the squares of a conventional hockey mask. Ringette masks are made up of small triangles
  • There is no offside in ringette
  • There are no faceoffs in ringette
  • Ringette is made up of 2 periods (or 4 when playing higher level competitively), not 3

New to Ringette?

First of all, welcome! We are so happy to have you.

Joining a new sport can be overwhelming with a lot to learn, please click on these ringette basic videos to get started.

Ringette Basics Part 1 | Ringette Basics Part 2

Please visit our Equipment page to read about the required equipment. While ringette equipment is similar to hockey, there are some specific items that are not allowed to be transferred between sports.

If you have any questions, please reach out to anybody listed on our Executives page. We are a group of individuals who love the sport of ringette and are happy to answer questions!