What is the rule for the Blue Line in ringette?

What is the rule for the Blue Line in ringette?

The ring is passed at every blue line. A player cannot carry the ring over a blue line in either direction. The ring must be passed over the blue line to another teammate. That teammate is permitted to skate ahead of the ring carrier and already be across the blue line before the ring crosses it.

Is ringette or hockey harder?

Ringette is an amazing experience, and when everyone says, “Hockey is the hardest and fastest game on ice,” it isn’t true. Ringette actually is the fastest game on ice, and has the hardest rules. So take that, hockey players!

Is body contact allowed in ringette?

Minor Penalties in Ringette A minor penalty is called for boarding, charging, cross-checking, elbowing, holding, illegal substitution, hooking, high-sticking, tripping, body contact, slashing, interference, delay of game, and unsportsmanlike conduct.

Why is ringette not in the Olympics?

Olympic status Ringette as a sport is currently not recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and therefore does not have a spot in the Olympics.

What does Ringuette mean in English?

Definition of ringette : a game of Canadian origin for women and girls that is played on ice with two teams of six players on skates whose object is to drive a rubber or plastic ring into the opponents’ goal with a straight stick.

Can a ringette goalie leave the crease?

A goalie cannot draw or carry the ring into her crease from outside the crease. The goalie is allowed to play a ring outside her crease using the blade of her stick (she cannot turn the stick over and stab the ring as if she had a ringette stick).

Is ringette the fastest game on ice?

It wasn’t a typical tournament, but a chance for the teams to get in league play. “With the older groups the speed and agility were amazing,” said organizer Erika Nicholson. “There is a reason why ringette is called the fastest game on ice.”

Is ringette going to be in the Olympics?

Yes we do, but ringette’s IF has not yet been recognized by the IOC. A sport may gain IOC recognition but not become a competing event at the Olympic Games. Bowling and chess are recognized sports, but they do not compete at the Games.

Do you tape a ringette stick?

RINGETTE STICK The player’s stick must have both ends smooth (not cracked nor splintered), with no added tape within the playing end of the stick. Width faces of the stick must form two straight parallel lines from end to end. Thickness faces must form two straight parallel lines, except at the playing end.

Is ringette the fastest sport on ice?

Ringette is a Canadian invention that has become one of the fastest team sports on ice. Sam Jacks, a recreation director and sports enthusiast from North Bay, Ontario, invented the sport in 1963 when he saw the need for a winter team sport for girls.

What’s the fastest sport on ice?

Athletes whizz at speeds above the motorway limit down sheer ice on small sleds in both sports – but what makes luge faster than skeleton? Average luge speeds are 120-145km/h, with skeleton at 120-130km/h, and Luge USA even once patented the phrase ‘fastest sport on ice’.

What is an illegal substitution in ringette?

19.3. a (4) deliberately commits illegal substitution by returning the goalkeeper to the ice and the goalkeeper prevents the ring from entering the net while the defending team remains in excess of the legal number of players on the ice.