FREE Learn to Skate Event with Mississauga Ringette:
Join the members of the Mississauga Ringette Association for an opportunity to see what our MRA Learn to Skate Program can offer your child, and check out the great sport of Ringette too!
Mississauga Ringette Association is hosting its
Learn to Skate with Ringette/ Come Try Ringette events on Saturday Sept 21st and Saturday Nov. 2nd 2013: 10:00am to 11:30am at Iceland Arena Mississauga.
This is a free event for ages 4 to 14 years of age. Children must be able to stand independently. Skates and helmets are required to participate. Ringette sticks will be provided.
There will be a one hour ice session where coaches and volunteers will engage the children in all types of drills & fun we do in ringette weekly, followed by refreshments/ snacks & more information about our great sport!
We offer a Learn to Skate program and House League for girls aged 5 to 14 and both Regional and Provincial Rep teams. Boys play too up to the age of 10! This is a great opportunity to try Ringette in a fun environment. Registrations for the 2013-2014 season are being accepted at this time. Bring a friend too- there is nothing better than trying a new sport with a friend!
When & Where is this FREE event:
Saturday, Sept 21st & Nov 2nd10:00am-12:00 pm Iceland Arena 2: 705 Matheson Blvd. E. Mississauga.
Register now at cometryringette.com.
*Children must be accompanied by their parent or guardian.
About Ringette: Ringette is a Canadian sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by the late Sam Jacks . There are currently over 29,000 players on more than 2,000 teams across Canada with over 2,400 officials and 5,000 coaches. Internationally, Ringette is played in half a dozen other countries around the world. Ringette has been designated a Heritage Sport by Sport Canada and as part of the Sport for Life movement and has continued to be a popular game played by all ages. , Ringette is well advanced at adapting Sport Canada's Long Term Athlete Development model. Ringette is a sport that encourages and develops leadership skills, team work, and strong friendships and is designed to build physical strength and cardiovascular fitness. It also helps children build personal confidence and help keep bullying away.The Ringette philosophy is to provide "a mass participation team sport which encourages the physical, mental, social and moral development of individual participants within the highest standards of safety, sportsmanship, personal excellence, and enjoyment." For more information please refer to the Ringette Canada's Web site at www.ringette.ca or [email protected] Mississauga is celebrating it's 40th anniversary of Ringette! Come see the sport where fun and friendships begin on ice!