What does the age division name change mean for next season?
Changing the names and the age division to fit the LTAD model will be made official at the 2009 Ringette Canada AGM this coming June.
This means moving from Bunny, Novice, Petite, Tween, Junior, etc... to U7, U9, U10, U12, U14 etc...
This has brought up many questions as to the impact this will have on local associations and how they go about things.
In a nutshell – not much will be changing from a registration perspective. We have not eliminated any of the age divisions. We have simply switched to a more user friendly name.
We have also allowed for overlap in age at the younger and the older level. This was done to encourage the athletes to participate in the age division that is appropriate for their level of development.
The bigger changes will come in terms of programming and competition events (ie tournaments)
At the younger age divisions, be prepared to see more practice opportunities and more skill development. Tournaments will transition to festival type events where the focus will be on skill development rather than winning.
The impact will not be as a result of the changing of the names... but rather as a result of changing the way we do things to be in line with optimal athlete development.
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