“Too Early, Too Late, Just Right”
If you miss the ring, it’s because your timing is off.
You are either putting your stick down too early (and poking the ring) or too late (and missing the ring altogether).
To consistently pick up the ring with ease, you need to get your TIMING just right.
Remember the bedtime story Goldilocks and The Three Bears, when Goldilocks tries different bowls of porridge, chairs, and beds — and only finds the ‘just right’ one on the third try?
Practising your timing is the same. To begin: practice poking the ring on purpose (too soon), missing the ring on purpose (too late) and then stabbing the ring just right (putting your stick down at the right time).
Struggling to stab the ring is often the product of nerves or an inability to focus. By practicing “too soon”, “too late”, and “just right”, you will be able to zero in on your timing during a game and quickly identify why you’re missing the ring, if you are indeed missing it. Just telling yourself to “stab the ring” doesn’t work. You need a specific focus that will allow you to calm your nerves and zero in…
To see a video clip that explains it, click on the link “view” below:
Light it up out there,
Lisa B.
do u have anything I can teach U10 girls how to play each position in ringette?
Hi John,
Thanks for writing in. What I suggest is that forwards pick up our DVD, How To Be A Ringette Sniper and that defenders pick up our DVD, Master Your Defensive Game. Both DVDs provide position specific instructional tips. All players should start with How To Be A Ringette Star, because this video teaches the fundamental skills of ringette. For details on each DVD, go to: http://ringettetips.wpengine.com/dvdsbooks/
Cheers,
Lisa
How are we going to not make a habit of missing the ring if we practice missing it? I’m 99% sure it will start to make me miss the ring more.
Dear Jessica,
Thank you for your post. It might seem that way at first glance, but this approach will only improve your passing. The reason is because you only miss the ring because your AWARENESS of timing is low. Either you are putting your stick down too early or too late, but don’t realize it. Because you don’t realize you, can’t correct your passing mistakes, making you super-frustrated. This drill makes you realize how it feels to put your stick down too early and too late. When you understand that these feel differently than putting your stick down at just the right time, you naturally self-correct it. Plus, you are not doing this drill all the time (though you could and it would only improve you). You do it whenever your timing is off. Most athletes have no idea how to correct errors, so they feel very out of control of their game. We used this drill with thousands of players over the course of 13 years at camp and all of them improved their passing. 🙂
Cheers,
Lisa