Update (March 28, 2012):
This season, Ringette Alberta has been working on creating a Long Term Athlete Development Implementation Plan. The intention is to design a ringette system that deliberately provides all athletes the opportunity to go through a science-based development process rather than leave their development to chance.
In addition to this year's rule changes, the following rule emphases have been discussed with all officials at their clinics this season and has been reflected in the training materials for these clinics.