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The Sport-Etudes Program: for Secondary Students
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Excellence Ringuette offers the ringette-specific component of the Sport-Etudes programs offered at John Rennie High School or Ecole Des Sources. The student-athletes attend classes in the morning and are released to train for their sports after lunch.
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The Excellence Ringuette program inlcudes:
- training 5 days per week (Monday to Friday) from 1:00-4:00pm at the Bob Birnie Arena
- 3 ice sessions per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)
- off-ice training in aerobics, weight training, yoga, sport psychology, fitness, nutrition, leadership skills and ringette strategy
- goal-tending instruction provided for registered goalies
- pre- and post-season skill testing to measure the athlete's improvement
- all players will receive a jersey to keep
The athletes will improve their technical skills such as skating, passing, spearing, and shooting, as well as their understanding and execution of certain offensive and defensive tactics and systems. They will become stronger players both physically and mentally.
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The cost is $2500 which includes:
- 15 hours of training per week
- 40 weeks of training (September to June)
- instructors and guest speakers (Team Canada members, prevention of injury specialist, nutritionist)
- an Excellence Ringuette practice jersey
The program is open to all ringette players attending or transfering to the Sport-Etudes programs at John Rennie or Ecole des Sources.
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JRHS and EDS have entrance requirements for the Sport-Etudes program and require that students maintain a certain level of academic success to remain able to participate. For deatils please visit the appropriate sections of the school websites.
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John Rennie High School - Sport-Etudes page
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Ecole des Sources - Sport-Etudes page
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For more information or to register for the program, please contact either Sharon Tait sharontait@hotmail.com.