Team Selection Process

Team Selection Process

Team selection for Berwick and District Ringette Association will follow the guidelines for Long Term Athlete Development as set out by Ringette Canada.

The primary goal of the team selection process for non-tiered divisions with more than ne team in the Association is to develop teams that are balanced.  The teams must be evenly balanced in order to comply with the current non competitive structure of the Central Region Ringette League. Ideally, all games between Berwick & District Ringette teams should end in a tie. However, intangibles such as player growth and development, and team chemistry, which cannot be predicted at the start of a season, may come into play later in the season. The goal of team selection is to balance the teams as much as possible prior to the start of the season, with no subsequent adjustment after the season begins.

Team selection for all Berwick & District Ringette teams should not only be fair but be seen to be fair by the league, executive members, association coaches, parents, and players.

By transparency, Berwick & District Ringette Association will strive for a policy that is clearly understood, documented, and free from any threats to achieving the principles of balance and fairness.

By community, we refer to the community of players within the Berwick & District Ringette Association organization.

If these principles are appropriately enacted, then player development, both collectively and individually will be enhanced.

All players selected to a Berwick & District Ringette team in the divisions U10-U19 must have made a payment on their registration or committed to a payment plan with the Treasurer before being added to the roster of that team.

 Team Selection Committee

• Evaluators will comprise of neutral people from outside the association with no ties to the athletes being evaluated.
• Evaluators will respect the confidentiality of the process, will not be given athletes’ names, and will not be provided the other evaluators scores.
• Evaluators will not share comments or opinions with parents/players or other interested parties.
• Evaluators will refer questions, comments or complaints to the Berwick & District Ringette Association Executive without engaging or commenting on topic.
• Evaluation scores are not open to players or parents

Evaluation/Try-Out Attendance

• Should an athlete be unable to attend one or more sessions due to illness, injury or for compassionate reasons, the athlete will be scored for the sessions that they attended, and the evaluators will attempt to acquire additional information based on past performance to assist in making an appropriate ranking for the missed session(s).
• In extraordinary circumstances, if an athlete is unable to attend any of the tryout sessions, the athlete may be ranked according to background information obtained by the evaluators. This may include where the athlete played in the previous season, information from the previous season coach about skill/development, qualitative feedback from coaches, and their rank compared to other athletes in the previous season.
• In all cases the evaluators must be notified in advance of an absence. Failure to contact regarding missed tryouts could result in a score of zero for the missed session(s).
• In all cases, the scoring decision of Berwick & District Ringette Association for any missed session(s) is final.

Team Selection Criteria

Team Selection for non-tiered divisions with more than one team in the Berwick & District Ringette Association will be based on the following criteria:

• Level of skill of individual player
• Equality regarding the number of new players to the division

• Players will be evaluated in both skill and game environment. At the younger age level, a greater emphasis will be placed on skills

Friend Requests

Players can submit a friend request in their first year (U12 and below) in the association, which will be considered when balancing teams

Role of Coaches

Coaches are not going to be involved in the evaluation process. 

Player Movement

Ringette Nova Scotia/Central Region Ringette League guidelines, including the RNS Exceptional Player Policy, will be adhered to regarding all general movement of players.

Player requests for movement to a lower division will be considered based on the following criteria:

• Registration numbers allow the movement;
• Skill level of player is to be assessed by previous/receiving coach and one objective coach

• The request is made in writing by the player’s parent/guardian and given to the Registrar by the registration date or prior to the announcement of the team selection;
• No requests will be accepted after the first league game.

 Player requests to be moved from a lower division to a higher division will be considered at the time of registration based on the following criteria:

• The RNS/Central Region Ringette League guidelines to be adhered to with regard to the general movement of players
• Whether Berwick & District Ringette Association’s registrations numbers allow the movement;
• Whether the movement is in the best interest of Berwick & District Ringette Association and the player;
• Skills level of player is to be assessed by evaluators
• The request is made in writing by the player’s parent/guardian and given to the Registrar by August 31;
• Players requesting movement to a higher division must be in the second year of their age division and must be evaluated in their own age division.
• The player needs to be ranked in the top 3 in their age division for the request to be taken into consideration for the move

The Berwick & District Ringette Association will also consider the player’s maturity level and whether the athlete’s development will benefit from playing in another age division.

Player Call Ups and Affiliated Players

Berwick and District Ringette will follow Central Region Ringette League and Ringette Nova Scotia’s policy regarding player call ups and Affiliated Players