1. National Capital Region Ringette League
Eastern Region Coaches Meeting
October 2019 Meeting
Walkley (Elwood Hall)
NCRRL

2. Important Dates Sept 28th, 2019 – 1st half of season games commence
Oct 31st – No league game
November 11th, 2019 – no league games
December 6th, 2019 – end of 1st half of the NCRRL Season
December 7th, 2019 – Start of 2nd half of the NCRRL Season
Monday Dec 23rd – Friday Jan 3rd, 2020 – Xmas Break – no league games will be scheduled during this time
Monday Feb 17, Family Day – No league games
Wed Feb 26th, 2020 NCRRL Tournament Placement Meeting
Tournament Schedule is locked shortly after this meeting
Sunday March 8th, 2020 – End of 2nd half of season
Friday March 27th, 2020 – NCRRL Bunnyfest
Friday March 27th - Sunday March 29th NCRRL Y/E Tournament
Coaches – please inform your association if you feel either your team or another shouldn’t be in their existing pool bracket

3. NCRRL Year End Tournament
Changes to Year End Tournament
ORA callup rules have recently changed. Full adherence to these must be respected through your G&T representative
No exceptions will be allowed

4. General Behavior in the rink
It is expected that coaches are accountable for all actions of their team.
Numerous complaints have arisen recently that both bench staff and the spectators are being unfair towards our referee community
Please remember that are referees are:
Typically young and can feel quite intimidated by coaches
Coaches are generally adults much older than the referee
Doing there best and are NOT biased towards any one team/association
Can only call what they see. They do NOT have the benefit of being an “armchair quarterback” from the stands
The NCRRL and the various league associations have met and have agreed that there will be a significant more focus on both identifying and removing this type of behavior from our game.
Changes are being discussed and more details will be given when available

5. Tid Bits of Info
For the record - Mouth Guards are NOT mandatory for the NCRRL
Coaches should only be calling up girls (following callup rules) who will not make a competitive difference for their team
Please ensure that you coordinate with your age level convener for all inquiries for callups
Please be respectful (and follow the approved process) for rescheduling/cancelling league games