Mastering your individual defensive skills is one of the best kept secrets to ringette excellence.

It seems that every player (and every coach, for that matter) wants to focus on flashy stuff like the big shot. Of course, there is nothing wrong with having a big shot unless you do it at the expense of core skills such as checking, marking, channeling, and playing in the triangle.

• The first thing you need is to become a fierce threat to anyone with a ring. You do this by developing superior checking skills. In this online instructional tutorial, you will learn what to do in practices and games to develop superior individual checking skills. You will learn the following:

• Every player with defensive mastery has an unparalleled ability to skate backwards. You will learn fundamental and advanced strategies for superior backwards skating technique and speed including the following:

• One of the best things about marking your opponent is that the smartest player virtually always wins. In this online instructional tutorial, you will learn KILLER strategies for preventing your check from getting the ring and neutralizing her even if she does. This tutorial includes the following:

• We’ve put together a comprehensive list of the Top 10 Defensive Strategies of All Time. These are a compilation of ADVANCED defensive techniques that are so subtle even your opponents won’t know why they are being stopped dead in their tracks. Here’s just a glimpse of what this tutorial includes:

• As your ultimate inspiration, you’ll be able to email Laura Warner with questions. She will give you coaching, suggestions, and individual help.