Elementary and High Schools

Olympic and Paralympic fever has brought a great number of school classes to Golden Ears Winter Club to try curling. We sincerely welcome you all!
Our GEWC coaches and instructors are ready to assist teachers, parents, and children from Elementary and High schools experience curling at its best…as a safe and fun environment. We hope that they will eventually be inspired to become a regular part of the curling community.

Golden Ears Winter Club is designated as a True Sport Facility emphasing healthy activity, fun experiences, respect for R.O.O.T.S. – Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates and Self, fair play, and giving back.

IMPORTANT POINTERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL VISIT:
1) Do not RUN onto the ice. Put on at least one GRIPPER on the non-sliding foot
a) your feet are wrm and the ice is slippery!
b) let your shoes cool off for 5-10 seconds
c) walk onto the ice until safety sweeping is covered by the coach

2) The rocks weigh 42 POUNDS or 18 KILOS. Do not PICK UP the rocks off the ice surface. If it is dropped your foot will be HURT and the ice will be damaged. The rocks cost $800 each and damage to rocks means replacement.

3) Only DELIVER rocks in one direction
a) it is very dangerous if a rocks hits your foot or the foot of a classmate who doesn`t expect it!
b) use your HAND to move the rocks. You might be tempted to use the brush to move a rock, if so keep the brush ALWAYS IN CONTACT with the rock until it is returned safely

4) If a rock goes onto another sheet, bring it back to yours

5) Only use the Sole Glides to DELIVER the rock. Make sure it gets back to the next thrower and doesn`t slide all over the ice surface

6) Do not let the rocks hit the HACKS.
a) Remove the hack from the other end when not in use. Both the HACK and the ICE can be damaged if a rock hits a hack with force

7) Have one person at the other end of the ice, preferably the `skip`to catch the rocks so they do not hit the hack. This is part of the skip`s job!

8)Brushes are meant to be used on the ICE, do not `sweep` either the concrete floor or the carpets. Keep the BRUSH HEAD on the ice surface at all times.

9) HELMETS ARE MANDATORY for Elementary Students beginning FALL 2010. It is the parents responsibility, whatever kind of helmet the child is wearing, to ensure that it fits properly.