Programs
College --
Corporate Events -- Curling
School -- Five and under --
Juniors -- Wheelchair
Wheelchair Curling welcomes all wheelchair bound
individuals. Join an enthusiastic and dedicated group for instruction
and training at the Utica Curling Club by qualified instructors and
coaches. For more information, contact
Bill
Rotton, 315-797-2975. This year, the Utica Curling Club will host
the USCA Wheelchair
National Championship, November 23-24, 2007.
Instructors: Bill Rotton & Jim Griebsch
Meeting time: Tuesdays 10:00 AM-noon and Sundays, 2:00-5:00 PM
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Curling School is designed for anyone who wants to
learn how to curl, or is relatively new to curling and would like to
improve his or her curling skills. The school is open to paid
students, adult club members, and college student junior members. In
this 7-week course, participants will learn the basics of the curling
delivery and effective sweeping, rules and strategy of the game, and
some more advanced techniques that will enhance your enjoyment and
proficiency. Each week, you will receive personal instruction in the
classroom and/or on-ice from enthusiastic instructors, and have a
chance to compete against other curlers of similar experience in
supervised games. Curling school is designed to help the new curler
become more proficient and more competitive, but above all, to make
curling more fun!
Instructors: Bob Burnett, Carol Jones, Roger Rowlett (USCA
Registered Level I Instructor), Melon Sofinski, Mary Jane Walsh (USCA
Registered Level I Instructor)
Meeting time: Sundays, October 28-December 16, 6:00-8:30 PM
What to bring: Wear warm, loose-fitting clothes. Bring a pair
of athletic shoes (sneakers or tennis shoes) with clean soles or a
pair of curling shoes (see below). Brushes will be provided, or can be
purchased. A limited number of grippers and sliders can be provided by
the club.
What to purchase: It is highly recommended that each student
purchase two grippers and either a slip-on slider or a gripper-slider.
Club members are encouraged to purchase a pair of curling shoes as
soon as possible. It is easier to learn to curl with a slider or
curling shoes. For the session on interval timing and for club
competition, you may want to consider purchasing an inexpensive
stopwatch.
Eligibility & Fees: Curling School is open to adult and college
members of the Utica Curling Club at no charge. Adult non-members may
register for $100.
Signup: Contact Roger Rowlett to register. Participants will be
registered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Resources:
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The Grand National
Curling Club (GNCC), the governing body for Eastern U.S. curling
clubs including the Utica Curling Club, hosts three bonspiels each
year that is limited to curlers with 5 or fewer years of experience.
These bonspiels are an ideal opportunity for new curlers to gain
experience at positions other than lead or second, to put together and
develop teams, and to meet other curlers of similar experience from
other clubs. For many new curlers, the five-and-under events are often
the first out-of-town bonspiel experience at which new lifelong
curling friends are made.
Note: All entry forms must be
certified by a club officer to verify team eligibility. First-year
members and other non-full-dues-paying members must pay GNCC and USCA dues
($36) in order to compete.
Dykes Memorial Bonspiel (men)
To be held February 7-10, 2008 at the
Schenectady Curling Club
Entry form.
Date due:
Kayser Bonspiel (mixed)
To be held February 28-March 2, 2008 at
Utica Curling Curling Club
Entry form.
Date due: February 1, 2008
Women's Challenge (women)
To be held March 13-16, 2008 at the
Potomac Curling
Club
Entry form.
Date due:
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Description of program coming soon.
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College Curling is intended to provide ice time and
instruction for college students who want to learn to curl or form a
competitive team. All individuals participating in college curling
activities must be full-time college students and paid junior members of the Utica Curling Club. In
the first half, college curling will meet concurrently with
Curling School, and all college curlers are
entitled to participate in Curling School at no
extra cost.
Meeting times
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First Half: Sundays, October 28-December 16,
6:00-8:30 PM
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Second Half: Sundays, January 6-March
23,
4:00-6:00 PM
Instructors: Roger Rowlett & Mary Jane Walsh
What to bring: Wear warm, loose-fitting
clothes. Bring a pair of athletic shoes (sneakers or tennis shoes)
with clean soles or a pair of curling shoes (see below). Please do not
ride/drive to the club in the shoes that you will curl in. Brushes will
be provided, or can be purchased. A limited number of grippers and
sliders can be borrowed from the club.
What to purchase: It is highly recommended that each student
purchase two grippers and either a slip-on slider or a gripper-slider.
The purchase of a pair of curling shoes is highly recommended. It is
easier to learn to curl with a slider or curling shoes.
Events
The 2008 GNCC College Curling Open House & Bonspiel will take place at the Broomstones Curling Club
in Wayland, MA on Saturday, February 7-10, 2008. This one Day College
Event starting at noon will allow any college age curler (undergraduate
or graduate) to experience some on ice fun in sweeping and throwing
some stones with fellow students from area schools. Curling, lunch and
a closing pizza party awards dinner will be awaiting all attendees for
a $15.00 entry fee. Invite a friend, bring a date or sign up as a four
person team as the afternoon will be a fun experience. Instructors will
be on site to assist and teach you as needed.
Forward this information
to a friend and/or any other any other student who may be
interested in is event. You can reserve your spot as a team or
sign up individually. Experience is not necessary and the Bonspiel
committee will coordinate the on ice curling event between
instruction and actual competition for those so inclined. .
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Event Sign Up:
Reserve your spot today by e-mail
with your intentions. In your reply please include your name, address,
phone number, your years of curling experience and any additional
questions you may what to ask.
Visit the Broomstones CC website for directions and information about the club. Remember to tell your curling friends and sign up today.
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If you enjoy outings to bring together employees,
customers, and vendors, you don't have to give up the camaraderie in
the winter time. The Utica Curling Club offers Curling Outing Packages
for organizations such as yours. Having a conference? The Club
provides a unique activity and super environment to kick off your
event.
No curling experience necessary. All equipment
supplied. Season runs mid-October through March
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