College Curling

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 members of the Utica Curling Club.

Meeting times
First Half: Sundays, Oct. 14-December 16, 5:15-7:15 PM
Second Half: Sundays, January 20-March 10, 4:15-6:15 PM

Instructors: Mary Jane Walsh & Roger Rowlett, USCA Certified Level II Instructors, Vicki Sheardown, Becky Schewe

What to bring: Wear clean, warm, flexible, loose-fitting clothes (sweats, not blue jeans). 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, and either change into your pants at the club or roll-up your pant legs until you get inside. Clean ice is good ice! Brushes will be provided or can be purchased. A limited number of grippers and sliders can be borrowed from the club when playing in Utica.

What to purchase: It is highly recommended that each student purchase two grippers and either a slip-on slider or a gripper-slider. A pair of curling shoes should be your first big purchase; a broom your second.

Forms

Release forms

Must be signed before you can go on the ice

Adult participant release form (18 years or older)
Minor participant release form (less than 18 years old) MUST be signed by a parent May be scanned and emailed to collegecurling at uticacurlingclub.org, but the original must be brought with you by your second time on the ice.

Registration forms

College and College Plus curlers register using the online registration form.
If you are joining as an Associate member, use the standard UCC membership application form and mail the form and membership fee to the address on the form.
Also register with USCA, so that your school and teams are eligible to earn points. Link will be posted when ready. Near the bottom of this page: http://leagues.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=769668

Events

UCC College Bonspiel

Friday-Sunday, February 8-10, 2019.

Other College Qualifying Events

GNCC Calendar

(sort by type and college events will appear on top
USA Curling College Central

USA College Curling Championship

March 8-10, 2019 at the Broomstones Curling Club, Wayland, MA.

Teams qualify by earning points by playing in qualifying bonspiels and playing "head to head" games with other schools. For more information, see the 2017-18 United States College and University Curling Championship Rules or go to http://www.collegecurlingusa.org/

. 2018-19 rules coming soon.

Other college bonspiels in the East can located on the GNCC calendar

and the USCA College Curling website

. Not on either calendar? Send your event to M.J. Walsh (GNCC) and Gordon Maclean (USCA)

1)	Wed Oct 10, 2018 04:00 pm Try Curling! A brief introduction to the game of curling. Membership information will be available. Membership details. Open to the public. Ages 6 and up. $10
2)	Fri Oct 12, 2018 06:30 pm 150th Anniversary Party A celebration of the Utica Curling Club's 150th Year. Daniele's Valley View. $50 per person payable by October 1. Payment details on Home Page.
3)	Sat Oct 13, 2018 04:00 pm Try Curling! A brief introduction to the game of curling. Membership information will be available. Membership details. Open to the public. Ages 6 and up. $10
4)	Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:00 am Curling Class and Tournament For non-members. Curling Class includes a 2 hour learn to curl, lunch, four hour Spiel, and "Curling Opportunities" talk at the end. $30; can be applied to membership.
5)	Sat Oct 20, 2018 Spiel 'n Spiel For new members from the 2018 Olympic Curling School as well as new members from fall recruitment. A new member orientation and welcome plus a 4 end game to get your ice legs back! Time TBD.
6)	Fri Dec 07, 2018 Utica Six Sheet Open Fri Dec 7-Sun Dec 9. An open-format bonspiel with a 4-game guarantee and six final events. Teams may be composed of any mix of men or women, 21 or older, shooting in any order. Details.