The following leagues are available at the Glooscap Curling Club:
NEW - Rookie League Sun 3-4:30pm
NEW!!!!
Rookie League Sundays 6-end games from 3:00-4:30pm.
For those members who have curled 3 years or fewer. (Geared to LTC graduates, but other are accepted as well!).
Coaches will be available during games if you have questions.
Games may be bumped if there is a spiel that weekend.
Sunday Evening (5:30 and 7:45pm draws)
Sunday night curling is organized as fixed teams from Oct to March, sign up as:
- Individual entry, and the coordinator will place them on a team
- Pair of curlers, and the coordinator place them both on the same team
- Group of three curlers, and the coordinator will place them on the same team
- Team of four curlers.
Morning drop-in Curling (Wed and Fri 9am)
Morning Curling Drop-in
- Wed & Fri mornings are open curling, so come on in and teams will be made up
Monday Morning League (9am)
THis is the Motherspiel League!! The mother of all spiels (not just for mothers!)
Mondays at 9 AM, fixed teams
6-ender Monday Evening (6:15pm)
Monday night social curling with a change in team selection throughout the season:
- Sign up as an individual entry, and the coordinator will place them on a team
- 6 end games
- new curlers will be placed with more exprienced curlers
- mixed league
- 32 max participants, first come, first serve
Tuesday Evening Competitive (6:30 and 8:45pm draws)
Tuesday night organized for competitive curling
- Competitive curling teams
- Join as a team of 4, stay together for the year
Wednesday Evening (6:30 draw)
Wednesday night social curling with a change in team selection 3 times per year (great way to meet people)
- As an individual entry, and the coordinator will place them on a team
- As a pair of curlers, and the coordinator will try to place them both on the same team
- As a group of three curlers, and the coordinator will try to place them on the same team
6-Ender Thursday Evening (6:15 and 8:00pm draws)
Thursday night social curling. If not entering as a team, team members may changed up to 3 times per year.
- As an individual entry, and the coordinator will place them on a team
- As a pair of curlers, and the coordinator will try to place them both on the same team
- As a group of three curlers, and the coordinator will try to place them on the same team
- As a team
Stick Curling (Mon and Wed at 1pm)
Recreational League, sign up and show for curling. Teams will be made from those present.
- Monday at 1:00 PM
- Wednesday at 1:00 PM
Friday Night Doubles (6:30pm)
Friday Night Doubles
Doubles league will happen if there is enough interest. (Minimum 16 players needed.) This is NOT mixed doubles, teams can have players of same gender.
Members can enter as an individual and the coordinator will make teams, or you can enter as a team.
Coordinator will send out an email at the start of the week, to see who is interested in curling that Friday. Then will make games based on availability.
**Not all Fridays are available as bonspiels take precedent.
What is Doubles Curling?
The basics are relatively simple. Each team consists of only two players. Each team throws five stones per end, with the player delivering the team's first stone of the end also delivering the team's final stone of the end. The game lasts eight ends. The scoring is the same as in regular curling.
Then it gets a little more complicated.
The major difference between regular curling and mixed doubles is the positioning of two stones — one per team — before the beginning of each end. These rocks can end up counting for points if they make their way into the house.
The team with the hammer (last rock) chooses where to place these two stones. If that team elects to place its stone in the back of the 4-foot circle of the house and the opposing team's stone as the centre guard, then the opposing team delivers the first stone of the end. If it opts for the reverse, then it delivers the first stone of the end.
A modified version of the free guard zone is also in effect: no stone in play, including the "positioned" stones, can be taken out prior to the delivery of the fourth stone of each end.
