Curling

What is it?
Curling is played on ice, with granite stones. After all 16 stones are played the aim is to have a stone of your team's closest to the centre of the house, called the 'tee'. This is accomplished by sending your stone to rest in scoring position, by knocking your opponent's stones out of scoring position, and by guarding your own stones with others. The team with the closet stone scores a point.

Safety Message
Participants should receive coaching and adequate instruction in the safe use of equipment necessary for the game.

Ideas/Aims
• Have knowledge of the laws/rules of the game.
• Attain a reasonable proficiency in the basic skills of curling, and then develop those skills.
• Compete in a game.
• Show knowledge of the care and maintenance of equipment.
• Show skills and an improvement in your standard of play.
• Develop an appreciation of tactics and positioning play.
• Be selected and play in a team, which has proper fixtures.

Review/Assessment
The participant should show the assessor how he/she has developed their skills, and that they are competent in the rules of the game. The assessor should, if possible, see the participant play the game.

Governing Body/Organisation
British Curling Association, Cairnie House, Ingliston Showground, Newbridge, Midlothian, EH28 2NB
Tel: 0131 333 3003