TRAINING SHEETS
Note: the training sheets are inspired by the Buckingham curling club manual (september 2011) and from Pointe-Claire curling club manual
link to the 2022-2026 Curling Canada Official Rules here: Curling Canada | Rules of Curling for General Play 2022-2026
Ethics and Preparation
Week 1 – Ethics, Conduct and Equipment
Week 2 - Pre-match preparation
The Slide
Week 4 - Starting position of the throw
Week 5 - Throwing Components: Back Momentum and Weight Transfer
Week 6 - Throwing Component • Front Movement
Week 8 - Body height during sliding and letting go
Week 9 – The rotation of the stone
Week 10 - Throwing Component: Rock Delivery
Sweeping
Week 11 - Sweeping: Position and direction of movement
Week 12 - Sweeping with maximum efficiency
Week 13 - Legal vs Illegal Sweep
The Different Throws
Week 15 - The choice of shots: Draws and bumps
Week 16 – The choice of shots: the takeout
Timing of the stones
Week 17 - Fast ice vs slow ice
Week 18 - Judging the distance of the stone
Free Guard Zone (FGZ) Five Rock Rule TO COME
Week 19 – Understanding the Regulations
Week 20 - Free Guard Zone (FGZ), Five rock rule
Ethics TO COME
Week 20 – Review of ethics and other regulations
Communication between players
Week 22 - Signals from the skip to his players
Strategy