Technical Articles
Selected technical articles
The importance of the preshot routine
Last week, during my own club game, I was reminded in the 3rd end why a preshot routine is critical to a sound curling delivery. With my first stone of the 3rd end, I became ...
Read More →
Bio-mechanics, strength and conditioning in Wheelchair Curling: Part 1
Wheelchair curling made its Paralympic debut at the 2006 Winter Paralympic Games. As of February 2015, there were athletes in 21 countries around the world actively competing in wheelchair curling. Because of the sport’s infancy ...
Read More →
Upcoming OCC Webinars for Coaches and Curlers!
The Ontario Curling Council (OCC) and its members, the Ontario Curling Association and the Northern Ontario Curling Association have collaborated and will jointly host the OCC webinar series for coach and athlete development. Certified Coaches and ...
Read More →
Training tips for dryland brushing footwork practice
Several Ontario teams have acquired or built dryland footwork trainers to better develop their closed brushing footwork technique during the summer months, so that they are trained and ready-to-go when ice becomes available in the ...
Read More →
Blocked, Distributed and Random Practice as it Relates to Skill Acquisition in Curling
An age-old question in sport is what practice structure yields the best results in relation to effective skill acquisition. This article will define three different practice structures that are referred to as Blocked, Distributed and ...
Read More →
OCC seeks additional NCCP Coach Developers
The Ontario Curling Council (OCC), along with its member associations, the Ontario Curling Association (CurlON) and the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA), is seeking to add to our team of NCCP Coach Developers for delivery ...
Read More →