U15 / U18 Team Camp The Ontario Curling Council is hosting two single day camps for U15 and U18 athletes in August at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo. On Aug 12 there will be a single day Team Camp. Teams will be paired with another team and provided a coach to work with them …
The Ontario Curling Council held its 2022 Annual General Meeting on June 29, 2022. During that meeting, David Blair was elected to a second three year term as an Independent Councillor and will continue to serve as the organization’s Secretary/ Treasurer. NOCA also recently re-elected Julie Seim to continue to represent NOCA on the Ontario …
The Ontario Curling Council is proud to announce that we are launching a Youth Grassroots Project to increase BIPOC participation in curling at the U18 level. Over the next two years, four U18 BIPOC Mixed Doubles Teams (two per season), one from Southern Ontario and one from Northern Ontario in each season will be “supported” …
With the 2021/22 Season well underway the Ontario Curling Council would like to acknowledge the early success of our Next Gen Program teams so far. Tier 1 – Adult Team Horgan – Winners in Liverpool Nova Scotia at the Olympic Pretrials and off to the Trials in Saskatchewan Nov. 20-28. Photo courtesy …
“The Ontario Curling Council and Northern Ontario Curling Association are joining forces to provide greater support for curling in anticipation of an exciting season ahead. We are hiring a Competitions and Development Coordinator. If you are organized, self-motivated, and passionate about promoting the growth of our favourite sport – we’d love to hear from you.” …
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The Ontario Curling Council is pleased to announce the 10 teams who will be supported through our Next Gen Program for the 2021-2022 Season. Tier 1: Four Teams will be supported in this Tier. These teams will be supported specifically through our Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI) partnership with the Canadian Sport Institute …
The Ontario Curling Council, is in the process of creating it’s High Performance Plan for the period of May 1, 2020-April 30, 2022. The purpose of the High Performance Plan is to inform Operational Staff on the programs and services that will satisfy the Excellence Goals in the Ontario Curling Council’s Strategic Plan. In order …
After careful consideration of the rapidly changing global pandemic, the Ontario Curling Council staff and board have made the difficult decision to suspend all in-person activities for the remainder of the 2019-2020 season. Affected events include: Competition Coach Workshop – Oshawa Curling Club – March 21-22, 2020 U15 Challenge Cups – Vanastra, St. Catharines Golf …
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New Season, New Council (Board of Directors) With the completion of the CurlON AGM over the weekend, the Ontario Curling Council is able to announce the Council (Board of Directors) who will guide the Ontario Curling Council for the 2019-2020 Season: Steve Meunier, Chair Richard Helm, Secretary/Treasurer David Blair Rick Meraska Jonathan Giancroce Heather Houston …
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A long-standing line of delivery (LOD) drill used in curling is one where the athlete delivers a stone by sliding between a series of markers (cones, cups, or stones) to practice line of delivery. We term this drill the “gauntlet drill”. When coupled with a point laser and video recording, the gauntlet drill is an …
