Welcome to the Vernon Curling Club!
Use-of-Ice Etiquette
- Start with a handshake. At the beginning of the game, greet the members of the opposing team with a handshake, tell them your name, and wish them “Good Curling”.
- Finish with a handshake. When the game is over, offer each of the players a hearty handshake and move off the ice.
- Keep the ice clean. Change your shoes. Sand, grit and dirt are the ice’s worst enemy. The shoes you wear should only be used for curling. Keep them clean.
- Compliment good shots, no matter which team makes them. Respect your opponent.
- Be ready. Take your position in the hack as soon as your opponent has delivered his/her stone. Keep the game moving; delays detract from the sport. Be prepared to sweep as soon as your teammate releases the rock.
- After delivering your stone, move to the side of the sheet between the “hog “ lines, unless you are the skip. Leads and seconds are not permitted in “house” or “rings”, except when sweeping or to remove the stones after the count has been determined by the vices.
- Be courteous. Don’t distract your opponent in the hack. Sweepers should stay on the sidelines between the hog lines when not sweeping.
- Please do not place hands on the ice or kneel on the ice or sit on the ice. Any heat placed on the ice will create imperfections and will damage the ice.
- Please do not deliver rocks at unmanageable speeds. This is both a safety andice equipment concern.
- All games on the ice should run approximately the same time. Therefore, if your game is an end or two behind all other games you should pick up the pace. Each player should be ready to deliver their rock when their skip puts down the broom.
- After play, please return rocks, sliders, and rental brooms to their starting location
- During practice, please remove hacks at the other end of the ice to stop damage to the hacks or ice.
- Alcohol is only permitted in the upstairs Lounge area
