Intro to Curling Clinics
Olympic Curling Clinic Feb 16, 2010. Photo by Sid Bohidar
Ever wanted to try curling? This is your chance! Throughout the year, the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club and Sharks Ice offer many low-cost curling clinics, usually at the start of each season. Curling Clinics are a comprehensive introduction to the Olympic sport of curling. You will learn the basics of the game, a bit of curling history, and technique fundamentals. During the second half of the session, we also hold mini-games as space and time permit. Curling clinics are also a great chance for our newer members to get a technique refresher! (And, don't forget, these sessions are always followed by some après-curling socializing at Stanley’s Sport Bar overlooking the rink!)
Anyone of any age or physical ability can curl. Don’t worry if you can’t manage the traditional lunge – we teach stick curling, too. All of our activities are wheelchair accessible and a few of our curlers are fluent in ASL.
Come by yourself or bring your friends and family. We love to meet new people!
Olympic Curling Clinic, February 16, 2010. Photo by Mickey Norum
What should you bring?
We recommend wearing loose fitting pants (sweats or track pants), warm clothes and sneakers. Lots of folks enjoy having a warm hat, gloves and knee pads, as well.
What will you do?
- Get an overview of the game and on-ice safety
- Learn delivery basics (how to throw the stone)
- Learn sweeping
- Play a mini-game (if time and space permit)
Olympic Curling Clinic, February 6, 2010. Photo by Sid Bohidar
Dates and Times:
Oakland Ice Center, Friday March 19, 7:00 - 9:15pm SOLD OUT
Oakland Ice Center, Saturday March 20, 1:00 - 3:00pm SOLD OUT
Sharks Ice at San Jose, Tuesday April 6, 7:30 - 9:45pm SOLD OUT
Sharks Ice at San Jose, Tuesday April 6, 9:30 - 11:30pm SOLD OUT
Sharks Ice at Fremont, Thursday April 8, 7:30 - 9:45pm SOLD OUT
Oakland Ice Center, Wednesday April 28, 6:00 - 8:30pm
Sharks Ice at San Jose, Tuesday May 18, 7:15 - 9:30pm
Sharks Ice at Fremont, Thursday May 20, 7:30 - 9:45pm
** We are working with Sharks Ice right now to open new clinic dates, possibly in April, May and June. Please check back for updates. Thanks for your patience and interest! -the SFBACC **
Learn-to-Curl Ticket Purchase - Due to strong interest in these events and our desire to provide the best possible experience, advanced tickets are currently required for all of the above events. Tickets are non-refundable.
Cost: $15 per person individually, $12.50 per person for groups of 4 or more
Purchase Advance Tickets:
Locations:
Intro to Curling clinics are held at all three of our Bay Area locations.
Contact:
For more information on curling clinics, or if you cannot make it to a curling clinic but would like to try curling, contact kellybloom@bayareacurling.com.
Participant Feedback:
"Thanks. I wanted to expose the kids to something new and I thought curling would be fun. I never imagined they would be treated so well. The environment was great and your personal attention was so key to them having as much fun as they did. We talked about it all the way home and then told mom all about it way past bedtime." - Mike
"Thanks. I had a lot of fun curling. I want to go back again…. At first I did not know a thing about curling. I thought it was just about throwing a big heavy rock but now that I know the right way. I think it is really fun, but next time I want to wear something warm because my knee was very, very cold." - Grace, 7
"Thank you. I really had a lot of fun. I enjoy curling more now that I understand how to do it." - Quinn, 10