Clinics
Here is a list of clinics we will offer throughout the year.
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Name |
Target experience |
Topics covered |
Coach ratio |
Length |
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Intermediate delivery 1
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>1 league year. Targeted for those who are looking to build their curling delivery from the ground up |
Delivery fundamentals. Setup, grip, rock positioning, balance, basics of generating power. Take your game to the next level |
4 to 1 |
1 hour |
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Intermediate delivery 2
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>1 league year. Targeted for those who are looking to build their curling delivery from the ground up and have taken intermediate delivery 1 |
Delivery Fundamentals. Review of intermediate 1 plus: gliding into the slide, more balance, part two of grip, basic release principles |
4 to 1 |
1 hour |
|
Intermediate delivery 3
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>2 league years. Targeted for those who are looking to build their curling delivery and have taken intermediate delivery 2 |
Review of intermediate 2 plus, emphasis on line and principles of power generation |
4 to 1 |
1 hour |
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Intermediate delivery 4
|
>2 league years. Targeted for those who are looking to build their curling delivery and have taken intermediate delivery 3 |
Review of intermediate 3 plus, emphasis on weight control. Timing of the slide mechanics for better control |
4 to 1 |
1 hour |
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Strategy 1 (off ice)
|
Anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of curling strategy |
Fundamentals of strategy. When to be risk on and risk off. What this looks like. Sample shot selection. Watch a couple ends of some club games |
16 to 1 |
2 hours |
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Strategy 2 (off ice)
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>2 league years, and completion of strategy 1 (or equivalent) |
Building an end using the framework of strategy 1, shot outcomes, shot tolerance, shot difficulty scale, when to pivot to a new plan. Watch some club championship games |
16 to 1 |
2 hours |
|
Ice reading 1 (off ice)
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>1 league year and a basic understanding of the ice surface |
Ice reading from a skip and sweeper perspective. Some insights into the shape of the surface and how the ice changes during a game |
16 to 1 |
2 hours |
|
Sweeping & communication (on ice)
|
>1 league year |
Technical sweeping form including live demos and video analysis. How to communicate a shot on the ice as a sweeper, thrower, and skip. |
8 to 1 |
2 hours |
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On ice strategy (3)
|
>1 league year and completion of strategy 1 (or equivalent) |
Utilize the principles of the strategy clinics on ice in a practice game against another team. Pre-end planning done with both teams. |
8 to 1 |
90 minutes |
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Team dynamics and management (off ice)
|
>2 league years |
Introduction to team roles, managing player tendencies, mental strategies, making the most of your players |
16 to 1 |
2 hours |
Personal Coaching (coming in October)