// CHAMPIONSHIPS
USA Curling College Championship adds new features
By Gordon Maclean, College Curling National Championship
Curling College Championship. Te top 16 college curling schools in
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the United States, based on their play during the curling season, will receive invitations to compete in the 2014 USA Curling College Championship, which will be held at the Four Seasons Curl- ing Club in Blaine, Minn., March 14- 16.
Tis year there will be a formal
opening ceremony, complete with all participants being piped onto the ice. “Curling has its origins from medieval Scotland, commencing in the early 1500s. Many contemporary curling events feature a ceremonial per- formance by Scottish bagpipers, as a way of honoring curling athletes” said Nancy Myers, USCA College Curling Committee member, who arranged the piping. “Since most college students are new to the sport, having a bag- piper play at the USA Curling College Championship is a way to introduce college curlers to another curling tradition that they may not have experi- enced before.” All invitees to the USA Curling College Championship will have the op-
tion to participate in a weekend-long skills clinic. Te championship event will use only four of the six sheets available at the Four Seasons Curling Club so the remaining two sheets will be used for the clinic. Te clinic will be available at no charge to participants and will run in shiſts during a school’s non-playing draws throughout Saturday and concluding Sunday morning. “Tere is an obvious disparity in college curling when it comes to the quality of ice and the quality of instruction from campus to campus,” said Joe Murphy, USCA College Curling Committee member in charge of the clinic. “Te goal of the skills clinic is to provide all athletes the op- portunity to be part of the best curling experience possible, to continue to develop curling skills to a higher level, and to become active leaders in their campus clubs by building upon the experiences gained at the Nationals.” Topics to be covered include the physical and mental aspects of curling; sweeping techniques; weight control; strategy; shot selection; interval tim- ing; communication; and more. Participating schools will receive up to five arm patches with the champi-
onship logo at no charge. Te patches can be placed on their on-ice clothing. A limited number of additional patches will be available for $10 per patch. Game-time clocks will appear at the championships for the first time
this year. Timing will be available as an option for any game during the weekend. Both skips must agree to play under the clock for this to happen. Te timing rules will be the same as for other championship events except that each team will receive 59 minutes for eight ends instead of the usual 73 minutes for 10 ends. n
embers of the United States Curling Association (USCA) Col- lege Curling Committee have been working hard to add new features to the 2014 USA
// CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR
JUNIOR PLAYDOWNS: Alaska Junior Playdowns, Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 12-15
Illinois Junior Playdowns, Exmoor CC, Highland Park, Ill., Dec. 26-27 Great Lakes Junior Playdowns, Mayfield CC, South Euclid, Ohio, Dec. 26-28 Minnesota Junior Playdowns, Duluth, Minn., Dec. 26-29 North Dakota Junior Playdowns, Williston Basin CC, Williston, N.D., Dec. 27-29 Washington Junior Playodwns, Granite CC, Seattle, Wash., Dec. 27-29 At-Lg/CO/NE/MOPAC Junior Playdowns, Evergreen CC, Beaverton, Ore., Dec. 28-29 GNCC Junior Playdowns, TCC, Brookline, Mass., Dec. 27-30 Wisconsin Junior Playdowns, Portage, Wis., Dec. 27-30
MIXED NATIONAL PLAYDOWNS: MOPAC Mixed Playdown, Evergreen CC, Beaverton, Ore., Jan. 10-12
At-Large/CO/NE Mixed Playdown, Chicago Curling Club, Chicago, Ill., Jan. 30-Feb. 2 Illinois Mixed Playdown, Chicago Curling Club, Chicago, Ill., Jan. 30-Feb. 2 GNCC Mixed Playdown, Chesapeake CC, Easton, Md., Feb. 6-9 North Dakota Mixed Playdown, Lake Region CC, Devils Lake, N.D., Feb. 7-9 Alaska Mixed Playdown, Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 7-9 Great Lakes Mixed Playdown, Mayfield CC, South Euclid, Ohio, Feb. 7-9 Washington Mixed Playdown, Granite CC, Seattle, Wash., Feb. 8-10 Minnesota Mixed Playdown, Brainerd, Minn., Feb. 21-23 Wisconsin Mixed Playdown, Green Bay, Wis., Feb. 21-23
CLUB NATIONALS PLAYDOWNS: MOPAC Men's Club Playdown, Evergreen CC, Beaverton, Ore., Dec. 4-8
Wisconsin State Club Playdowns, Rice Lake, Wis., Dec. 12-15 GNCC Club Playdowns, Potomac CC, Laurel, Md., Dec. 12-15 MOPAC Women's Club Playdown, Evergreen CC, Beaverton, Ore, Dec. 12-15 Washington Club Playdowns, Granite Curling Club, Seattle, Wash., Dec. 14-16 GLCA Club Playdowns, Detroit, MI, Jan. 10-12 North Dakota Club Playdowns, Minot, N.D., Jan. 16-19 At-Large/CO/NE Club Playdowns, Exmoor Curling Club, Highland Park, Ill., Jan. 16-19 Illinois Club Playdowns, Exmoor Curling Club, Highland Park, Ill., Jan. 16-19 Alaska Club Playdowns, Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 17-19 Minnesota Club Playdowns, Curl Mesabi, Eveleth, Minn., Jan. 30-Feb. 2
DEC. 4-8 2014 U.S. Mixed Doubles National Championship, Medford, Wis.
DEC. 10-15 Olympic Qualification Event, Fussen, Germany
DEC. 11-21 2013 Winter World University Games, Trentino, Italy
JAN. 8-12 2014 Women's Nationals Challenge Round, Grafton, N.D.
2014 Men's Nationals Challenge Round, Blaine, Minn.
JAN. 16-19 2014 Continental Cup of Curling, Las Vegas, Nev
JAN. 23-26 2014 U.S. Senior Men's National Championship, Portage, Wis. 2014 U.S. Senior Women's National Championship, Eau Claire, Wis.
JAN. 25-FEB. 1 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships, Granite CC, Seattle
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