ISSUE NO. 3 | NOVEMBER 2019
FEATURE
SUDBURY’S noca NEWS FLEURY WINS
MASTERS IN
NORTH BAY
CLUBS
IS YOUR CLUB OFFERING
ADULT LEARN TO CURL?
COLUMN
RONNEBECK:
THE HONEYMOON IS OVER
TRACY FLEURY OF SUDBURY WINS 2019 MASTERS PHOTO CREDIT: ANIL MUNGAL | GRAND SLAM OF CURLING
@CURLNOCA ON THE WEB @ CURLNOCA.CA INSIDE THIS ISSUE
PAGE 3 ➔ POSTER: CANADIAN U18 CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING
TO SUDBURY
PAGE 4-5 ➔ RONNEBECK:THE HONNEYMOON IS OVER Fleury fearless in securing 1st Grand Slam PAGE 6-7 ➔ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT title at Masters
PAGE 8 ➔ CURLING AND PICKLEBALL, WHAT A BY: JONATHAN BRAZEAU MATCH NORTH BAY, Ont. — Tracy Fleury wasn’t nervous playing for a Pinty’s + WEBINAR: MAKE Grand Slam of Curling title in her backyard. SOCIAL MEDIA WORK Instead, the roaring crowd for the Sudbury skip fired her up shooting a FOR YOU game-leading 91 percent in her pursuit of the Masters women’s title. PAGE 9 ➔ POSTER: Fleury was a tour de force fending off Japan’s Sayaka Yoshimura 7-5 ROWAN’S LAW Sunday and sending the fans at Memorial Gardens into a frenzy
PAGE 10 ➔ CURLING “I definitely felt the crowd support and had a lot of family and friends CANADA VOLUNTEER OF out there,” Fleury said. “I think that helped us.” THE YEAR AWARD “I’d said if anything it pumped me up a little bit. It wasn’t a distraction.” + TIM HORTON’S HIT No moment best exemplified that than the last shot of the game with DRAW TAP Fleury holding the all-important hammer advantage and up by one. PAGE 11 ➔ POSTER: Yoshimura sat two counters apart in the eight-foot circle, Fleury opted BROKERLINK 4 ROCK for a hit and just when it looked like it wasn’t going to make it, her CHARITY CHALLENGE shooter connected and rolled for the clutch double.
PAGE 12 ➔ ONTARIO Although Fleury is famous for her great draw game, with the ice sitting WINTER GAMES for a little bit, hitting worked out better in that situation.
+ CURLING DAY IN “They took quite a long time to decide where to place their final stone, CANADA so you never know with the paths and stuff,” Fleury explained. “A nose hit was good or a little roll. It seemed like the safer call.” + IS YOUR CLUB OFFERING ADULT Although it’s Fleury’s first Grand Slam, it’s the second major for her teammates of third Selena Njegovan, second Liz Fyfe and lead Kristin LEARN TO CURL? MacCuish. The Manitoba-based trio captured the 2016 BOOST National PAGE 14 ➔ ROCK THE in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., with skip Kerri Einarson. SHORES IN 2020 “It feels amazing,” Fleury said. “It was tough being so close in the past a PAGE 15 ➔ POSTER: couple of times. To finally pull it off it really means a lot.” 2020 MEN’S AND LADIES Team Fleury cashed in $35,000, 12 Pinty’s Cup points and a spot in the PROVINCIALS season-ending Humpty’s Champions Cup. AND MORE! Click Here to continue reading.
originally discovered on occasionally, but if dealt business teams has been with effectively, Storming called the “Team Wheel”. will get shorter and less
The wheel is made up of 4 dramatic. phases and teams will move
through the phases in There are a few tools and varying degrees and length activities that coaches can of times. use to help build positive team relationships and The first stage is Forming address the negative actions where the team comes of the team.
together and everyone is RONNEBECK: The happy to be part of the Set the Ground Rules
Honeymoon Is team. Sometimes this is • Text, email and social Over! called the “Honeymoon” media are only phase. It’s an exciting time positive and about and everyone tries to bring You’re probably well into the concrete their best. There may be competitive season and communication – successes but with a few have been practicing what time is practice, disappointing performances. diligently. Your team’s hard can I get a ride, who The team may enter the work and commitment may is bringing the Storming stage. In this be paying off with some brushes, etc. stage, individuals start to performance goals • If an issue arises, it explore their own needs and accomplished through will be dealt within how they can get them met. execution of your process 48 hours. Address it They may start to seek to goals. Practices have been early so it doesn’t have these needs fulfilled happening and the team is fester and explode and when it doesn’t happen, sticking to established like a bad pimple. they might express their routines. • Issues and concerns dissatisfaction verbally or are addressed with BUT perhaps you’re starting nonverbally in a less than the player themselves to sense some disquiet, positive way. This stage can not taken to others dissatisfaction or tension. go anywhere from slightly on the team unless Someone knows something uncomfortable to truly they are directly and isn’t saying anything. “storming”. However, if involved. An It’s starting to feel like the needs aren’t met or exception might be proverbial elephant is in the addressed, it can become a that the coach’s living room. At best, the distraction and impact advice can be sought team is ignoring it and still performance. in confidence prior to able to perform relatively Once issues are addressed addressing the issue. well. At worst, performance and/or resolved, the team • This is not personal. is being affected probably goes through a Norming It is about mostly in team stage where everyone gets behaviours, actions communication and that will comfortable again and and statements. ultimately affect the finally into Performing athletes’ ability to do what Stop, Start and Continue where needs are being met they know they can do when and the team has fewer My good friend, Bill they need to do it. distractions. Teams may go Tschirhart, often talks about This phenomenon which was through the last 3 stages Stop, Start and Continue.
Individual athletes and the to the facts and the He took 4 chairs and placed coach make three separate interviewee’s job is to them in a square with confidential lists. The first provide the information as everyone facing out when one is everything that is truthfully and objectively as they were seated. They happening on the team that possible. Not providing any couldn’t see each other. needs to Stop, another with “dirt” just the facts. Then a Each player then took turns everything that needs to discussion can follow to saying one thing they like Start happening and finally problem solve. about each of the other everything that needs to players and one action that Anonymous Questions continue. These lists should could be changed. It describe actions, behaviours Players can take turns seemed easier for and statements. They are asking each other questions. communication to take not about who a person is The coach has to do a bit of place when not looking at but what a person does. homework and Stop, Start one another. I tried this with The coach gathers each and Continue might help my daughter’s team years players’ lists and organizes ago and there were tears inform this process. The them so that the information coach will formulate the (teenagers – go figure). contained is kept as questions based on After though, they were back confidential as possible. information from S.S.C. and on track as a team and went
Then the task is to review then give each player a for ice cream. It helped the behaviours, actions and question to ask and be feeling like they were heard. statements and what can be answered by the other What is most important is done so that they become players. Questions should addressing issues, not less of a distraction. always be objective and not letting them lay dormant accuse any player on the There Oughta’ be a Law and explode at the most team of anything. inopportune time. If it’s If there is something Suggestion Box going to come to the fore, it happening on the team that will probably be at the is negatively impacting The team “builds” a highest level of competition them, the team and coach suggestion box and the team reaches and no write a law to address the concerns, gratitudes and one wants that. Free your issue. The law is written in acknowledgements can be athletes to perform by such a way that a placed in the box after every reducing the distractions “Philadelphia Lawyer” practice or game. The coach that starts within. couldn’t find a loophole. then goes through the box There is no room for and helps them team ------misinterpretation. process anything there that Submitted by: needs attention or sharing. The Press Conference ANDREA RONNEBECK Talk without Looking Work with the team, or Education Manager – North individuals if that’s where [email protected] My good friend, Bill the problem is, and tell Charlebois, came up with Phone: 807-466-8351 them to think of themselves this activity. Bill had a team as either the reporter or the of young women who were athlete being interviewed. struggling and in true Bill fashion he met the problem The reporter’s job is to get head on.
CLUB COACH STURGEON FALLS
Club Coach candidates from the SFCC drew these caricatures depicting all that it means to be a coach.
Our favourite: ring on left hand to
represent being “engaged”.
CROISIER WINS FIRST JR SLAM SERIES EVENT
Congratulations to the Idylwylde G&CC’s Team Croisier on winning
their opening Junior Slam Series event of the
season. NORTHERN ONTARIO’S BATTLE OF THE JAMIESON EARNS BRADS GOES TO SPORTSMNASHIP AWARD NORTHERN ONT.
Gavan Jamieson, second for Congratulations to Team McEwen of the North Bay the Community First Granite Club, earned the C.C.’s Team Jacobs sportsmanship award for his on winning the Grand position while at the 2020 Slam of Curling’s Canadian Mixed Curling Tour Challenge on Championship recently. Nov 10.
F A C E B O O K . C O M / C U R L N O C A
BRUNTON WINS STU SELLS TORONTO TANKARD
Congratulations to Team Brunton on winning their second
consecutive Stu Sells Toronto Tankard Oct. 6.
LOCKHART INDUCTED INTO TEAM TONER
NORTH BAY WALK OF FAME WINS CLASSIC
Congratulations to 1992 and Congratulations to 1998 Northern Ontario Men’s Sudbury’s Team champion Jack Lockhart on being Toner who won inducted into the Kiwanis North the KW Classic Bay Walk of Fame recently. Youth Cashspiel on November 3rd.
HORGAN WINS WCT EVENT
Congratulations to
Sudbury’s Tanner Horgan and team on winning the 2019 Dekalb SuperSpiel, defeating team Mike McEwen in the final.
8-ENDER FOR TEAM DEAN MACEWAN WINS STROUD
SLEEMANS CASHSPIEL Congratulations to the Fort Congratulations to Sudbury’s Williams Curling Team MacEwan on winning the Club’s Team Stroud Curling Club’s Sleeman Dean who Cash Spiel on October 20th. scored an 8- ender on th October 26 .
CURLING AND
PICKLEBALL, WHAT A MATCH!
For the past two summers, the Hearst Community Curling Club has offered its rink area to pickleball enthusiasts.
After a slow start the first summer, pickleball has taken off. This summer, players stuck around from May to October, even during the month of July when most people are at the cottage and on vacation. as all over North America. $200 each. A few spare Check out one of the rackets ($50 each) and 45 players registered, hundreds of web sites on balls. paying $25 (for a night a the subject. week) or $40 (for playing up Two members of our club “pickleballportal.com” is a to 3 times a week). have initiated and continue good place to start. to promote pickleball. Next What makes the Curling rink I do not believe there is a year it is the 25th the idle venue for pickleball Northern Ontario Pickleball anniversary of the local players is that they do not organization, but it is played Motorcycle Club. They have have to put up the nets at in most cities and towns asked us to organize a the start and then put them (Check: Sudbury.com). special event in August away after. Some did 2020, at the Curling Club. A consider playing in a school I play pickleball and like it Pickleball Tournament will gym but decided otherwise very much. Also, as a be the choice event. when they realized the set- member of the Curling up requirements. Also, keys Board in Hearst, I see it as a ------to the school were also a source of revenue for the Submitted by: problem. I guess there are Club and enhancing our advantages in running a services to the community. LOUIS CORBEIL simpler outfit. Secretary We have 4 sheets in our club Hearst Curling Club Are there some of you who rink and there is enough [email protected] haven’t heard of pickleball? space for 5 pickleball Phone: 705.372.8694 Well, it is a growing sport in courts. The cost of set up is Northern Ontario as well minimal. Nets are around
WEBINAR: Make Social Media Work For You
On Dec. 11 join Danielle Inglis of Curling Canada as she shares her knowledge and experience as a social media and web content professional. This webinar is great for coaches, teams and clubs!
CURLING CANADA can use to retain and re- motivate their volunteer
VOLUNTEER OF ‘workforce’.
THE YEAR AWARD By creating a national award, we hope to set the example The Business of Curling thereby encouraging clubs to workshop program promotes create their own recognition volunteer development and programs. recognition as a vital component to curling club LINKS: operations. For example, we • Web Page encourage our curling clubs to • Application Form formally recognize volunteers at a volunteer appreciation Nominations are due night. This is the one of the November 30th, 2019. more significant tools a club
TIM HORTONS HIT DRAW TAP
The Northern Ontario Curling Association is so excited to provide its member clubs and youth curlers a premier youth skills competition again for 2020. The highlight for any coach is to watch one of their athletes succeed in their sport and compete in events like this!
2019 was a great year with a record number of curlers enjoyed the program. We would Ste Marie March 7, 2020. competing! We hope that 2020 love to share this program across Contact your club’s Youth Curling will be a year to share your Northern Ontario so spread the Coordinator for details about experiences with returning word! Hit, Draw, Tap is fun, your club’s plans to host a HDT curlers and new curlers alike. We inclusive, age and stage championship, and clubs should have heard many good things appropriate, easy to administer contact NOCA to register their from last years in club and affordable for clubs and competitions and from the event! participants. curlers at the finals in Kakabeka. For an information package and The format makes it easy for A quick thanks to the Kakabeka all forms, go to curlnoca.ca/hit- clubs and families. We will use an Curling Club for the free use of draw-tap their facilities! online score tracker, just like the big leagues, to help us with OR Some great news, Hit Draw Tap score-keeping, and the now has a sponsor for the event! registration process. Contact NOCA’s Hit Draw Tap Tim Hortons has joined the Coordinator, Mark Mannisto, at competition as a National NOCA is planning to host the [email protected] Sponsor! HDT Northern Ontario Provincial Championship at the NOCA In 2020 we want to get many clubs enrolled, so share the word Provincial U18 Curling Championships this year in Sault about how your youth curlers
ONTARIO WINTER advance to the OWG - one per gender from each of the 6
GAMES Regional events.
The Ontario Curling Council U21 Mixed Doubles (20 years administers all province-wide, of age or under as of June 30, Multi-Sport Winter Games on 2019 ) behalf of its members, CurlON 6 teams will advance from to and the Northern Ontario the OWG – one from each of Curling Association. The the Regional events Ontario Winter Games is one of those competitions. The 2020 Wheelchair (no age restriction) Ontario Winter Games will be See website for entry criteria hosted by the city of Orillia on ontariocurlingcouncil.com/blog February 27 – March 1, 2020. /owg-wheelchair U18 Men and U18 Women (17 Registration and other years of age or under as of information is available at June 30, 2019). ontariocurlingcouncil.com/blog 6 teams per gender will /winter-games-program
CURLING DAY IN IS YOUR CLUB CANADA OFFERING ADULT
Curling Canada is pleased to LEARN TO CURL? announce that Curling Day in All NOCA Club Delegates have Canada will take place Saturday received a link to complete a February 22, 2020. • Have fun with one big short survey about the Adult Curling is more than a game, it is game of curling including Learn to Curl Program. built on community and scores from every rink in Our goal with this survey is to friendships. Our curling centres Canada! gather information about existing are more than four walls, a roof programs at NOCA clubs, and to and sheets of ice. Rooted at the Click here to Join the celebration! seek interest in a one-day heart of curling in Canada is the Prizes include: workshop to learn how to deliver people who are connected to our the program at your club. sport and the experiences they • A $10,000 Curling Rink share on and off the ice. Renovation Grant
• Trip to the 2021 Tim You have the stories. We want to Hortons Brier hear them. • Tankard Trophy Visit at • Share your favourite your club personal curling story • Rocks and Rings School prize of 2 Floor Curl • Encourage your curling centre or rink to submit Equipment sets their most unique curling • Egg Farmers Rocks and SURVEY: experience Rings Tournament surveymonkey.com/r/AdultLearn 2Curl
EVENT DEADLINE Senior East & West Qualifiers November 22nd U21 Provincials December 6th
Men’s East & West Qualifiers December 6th Masters Provincial December 20th Men’s West Qualifier (played East) December 27th Scotties Women’s Provincial January 3rd U18 Regions (all) January 10th
Curling Club Championships January 17th Mixed Doubles Provincials January 24th Wheelchair Provincials January 31st U18 West Qualifiers February 5th U18 East Qualifiers February 10th
BrokerLink Mixed Provincials March 13th
Note: all registrations close at NOON on the deadline date.
UPCOMING COURSE SCHEDULE
COURSE LOCATION DATE/TIME DEADLINE Making Ethical Decisions McIntyre Curling Club (Timmins) Nov. 29 Level 1 Officiating McIntyre Curling Club (Timmins) Nov. 30 Competition Coach McIntyre Curling Club (Timmins) Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 Adult Learn to Curl Thessalon Curling Club Dec. 14, 9am – 5pm Club Coach Youth Idylwylde Golf & Country Club (Sudbury) Feb. 15, 9am – 6pm Feb. 5
UPCOMING YOUTH CHALLENGE SCHEDULE | Click here for full schedule
LOCATION DATE DEADLINE Fort Williams Curing Club (Thunder Bay) Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 Nov. 16 Espanola Curling Club Nov. 30 Nov. 22 North Bay Granite Club Dec. 7 – 8 Nov. 28 Fort William Curling Club (Thunder Bay) Dec. 14 – 15 Nov. 30
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ROCK THE agreed to bring down the respective weeks so we arena glass and netting to could see them here in SHORES IN 2020! assure prime viewing from Temiskaming Shores for our around the entire venue. If event. We know that 8 The Horne Granite Curling that doesn’t get you close teams will be here Club is excited to host the enough to the action, the competing on the men’s 2020 Northern Ontario organizing committee has side, but we are still waiting Men’s & Scotties Provincials managed to also arrange for to see the final number of January 28th to February pub-style seating to be teams competing against 2nd 2020. The committee situated at one end of the the McCarville Rink. There is has been working at this ice for major sponsors and even talk of local teams on event since last spring and members of the public, just both the Men’s & Ladies things are really starting to like you see on TV! Food side of the draw. Organizers come together to promise services have been arranged were also quite enthused an exceptional event for the to be available in the stands over the summer when the curlers and their fans alike. all week and our stands will new lineup for Team Jacobs be licensed throughout the was announced. The north’s Last spring an organizing committee was struck event and featuring curling fans are all very consisting of Horne Granite Temiskaming Shores very excited to see Mark Kennedy Curling Club members and own Whiskey Jack craft try to earn his first green the Horne Granite Youth beer! and gold jacket and with any Steering committee to put in luck you can come to For those of you coming a bid for these Temiskaming Shores and from out of town the Horne championships. The intent see him join the tradition of Granite will be your being to re-establish curling representing the moose! entertainment centre during as a predominant winter the week. Live bands have Week-long passes are sport in Temiskaming been scheduled from currently on sale for the Shores and the surrounding Thursday through Saturday Early Bird special price of areas. Bringing together the evening for you to get out $100.00, a $25.00 saving if very best curling talent the and have some fun after the you purchase them before north has to offer can do games! It’s just a quick 5- December 20th. You can nothing but build awareness minute walk up the street visit hornegranite.com and and excitement about the from the arena! click the “purchase tickets” sport in our area. link to buy your general While it is still unclear as to The championships will take admission tickets online. exactly who will be place at the Don Follow the events Facebook competing this spring to go Shepherdson Memorial page at on and represent Northern Arena in Temiskaming facebook.com/Provincials20 Ontario at the Scotties Shores. The organizing 20 for further Tournament of Hearts and committee have contracted announcements as to when the Tim Horton’s Brier, what Maple Leaf Ice Consulting’s weekend passes go on sale, is clear is that both the “King of Swing” Tom who will be coming to the Krista McCarville & Brad Leonard to transform the event and what Jacob’s rinks will be home of the Great North entertainment is lined up. competing! There may have Midget League’s New been one or two organizers ------Liskeard Cubs into a 5-sheet very quietly cheering these world class curling venue. Submitted by: two teams into the playoffs The arena comfortably last spring but hoping they STEVE AMYOT sits700 when set up for might fall just a little bit Northern Ontario 2020 hockey, but the City of short at the end of their Men’s & Scotties Provincials Temiskaming Shores has [email protected]
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