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Tullis Russell No 2: November 201 1 Papermakers will support Team Scotland in their quest to claim the European titles when they compete in Moscow. Muirhead and Murdoch fly the flag for Scotland ve Muirhead and David Murdoch Ewon the right to represent Scotland at the Le Gruyere European Curling Championships by winning the Europ- ean Playoffs that were held at Dewars Centre, Perth, from 27-30 October. Eve Muirhead and her team of Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams and Claire Hamilton went through the double round-robin stages of the playoff with a 6-0 record, while Hannah Fleming, Sarah Reid and Jackie Lockhart all finished on 2-4 records. Fleming sat out the first tie- breaker while Lockhart and Reid played off in a game which went to an extra end before Team Reid progressed to the next tie-breaker. The Reid side went from strength to strength in the second tie-breaker, with a convincing 8-3 win which put them into the best-of-three final against the Muirhead side. Team Reid, skipped by Kerry Barr (in the absence of Sarah Reid), with Lorna Vevers, Rachael Simms and Barbara McPake, could not stop the dominance of the Muirhead side in the In the first game in the final round of final games. They lost out in the first the competition, the momentum swung game 9-5, and latterly 8-5 in the second back and forth, with the scores tied going game which secured Muirhead’s place into the final end. Murdoch needed a on the flight to Moscow at the end of precise tap back to remove a Brewster November. counter from the button, but failed to The men’s competition was a similar push the stone far enough, giving up a story, with Tom Brewster and his team steal and the first game to the Brewster of Greg Drummond, Scott Andrews and side. Murdoch and his team of Glen Michael Goodfellow finishing the double Muirhead, Ross Paterson and Richard The Holiday Inn Express Perth round-robin on 6-0. 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Murdoch throughout, with Murdoch holding last fought off David Edwards in Saturday stone advantage in the final end and For more information about the night’s tie-breaker to run out 5-3 winners using it to score the necessary shot to Hotel please visit: and book his place in Sunday’s best-of- book his place at the European Curling www.hiexpressperth.co.uk Or call 01738 636666 three showdown. Championships from 2-10 December. Team Owen’s 8-ender Congratulations to Team Owen on scoring I had to make a triple took the pressure off. a last-gasp maximum! If it had been a draw, I think I would have David Owen, Clare Sloan, Tom Owen been nervous. So, sitting in the hack, I was and Derek Purdie can now join the 8-Ender quite calm. club as they scored the maximum in the last “However, as the stone was travelling RULE BREAKING session at the Lions down the ice, I got a Which rules are most often Bonspiel. bit more vocal with With a quite the “Yes/No” ignored or forgotten? wonderfully played sweeping calls than I last stone triple take- normally would! I Are you guilty of any of the out, David made didn’t see the last history at the stone exit the house, following? Dumfries Ice Bowl. as I was watching Curling at Dumfries the 3rd hit stone Are your team members has been played for narrowly squeeze guilty of any of them? 18 years and this is past the counter it the first maximum at was almost frozen to. In other sports such as golf, when do you see the facility. Here is David’s view of how it “When I did look up, I realised it hadn’t players moving when their opponent is about to happened: jammed on anything and was making its putt, or walking on a player’s line, causing spike “Looking back, it was a strange feeling way out. It was the most surreal feeling I marks? Seldom: so why does the equivalent sitting in the hack. It helped that we picked have had in curling!” happen so frequently in curling? the shot quickly and then played it, so I Photo courtesy of Graham Sloan Below are the top ten ‘rule breakers’ at Club didn't have all that much time to think and Province level, in the view of the majority of about what was happening. I had not the Royal Club’s umpires. noticed that all the other sheets had stopped play to watch. I think the fact that Playing the game carries with it the obligation to observe the rules of the game, so everyone has a part to play. For the vast majority, it is a lack of know-ledge or thoughtlessness, rather than a deliberate attempt to gain an advantage. So, please play your part within the Spirit of Curling to improve the game. The next edition of YOUR Curler is due out early December (content submissions by 26 November). Rank Broken Rules Rule No In the meantime, keep up to date with curling news 1 Only the skip and vice-skip R4 (a)(i) and information at should be behind the head when www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org the opposition are playing. And, for other commentary on curling, visit 2 Players, other than skip/vice-skip, R4 (a)(i) www.skipcottagecurling.blogspot.com should remain between the hog YOUR Curler is published by the Royal Caledonian lines (or courtesy lines) when the Curling Club on a monthly basis during the winter opposition is playing especially season. General enquiries to Cairnie House, Ingliston, at the delivery end. Newbridge, Midlothian, EH28 8NB. T: 0131-333 3003. 3 Players, other than person in charge R11 (d) E: [email protected] of house for each team, should not YOUR Curler enquiries to: stand in the house whilst the score E: [email protected] is being decided or measure being done. Players should stand behind back line or at hog line. 4 Damage to ice: keep hands or R10 (a) knees off the ice. 5 Sweeping motion must be across R7(a) the running path of the stone: in and other words no “snowploughing”. R7(g) 6 Sweeping behind the tee line: R7(e) only skip or vice skip of non- and playing team may sweep when R7(g) opposition are playing. 7 Time wasting /ready to play. C6 (j) + Spirit of Curling 8 Measuring: don’t use a brush to R11(d) measure as risk of moving stone and automatically losing the shot. 9 Don’t use mobile phones on the R10(b) ice during a game. 10 Don’t cross from one side of the R4 (a)(ii) sheet to the other in front of the playing team when they about to deliver or their stone is in motion. Olympic The Hammer coach pick rules There have been many discussions among curlers, often late into the Quickfire Round night, about how the British Olympic with LYNNE MacKENZIE and Paralympic teams should be selected. Dave Crosbee, our Performance Director, and his coaching team have been reviewing the past policies, as they the ability to affect the outcome of the develop the process for 2014 in Sochi. stone through sweeping. The method of They have grasped the task with making this effective is by communication objectivity and rigour, to understand and clear understanding between team how to maximise our chances whilst mates. So, although the process is mitigating the risks. unique, the competencies required are There are two basic philosophies; not. either ‘first past the post’, where some In countries like ours, where the talent form of selection event takes place at a pool is not very deep, injury or illness of given point in time and the winners are key athletes presents a real risk to being selected; or a ‘coach pick’, where able to select the best team. This is coaches or a selection panel choose exacerbated by the fact that, during athletes and/or teams based on criteria, competitions, replacements/subs will Name: Lynne MacKenzie either objective, subjective or most need to come from outwith the top Curling Club: Avondale Heather CC likely a mix of both. Our last two flight players. Profession: National Coaching Officer Olympic teams were selected by coach Taking account of the size of the Began curling at the age of: 10 pick and the previous two were by current talent pool, to minimise the performance, based on a number of Biggest misconception about curlers? risks involved and to ensure all eligible They are all posh! games. athletes across GB are considered within The team have compared what our the selection process, the recommend- Take out or draw? Draw competitor nations are doing, trying to ation for the selection system for 2014 is Favourite post game drink? Cup of tea! understand their reasons for their to use a ‘coach pick’ system.