C E L E B R A T I N G C U R L I N G I N N O R T H E R N O N T A R I O

SEPT 2019

ISSUE

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR YOUTH CHALLENGES

MEMORIAL GARDENS | NORTH BAY

OCTOBER 22 – 27, 2019

@CURLNOCA ON THE WEB @ CURLNOCA.CA

INSIDE THIS ISSUE NOCA Board Signs Responsible Coaching

PAGE 3-4 RONNEBECK: Movement Pledge COACH TRAINING IN On August 26th, the NOCA Board voted unanimously to sign the 2019/2020 Coaching Association of Canada’s Responsible Coaching Movement Pledge. The pledge requires that organizations commit to PAGE 5 POSTER: MASTERS GRAND SLAM providing a safe environment by keeping sport healthy and safe for OF IN NORTH their coaches and athletes. and the Ontario Curling Council have also taken this pledge: BAY OCT. 22-27

PAGE 6 CURLING FOR YOUTH “Our sport organization pledges to align our PAGE 7 POSTER: YOUTH practices with Phase 1 of the Responsible CHALLENGES SCEDULE Coaching Movement and is committed to

PAGE 8 ADULT LEARN TO ensuring that our athletes and coaches are CUL protected.” PAGE 9 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

PAGE 10 SAFE SPORT There are three components to the implementation of the pledge PROGRAM for a sport organization: + NATIONAL COACHES Rule of Two: NOCA has approved a Rule of Two policy and will be WEEK educating all coaches and passing along information to all NOCA clubs (template policy) to implement at their level. This policy PAGE 11 COMPETITIONS protects both coaches and adults. 2019-2020 Background Screening: All coaches of youth under the age of 21 PAGE 12 SPONSORS & must have a current Police Screening check done and on file with

PARTNERS NOCA in order to coach at any NOCA events. This is another program that NOCA has implemented for many years to protect our

young athletes.

Ethics Training: All coaches who have taken National Coach

Certification Program courses take some form of Ethical Training (built into their course or as a separate course).

All sport clubs are encouraged to take this pledge and show that the safety and protection of our athletes and coaches is important. NOCA has policy templates to help our curling clubs move forward with their policies and procedures in this area (ie; Abuse, Discrimination and Harassment, Rule of Two, Screening, Persons in Authority, Codes of Conduct, etc.). Please contact the NOCA office at [email protected], or 807-598-0051 to access these policies.

They are available to all NOCA affiliated curling clubs/facilities.

More information about the Responsible Coaching Movement Pledge can be found here: https://www.coach.ca/responsible-coaching-movement-p160721

Coaches learn how to coach functions primarily at the the level of athlete they are club level but whose teams planning to work with by are starting their

entering either the competitive experience. The Recreational or Competitive Club Coach will be stream.” competent in training

The curlers from youth to Curling Association (NOCA) masters, with skill levels of and OCC work together to beginning to intermediate.

organize and promote coach The Club Coach will be training throughout RONNEBECK: proficient in planning and Northern Ontario. There are designing a practice/clinic,

Coach Training in three types of workshops ethical decision-making, 2019/2020 offered depending on the teaching correct curling needs of the club – Club skills, skill analysis, safety Coach Youth, Club Coach The Ontario Curling Council and program management. and Competition Coach with (OCC) describes the The cost of this workshop is Making Ethical Decisions. importance of coaching as $210 +HST and includes all follows: Club Coach Youth is course materials and designed for coaches who experienced instructors. “Coaches are vital to do not require certification ensuring curlers of all ages, Competition Coach but become involved on a stages and ability enjoy the Certification is required to voluntary (and often short- sport in a SAFE manner, and coach teams at almost all term) basis. Participants have the opportunity to levels of competition that tend to work with beginner develop their skills at their lead to a national curlers of all ages who are own pace. Coaches play a competition. The new to the sport, but most key role in the Competition Coach particularly with Youth implementation of curling’s workshop is designed to Curlers. This workshop can Long Term Athlete train an individual to coach usually be accomplished in Development Model for both medium to advanced one day and costs $145 + recreational and competitive performance teams. The 18 HST which includes all curlers. Coaches act in key hour course is taught over materials and expert volunteer roles which two days and time is spent instruction. The support programming at our on-ice and in the classroom. prerequisite for this local clubs. Prerequisite: A general

workshop is that knowledge of the game. Looking for a rewarding way participants must be a Course Content: Teaching to volunteer, get involved as minimum of 14 years of age and Learning, Strategy and a coach! The Ontario Curling at the start of the course. Tactics, Skills Analysis, Council, Northern Ontario Club Coach participants who Practice Planning, including Curling Association and take this two-day workshop Safety and EAP (Emergency Ontario Curling Association become “Club Coach Action Plan), Delivery Skills, train and certify the most Trained”. This workshop Brushing Skills. The cost of curling coaches in the world! does not lead to this workshop is $265 + They do so using the world- certification. This is a HST which includes all renowned National Coaching program designed to course materials and Certification Program enhance the skill set of the instruction by the best (NCCP). coach or instructor who Coach Developers in the

functions primarily at the club level but whose teams are starting their province. competition coach The Kenora Curling Club is candidate completes a hosting a Club Coach Youth There are two other portfolio consisting of Workshop on Sunday, components to becoming athlete profiles, an October 20, 2019. Club Competition Coach emergency action plan and Coach Youth - Kenora “Certified”. a practice plan prior to the workshop - Registration 1. Making Ethical Decisions evaluation. The portfolio is The deadline for registration training is a cornerstone of reviewed for completeness for this workshop is October the National Coaching and then is used as the 9, 2019. Certification Program basis for the practical (NCCP), and leaves coaches evaluation. The cost of the If you are considering with no doubt as to what to evaluation process is $155 registering for one of these do when the going gets +HST workshops, especially one at tough. By successfully the Port Arthur Curling, There are currently 4 events completing the Make Ethical please do so as soon as planned in Northern Decisions (MED) training possible. The deadline is Ontario. and an online evaluation, coming up quickly. coaches will be fully The Port Arthur Curling Club If your club is interested in equipped to handle ethical is hosting the following hosting a workshop or if you situations with confidence workshops: would more information, and surety. MED training • Sept 27, 2019 – MED please contact me and I will, helps coaches identify the - Register for MED answer questions, arrange legal, ethical, and moral • Sept 28 and 29, coach developers to implications of difficult 2019 – Competition instruct, set dates with you situations that present Coach Workshop - and help promote your themselves in the world of Register for event. team and individual sport. Competition Coach The cost of MED is $75.00 ------• Sept 28 and 29, +HST 2019 – Club Coach Submitted by: 2. Practical evaluation – a 2 Workshop - Register ANDREA RONNEBECK hour session on-on-one with for Club Coach Education Manager – North an Evaluator. The coach The deadline for registration [email protected] must execute a complete for these workshops is Phone: 807-466-8351 practice session with September 24, 2019 at his/her team. The noon.

CURLING

FOR YOUTH

There are a lot of opportunities for clubs to get young curlers involved in our sport by using some of the great programs that have already been developed and are available to NOCA clubs.

CURLING CANADA PROGRAMS:

Through its Youth Development Initiative, Curling Canada has developed several youth curling programs that are available to clubs that are affiliated with their provincial/territorial association (in this case NOCA). The programs have again this season. This skills clubs belonging to NOCA by contacting the NOCA office, been developed to get young event has young curlers [email protected], or calling people involved in curling at perform a hit, a draw, and a tap and be scored for each the office at 807-598-0051. any age and keep them interested whether they go into skill. The young curlers are divided into ages 6-8, 9-10 and the competitive stream, or just NOCA YOUTH CHALLENGES: 11-13 and the skills are play for recreation. The performed at different levels programs are step by step Several clubs will be offering guides and are easy to deliver. for each age group. The Youth Challenges this season. They include: second and third scorers in These events are an each age group receive a opportunity for young curlers • U12 Learn to Curl ribbon and the top scorer to develop their skills and

• U15 Challenge Cups receives a medal. The scores compete in events without (Event Guide) of the top scorer are entered having to enter the U18 • U18 Learn to Curl into a national database to be competitions. The sites, dates, • Youth Inter-Club compared with other young and contact information will be Leagues curlers across Canada. As posted on the NOCA site shortly. • Triples well, the winners in each age

• School Curling group are invited to perform If you would like more their skills at one of NOCA’s All of these programs are information, or are interested Provincial Championships available to NOCA affiliated in hosting a Youth Challenge, (event to be determined). If please contact Andrea curling clubs at no cost. the winners aren’t able to Ronnebeck, OCC Education Contact the NOCA office to attend the Provincial Manager North, at access these fantastic Championship, their scores can [email protected] programs. be submitted electronically and .

they will still be entered in the final challenge. HIT DRAW TAP | PRESENTED BY TIM HORTONS: This is a fun way to teach some basic skills and provide a The Hit Draw Tap challenge to young curlers at Championship will be held your club. All of the information is available to all

Y UTH

C H A L L E N G E S

ADULT LEARN TO CURL

The Adult Learn to Curl Program has proven to be a fantastic recruiting and retention tool for curling clubs. The program is designed with a weekly lesson and then putting the lesson to work on the ice. The program is designed for 8 weeks, but can be modified to suit your club’s requirements and the enrollment numbers. Many clubs offer the 8 week session and then an Adult “Rookie” league for the new curlers after the 8 weeks is over. don’t have many of the old the last two seasons and is The premise of the program is habits that those of us who thrilled with the results. that the new curlers are have been curling for a long “We’ve offered the Adult Learn learning the game with people time have developed. One to Curl program and league for who have the same skill and “seasoned” curler at a club I the last two years and will offer knowledge level as they do; was at last season commented it again this season,” says Club they are not being put on an President Sandra Lahti. The “Look at them deliver the experienced team where they program is easy to deliver and stone. How did they get that may not receive ongoing the results are fantastic. We’ve instruction and may get good and it’s only Christmas? increased our membership and frustrated. In the Adult Learn They’re way better technically have a lot of new faces in our to Curl Program, new curlers than my whole team put club. And this year, one of the learn the basics of delivery, together!” AL2C graduates is coming back grips and turns, weight to help instruct.” The program is available judgement, and more. Lessons through Curling Canada and Don’t know where to start?? are built on week by week so clubs that have used the NOCA is planning several Train that the new curlers aren’t program have brought in new the Trainer sessions this fall inundated with more members and many of them which will teach volunteers how information than they can have now become regular to run the program. These will absorb in one session, as is league members which be one day sessions often what happens in a one- provides both new revenue, centralized in the regions so day Learn to Curl Clinic. I and new personalities in the that volunteers can travel to certainly remember my one club. The added bonus is that and from the session in a day. day Learn to Curl Clinic many many of these new curlers More information will be available soon on our website, years ago, and I hurt for days become volunteers. Win, Win, Facebook page, and through after!! Win!! your NOCA Club Delegate. And, the new curlers are The Copper Cliff Curling Club becoming really good; they has offered this program for

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NOCA CLUBS (click photos for more info)

2020 MEN OF CURLING CALENDAR: KRAFT HEINZ PROJECT PLAY:

The Community Fundraiser is offering NOCA Nominate your local recreation project for a affiliated clubs the opportunity to raise funds for chance to win. The Grand Prize winner will receive their club or youth programs by selling the Men of $250K towards a facility upgrade, and three Curling 2020 Calendar. second-prize winners will each receive $25K.

NATIONAL SPORT TRUST FUND: CURLING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:

NOCA has endorsed this program which allows Through Curling Canada, affiliated clubs can clubs to apply to the program to raise money for a apply for a loan to help with a capital project. project at their club and when people donate, they Two NOCA clubs have already been successful receive a charitable tax receipt. with their applications.

SAFE SPORT PROGRAM

The Ontario Curling Council, in partnership with its members – CurlON and Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA) will be offering webinars on the topic of “Safe Sport for Clubs.”

Registered participants who attend the webinar can expect to learn about:

• Legal requirements for NOCA Member Affiliated clubs: • October 10, 2019 at your Curling Centre to 12-1 pm – Register for • October 2, 2019 at 10- implement Rowan’s Safe Sport Webinar #4 Law 11 am – Register for • Safe Sport Best Safe Sport Webinar #1 Questions about the webinars Practices for the • October 2, 2019 at 8-9 or the Safe Sport Program for pm – Register for Safe Clubs can be directed towards prevention of Abuse, Discrimination and Sport Webinar #2 Jennifer Ferris, Manager of Programs and Operations – Harassment • October 8, 2019 at 8-9 pm – Register for Safe [email protected] | 289- 527-0352 There are four webinars Sport Webinar #3 scheduled, they are FREE and available only to CurlON and

NATIONAL

COACHES WEEK

September 21-29 is National Coaches Week. There are many ways to get involved as a coach, an athlete, a parent, or a club.

• Take advantage of extremely discounted coaching courses or free online e-learning courses. • Recognize your coaches Check out these links for more with a special event, or Don’t miss the opportunity to information. further your personal coach get involved with the development, or to recognize #ThanksCoach https://www.coach.ca/national the fantastic coaches we have campaign -coaches-week-s17020 helping our athletes and clubs. • Participate in the National Coaches Week https://www.coachesontario.ca Online Auction /coachesweek/

COMPETITIONS

2019-2020

The Competitions Season has already begun for many teams, whether they have started competing, or are training and planning for their season.

NOCA’s Competitions Calendar is available at:

CLICK: Competition Calendar

The only notable change to the competitions format this year is that the U21 Men and Women will enter directly to the provincial championship.

There will not be qualifying Northern Ontario’s Doug Dean in action at a Canadian Championship. events.

Competitor Guides will be The Men’s and Scotties and girls event will see 28 available in the next few weeks. Provincial Championship will teams compete at the Gerry There have been no changes to be jointly hosted again this McCrory Countryside Sports the Rules of Curling (Curling season. The Horne Granite CC Complex in Sudbury for the Canada) so all competitions in New Liskeard is the host title of U18 2020 Canadian will be guided by the Rules of club, and the event will take Champions. If you are

Curling, 2018-2022 Edition. If place at the Don Stevenson interested in volunteering at your club would like copies of Community Arena. More this national championship, the Rules of Curling, they are information and ticket click below. available through the NOCA information will be posted CLICK: Volunteer Here office. soon.

There has been a change to The Idylwylde Golf & Country Curling Canada’s Residency Club in Sudbury has been Policy to allow for a Birthright awarded the 2020 18 Canadian exemption for the Scotties and Championships. The joint boys Brier events only. Players may play on a team in the province they don’t reside in, but were born in. This means that if you were born in Sudbury but now live in Charlottetown, PEI, you can play on a team from Northern Ontario for the

Scotties or Brier competitions. You could then still play for PEI for any other discipline. The updated residency policy with a FAQ section will be posted on Curling Canada’s site in the next week.

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