GNCC Jrs. headed to YOG playdowns From Nov. 18- 21, 11 GNCC Junior Curlers participating on four teams will be heading to the Youth Olympic Games Playdowns being held in Grafton, N.D. The winner of these playdowns will represent the U.S. at the Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, in January. This is a Mixed Junior playdown with the following requirements for eligibility: U.S. citizen ages 16-18 (born between Jan. 1, 1994 and Dec. 31, 1995) and they must be a member of The L.A. Kings hockey team used Potomac Curling Club as venue for a great team-building exercise in the USCA. October. Pictured (above, counter-clockwise from left) Ethan Moreau, Davis Drewskie, Simon Gagne and GNCC Players Dustin Penner work a stone into the house. (Top right) NHL superstar Anze Kopitar prepares for delivery. (Bottom right) The Kings signed some team gear for future auctions to benefit the curling club. and Coaches (and club) represented include: Potomac CC hosts NHL’s Kings Team Dropkin: When a West coast NHL Even the L.A. Kings’ color fist pumps, everyone was Korey Dropkin team looked at its schedule commentator, Jim Fox, was shaking hands and even (Broomstones), and saw games in Europe out there in his blazer. broomstacking with some Sarah Anderson followed by two games on At first glance it may Dr. Pepper. (Philadelphia), the East coast, they decided have been like any other A collection of Potomac Thomas Howell (Plainfield), Taylor to settle into Annapolis, rental – signing waivers, shirts and hats as well as Anderson (Philadelphia). Coached Md., for a few days instead confirming that ice is two Kings shirts were by Keith Dropkin (Broomstones) and of going home. They also slippery, and giving an autographed by the team Wayne Anderson (Philadelphia). realized that such an overview of the history and and key players. These Team Burchesky: Sean Burchesky extended road trip could etiquette of the game but items will be up for auction (Broomstones), Libby Brundage use some lighter moments then as half the bench is through the season to raise (Nutmeg), Miles Hogarth (Nutmeg), to let the players have some from Canada, they either money for the Potomac Emily Winter (Nutmeg). Coached by fun. knew the basics already or Curling Club concrete floor Derek Surka (Nutmeg) and The L.A. Kings made figured it was in their bones. project. Charrissa Lin (Nutmeg) plans to practice at the The other half of the bench It was a great afternoon Team Dudt: Daniel Dudt Gardens Ice House in was a quick study and the with a unified, down-to- (Philadelphia), Cameron Vike Laurel, Md., and realized games started almost earth team of very (Philadelphia), Coached by Brian Potomac Curling Club was instantly. appreciative young men. Dudt (Philadelphia) right next door. So, on Oct. After two hours of They are welcome at Team Lank: Mackenzie Lank 11, after a few hours on the creative deliveries, eager Potomac Curling any time (Rochester). hockey ice and some pasta sweeping, great debates of in the future. for lunch, the full team, what would have Submitted by Mark Mooney, Submitted by Ann Drummie, Plainfield (N.J.) Curling Club coaching staff and trainers happened had a rock not Potomac (Md.) Curling Club all took to the curling ice. been kicked and plenty of GNCC President’s Letter Proposed USCA by-law changes require your input, anticipation builds for new curling season

It is 2011 and curling is thriving in the working to serve the needs of clubs that I, as President of the GNCC, will be GNCC region. I have the distinct wanting to add more rocks. It is critical called on to vote the GNCC’s position pleasure of serving as President of this to the success of the GNCC for new on the by-law change at the Spring 4,000 member, 50 club strong region for clubs to get off to a strong start, and with USCA meeting in April. So, for the next the next two years. the Grassroots Curling Committee there several months I would ask that you I hope to work with a very strong is help, support and assistance available look at the proposed by-law changes board of directors and committee for the new arena clubs. (available at the GNCC Web site) and volunteer groups to continue the grand The older clubs with dedicated ice are read the discussion in the Curling News traditions, keen competition and sincere the strength of the Grand National. With and give input to myself and to other cooperation from all clubs in the Grand a full schedule of national playdowns GNCC Officers and Directors so it can National. and GNCC championships, it takes the be channeled to the USCA governance As we start the new curling season we efforts and cooperation of all clubs to task force. Since the issue is important have two new clubs to welcome: Mount accommodate the need for these and we want to represent the views of Washington Valley Curling Club, of competitions, and you will see a nice our membership we are considering Conway, N. H., and Curling Club of schedule for all events this year and moving the date of the GNCC annual Virginia in Richmond, Va. As has been beyond. meeting so our regional vote will the recent trend, both of these clubs will Besides just running our region, the represent the “will” of the GNCC be using arena ice, making a total of 20 GNCC is now involved with deciding membership. clubs in the Grand National designated how the United States Curling However, as the cooler Autumn as Arena curling clubs. Association should be governed. This temperatures arrive, the desire to get on Since our last newsletter, the 2nd summer, a special governance task force the ice and curl is our strongest feeling GNCC Arena Club Championship was proposed a major change for the by-laws and I urge all of us to really get involved held at Triangle CC in June and several for the USCA as the national governing with our local leagues and clubs to really arena clubs have been curling over the body. These changes were endorsed by create great opportunities to enjoy the summer. I have personal knowledge of the present USCA board of directors by game and to teach its GRAND one of these, Coastal Carolina Curling a slim margin. Two of the three TRADITIONS to all of our new members. Club of Wilmington, N.C. Coastal members elected by GNCC membership Think back to your first joys of curling, Carolina has been curling since early voted in favor of the changes. However, and make sure you pass on that feeling August because of the GNCC Rock Lease to change the by-laws it takes a two- to those you meet on the ice. Program. thirds’ majority of the membership. The Rock Lease Program, a key Presently, the membership is the Good Curling, development tool for new clubs, now Regional and State curling associations, has 20 sets of GNCC stones leased to but the proposed change would make Dick Macartney, President clubs and the committee continues individual clubs the members. It is likely Grand National Curling Club

GNCC Curling News is published by the Grand National Grand National Curling Club Curling Club of America, Inc. The newsletter is distributed Officers and Directors free to members of the Grand National Curling Club. The annual subscription rate for non-members is $10.00 (US). President Dick Macartney 1st Vice President Sally MacKenzie Advertising rates are available upon request. 2nd Vice President Chris Banino Secretary Mary Colacchio All correspondence should be sent to: Treasurer Howard “Bunkie” Harmon GNCC Curling News Immediate Past Carl Thomas 6 Mary Street President Pottsville, Pa. 17901 At Large Directors Rob LeVine Maryann Vermeulen Editor: Joshua Sophy, [email protected] George Shirk Published at Accurate Printing, [email protected] Electronic accounting Instructor clinic scheduled has arrived for Dec. 3 at Chesapeake Grand National Curling Club is offering the Electronic Accounting for the GNCC is here! A major following instructor clinic this upcoming season. upgrade to the GNCC accounting practices has been underway There is just one more session scheduled for this for a couple years, and with the help of Bunkie Harmon, Gwen year: Krailo, Ted Pitt, Carl Thomas, Dick Macartney, Sally Dec. 3 – Level I Chesapeake MacKenzie, Chris Banino and a few professional accountants, the Peachtree Accounting system is up and running. Instructor clinics may be scheduled for any time The accounting has been revised to keep much better track throughout the season at the request of a curling of where funds come from and where they’re spent. In club. Arrangements can be made through GNCC’s addition, running all deposits and checks through the Coordinator of Instruction and Coaching, Sandra electronic accounting make audits easier and cheaper than McMakin, via email at [email protected]. using manual books. This is all required to assure the GNCC is run in accordance with 501(c)3 laws and we maintain transparency to GNCC members. Officiating courses For all invoices and payment requests, send the documentation to: offered in November We currently have two officiating courses scheduled for Gwen Krailo early this season and we are in the process of setting up a 4 Tomolonis Dr. third session. There is one confirmed upcoming session: Nashua, NH 03062 Nov. 13 at Potomac Curling Club: Laurel, Md. This To assure all transactions from you and your club get is a Level I and Level II course. For more information properly credited, please send payments to the following on this officiating course, please contact Melissa Fox people: via email at [email protected].

Club Dues, including GNCC and USCA Dues, submit Club GNCC is also in the process of setting up a course in the Rosters and Payments to: Philadelphia area to be held before the end of 2011. Charlene Fitzgerald Keep checking the GNCC and USCA Web sites for 3641 East Lydius St. information on the exact dates for this course. If other GNCC Schenectady, NY 12303 clubs wish to have an officiating course in their area, please contact Ken McPartlin at his email, [email protected]. Club Insurance Premiums, submit Insurance Documents and Payments to: Steve Gutro PO Box 514 Marlborough, MA 01752

Stone Rental Payments, submit all Stone Rental Documents and Payments to: Jim Nagy 463 Tryon Rd OFFICIAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER OF Utica, NY 13502 GRAND NATIONAL Everything Else, submit all other payments to; Gwen Krailo CURLING CLUB 4 Tomolonis Dr. Nashua, NH 03062 www.goldline.ca This will make crediting your account easy and accurate. Fundraising helps N.Y. Club make improvements Thanks to an effective recent fundraising effort, in addition to the club’s membership growth over the past few seasons, the Schenectady Curling Club has been given an opportunity to make some new investments toward building The winning rink at the Arena Championships: Alex Visnich, improvements that we expect will Beth Lehman, Nick Visnich, Brian Stuart, of Pittsburgh. ultimately result in an improved playing experience for all curlers. Pittsburgh takes top honors at Earlier in 2011, SCC was presented GNCC Arena Championships with a draft energy efficiency feasibility that was coordinated In June, Triangle lines, uneven ice and and grateful to have them through the New York State Energy Curling Club hosted the limited availability. with us this weekend. Research & Development Authority 2nd GNCC Arena Club GNCC brought world For the second year in a (NYSERDA). This program Championship. class ice makers down to row, the winner of the permitted the club to undergo a A total of 13 clubs were prepare the ice. The crew Arena Championship First professional survey of its existing represented up and down of Jim Gleason, Jim Event was a team from heating, ventilation, ice making and the East, from Vermont to Ridenour, Jim Nordstog, Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh-2, building envelope systems at a very Florida. Jason Gleason, Joey led by Brian Stuart, attractive cost. Participants traveled Erjavic, and Rich Ashford won four games and the As a result of the report, the Board from Anthracite Curling arrived a few days before Championship trophy by of Managers began the first phase of (Pa.), Atlanta Curling the event with an electric defeating Charlotte-3, a multi-year investment program in (Ga.), Bucks County (Pa.), Ice King scraper, a nipper Skipped by Jeremy Hozjan our building. Starting in mid- Charlotte (N.C.), Coastal and other equipment in the final. August 2011, the club had applied Carolina (N.C.), Long unavailable to the typical The winnters of the high-efficiency insulation to the Island (N.Y.), Ocean State arena club. Utilizing a other three events were: exterior of our building envelope, to Curling (R.I.), Palmetto combined 100 years of Triangle-3, led by Howie reduce the infiltration of exterior air, (S.C.), Panthers (Fla.), ice-making experience – Zwiefel (Second); Rich which oftentimes has undesirable Pittsburgh (Pa.), Triangle including their work at Collins’ Triangle-2 (Third) temperature and humidity levels. (N.C.), Virginia, and various Men’s, Women’s and defending champion The club had also instituted a Woodstock (Vt.). A total of and Senior World Curling Ashford’s Pittsburgh-1 replacement of our ice shed’s 22 teams participated, a Championships, Canada’s (Fourth). exterior doors, which will also substantial increase from Brier competitions and the Thanks to all of the contribute to a tightening of the the 14 teams competing in 2002 Salt Lake Winter many participants and building envelope. last year’s GNCC Arena Olympics – the Ice Guys volunteers for making this The club’s membership is excited Club Championships in created an extraordinary year’s edition of GNCC making these investments in our Woodstock, Vt. transformation of the Arena Championships a facility, which will ultimately result This championship Polar Ice House at the fun and successful event. in an improved ice surface. So please bonspiel allowed arena Factory’s arena into a consider visiting Schenectady Submitted by Nick Witcraft during the 2011-12 season, and see curlers to compete against surface truly worthy of and Rich Collins, Triangle their peers who are keen championship curling. We (N.C.) Curling Club what we have done, and what we on curling but face the were incredibly honored have in store for the future. challenges of zamboni

For results on all GNCC bonspiels, visit the Web page … Submitted by Charlene Fitzgerald, Schenectady (N.Y.) Curling Club www.gncc.org International Wheelchair ‘spiel a great success for Cape Cod

Our 2nd Annual International The Russian team made their He continued to say all the people Wheelchair bonspiel was truly amazing. introductions and expressions of here and on his team were wonderful, Russia was against British Columbia in gratitude through their administrator and everything was so good. He the Finals and it was a pretty close game and interpreter, Alexandra Ryzhkova. finished with the words, in English, throughout but, in the end, Russia They asked if all of the Russians on their “Cape Cod, I love you,” gesturing with prevailed and won the First Event with team could come up together to say any his hand to his heart, his eyes welling as an undefeated record for the entire ‘spiel. further words and take pictures of all of he was overcome with his own Quebec won handily over Scotland for them – as they came with additional expression of deep emotion. the Second Event – which was rather able-bodied travelers and a couple of This was a great tribute to Oleg’s surprising since Scotland did much spares to play for the team in rotation. American Skip, Meghan Lino, and his better in the round robin before this There were 11 of them in all. One of teammates, David Sawyer and Michael game. them, a young man, Oleg Makarov, Cameron, who all found a way to break USA defeated a USA/Canada team by played on our Cape Cod team for the through the language barrier and play a wide margin and that game was entire tournament and he did not go up some wonderful games together as a conceded early for the Third Event. The with his comrades until after the awards unit. toast given by Tony Colacchio on the ice, were given out and speeches were made. This, alone, speaks in a way that can following the piper and the Wheelchair Then he joined his Russian associates not be measured by those shown in the Athletes’ procession, an emotional one to address the audience with his country tournament statistics. It was all very and the feeling was overwhelming for men and women behind him and asked worthwhile and every team said they’ll everyone. to speak. He did as Sasha [Alexandra be back again. We know they will and The awards were equally as moving. Ryzhkova] translated for him. He told we’ll have more teams because the word Nancy Jones, who donated the First his story of being very skeptical about is spreading fast about the Cape Cod Event winner trophy along with her late curling with a “strange” team, being so International Wheelchair Summerspiel husband, Mac, presented the hardware apprehensive because he wouldn’t being the best of all. to Russia. She spoke about Mac, who know them and he wouldn’t be able to just passed away this year in February. speak with them. Instead, it turned out Submitted by Mary Colacchio, It was a tribute to them both for what to be such a wonderful experience for Cape Cod Curling Club they have done to benefit this event. him, he said. Consider placing Gordon Medal Championship on your bonspiel calendar Just four years after the Civil War and five years before the The Gordon medal itself is a large, intricate silver medallion first running of the Kentucky Derby, United States curlers donated by Gordon, a New York City businessman. The were competing for the coveted championship Gordon Medal, names of the winning rinks were inscribed on the back of the donated by Scotsman Robert Gordon. medal for the first 13 years, then nameplates for the winning The Gordon Grand National Championship is one of the rinks were linked onto the medal each year after that. Well oldest sporting events in North America, surpassed only by over a century later, the chain stretches some six feet. the America’s Cup yacht races (1851) and the Bell Quoit Silver The Second Event is the Richard Stockton Emmett Medal, Medal (1867), an iceless summer bonspiel where quoits – the another prize with a lengthy chain of linked templates, which forerunners to horseshoes - are thrown. has been in play since 1932. The 64-year-old Mohawk medal The Gordon medal was first put in play in 1869, and has is awarded in the Third Event, and the Gordon semi-final been held annually ever since, with the exception of five years matches play for the Rally Reid Medal in the Fourth Event. because of world wars and thaws (curling rinks were Please consider putting this prestigious and historic outdoors in the early years). bonspiel on your list of events to attend this curling season The GNCC, at the time, was the national governing body and check out all the improvements Schenectady Curling of the sport; it now encompasses the eastern states from Club has made to its ice shed. Florida to Maine. The Gordon Medal competition serves as Submitted by Charlene Fitzgerald, the organization’s annual Men’s championship, and Schenectady (N.Y.) Curling Club Schenectady has been its primary home since 1917. Upgrades made, impending on GNCC Web site, newsletter We’ve been working very hard to at the top you will see extensive related carry with you. It’s important to note upgrade all our communications information. that you should always make sure your methods to the latest technologies. The Contacts page has been updated club has the most recent data as well. Please bear with us as we are still a work and is tied to the membership data so it The process is that each fall we send in progress. Below are highlights of will always be as up-to-date as the your club a spreadsheet of the current changes made over the summer after the information GNCC is given. One note: data. The clubs then update the ice melted. for all membership/dues questions spreadsheet, return it to us and we please use the “Membership (Dues)” import it back into the database. So if Newsletter contact and not the Treasurer. your club has outdated information for We now have a Member Area. If you you it may overwrite any changes you This fall is the beginning of what is provided your club, who in turn made in your profile. hopefully a multi-year term by the new provided GNCC, with a valid email When possible, please choose “Email” newsletter editor, Joshua Sophy, of address, you should have an ID and as your mail choice as it will a) allow Anthracite Curling (Pa.). Do not hesitate password to access the site. you to receive the newsletter and to send him articles and/or ideas. You A username is generated for you (in information emails from GNCC, b) it can contact him through the Newsletter most cases it’s the first letter of your first will save GNCC thousands of dollars in Editor link on the Web site’s Contacts name and your complete last name). The printing and postal expenses and c) get page. password is also a randomly generated the newsletter to you as soon as it’s This will be the first time the collection of characters that are complete. One final note on this is only newsletter is sent out via email to all encrypted in our member database so one member can use any given email those people who supplied their clubs even the Webmaster can’t tell you what address as their contact email. So if you with email addresses. Not only will this it is. To retrieve your username or have two people who generally share allow you to receive your newsletter two password, you can use the “Forgot the same email address we suggest you weeks ahead of the postal delivery but your…” links on the login page. If you get a second email address … they’re it will save GNCC thousands of dollars receive a message indicating the e-mail free. each year! Currently, we have valid address could not be found, please send Future Features email addresses for approximately one- an email to the Webmaster. It is ● Member Forums – This is essentially half of the membership who is supposed imperative your club always have your an electronic bulletin board for members. to receive the newsletter. Please supply most recent information because that’s It will be an area where people can ask your club with your latest email address how GNCC gets its data. questions about things like skills or and choose “electronic” as your strategy or rules and get answers from preferred method of communication Current Features other curlers. It will also be a place for delivery. NOTE: The newsletter is ● Membership Statistics – Check out people to buy/sell/trade curling emailed in PDF format, easily printed the membership data, separated out by equipment or memorabilia. We want to on 8½ x 11 paper. club, gender, state, etc. It’s fun data and make sure a critical mass of people is also proof we finally have all the aware of the Web site before we turn on Web site | www.gncc.org membership data online! this feature. ● Past Presidents List – This was more There were several good ideas If you’ve been to the Web site over the a proof of concept thing, and don’t you received from the Web site survey last past year you’ve seen a lot of changes. just love the image? season, so don’t get frustrated if you Again, understand that it’s still a work ● Member Search – Use this to find a haven’t seen your idea implemented yet. in progress. member within GNCC. Currently the We still plan to have an area dedicated We’re in the process of improving the data is restricted to only name, to Arena curling and we’re looking into front page in an effort to provide more city/state and the ability to send the doing some curler bios/profiles, time timely and relevant information. At person an email (for members with an permitting. some point soon, the newsletter editor email address). Only a handful of If you have any other suggestions or will start posting current stories. administrators have access to the issues (bugs), don’t hesitate to send an The calendar has been updated to complete membership contact data. email to the Webmaster. Do note that display all known GNCC events, ● Member Profile – Use this area to polite emails tend to get answered more including training. USCA and GNCC update your personal data. You will also rapidly. events are highlighted in red and blue find your Member ID, a 5-digit, Submitted by Rob LeVine, and if you click on their respective links GNCC Communications Director permanent number you can proudly Twenty-six Junior Curlers converged upon Bucks County Curling in Pa., for a camp in August. 26 Juniors attend Pennsylvania camp On Aug. 11, 26 campers arrived for the Philadelphia and William Pryor from Wayne Anderson, , Jillian 14th Annual Junior Curling Camp held Ardsley. Walker, Nikki Rosetti, Brandon Corbett at the Bucks County Curling Club in Mark Mooney, the GNCC Junior and Lenny Gaines. Derek Corbett also Warminster, Pa. Coordinator, and Sandra McMakin, assisted as a junior instructor. The campers represented 12 clubs USCA Coaching and Curling Instruction Mark asked Rich Ashford from from GNCC, GLCA, and from Ontario, Coordinator, coordinated the camp Pittsburgh to run the ice committee. Rich Canada. again this year. Sandra did a great job assembled a committee consisting of Campers learned delivery mechanics, assembling a team of instructors from Corbett, Aaron Dubberley, Anderson sweeping technique, strategy, decision- the region. and Joe Philips. making and team and communications Sandra brought in Cindy Bishop, the Rich also arranged for several pieces systems. As the camp progressed, each curling professional and manager at the of equipment to be borrowed from the skill was reinforced with coached game Weston Golf & Country Club and lead Philadelphia Curling Club. After a play. instructor at Trillium Junior Curling challenging first night, the ice for the At the end of the camp, three campers Camp in Canada. Cindy brought her 14 remainder of the camp was in great were selected for the Katie Beck years of national and international condition. Memorial Award in memory of the late coaching experience to the camp. In For volunteers, several parents Katie Beck, 2002 Junior Women’s World Canada, she has served as the Provincial stepped forward and helped with Champion. This award was setup with High Performance Coach in Ontario and whatever was asked. One instrumental the following criteria: coachability, New Brunswick. On the international volunteer was Sheila Mullaney from sportsmanship, positive attitude, ice she has been the national coach for Broomstones Curling Club. Whenever committed to junior curling, and both Team Austria and Team something needed to be done, Sheila eligibility for playdowns in the current Netherlands Womens’ rinks. was there to help. Her help made the season. The camp was able to arrange to have camp run smoothly. One camper was awarded a $100 gift Matt Perushek, the Second on the 2008 Special thanks must be given to Kevin certificate, and two others were Junior World Championship Chris Plys Stayer and the entire staff at Bucks awarded $75 gift certificates from team, and Laura Hallisey, the Lead for County Curling Club and Bucks County BroomsUp Curling Supplies. After the 2010 National Championship Ice Sports Center. receiving input from the instruction staff, Women’s team, meet with the Juniors. Overall, everyone had a great time, the $100 gift certificate winner was They brought a lot of their experiences with several campers already putting it Daniel Dudt from the Philadelphia and words of wisdom, which all the on their curling calendars for next year. Curling Club and the $75 gift certificate campers enjoyed hearing. Submitted by Mark Mooney, winners were Sarah Ogawa from Rounding out the instructors for the Plainfield (N.J.) Curling Club camp were Mike Graves (Midland, MI), Potomac’s McMakin earns Coach of the Year honor

Sandra McMakin (Potomac, Md.) has A member of the Potomac Curling directly responsible for coaching been named 2011 USA Curling Club in Washington, D.C., McMakin has athletes to the junior and/or elite level. Developmental Coach of the Year. been involved in numerous camps and The Development Coach of the Year McMakin was nominated for her work clinics across the United States. She is a award is determined by the USA with the Stephen Dropkin junior team, USA Curling Level III instructor, Level Curling Coaching Committee. Winners which finished second at the 2011 USA III coach and Level I official. She has of these awards are nominated for the Curling Junior National Championships, served as program director of the East United States Olympic Committee as well as Brandon Corbett's men's team, Region Junior Camp since 2008; annual coaching awards as well. which competed in the men's national coordinator of GNCC Instruction and "Curling is the ultimate team sport qualifier. The award also honors Coaching Committee since 2007; and is with all four players involved in every McMakin's ongoing dedication to currently USA Curling's chairwoman of shot. When curling teams work hard coaching and training curlers. the Instruction and Training Committee. and play the game with trust and respect, "It's been a wonderful experience and She previously chaired the association's magic happens on the ice - and it's a a privilege to work as a member of the Arena Curling Committee and also great feeling to be a part of that," coaching support for both Team served as a curling instructor in Canada. McMakin said. "I had so much fun this Dropkin and Team Corbett," said "I love the depth of the sport of curling, past season with all the curlers, coaches McMakin, who curled for 25 years in and I'm constantly learning with every and instructors I worked with and I'm Alberta, Canada, before moving from event I attend, whether as a player, honored to be recognized for that by the Calgary to Pittsburgh in 2000. She has coach, course conductor or other type of USCA." been actively involved with USA event volunteer," McMakin said. Curling in many capacities since that A Developmental Coach of the Year time including coaching, arena curling, nominee is coach of a youth club, high training, instruction, and youth curling. school or junior-level coach, or a coach FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT www.gncc.org