Building and Maintaining Junior Curling Programs

In this session, a panel of junior coaches will discuss their stories regarding bringing in and retaining junior curlers in programs that promote the development of skills and the spirit of curling in young people.

This webinar is ideal for junior program instructors, learn-to-curl instructors, club event coordinators, educators and related professions, executive board positions and members of clubs who have had difficulty starting or sustaining a junior program.

Topics include:

• Frameworks from various clubs for starting programs

• Methods in retaining curlers year after year

• Managing ice time/scheduling, tiering by age, lesson planning, behavior management and safety

• Inspiring team-building, creating friendships, and developing young leaders on the ice

• Communicating with first generation curlers and their families

• Encouraging juniors to compete, attend camps, and volunteer at their clubs

• Coaching the youngest of curlers - age 8 or younger!

• Finding and developing effective coaches/instructors for junior programming

• Equipment, activity, fundraising, and recommendations to involve area schools

Hear from:

• Scott Sharp + Karen Dundore from Rice Lake CC on Starting Our Junior Program

• Vietta Kampen + Jim Shlimovitz from Portage CC on Maintaining a Legacy Through a Well-Established Junior Program

• Coach Wayne Anderson from Philadelphia CC + Bucks County CC on Junior Curler Retention: Promoting Goal Setting, Socialization, & Fun

Recorded on 8/1/21