|
East Kilbride Curling Club has a Junior section, (aged 10 to 16), which meets every Monday through the season, October to March at the Ice rink, 4pm till 5.00. We have a Section for newcomers to curling, where a qualified Coach will introduce you to the game and over a 4 week period, will teach you the basics. Further coaching is available and we have a programme of fun/coaching related activities. The Ice Rink make a charge of £2.00 per session. All the equipment needed to curl is provided by the ice rink, you only need to bring a pair of training type shoes which must have completely clean soles. The Junior club also has two teams which compete against other local junior clubs. These games are normally arranged for a Saturday morning at Hamilton Ice Rink.
EK Junior Girls Team 2009 Hanna Kathryn Elidh Amy
Newcomers 2011
Junior Squad 2009 L to R - Amy, Kathryn, Eilidh, Hannah, Emma and Sara. Ross, James, Marc and Ross All four EK juniors did very well in this competition, with three coming home with prizes. A great achievement when there was 18 teams competing from all over Scotland.
From the RCCC website:- " 72 juniors, all entered on an individual basis, were allocated into teams for the annual Royal Club Newcomers Competition yesterday. Juniors as young as 8 up to the age of 16 were place together and it didn’t take long for new friendships to be formed and team bonds to be developed. Lanarkshire had a large support for the event with 25 young curlers competing from the area! James Hair, pictured below, was sporting his ‘curling jumper’, one of many made by coach Norman Whitfield.
Photo's courtesy of Judith McFarlane
All 6 sheets of ice were in use from 9am to 5pm with teams initially playing 4 x 3 end games in the round-robin to determine qualifiers for the High Road and Low Road final stages. At 3pm, the final stages of the competition commenced and those not involved competed in a team Hotshots Challenge. The final of the High Road saw Emma Hair (Lanarkshire), Ross Mills (Braehead), Drew Thomson (Kinross) and Laura Johnston (Aberdeen) take on George McConnell (Greenacres), Kieran McCleary (Kinross), Ryan Kennedy (Ayr) and Lynsey Fleming (Lanarkshire). Emma’s team collectively had good draw weight and managed to build up stones in the house, putting pressure on their opposition. The game was just one step too far for George’s team and Emma’s team took the 2011 Newcomers Trophy.
L-R: Ross Mills (Third), Drew Thomson
(Second), Emma Hair (Skip), Laura Johnston (Lead) and Jan Howard
(presenting)
Photo courtesy of John McGowan
Those competing in the final stages of the Newcomers played 18 ends of curling; a massive achievement in itself for many of the youngsters who displayed excellent sportsmanship and manners all day. Thanks to Curling Supplies for sponsoring the first team prizes, to Greenacres Curling Rink for superb ice and catering, and to the many coaches and volunteers who ensure the event was once again a success".
 A great big thank you to Jim and Norman for all their work with our Juniors.
|
