Bourgault Curling Centre in Melfort (Ben Tompkins/northeastNOW)

By Ben Tompkins

CurlSask

Melfort set to welcome ‘highly experienced’ coaches to curling centre

Nov 4, 2022 | 3:52 PM

This Sunday, the Bourgault Curling Centre in Melfort is set to host a handful of ‘highly experienced’ coaches from across the province, in order to promote the game at the local level.

CurlSask will be hosting two youth clinics, an instructor training session, and an open house for families and adults.

“It’s great to see when we get the support from the provincial level, the exposure is amazing,” youth program coordinator Scott Scherman told northeastNOW. “When they invest their time in smaller communities, it really grows the game.”

The first youth clinic will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday and will be offered to children ages five to 10, while the second clinic follows at 2 p.m. and will be offered to youth ages 11 to 18.

Each clinic will run for exactly an hour and will cost $10 per person.

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“These clinics provide great opportunities for the younger generation,” added Scherman. “It really adds to the curling experience in Melfort and can get these kids involved at a young age and have them continue in the sport for years to come.”

Meanwhile, the instructor training program will run from 3:30-4:30 p.m. and will be free to attend.

Scherman explained it’s huge to get more coaches involved and the proper training they need because, without them, opportunities for kids just aren’t available.

“Coaches are key. Without them, we can’t run any programming, because there’s no one to teach them. This session is very important because it passes down critical information down, from people that know what they are doing. It really gives kids the opportunities to succeed with local coaches that can make a difference.”

As for the open house, it’s more geared toward adults who may be a little late to the race, but still have some interest in curling.

Scherman mentioned whether you want to be on the ice or just watch, either is okay.

The open house will also run for an hour and cost $10 per person, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Both the clinics, the instructor training, and the open house are all meant to be informative and fun.

While there is room for competitiveness, according to Scherman, the most important part is just learning about the game, and then from there on, deciding how hard, if at all, you want to pursue the sport.

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