A Great curling opportunity – Have fun, exercise and social distance socialize.
Tim Presber, president of the Friday Morning Curling League and skip of one of the teams, reports that the Fall curling progressed quite smoothly. We adhered to Canada Curling guidelines and most players found the curling to be better than expected. Yes, we can have only one sweeper at a time and skips are feeling that with the protocol restrictions on sweeping they are not getting enough exercise. However, everyone seems happy to be on the ice and are spurred on by those super ‘great shots’ that happen once in awhile. We are now in a rhythm on the ice and don’t need to look up the rules for guidance on how to conduct ourselves safely. So far, no issues have cropped up to cause us concern.
Betty, one of the lead players says, “It’s an outing and I feel safe.”
Alice, who plays 2nd, comments, “It’s nice to be around people and feel part of a group.”
Mary Jane, one of the curlers playing 3rd. says, “I feel the same way. It’s something we can do to be active and socialize. It is limiting because we can’t sit around and visit before or afterwards. On the ice, we are in the game and we alternate with the sweeping. I think we are used to being active so we are happy to be able to get out in fresh air. I wear my mask until I go out on the ice and put it on again before I go back into the lounge. A happy curler”….
We hope that all this positive feedback will be encouragement to those curlers who opted out of registering for the Fall, to sign up for the Winter Session which will run from January to March. We would also like to welcome new players of all abilities to join us. There is a lot of ice time available and we would love to be able to book more ice for the Winter Session
If you are 50 or over and would like to have some safe, active and social time with us out on the ice, please contact our Draw Master Brian Davies at briancapitalland@gmail.com or phone Tim Presber at 403.827.2755. Teams are drawn out of the hat so you can sign up individually.
Best wishes for a merry & safe Christmas.
Contributed by Shirley Tajcnar
