Leagues

"League Fee" – The Board has adjusted League Fees to make them more equitable across all leagues. The League Fee will vary based on type of league, time allocated for the game, demand for the time slot, time allocated for the game, the number of games in a season and the number of curlers involved in a game.

League Fees will range from $90 to $220 per league in addition to the club fee.
For the 2022-23 season, the Board has made the decision to continue to make the leagues more equitable across the club. Note changes in some league fees.
Last season, TAG curlers were charged $75 for one league and $20 for the second. Going forward, each draw will be charged individually without a discount for the second league to make the cost per game more equitable across all leagues. The TAG league fee has been increased to $90/time slot ($75 league fee + $15 hot beverage fee).
The Board has introduced a program whereby the lowest priced leagues beyond your 2^nd league (applies to 3rd, 4th, 5th etc.) will be discounted by 25%.
If any overpayments are made at time of registration, Membership will make the appropriate refunds once registration is complete. Thank you for your understanding.

The following leagues are available at the York Curling Club:

Little Rocks (U12) - Sunday 9:00 AM

Convener: Jack Inouye (Interim)

Draw Time: Sunday 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM. Practice ice is available at 8:30 AM

Dates: October 2, 2022 - April 2, 2023. (NOTE: March 12, 19, 2023 there will be no curling due to March Break), Night of Champions on April 6, 2023.

Max # Teams: 12

Minimum games per season: 20

League Fee: $140

Target Curlers: This is an introductory league for curlers age 8 to 11. This league can be referred to as the U12 age bracket (born on or after July 1, 2010) determined by our parent sports organizations, CurlON and Curling Canada. We will accept curlers at the age of 7, if a curling parent volunteer is agreeable to assist with on ice instruction.

Objective: The focus of this league is to introduce young members of the community to the sport of curling and to develop good sportsmanship and curling skills to a level where they can continue to curl socially for a number of years or to curl competitively. Curlers from our Little Rock program have gone on to compete in Provincial School Competitions, National College Competitions, National Club Curler Competitions and World University and World Mixed Competitions.

Format: This is primarily a developmental league with about 30 minutes each week spent developing the delivery and sweeping skills. The developmental activities are followed by a two-end game, giving the curlers exposure to a game format. Individuals are awarded points for attendance and for game performance each week.

Equipment: A limited supply of curling shoes are available for seasonal rental and club curling brooms are available for use within the club. Contact: [email protected] for more information.

Competitions: Each year York Curling Club participates in the Hit, Draw, Tap Competition, which provides the opportunity for the young curlers 13 years of age and younger the opportunity to compete against curlers executing a set series of shots. York Curling Club has had success at the Provincial Level and has had members participate at the Nationals in this competition. In addition, there are Little Rock Bonspiels held at various clubs in the area where curlers can form a team and participate in these one-day events at other clubs.

Parent Volunteers: We depend on parent volunteers to assist with this league. If you can assist in one of these roles, please notify the Club Manager, Jack Inouye, [email protected].

Convener - Randy Pipher currently assists Jack Inouye to perform this role, but his children will soon be moving to the Junior program. If you can assist in this role, please let us know.
Snack Coordinator - A podcast has identified that Little Rock post-game snack time was something that the curlers remembered and liked the best about curling. COVID guidelines permitting and with parent concurrence with such a program, we would like to try to introduce this program into the YCC Little Rock Program. We would like a parent to coordinate amongst all the parents in the program to provide individually packaged snacks for the participants to have after the on-ice session.
Lounge Clean-up - After the snacks, the lounge area will need a quick cleanup, chair and table re-organization.

The above dates and draw time are subject to change depending on any government-imposed regulations.

Juniors (U15/U18/U21) - Sunday 11:00 AM

Convener: Jack Inouye - Interim

Draw Time: Sunday 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Practice ice is available at 10:30 AM

Dates: October 2, 2022 - April 2, 2023. (NOTE: March 12, 19, 2023 there will be no curling due to March Break). The 8 players with the highest individual points at the end of the season will play in the Night of Champions on April 6, 2023.

Max # Teams: 12

Minimum games per season: 20

League Fee: $140

Target Curlers: This is an introductory league for curlers age 12-21 (most curlers are 12-18). This league encompasses the U21, U18 and U15 age brackets used by our parent sports organizations, CurlON and Curling Canada. To determine the age, June 30 of the upcoming curling season will be used as the cut-off date.

Objective: The focus of this league is to Introduce young members of the community to the sport of curling and to develop their good sportsmanship and curling skills to a level where they can continue to curl socially for a number of years or to curl competitively for those wishing to pursue competitive curling. Curlers from our Junior program have gone on to compete in Provincial School Competitions, National College Competitions, National Club Curler Competitions and World University and World Mixed Competitions.

Format: In the past this had been a "tag league", where teams were formed from members that came out on that day. We will continue with a modified tag format allowing, as much as possible, participants to curl with friends. For the first 4 or 5 weeks, experienced curlers will be allowed to have fun games that do not count towards the league championship. New curlers will be brought up to speed with development activities. After developmental activities, individual points will be tabulated with the top 8 curlers going on to represent the Junior Program at the night of champions. When league play begins, games will be scheduled for 6 ends and with a 1 hour 30-minute time limit.

Equipment: A limited supply of curling shoes are available for seasonal rental and club curling brooms are available for use within the club. Contact the [email protected] for more information.

The above dates and draw time are subject to change depending on any government-imposed regulations.

Open Team Entry Flight - Sunday 3:15 PM