Edition 11

What’s happenin’ in the HOUSE:

March Curling:  you have spoken – we will be curling on Wednesday March 15^th and be done our season April 26^th!

CURLING PODCASTS  to listen to:

• 2 Girls and a Game - Curling Podcast
• From The Hack - Curling Podcast
• Inside Curling with Kevin Martin & Warren Hansen Sportsnet

A Fundraiser (of a WNL member):

Curling Keychain Fundraiser in support of the Sandra Schmirler Foundation

• In support of raising money for the Sandra Schmirler Foundation, I will be offering adorable and fun Curling themed Keychains for a donation for $10.00 per keychain.
• There are five different designs to choose from. They are made with love and all by hand. Get one, get two, get them all in support of a great charity.

• All of the material has all been graciously donated, meaning 100% of the proceeds from the sales of these items will be donated to the Sandra Schmirler Foundation on Sunday February 26th 2023 during Sandra Schmirler Day at the Scotties. 

Click HERE to order yours online. 

Orders will be ready for pick up between games on Wednesday February 22nd between 8:00pm-9:00pm. 

If you have any questions or can’t order online, please feel free to contact me directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

LET’S RAISE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY! 

Thank you all in advance for your support for the fundraising initiative.

A (reminder) PUZZLE – to learn the code for the locker room door:

• The number that comes at the end of this year.
• If you win you are #
• Most people have this many toes on their left foot.

Laugh of the Week:

Get to Know our WNL Teams:

Some pictures from our successful Pot Luck!

Stuff that will help us Curl better:

Top 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPEED OF PLAY:

1. ARRIVE ON TIME / START ON TIME. You should be on the ice, waiting at your assigned hack, minutes before your scheduled start time to flip a coin and shake hands.
2. Pay attention to the order of play. Known when your turn to throw is coming up!
3. When it is your turn to throw, get ready (put on your slider, pull out your rock, grab a stabilizer) while the person in front you is throwing their rock. As soon as the rock in front you has left the hack, you can get yourself situated and ready to throw. Aim to be ready to throw your rock before the rock in front of you has stopped moving.
4. Keep track of your slider! If you are using a slip-on slider, wear it on your arm or carry it in a pocket when not in use, rather than setting it on the ice.
5. The leads and seconds especially should play fairly quickly. Usually their shots are straightforward and don’t require a lot of strategy consideration. This leaves a bit more time to think about the potentially more difficult shots being called in the second half of the end.
6. Watch the clock. You should be playing one end approximately every 15 minutes.
7. SKIPS: think about and plan your next shot while the opposing skip has control of the house. When you take control of the house, pick a shot and call it decisively.
8. Resetting the rocks between ends takes a lot of time. It is not critical that they be lined up neatly in numerical order! If you are a team that likes to play this way, the leads should NOT HELP organize rocks. They should be getting ready to throw! There is much time wasted between ends on this activity and it really adds up.
9. SKIPS: make sure you call a mix of draws and takeouts, as appropriate to the strategic development of the end. If you call all draws all the time, your game will run slower than normal since draws take longer to travel down the ice than takeouts. This may not seem like it could make a big enough difference, but believe me it can!
10. Keep in mind that it is the Skip’s job to call the game. It is not necessary (and often considered bad etiquette) for all four players to congregate in the house to discuss every shot. Most Skips will engage their Thirds in strategy discussion at key points in the game, and every team should develop a communication style that works for them. Teams that fall into the habit of “strategy by full team consensus” are often known as slow playing teams since it takes a long time for all four players to be in agreement!

Recipes Around The Rings:

WNL Logo:

All options will be posted in the next WNL²

Hoping to do an online vote – if we can figure out how to do it!

Voting POSTPONED – date TBD….

Special Pin Competition:

Keep working on getting those beads – ON PURPOSE!

Next prize date, Wednesday February 15^th.

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