Edition 22

What’s happenin’ in the HOUSE:

Tonight:  

• PLAYOFFS BEGIN TONIGHT!! It is week #1 of our single knockout playoffs! 

Next week:  

• Come to the club to curl and/or watch week 2 of our playoffs.

Prizes:  

• It has come to my attention that there are some WNL curlers who are excited about what they achieved this season.  Let me know who and what they did to deserve a prize.  Tell me a story about your team/an individual who should get a prize for something!

I love giving out prizes!!

The Finals!!

Come out and join your fellow Wednesday Night Friends

Things you should know for Playoffs: 

Playoffs – Wed April 12^th to Wed April 26^th, 2023 (From Evelyn Gowan – our Games Convenor)

• Teams will be re-seeded based on the Total Points Standing at the end of series 3. 
• For our D Division, I have been tracking points by individual, and will make up teams based on these points. I will try to keep those who wish to play together, together, but I may need to break these up. It looks like you will have 4 teams of 3 players.
• The 1^st night (TONIGHT): 1 will play 8, 2 will play 7, etc. Winners advance.
• Bell rule in effect for B, C & D Divisions for round 1, no bell rule for Division A. 
• All 2^nd games (April 19^th)  and finals (April 26^th) will have no bell rule. 
• B & D teams will play the 1^st night at 6:40 and A & C will be at 9. All subsequent nights all games will be at 6:40.

Format is a single knock out.  A reminder to the vices of the winning teams – I believe we will have a playoff section in our game schedule for the recording of wins and losses….. Look for it online.

Ties will be broken for Divisions B, C & D by a single draw to the button with sweepers for the 1^st game. For the single draw, to decide who throws 1^st, flip a coin and the winner of the coin flip will decide if they throw 1^st or 2^nd. Any member of the team can throw the draw. 

• Division A will play a full extra end for all games. 
• For the 2^nd game & finals a full extra end will be played for all divisions.
• Full details are listed on the rules sheet downstairs, but if you have any questions, please find me and I will assist.  

Hope everyone has refreshed themselves with the sparing rules for playoffs (found on the OCC website).

Good luck and good curling.

(the above is also posted on the board downstairs)

Laugh of the Week:

Stuff that will help us Curl better:

The Player’s Code of Ethics

• I will demonstrate good sportsmanship
• I will act honorably both on and off the ice
• I will never willfully violate a rule of play, but if ever I do, I will declare my mistake
• I will never act in such a way as to intimidate or diminish my opponents, my teammates or the officials
• I will interpret the rules of play in an impartial manner and will never forget that they exist to make sure the game is played in an orderly and fair fashion
• If I violate the Ethics Code or the Rules of Play, I will humbly accept any punishment deemed appropriate by a governing body, regardless of the curling level.

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:

Song of the Week:

When I’m up I Can’t Get Down – Great Big Sea

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