curling-banner.jpg

Curling

Scots, Lochs and Granite Rocks: Curling - one of the oldest team sports in the world

Curling is like Chess on ice. It demands strategy, focus, pre-emptive strikes, game plans, finesse and endurance.

Good sportsmanship is paramount in curling, some games are even played without umpires. What you might not know, however, is that Curling, like Chess - has a long and colourful history http://worldcurling.org/about/history/. 

Believed to have formed in 16th Century Scotland, Curling is one of the oldest team sports in the world. Games were played during the harsh Scottish winter on frozen ponds and lochs.

The spirit of curling demands good sportsmanship and honourable conduct: most recreational games are played without umpires.

The earliest-known curling stones came from the Scottish regions of Stirling and Perth and date from 1511. In the 1600s, stones with handles were introduced. Stones are intentionally rotated slightly when delivered and will curve a foot or two ("curl") in the direction they are rotated

In the 1800’s  Curling clubs began to appear.  Scotland led the way, forming the Grand Caledonian Curling Club in 1838. This club was responsible for formulating the first official rules of the sport. In The 1843 the club was renamed the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. 

 Key 20th and 21st century developments in the sport have been the:

  • standardisation of the stone

  • development of the slide delivery,

  • use of indoor, refrigerated ice facilities, and

  • incorporation of Curling into the Winter Olympics and Winter Para Olympics.

In 2014, ’Curling: Pure Emotion,’ a sculpture by curler Bjorn Zyrd was unveiled by President Kate Caithness, at the Olympic Museum Park in Lausanne, Switzerland    http://worldcurling.org/2014/09/curling-statue/ 

Curling is the first Olympic Winter sport to have such an artefact at the Olympic Museum Park. A fitting honour for one of the world’s oldest team sports

Click here to read more about Curling’s Olympic History, including Para Olympic Curling  

 Curling in Victoria

The Victorian Curling Association (VCA) is the peak body for Curling in Victoria https://www.curlingvictoria.org.au/

Located at O'Brien Icehouse, Docklands the VCA run:

  • a regular curling league (social and competitive)

  • Come and Try sessions

  • wheelchair curling

  • professional coaching sessions.

No special clothing or foot wear is required for Curling; equipment for Come And Try Curling is provided. This makes Curling a sport for any one and every occasion. So why not try Curling for your next corporate event?  From team building to amazing client experiences, Curling is an Olympic Winter Sport that can include everyone at any time: great in the winter and refreshingly cool on a hot Victorian summer's day.

To find out more or get involved in Curling contact the Victorian Curling Association 

If you would like to know more about Curling, for example, 

  • the Rules

  • the Curling Rink - dimensions, lines, areas.

  • the Game

  • Scoring

Then please click here to Read More