Coaching Kids Curling
The goal of this podcast is to help those who are involved with youth curling programs, including coaches, volunteers, program organizers and parents.
Our primary focus will be on "U12" or "Little Rocks" curling, but this podcast will occasionally touch on topics of interest to U15/U18/U21 coaches and organizers. Coach Glenn Gabriel will offer advice, share resources and give you the occasional pick-me-up when you need it.
To contact Coach Glenn, e-mail: coachingkidscurling@gmail.com
Our Web site is: coachingkidscurling.com
Coaching Kids Curling
Dream Practice Draft (Part 1 of 2)
In late February 2022, five youth curling coaches from across Canada gathered on Zoom for a one-of-a-kind competition. Their mission: To each create their best youth curling practice. The catch? They were creating their "dream practices" using the format of a fantasy sports draft!
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we lay down the ground rules, introduce ourselves to the listeners, and make our first four draft picks. Let the competition begin!
Some of the topics we discuss:
* Draft Format (2:28) & Ground Rules (3:38)
* Draft Participants Introduce Themselves and Their Favourite Sports Teams (4:52)
* WARMUP EXERCISE & SONG category (8:18)
* DELIVERY DRILL category (13:32)
* SWEEPING DRILL category (27:02)
* GAME VARIATION category (35:34)
Links to the resources mentioned in this episode:
Random.Org
https://www.random.org/
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Draft Participants (in draft order):
Patrick Brown, Uxbridge CC (ON)
Twitter: @garnetcanoe
Tenielle Bachek, Okotoks CC (AB)
E-mail: Okotokscurlingjuniors@gmail.com
Michelle Hunt, Royal City CC (New Westminster, BC)
Twitter: @littlekidscurl
Glenn Gabriel (Pickering, ON), East York CC (Toronto, ON)
Twitter: @kidscurling
E-mail: coachingkidscurling@gmail.com
Mike Gregotski, High Park Club (Toronto, ON)
Twitter: @mgregotski
NOTE: Full show notes (including links to drills/activities/exercises) will appear in Part 2 of this series. Link/URL to those show notes will appear here soon.
Follow our podcast on Twitter: @kidscurling
Glenn Gabriel is an NCCP-certified curling coach who lives in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He has been the coordinator of the Little Rocks (U12) program at East York Curling Club in Toronto since 2011. If you have a question or feedback on the podcast, send us an e-mail at coachingkidscurling@gmail.com
The intro and outro music is "Golden Sunrise (Instrumental Version)"
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/The_Wake_1790/JoshWoodward-TheWake-NoVox-10-GoldenSunrise
By Josh Woodward
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward
Licensed under CC BY 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
