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 2022: The Results!
Last February, we held our first-ever dream practice draft. In this episode, the draft participants return to the podcast to re-evaluate our picks and to find out who won the popular vote.
Some of the topics we discuss:
* Which "dream practice" (besides our own) would we have voted for? (3:47)
* Which draft picks were we jealous of? (8:47)
* Practice ideas that we used at our own practices (14:51)
* The ideas we left "on the table" (21:40)
* How our "Honourable Mention" winner got their "celebrity guest" to vote for them (29:41)
* The first-ever winner of the 2022 "Dream Practice Draft" (34:02)
* What new idea will you bring to your practices next season? (37:59)
2022 DREAM PRACTICE DRAFT WINNERS
HONOURABLE MENTION:
TEAM TENIELLE
Warmup: “Warmup Bingo”
Song: “Hooked On A Feeling” by Blue Swede
Delivery Drill: “Yummy/Yucky” AKA “Have You Ever?” – Line kids up at sideboard. If they respond positively to a statement (e.g., “Do you like pizza?”) they slide across to other sideline. Otherwise, they stay still. They end up sliding back and forth.
Sweeping Drill: Progressive Hog Line Drill
Game: The “Howard Game” – No takeouts
Snack: Hot Dogs and Fruit Kebabs
Celebrity Guest: Marc Kennedy @Leftykenbear
OVERALL CHAMPION:
TEAM MIKE
Warmup: @justdancegame
Song: “Blinding Lights” by @theweeknd
Delivery Drill: Spin-A-Rama
https://bit.ly/3CWdDbv
Sweeping Drill: Cornbrooms! Kids will realize how easier it is to sweep with current brooms ;-)
Game: “12-Foot” – Rocks only count in the 12-foot circle
Snack: Donuts! (a) Boston Cream w/ Icing Handle & (b) Vanilla Glazed with a “House" (@TimHortons)
Celebrity Guest: @jeffstoughton
Draft Participant contact info:
Patrick Brown, Uxbridge CC (ON)
Twitter: @garnetcanoe
Tenielle Bachek, Okotoks CC (AB)
Twitter: @BachekTenielle
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
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/
