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
Managing Different Ages & Skill Levels In Your Youth Programs (Part 2 of 2)
In our last episode, I was joined by Mike Gregotski of High Park Club in Toronto and Mike Smith of Lindsay Curling Club. We shared strategies to help manage different ages and skill levels in our youth curling programs. In Part 2, we let loose! We continue our discussion of "Hit Draw Tap," talk about practice structure, obsess over attendance, and share our plans for the end of the curling season.
NOTE: Interview recorded February 13/23
Some of the topics we discuss:
* The "behind the scenes" work organizing "Hit Draw Tap" (1:02)
* East York Little Rocks uses "stations" for practice (2:19)
* "Structure builds success" for practice planning (6:00)
* Promoting older "Little Rocks" curlers to Junior program (13:04)
* High Park Mike: Put the kid in the place "where they'll have the most success" (20:13)
* Lindsay Mike: Kids that enjoy your program will be your "best recruiters" (22:53)
* East York's "Try Curling" Event in March 2023 and Coach Glenn's son will be there! (28:27)
Links to the resources mentioned in this episode:
High Park Club (Toronto, Ont.) Web site
https://www.highparkclub.com/
Lindsay (Ont.) Curling Club Web site
https://www.lindsaycurling.com
Mike Smith's E-mail:
lindsayyouthcurling@gmail.com
Mike Gregotski's E-mail:
littlerocks@highparkclub.com
Mike G's Twitter handle:
@mgregotski
"Hit Draw Tap" Curling Canada Web site
https://www.curling.ca/hitdrawtap/
Follow our podcast on Twitter: @kidscurling
Glenn Gabriel is an NCCP-certified curling coach and coach developer 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/
