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Junior Bonspiels
The Duluth Curling Club maintains active Junior programs, with the three goals of providing a venue for organized games between young curlers, introducing young people to curling as a recreational winter sport, and developing the skills of existing young curlers who want to try for competitive excellence. "Junior" in curling means anyone not yet 22 years old. The DCC Junior Program has age groups for children as young as 7 Curling is a sport in which size, gender, strength, and speed are of no particular advantage. The helpful skills are balance, mental focus, and "touch". In general, girls compete on an equal footing with boys. Curling is
a very civilized game with a strong tradition of etiquette, consideration, and courtesy towards your opponents. Frankly, if you
can't compete against someone without treating them like they are "the enemy", then you may not enjoy curling.
Its a great way to meet people and make friends, while learning a sport you can play for a lifetime. Anyone from the
age of 8 to 21 is welcome in the Duluth Curling Club junior
program. Club membership is not required.
To talk to someone about, or sign up for, the Junior Instructional Program,
please call the Curling CLub
The Bert Payne Junior BonspielAmerica's largest bonspiel for Junior teams is the Bert Payne Bonspiel in Duluth. The Bert Payne International has separate divisions for "competitive" (highly skilled) and "developing" (mostly teenagers, with a few few remarkable younger teams) and "recreational" (adolescent) teams. Junior teams from around the world have come to Duluth to participate in the Bert Payne, because it is a top world event. Call 218-727-1851 for more information, or click here . You will not find stronger competition this side of the Junior World Championships.
For a list of other junior bonspiels in the area, click here.
The Junior Development ProgramSeveral teams of DCC youth members made credible challenges for championships this year. In the past, DCC Junior teams have won both state and national titles, and done well at Worlds. The "winningest" junior curler in history is a product of our development program, as were two of the MVP's at the US Junior Championships in 2006 and a 2006 Olympic contender. The 2007 US National Junior Champions, both Boys and Girls, were led by Duluth juniors.DCC provides extensive support for its youth teams. Anyone willing to put in the long-term time, sacrifice, and effort to compete at their very best level is welcome in our Development program. Junior MembershipsJunior Memberships cost $125 per year, which includes the $60 Junior Instruction Program fee. For junior members, the ice at the Duluth Curling Club facility is open for practice and pick-up games, any time that organized play or maintenance is not in progress. The ice is usually open after 11AM and before 4PM Sunday through Thursday, and all day most weekends. There are usually some younger people around after school hours on weekdays and almost all the time on free weekends. So join the club and curl every day! |
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