Membership

Curl BC Member Benefits

A Voice in Curl BC Activities
  • A vote for each affiliated member facility at Annual General Meetings of Curl BC
  • Representation on the local regional board for each member facility
  • Representation on the Board of Curl BC for each member facility through regional directors
Curling Development Assistance from Curl BC
  • Funding to assist with regional board operation
  • Risk Management information
  • Business of Curling Seminars, Phases 1 and 2
  • Harassment Advisors for volunteers and curlers
  • Athlete Advisory Committee
  • Assistance with draw for bonspiels, plus draw sheets and scorecards
  • Special Curling Action Team (SCAT) for technical assistance to member facilities in trouble
  • Marketing assistance from staff including:
    • Member Facility Open House and other events, publications, and resources
    • Material such as posters, brochures, flyers
    • Province-wide or specific regional distribution as required
  • Forums:
    • Member facility managers
    • Marketing
    • Ice technician
    • Coaching and Youth Forums and Seminars
  • Curl BC Website:
    • Access to “members only” section of the Curl BC website
    • Post classified ads, bonspiel information, and regional news
    • Online registration for all camps, clinics, courses, seminars, playdowns
  • Communications:
    • Curl BC Yearbook (Distributed each Fall)
    • The Curling Connection (Monthly during the curling season
  • Curl BC Partnerships provide access to programs such as:
    • Canadian Curling Association Development Fund grants
    • “Guy Hemmings Rockin’ the House” Tour and the “Tankard Tour”
    • Low-cost insurance through Sport BC
    • Aboriginal Sports Association, Blind and Deaf Curling programs
Curler Development Assistance from Curl BC
  • Access to Athlete Assistance Program grants
  • Youth Programs
    • Premier’s Sports Awards program
    • “Getting Started” program
    • “Twenty Week Program” manual for junior programs
    • Youth Kits for junior programs
  • Program Materials
    • “Let’s Rock” program materials for novice curling clinics
    • Brochures, posters, and booklets for novice and intermediate clinics
    • “Let’s Rock and Roll” materials for Wheelchair Curling
  • National Coaching Certification Program Delivery
    • National Coaching Certification Level 1, 2 and 3
    • NCCP KidsCurl Coach and Club Coach Workshops and Training
  • Curl BC in-house development programs such as
    • Novice Instructor and Train the Trainer courses
    • Championship Ice Making Course
  • Officiating Levels 1 and 2
  • Ice Technician Levels 1 and 2
  • Coach and Officials Mentoring Opportunities with the following:
    • Curl BC Regional Coaches to assist with Development and High Performance programs
    • Curl BC Provincial Coach assistance to all interested curlers and coaches
    • Curl BC Provincial Ice Technician
    • Curl BC Provincial Officiating Coordinator
    • Provincial High Performance Centre and satellite Regional Coach Centres
    • High Performance camps throughout the province
Competitions
  • Over fifty Regional and Provincial championships leading to National competitions
  • The opportunity to host competitive events, enhancing the member facility community profile, and increasing member facility revenues
  • Opportunities for Youth curlers to take part in BC Winter Games, Northern BC Winter Games, and Canada Winter Games
Recognition
  • Curl BC Awards in over 14 Categories
  • Club Volunteer Awards
  • Canadian Curling Association Awards, including 8 Ender Awards