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