Curling Tips: Safety First
Warm up properly before a game of curling, as this greatly reduces the risk of strain or stretch injury.
Do not step over stones and always step onto the ice with your gripper foot first.
After delivering a stone, wait until you have stopped sliding forward before attempting to stand up, and then rise on your gripper foot - not your slider foot.
Stay off the walkways while curling. While we try to keep these walkways as uncluttered and as clean as possible due to limited space we are forced to store many pieces of ice maintenance equipment on the walkway. These at times can be a tripping hazard if you are distracted by your game on the ice.
|