New youth curling program underway

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Published on Thursday, November 12, 2015

Submitted photo. A new six week session for young curlers was met with much enthusiasm. Twenty-two youth have signed up for the program.

Article submitted by Christine and Hans Pedersen

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Parents and volunteer members of the Neepawa Curling Club advertised a six week session for youth, aged eight to 16, who were interested in  learning to curl or interested in enhancing their curling skills.

Twenty-two very interested and eager youth signed up and are now into their third week of this session that started on Oct. 28. Some of the youth have one or two years of curling experience while eleven are brand new to the sport and are so far very happy they chose to try it.

Here, the youth are taught the basics of sliding, delivering stones, proper sweeping techniques and curling etiquette. The participants will eventually work towards focusing on fun drills meant to increase their accuracy on delivering stones and making shots. The session will finish up by Dec. 9, in time for the busy Christmas season.   

Hopefully, the kids can take the skills they have learned and try a bonspiel in the coming months. There are many excellent youth bonspeils in the surrounding areas of Minnedosa, Erickson, Clanwilliam and Carberry  coming up in the new year - watch the local paper for ads or check the Facebook page of the The Neepawa Curling Club for updates.  

The Neepawa Youth Bonspiel date is Jan. 24. Anyone the age of 18 and under that wants to enter a team can contact Jeff Cook at 841-3309.