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Curling Training Books from myfoodcount.com
Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each, using heavy polished granite stones which they slide down the ice towards a target area called the house. Points are scored for the number of stones that a team has closer to the center of the target than the closest of the other team's stones. The level of precision and complex nature of the strategic thinking required to win has led curling to be referred to as "chess on ice."
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Curling for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Bob Weeks
Packed with easy-to-follow illustrations explaining curling strategy.
"Delivers all you need to know about the game..."
— John Kawaja, two-time world champion
From game fundamentals to complex strategy, this one-step reference has curling covered. Rookie or seasoned player, fan or coach, this is the book you've been waiting for. So step onto the ice and hone your skills. Armed with the many tips and pointers in this fun, friendly book, you'll have no excuse not to head down to your local club and get curling!
Discover how to:
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Understand curling rules
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Find a club to curl at
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Improve your delivery, shots, and sweeping
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Form a winning team
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Be a great coach on and off the ice
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Enjoy the unique spirit of the game
Bob Weeks is the award-winning curling columnist for the Globe and Mail. As well as participating in six provincial championships, he played for several years on the World Curling Tour.
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Between the Sheets: Creating Curling Champions
by Guy H. Scholz, Cheryl L. Bernard
How can the secrets and strategies of great curling champions be learned and taught? Is there more to their success than technique? Curling champion Cheryl Bernard teams up with curler and writer Guy Scholz to uncover the keys to success on and off the ice. Concentrating on the mental and motivational aspects of the sport, Between the Sheets spotlights the importance of team dynamics, mental attitude, coaching, practicing, and more. Drawing on strategies, experiences, and wisdom from legendary curlers, great athletes from other sports, and even modern cultural references like The Matrix and Star Wars, Between the Sheets will help you live, play, and perform at your best.
Guy H. Scholz is the author of the best-selling book, Gold on Ice: The Story of the Sandra Schmirler Curling Team. Since 1999, he has been a columnist and feature writer for Sweep! magazine, curling’s most recognized publication, and has written for a variety of publications on topics ranging from sports to inspiration. He is currently at work on Discovering the Masterpiece Within, a book co-authored with Nashville-based singer/songwriter Claudia Church. Scholz is a six-time national clergy (Friar’s Briar) curling champion and has won 1,528 of the 2372 games he has played since he was twelve years old. A native of Saskatchewan, Scholz and his wife, Carla, co-pastor Chinook Chapel, a Congregational Christian church in Calgary, Alberta. They have two children, Anah and Reed. Cheryl L. Bernard is one of Canada’s top female curlers, considered by many competitors and experts as one of the top individual shot-makers in the game in the last fifteen years. Bernard is a two-time Scott Tournament of Hearts participant as a skip in 1992 and 1996, finishing second in all of Canada in 1996. She has six top ten finishes on the Canadian Women’s Curling Tour and was the 2004 Women’s Curling Tour champion. A businesswoman who started her own general insurance agency in 1990, Bernard grew the Calgary-based agency to more than five million dollars in sales before selling it in 2001. Currently, she is the competitive curling consultant for the Canadian Curling Association’s National Training Centre and is also an executive of the Canadian Women’s Curling Tour.
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Gold on Ice: The Story of the Sandra Schmirler Curling Team
by Guy Scholz
Although everyone has heard the story a thousand times, never before has it been presented with such detail. It's an uplifiting tale of the tortoise beating the hare, David conquering Goliath, success in the face of adversity. You'll be mesmerized as the tales of ice being furiously swept and wood gliding across it are told with a never-before-achieved drama. The title is no lie, the Sandra Schmirler Curling Team is truly "Gold on Ice."
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Canada Curls: The Illustrated History of Curling in Canada
by Doug Maxwell
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Curling: The History, The Players, The Game
by Kevin Martin (Foreword), Warren Hanson
Once a little known sport, played only in Scotland and Canada, curling has exploded onto the international sports scene, culminating in its debut as a full medal sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Each year millions of players in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan take to the ice to play this fascinating game -- now an Olympic sport. "Curling" is the ideal book for anyone interested in the sport.
Written by Warren Hansen, a Canadian Men's Curling Champion and authority on the game, "Curling" includes sections on:
The History: The game's Scottish origins, and its migration to Canada and the United States.
The Events: The history and highlights of the great tournaments; the Brier, Scott Tournament of Hearts, World Juniors and Curling Championships. Includes the exciting inside story of taking curling to the Olympics.
The Players: Legends, players of the '90s and members of the Hall of Fame - their stories and statistics.
In addition, sections on the basics of the game (equipment, objectives, rules and etiquette); as well as instructional sections on strategies and techniques make this the complete and essential book for curling fans, players and armchair enthusiasts.
Warren Hansen is Director of Event Management & Media Relations for the Canadian Curling Association. A past Canadian Men's Curling Champion, Warren is also managing editor of magazines associated with the Season of Champions (Labatt Brier, The Scott Tournament of Hearts, and the Ford Worlds). He started curling as a teenager, and is the author of several curling training manuals. Hansen lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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