2009 Jefferson Avenue., Midland, MI 48640 Phone: 989-923-CURL (2875)
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(summarized & submitted by M. Graves)
Starting the Game:
• A coin is tossed by the vice and called by the other vice.
This decides which team will deliver the last stone in the first end.
Positioning of Players:
• Curlers should stand along the sides of the playing area when not involved in delivering
or sweeping and stand still. NOT BEHIND THE HOUSE!
• After sweeping, curlers should walk along the sides of the sheet to return to the
delivering end.
• Non-delivering skips should stand still, cross their brooms, and take a position behind
the hacks so as not to distract the thrower.
• Leads and seconds should position themselves between the hog lines and well to the
side of the playing surface when their team is not delivering.
• Only skips and thirds are allowed to stand in the house area. Leads and seconds are
not allowed behind the house during the end until all stones are played and scored.
Burned or Touched Rocks:
• If a stone is touched by a sweeper while it is moving, that brusher must announce that
the stone has been burned when it happens and when the stone has come to rest.
• If a rock is burned beyond the far hog line; all stones are allowed to come to rest after
which the non-offending team has the option to:
1. Remove the touched stone and replace all stones that were displaced after the
infraction to their original position; or
2. Leave all stones where they came to rest; or
3. Place all stones where it reasonably considers the stones would have come to rest had
the moving stone not been touched.
• A rock burned before the far hog line is still pulled immediately.
Other Rock and Positioning Issues:
• Teams may not remove an opposition stone if it is in the Free Guard Zone until the fifth
stone of the end. If Free Guard stone is removed, skips or thirds in charge of house need
replace stone where it was positioned and remove the stone that hit Free Guard.
• A skip can only brush an opposition’s stone once it has crossed the tee line of the
playing end. The throwing team has first right to their own stone behind the tee.
• Only one sweeper is allowed to sweep their own stone behind the tee.
• When throwing a stone, the curler must clearly release it before it entirely passes the
hog line closest to the throwing end.
• To be considered as “in play”, all stones must be over the hog line at the playing end of
the ice.
• A stone is out of play if it touches the sideline, or if it completely crosses the back line at
the playing end.
Scoring:
• All curlers (except the vice skips) should remain outside the house area until the vice-
skips have agreed on the score.
• If the two vice-skips cannot agree as to which stone is closer to the tee, the stones must
be measured. Stones can only be measured with a measuring stick, at the conclusion of
the end, to determine which stone is closest. The vice-skips do the measuring in most
games. A contested stone that is moved (even accidentally) is immediately declared the
non-scoring stone.
Moral of the Story: Leads and Seconds need to stay out of the house until the vices
decide on the score. When in doubt, check before kicking and clearing the stones out of
the house.
• The team who scores in one end delivers the first stone of the next end.
• The scoring team’s third is responsible for posting the score.
Starting the Game:
• A coin is tossed by the vice and called by the other vice.
This decides which team will deliver the last stone in the first end.
Positioning of Players:
• Curlers should stand along the sides of the playing area when not involved in delivering
or sweeping and stand still. NOT BEHIND THE HOUSE!
• After sweeping, curlers should walk along the sides of the sheet to return to the
delivering end.
• Non-delivering skips should stand still, cross their brooms, and take a position behind
the hacks so as not to distract the thrower.
• Leads and seconds should position themselves between the hog lines and well to the
side of the playing surface when their team is not delivering.
• Only skips and thirds are allowed to stand in the house area. Leads and seconds are
not allowed behind the house during the end until all stones are played and scored.
Burned or Touched Rocks:
• If a stone is touched by a sweeper while it is moving, that brusher must announce that
the stone has been burned when it happens and when the stone has come to rest.
• If a rock is burned beyond the far hog line; all stones are allowed to come to rest after
which the non-offending team has the option to:
1. Remove the touched stone and replace all stones that were displaced after the
infraction to their original position; or
2. Leave all stones where they came to rest; or
3. Place all stones where it reasonably considers the stones would have come to rest had
the moving stone not been touched.
• A rock burned before the far hog line is still pulled immediately.
Other Rock and Positioning Issues:
• Teams may not remove an opposition stone if it is in the Free Guard Zone until the fifth
stone of the end. If Free Guard stone is removed, skips or thirds in charge of house need
replace stone where it was positioned and remove the stone that hit Free Guard.
• A skip can only brush an opposition’s stone once it has crossed the tee line of the
playing end. The throwing team has first right to their own stone behind the tee.
• Only one sweeper is allowed to sweep their own stone behind the tee.
• When throwing a stone, the curler must clearly release it before it entirely passes the
hog line closest to the throwing end.
• To be considered as “in play”, all stones must be over the hog line at the playing end of
the ice.
• A stone is out of play if it touches the sideline, or if it completely crosses the back line at
the playing end.
Scoring:
• All curlers (except the vice skips) should remain outside the house area until the vice-
skips have agreed on the score.
• If the two vice-skips cannot agree as to which stone is closer to the tee, the stones must
be measured. Stones can only be measured with a measuring stick, at the conclusion of
the end, to determine which stone is closest. The vice-skips do the measuring in most
games. A contested stone that is moved (even accidentally) is immediately declared the
non-scoring stone.
Moral of the Story: Leads and Seconds need to stay out of the house until the vices
decide on the score. When in doubt, check before kicking and clearing the stones out of
the house.
• The team who scores in one end delivers the first stone of the next end.
• The scoring team’s third is responsible for posting the score.
ETIQUETTE FOR CURLING:
Remember to arrive in time, if you are late you are holding up seven other people.
Ensure your footwear is clean before stepping on the ice.
Shake hands with your opponents before the game and wish them “good curling”.
Clean your brush/broom regularly during the game. It is everyone's responsibility to keep the sheet of ice clean.
However, you may not remove any foreign object from beneath a moving stone or from one that has come to rest
until the end of the end.
Never distract your opponent when he is in the hack preparing to deliver his rock. This includes being out of
position, crossing the ice surface while he/she is in the hack, getting in the way of the sweepers, or causing a
distraction of any kind.
POSITION OF PLAYERS:
Delivering team
o Skip: in the house holding the broom
o Sweepers: on the sidelines, inside the hogline, ready to sweep
o Thrower: in the hack, preparing to deliver
Non-Delivering team
o Skip: behind the house in a stationary position with his/her broom off the ice
o Sweepers: in single file, at the sidelines, and between the two hoglines
o Opposition thrower: on the backboard and to the side of the ice, standing quietly
Be ready to throw when it’s your turn, so you don’t hold up the game.
Be ready to start sweeping as soon as your teammate releases the rock.
After you deliver your stone, STAND UP! Don’t kneel, sit, lie down, or put your hand on the ice for longer than a
second or two while watching your shot. It makes flat spots in the ice where the pebble has melted and ruins the
consistency of the ice surface.
Congratulate good shots, whether by your team or the opposition. Never clap or applaud bad shots!
Remember, vice skips decide the score and are the only ones allowed in the house at the conclusion of the end.
Once they decide on the score, be ready to clear the sheet and get ready for the next end.
When moving rocks at the finish of an end, be sure to push them carefully so as to avoid other people’s feet.
At the end of the game, win or lose, be ready to shake hands with your opposition and thank them for the game.
Join them for refreshments at a table behind the sheet you played on.
Remember to arrive in time, if you are late you are holding up seven other people.
Ensure your footwear is clean before stepping on the ice.
Shake hands with your opponents before the game and wish them “good curling”.
Clean your brush/broom regularly during the game. It is everyone's responsibility to keep the sheet of ice clean.
However, you may not remove any foreign object from beneath a moving stone or from one that has come to rest
until the end of the end.
Never distract your opponent when he is in the hack preparing to deliver his rock. This includes being out of
position, crossing the ice surface while he/she is in the hack, getting in the way of the sweepers, or causing a
distraction of any kind.
POSITION OF PLAYERS:
Delivering team
o Skip: in the house holding the broom
o Sweepers: on the sidelines, inside the hogline, ready to sweep
o Thrower: in the hack, preparing to deliver
Non-Delivering team
o Skip: behind the house in a stationary position with his/her broom off the ice
o Sweepers: in single file, at the sidelines, and between the two hoglines
o Opposition thrower: on the backboard and to the side of the ice, standing quietly
Be ready to throw when it’s your turn, so you don’t hold up the game.
Be ready to start sweeping as soon as your teammate releases the rock.
After you deliver your stone, STAND UP! Don’t kneel, sit, lie down, or put your hand on the ice for longer than a
second or two while watching your shot. It makes flat spots in the ice where the pebble has melted and ruins the
consistency of the ice surface.
Congratulate good shots, whether by your team or the opposition. Never clap or applaud bad shots!
Remember, vice skips decide the score and are the only ones allowed in the house at the conclusion of the end.
Once they decide on the score, be ready to clear the sheet and get ready for the next end.
When moving rocks at the finish of an end, be sure to push them carefully so as to avoid other people’s feet.
At the end of the game, win or lose, be ready to shake hands with your opposition and thank them for the game.
Join them for refreshments at a table behind the sheet you played on.