Interested in Curling?
Issue date: 11/9/09 Section: Sports
The Pittsburgh Curling Club is reaching out to high school and colleges and universities in Pittsburgh to gauge the level of interest in developing school curling programs.
Curling originated in medieval Scotland and is an Olympic and Paralympics sport. To play, a team of four curlers take turns pushing granite stones at a target 120 feet away on a sheet of ice.
They also take turns sweeping to reduce friction and change the "curl," or trajectory, of the stone.
After eight stones have been pushed alternately by each team, the team with stones closest to the target's center wins that "end," earning a point for each stone.
Curling is a non-traditional sport but has broad appeal, particularly to students that are not involved in typical school sports.
Curling may seem easy, but it truly is a challenging sport. The sweepers walk up to 2.5 miles a game. It is a fun sport which appeals to both men and women.
North Students interested in participating are to contact Chuck Bell at cbell@ccac.edu or call (412) 369-3692.
Curling originated in medieval Scotland and is an Olympic and Paralympics sport. To play, a team of four curlers take turns pushing granite stones at a target 120 feet away on a sheet of ice.
They also take turns sweeping to reduce friction and change the "curl," or trajectory, of the stone.
After eight stones have been pushed alternately by each team, the team with stones closest to the target's center wins that "end," earning a point for each stone.
Curling is a non-traditional sport but has broad appeal, particularly to students that are not involved in typical school sports.
Curling may seem easy, but it truly is a challenging sport. The sweepers walk up to 2.5 miles a game. It is a fun sport which appeals to both men and women.
North Students interested in participating are to contact Chuck Bell at cbell@ccac.edu or call (412) 369-3692.