WEBVTT 00:01.233 --> 00:02.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% >>Today we're going to meet up with a 00:02.433 --> 00:04.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% group of men and women who gather weekly 00:04.433 --> 00:08.833 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% to socialize and compete in a sport that might look easy, 00:08.833 --> 00:11.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% but is often referred to as chess on ice. 00:11.933 --> 00:14.800 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% Join us as we check out the Blue Ridge Curling Club. 00:14.800 --> 00:15.966 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Come on! 00:15.966 --> 00:17.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>Curling is a staple of my Monday's. 00:17.433 --> 00:19.166 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% It's something that I look forward to every week. 00:19.166 --> 00:21.366 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Get to see a lot of familiar faces 00:21.366 --> 00:23.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and get to go with my friends in a nice 00:23.000 --> 00:25.033 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% relaxed atmosphere and have a 00:25.033 --> 00:26.700 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% little friendly competition on the side. 00:26.700 --> 00:28.600 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% >>It's my favorite sport. 00:28.600 --> 00:31.866 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Curling is a sport played on the ice. 00:33.066 --> 00:34.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Some people compare it to shuffle board. 00:34.833 --> 00:39.200 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% We throw big 42 pound granite rocks across the ice 00:39.200 --> 00:41.300 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% back and forth at a target. 00:41.300 --> 00:45.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% It's been an Olympic sport since, oh gosh, 00:45.266 --> 00:47.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% for the last three winter Olympics I think. 00:47.800 --> 00:49.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And we have a new club in Charlottesville 00:49.966 --> 00:52.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and it's, I mean for us, a lot of fun. 00:52.200 --> 00:55.000 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% It goes all the whole range of casual beer league, 00:55.000 --> 00:58.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% to super competitive Olympic level athletes. 00:58.400 --> 01:00.966 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% >>And so the point of the game is... 01:00.966 --> 01:04.166 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% >>So the point of the game is to 01:04.166 --> 01:07.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% score more points than your opponent by having 01:07.700 --> 01:09.566 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% more of your team's stones 01:09.566 --> 01:11.166 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% in the center of the house, 01:11.166 --> 01:13.300 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% which is sort of our target on the ice, 01:13.300 --> 01:15.166 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>Okay. >>than the other team. 01:15.166 --> 01:16.400 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% So you score more points based on 01:16.400 --> 01:18.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% how many rocks you have on that target. 01:18.200 --> 01:21.333 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>Okay. So, first of all let's start with 01:21.333 --> 01:23.566 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% you have to prepare the ice. 01:23.566 --> 01:25.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Talk about the set up before anyone can curl. 01:25.933 --> 01:27.866 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% >>Yeah. For us, we play on what's 01:27.866 --> 01:30.166 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% in the curling world, called arena ice, 01:30.166 --> 01:31.866 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% which means we share it with other sports. 01:31.866 --> 01:33.066 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% >>Okay. 01:33.066 --> 01:34.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>There are facilities that are dedicated 01:34.200 --> 01:35.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% specifically to curling and their ice is 01:35.766 --> 01:36.966 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% prepared a little differently 01:36.966 --> 01:38.366 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% because they don't have to share. 01:38.366 --> 01:39.600 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% >>Right. 01:39.600 --> 01:40.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>But we go on right after kids hockey, 01:40.633 --> 01:42.666 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% so we have to do some work before 01:42.666 --> 01:44.500 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% we're ready to get on the ice. 01:44.500 --> 01:46.166 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% First they resurface with the Zamboni 01:46.166 --> 01:47.700 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% and that gets rid of sort of the 01:47.700 --> 01:49.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% surface scratches and stuff that are left 01:49.600 --> 01:51.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% by the previous sport. >>Okay. 01:51.133 --> 01:55.966 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% >>Then we pebble, which is basically a fine water spray 01:57.133 --> 01:58.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% that we spray across the ice surface. 01:58.366 --> 02:00.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And those little water droplets form, 02:00.433 --> 02:02.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% they freeze into little beads on the surface 02:02.333 --> 02:03.800 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% of the ice. >>Right. 02:03.800 --> 02:06.033 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% >>Which basically breaks the surface tension between 02:06.033 --> 02:07.733 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% the rocks that we're throwing and the surface of the ice. 02:07.733 --> 02:09.800 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% >>Right. >>So it gives you some more 02:09.800 --> 02:12.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% control over your shots. It gives you a more 02:12.166 --> 02:15.400 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% predictable shot and lets your rocks 02:15.400 --> 02:18.633 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% go that whole hundred and some feet down to the other side. 02:19.833 --> 02:21.700 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% We mount hacks into the ice 02:21.700 --> 02:23.400 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% which allow us to push off and get that 02:23.400 --> 02:25.700 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% nice long glide that those beautiful 02:25.700 --> 02:27.433 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% athletes on TV have (laughs). 02:27.433 --> 02:29.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>Yeah. Like a runners block almost, right? 02:29.833 --> 02:32.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% >>Yeah, exactly. And you know we need all of 02:32.966 --> 02:35.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% our rocks. We bring out all of our rocks. 02:35.133 --> 02:37.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And like most clubs in the states, 02:37.033 --> 02:39.133 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% we provide all of the equipment for our players. 02:39.133 --> 02:41.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So we bring all of the equipment out on the ice 02:41.200 --> 02:42.433 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% and then it's ready to go. 02:42.433 --> 02:43.366 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% >>I curl because it looked like 02:43.366 --> 02:45.033 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% something fun to do on Mondays. 02:45.033 --> 02:47.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Me and my boyfriend got on the team 02:47.033 --> 02:49.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and we were randomly given two other people. 02:49.400 --> 02:51.200 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% We have a lot of fun. They're good. 02:51.200 --> 02:53.500 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% They did it last season, so it's helping us out. 02:53.500 --> 02:55.300 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% We're learning from that 02:55.300 --> 02:58.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and also just standing up on ice is impressive. 02:58.866 --> 03:00.233 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% Like it should be a life skill. 03:00.233 --> 03:04.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% >>Don't be afraid. It's not by no means 03:04.366 --> 03:06.166 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% a normal motion unless you're doing 03:06.166 --> 03:08.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% lunges on your kitchen floor in socks. 03:08.833 --> 03:11.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% So yeah, just come out, give your all, 03:11.200 --> 03:12.866 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and just kind of keep an open mind and 03:12.866 --> 03:14.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% be willing to come out and try new things. 03:14.933 --> 03:17.166 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% That's really all we can ask. >>I like to throw. 03:17.166 --> 03:18.733 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% You know it's just a little bit of a 03:18.733 --> 03:20.533 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% higher pressure spot I guess but 03:20.533 --> 03:23.433 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% it's always fun to be able to try to score some points and 03:24.533 --> 03:26.066 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% just be able to contribute. 03:26.066 --> 03:28.933 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% It's something that I can really control on my own, 03:28.933 --> 03:31.233 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% verses the sweeping position which is 03:31.233 --> 03:32.800 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% helping out a teammate which is great too, 03:32.800 --> 03:35.100 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% but it's your one offensive spot to get 03:35.100 --> 03:37.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% to throw. So I really like that spot the best. 03:37.266 --> 03:38.766 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% >>So explain the positions. 03:38.766 --> 03:41.033 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Like what does everybody do to achieve their goal? 03:41.033 --> 03:43.700 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% >>So you have the lead, a second, 03:43.700 --> 03:45.466 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% a vice skip, and your skip, 03:46.333 --> 03:48.166 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and you throw in that order. 03:48.166 --> 03:49.900 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% So first, second, third, and forth. 03:51.233 --> 03:54.733 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% Your lead, generally speaking, is responsible for 03:54.733 --> 03:57.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% guard shots. So you like a lead who has 03:57.133 --> 03:59.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% a lot of control over how fast they can 03:59.200 --> 04:01.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% throw their rock and specific placement 04:01.600 --> 04:03.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% to sort of protect that house from your 04:03.433 --> 04:05.533 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% opponent's rocks. >>Okay. 04:05.533 --> 04:07.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>A lot of times your second is called on 04:07.566 --> 04:09.766 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% to do take out shots. >>Oh, okay. 04:09.766 --> 04:12.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% >>Your second is someone who has to have a 04:12.933 --> 04:15.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% nice strong consistent weight, who can kind of 04:15.366 --> 04:18.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% clear things out of the way for you. 04:18.000 --> 04:20.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And also your lead and second have to be 04:20.000 --> 04:22.666 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% really strong sweepers, so you're relying 04:22.666 --> 04:25.300 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% on your front end to be your sweeping muscle too. 04:25.300 --> 04:26.800 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% >>Okay. 04:26.800 --> 04:28.000 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>And then your back end, your vice and your skip, 04:28.000 --> 04:30.533 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% are sort of more your strategy minds. 04:30.533 --> 04:34.366 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% They're watching the ice, they're seeing how it goes, 04:36.166 --> 04:38.700 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% sort of planning a couple shots ahead. 04:38.700 --> 04:41.900 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Your vice is like your jack of all trades. 04:41.900 --> 04:44.966 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% They have to be able to set whatever up that you need 04:44.966 --> 04:46.500 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% >>Right 04:46.500 --> 04:48.300 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>Hoping that it lasts for the next couple of shots. 04:48.300 --> 04:50.333 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Ideally, I play skip on my team here. 04:50.333 --> 04:52.800 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I like to have to do nothing. (laughter) 04:52.800 --> 04:54.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So I'm hoping everybody takes care of it 04:54.300 --> 04:57.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% before I get there. But generally speaking, 04:57.133 --> 05:00.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% your skip is usually more experienced, 05:00.366 --> 05:02.666 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% more of a strategic mind, 05:02.666 --> 05:04.666 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and more of a finesse shot. 05:04.666 --> 05:07.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% So you don't, I as a skip don't like to 05:07.033 --> 05:09.833 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% have to come into a big mess of rocks in the house. 05:09.833 --> 05:11.233 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I like to sort of know what the plan is. 05:11.233 --> 05:12.733 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>I like that, rocks in the house. 05:12.733 --> 05:16.033 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% >>You count on everyone else to set it up for you. (laughs) 05:16.033 --> 05:17.566 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% >>That's great. >>Yeah. 05:17.566 --> 05:22.000 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% >>Okay so, let's talk about the club. Who participates? 05:23.433 --> 05:26.166 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% This is a weekly, during the season, this is a weekly club. 05:26.166 --> 05:27.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Who comes and plays? 05:27.966 --> 05:30.166 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% >>Oh my gosh, all kinds of people. 05:30.166 --> 05:31.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It's one of the the things that I like most 05:31.900 --> 05:33.633 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% about curling, is how diverse it is. 05:33.633 --> 05:36.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And in Charlottesville, Virginia where we don't 05:36.533 --> 05:38.900 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% have a lot of natural curling because 05:38.900 --> 05:41.066 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% we're warmer climate, it's mostly people 05:41.066 --> 05:43.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% who have seen somewhere, whether in the Olympics, 05:43.266 --> 05:46.166 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% or you know they heard about it and they're curious, 05:46.166 --> 05:48.333 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% it's an understatement to say all kinds of different people. 05:48.333 --> 05:50.866 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>And they don't have to have experience. 05:50.866 --> 05:52.533 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>Nope! No, absolutely not. And it's, 05:52.533 --> 05:55.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% I mean, it's another one of my favorite things 05:55.133 --> 05:57.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% about curling, is how welcoming the sport is 05:57.666 --> 06:00.466 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% to people who are new. The best curlers that I have 06:00.466 --> 06:02.766 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% played with who just outmatched me in scale 06:02.766 --> 06:05.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% a hundred times, are the most welcoming 06:05.633 --> 06:09.433 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% and encouraging people that I have ever gotten 06:09.433 --> 06:11.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% to meet and play with. 06:11.500 --> 06:16.000 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% So a lot of what underpins the sport in it's philosophy 06:16.000 --> 06:20.400 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% is growing and helping those people learn 06:20.400 --> 06:22.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and helping them find a place that's comfortable 06:22.333 --> 06:24.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% for them to kind of try it out and practice 06:24.233 --> 06:26.533 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and you know, the fellowship of that is 06:26.533 --> 06:28.533 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% really important to the sport in general, 06:28.533 --> 06:30.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% but to us as a club specifically too. 06:30.833 --> 06:32.333 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% >>It's a fun time to come out 06:32.333 --> 06:35.700 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and get with a group of people every week. 06:35.700 --> 06:39.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% I'm an older person and to be with a bunch of 06:39.533 --> 06:43.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% very young people just playing the sport 06:43.500 --> 06:45.966 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% it's kind of, 06:45.966 --> 06:47.233 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% I look forward to it. 06:47.233 --> 06:49.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I almost look at them as part of my family. 06:49.966 --> 06:52.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>Well it all started with the Norwegian 06:52.566 --> 06:55.733 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% curling team in the Olympics. We thought we needed 06:55.733 --> 06:58.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% some kind of pants to go along with it, 06:58.366 --> 07:01.500 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and from the pants came the shoes, 07:01.500 --> 07:04.533 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and it's just silly. We like to have fun. 07:04.533 --> 07:06.700 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% You can't find these clothes anywhere in town 07:06.700 --> 07:08.200 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% you have to have them ordered, 07:08.200 --> 07:11.666 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% but fortunately my team is very dedicated to this sport 07:11.666 --> 07:15.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% so we all kind of pitch in together and decide 07:15.000 --> 07:17.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% what we want to wear ahead of time. 07:17.133 --> 07:18.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% >>The other thing about curling is that I think 07:18.933 --> 07:23.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% people think it looks easier than it is. 07:25.066 --> 07:26.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% I mean I think you can, it's a tricky sport, 07:26.566 --> 07:28.333 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% but I think it looks easy until you get out there 07:28.333 --> 07:29.833 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% and try it. 07:29.833 --> 07:32.500 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>Yeah, it's definitely one of those sports that I 07:32.500 --> 07:34.466 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% genuinely think is attainable for people 07:34.466 --> 07:36.933 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% at all different fitness levels. 07:36.933 --> 07:38.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But you don't realize how hard you're working 07:38.933 --> 07:41.833 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% until you're on the ice. It requires a lot of balance. 07:41.833 --> 07:44.433 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>Right >>Which moves your muscles 07:44.433 --> 07:46.166 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and asks your body to do all kinds of things 07:46.166 --> 07:47.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% you're not used to when you're not used to 07:47.500 --> 07:49.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% walking on the ice. >>Yeah. 07:49.133 --> 07:51.600 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>Like the thing I do that's closest to curling 07:51.600 --> 07:54.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% in the rest of my fitness life is yoga. 07:54.833 --> 07:57.333 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% You know it requires strength and balance 07:57.333 --> 08:01.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and attention to your body and consistency 08:01.033 --> 08:02.866 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% in the way that you move, 08:03.966 --> 08:07.066 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% which I think is unexpected for people 08:07.066 --> 08:08.300 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% who haven't played before. 08:08.300 --> 08:10.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>Right. And strategy is like chess on ice 08:10.366 --> 08:12.566 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% you say, people say. Chess on ice. 08:12.566 --> 08:15.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% >>Yeah, people like the chess on ice analogy. 08:15.200 --> 08:17.433 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% I think people like it because it makes it seem like 08:17.433 --> 08:19.666 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% they're extra clever about their curling game. 08:19.666 --> 08:22.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But it's true, you have to kind of think about 08:22.933 --> 08:25.700 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% what the other team's shots are going to be. 08:25.700 --> 08:27.033 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% Is it a team that you've played? 08:27.033 --> 08:28.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Do you know what their behaviors are like? 08:28.633 --> 08:30.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Do you know what their shots are like? 08:30.600 --> 08:31.966 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% When you look at the house and you look at the 08:31.966 --> 08:34.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% positions of the rocks, can you think ahead 08:34.866 --> 08:38.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% about how the next stone is going to behave? 08:38.166 --> 08:40.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% >>Right. >>And so it is very much 08:40.933 --> 08:42.600 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% about thinking ahead and planning your shots 08:42.600 --> 08:45.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% in advance and knowing the personalities 08:45.500 --> 08:47.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and skills of who you play with and against. 08:47.600 --> 08:50.233 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% >>Talk about the benefits of being a club. 08:50.233 --> 08:54.900 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>Yeah, well for starters, it allows you to 08:56.333 --> 08:59.933 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% have some kind of control over the way that you 08:59.933 --> 09:02.400 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% form your mission, which is important especially 09:02.400 --> 09:05.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% in a sport that's so much about growing 09:05.433 --> 09:07.833 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% and bringing new people in. It's important to be 09:08.800 --> 09:10.466 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% able to keep that as a focus. 09:10.466 --> 09:11.733 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% >>Right 09:11.733 --> 09:13.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>Also as a curler, it gives you access 09:13.600 --> 09:15.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% to all kinds of training and development 09:15.866 --> 09:18.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% as a player and as a team that you don't have 09:18.333 --> 09:20.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% when you're just kind of operating independently 09:20.500 --> 09:21.900 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% >>Right. 09:21.900 --> 09:23.366 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% >>In a facility that happens to offer the sport. 09:23.366 --> 09:27.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So you can compete on a regional and national 09:27.233 --> 09:29.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% level if you're a club. As an individual 09:29.633 --> 09:32.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% you can pursue coaching certifications. 09:32.766 --> 09:36.933 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% You can go to skills clinics, you can meet amazing 09:36.933 --> 09:40.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% curlers and work with them on your game, 09:40.133 --> 09:44.033 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% and you can go experience environments other than this. 09:44.033 --> 09:47.200 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% I mean this is my home rink. I love curling here. 09:47.200 --> 09:50.833 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% But it's really a fantastic learning experience 09:50.833 --> 09:53.666 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% to go somewhere else with a different set of people, 09:53.666 --> 09:56.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% different sets of skills to kind of develop 09:56.833 --> 09:58.066 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% your game in that way. 09:58.066 --> 10:00.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% >>Right. And you travel. So you will sometimes 10:00.400 --> 10:01.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% compete nationally. 10:01.666 --> 10:05.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% >>Yes. Sometimes when I'm very lucky. (laughs) 10:05.166 --> 10:08.366 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% >>And then some people just come here to have a beer 10:08.366 --> 10:10.100 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% and see how they do. 10:10.100 --> 10:14.033 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>Oh yeah, absolutely. And it's, to me, so wonderful 10:14.033 --> 10:15.733 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% to have both of those things in the same building 10:15.733 --> 10:18.300 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% in the same league. You know, we play with 10:18.300 --> 10:20.233 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and against those people every week and 10:20.233 --> 10:23.000 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% we learn things from them and they learn things from us. 10:24.766 --> 10:27.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% I mean that's just, that's my favorite part 10:27.533 --> 10:29.900 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% is being able to have that kind of diversity and 10:29.900 --> 10:32.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% interest and skill and just see what the give 10:32.666 --> 10:33.900 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and take is like on the ice. 10:33.900 --> 10:35.666 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% >>So how often do you all play? 10:35.666 --> 10:37.900 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>We play once every week once a week 10:37.900 --> 10:40.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and we have three games on those nights. 10:40.633 --> 10:42.633 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% And we play two seasons a year. 10:42.633 --> 10:44.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% So we have one full league that starts 10:44.666 --> 10:46.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% late summer early fall, and one full league 10:46.733 --> 10:48.066 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% that starts in the winter. 10:48.066 --> 10:50.000 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% The start of every season we do have 10:50.000 --> 10:52.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% learn to curl events. So if people are curious, 10:52.766 --> 10:54.566 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% it gives you an opportunity without committing 10:54.566 --> 10:57.400 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% to 15 weeks of something you've never done before. 10:58.600 --> 10:59.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>And so if people want to get involved 10:59.566 --> 11:01.100 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% what do they do? 11:01.100 --> 11:02.466 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>Oh my gosh! The easiest thing is just to come 11:02.466 --> 11:04.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% down here on Monday night! (laughter) 11:04.000 --> 11:06.566 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% Because I will be floating around looking for people 11:06.566 --> 11:08.233 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% to talk to about curling. 11:08.233 --> 11:10.400 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% >>And then there's a Facebook page. 11:10.400 --> 11:12.466 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% >>Yeah. So we have a Facebook page right now 11:12.466 --> 11:14.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% that's probably the most active, and then 11:14.500 --> 11:16.633 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% if you're ever on the downtown mall on a Monday night 11:16.633 --> 11:18.000 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% come and stop in and have a beer 11:18.000 --> 11:20.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and ask us questions and try it out. 11:20.633 --> 11:22.766 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% It's a pretty flexible group. 11:24.200 --> 11:29.200 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% >>And what is your best advice to a novice curler? 11:30.366 --> 11:32.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% >>My best advice to a novice curler is 11:32.033 --> 11:35.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% it's just a learning environment and a 11:35.633 --> 11:38.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% fun environment to be in. So just kind of 11:38.366 --> 11:41.366 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% remember the curiosity and interest and the fun. 11:41.366 --> 11:44.700 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% >>I am not good at all, no, but I have fun which is 11:44.700 --> 11:47.166 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% the most important part. It's great to come out 11:47.166 --> 11:51.366 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% with friends and coworkers on a Monday night 11:51.366 --> 11:53.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and just do something different and have fun. 11:53.933 --> 11:55.900 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% >>When you first start the funny thing is like 11:55.900 --> 11:57.700 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% you get, you're worried you're not going 11:57.700 --> 12:00.300 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% to make the rock all the down the sheet 12:00.300 --> 12:03.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and then like after like a few times you're like 12:03.266 --> 12:05.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I have too much power, I have too much power. 12:05.600 --> 12:08.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Like you can't stop it so. (laughs) 12:08.633 --> 12:10.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% but no I'm not losing sleep over it yet. 12:10.433 --> 12:12.733 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% >>You know people see this in the Olympics and they're 12:12.733 --> 12:15.700 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% like, oh who does that? But we do and it's fun! 12:15.700 --> 12:17.633 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% Like I tell people I do this and I get such a 12:17.633 --> 12:19.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% fun reaction and I get to talk about this sport 12:19.966 --> 12:22.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and you know, it's just something unique to be 12:22.366 --> 12:24.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% out here that's great that Charlottesville 12:24.266 --> 12:25.100 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% has for us. 12:26.633 --> 12:29.566 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% (happy jazz music)