Del Conte Elwing Fayaz Goves Inglis Kirby

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McNamara Mooibroek

Purdy Rooney

Rotskas Running Sinnett Steffler

Bartlett Bernard Croisier Deschenes Flannery Heittola Kiemele Madden

McKenzie Smith Steele Sutherland Titkai

April 14 - April 16 Guelph Curling Club Guelph, ON

Who will be the first Junior Slam Series U18 Players Champions?

Welcome to the U18 Player’s Championships! Enjoy yourself this weekend in the warm hospitality of Guelph Curling Club. The Player’s Championship is unique on the circuit as we combine high-performance intensity on the ice with camaraderie and a laid back social atmosphere off the ice.

This is the culminating event in our Junior Slams Series 2016-17 season. Your team is among an elite field of 30 outstanding teams from Canada and the United States. On the line is the coveted title as our first U18 Champions. In addition, you have the chance to win $600 worth of custom Runback apparel in our Six Shot Shoot Out competition.

The Player's Championship follows our Slam format and gives you a minimum of 4 games. 13 women’s and 15 men’s teams (seeded into pools) play Friday and Saturday in a round-robin, with Sunday for Playoffs.

Friday evening we celebrate the art of great shot making as teams take on our Six Shot Shoot Out competition, led by former Brier competitor Mark Kean.

Saturday evening we kick back and watch opposite draw games as we “party in the SlamPatch”. Free for your team of 4 players and one coach is our fully loaded taco bar and chocolate fountain. Beverages are not included, but Guelph offers a cash bar.

You can checkout all the scores and standings on our Livescores system at juniorslamseries.com/scores.

Have a wonderful weekend and let us be the first to congratulate you on your great performance this season.

OVERAL SLAM COMPETITION RULES AND SWEEPING GUIDELINES

Junior Slams are self-regulating competitions. Athletes and coaches must guide themselves according to the standards outlined in our competition guidelines. Our convenors do not officiate or referee the competition. However, before teams are permitted to play, we will check to ensure all teams have:

1. Read the Junior Slam Series Anti-Bullying Policy, 2. Read the Sweeping Statement, 3. Read the Spirit of Curling, 4. Reviewed Curling Canada’s Rules of Curling for General Play, 5. Signed and submitted a Participation Agreement Waiver.

Every member of the team must sign a waiver (athletes, or athlete's parent/guardians and the coach). If your team has already signed a waiver at a previous slam we already have you in our database. Once every team member has signed, waivers can be scanned and emailed to juniorslamseries@gmail.com. Please email us ALL the signed waivers for every member of your team together under one email. Alternatively, you may sign the waivers and bring them to your first Slam. Teams will not be permitted to play without ALL the athletes and coach signing and submitting this waiver. This signed waiver applies to all Slams a team has entered for the 2016/17 Junior Slam Series.

Sweeping Rules Teams participating in the Junior Slam Series must abide by the World Curling Federation (WCF) standard for brushes and sweeping statement issued September 16, 2016. Please read and familiarize yourself with this statement there will be no exceptions.

Games are 8 Ends

2 hours 15 min max

Extra Ends (EE) Played to the glass

EE Blanked? - Draw the Pin

2 one-minute time outs

If EE, extra timeout

Mathematically eliminated - Game Over

Rock Colours are Preassigned

Top of Scoreboard goes first and chooses path, second team throws opposite path

Each player must throw 1 rock for LSD during round robin

Take 2 rocks down, one practice, one counter for measurement

In the event of a tie, both teams short or through the house - coin toss for hammer

4 Rocks to the pin with sweeping

Each player must throw one stone

Both teams to throw alternating stones, winning team goes first

Coaches measure opposition, Vice from opposing team to validate

Measure to the nearest cm

Short or through = 186 cm

Game Play Last Shot Draw (LSD) Shootout

Pace of Play

Pace of Play is the area that has the single biggest impact on the successful operation of an event. Coaches and Teams must have a high degree of awareness around pace of play. Slow play, slow decision making, slow pre and post shot routines can all have negative affect on the game, draw, and event. Convenors will monitor pace of play and communicate to both the Coach and the Team if the pace of play will negatively affect the game or draw. Teams have 2 hours and 15 minutes to play an 8 end game complete with LSD for hammer. Teams will not be permitted to start an end with less than 10 minutes remaining in the draw time. Teams can start their game when the ice is ready. Should pace of play become a problem for any team (s), the convenor will determine best course of action to ensure the game completes on time. Should a game be tied after 2 hours 15 minutes convenors may determine draw to the pin for a decision versus extra end.

COACHES INFORMATION

Friday evening, April 14, is our Six Shot Shootout , a skills competition

sponsored by Runback and led by Mark Kean.

This is a TEAM competition.

A total of 14 shots will be thrown by the teams. 2 of each of the first 5 shots then

every player will throw one of the Runbacks. Teams must ensure all players show at least 2

of the shots

Mark Kean will be awarding vouchers for custom-made Runback Jackets to the Men’s and Women’s teams scoring highest on the combined 6 shots, a prize worth over $600.

The first FIVE Shots: The first five shots individually are worth a maximum of 5 points.

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Hit & Stick

Draw

Hit & Roll

Tap

Double Takeout

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Hit & Roll out of play

Draw stops in Free Guard Zone

Remove the stationary stone

Tap the stationary stone, but it does not reach the rings

Make the double and shooter rolls out of the rings.

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The SIXTH Shot: The RUNBACK. Arguably one of the most difficult shots to master but quite

often a very rewarding shot.

We decided that due to the degree of difficulty of the Runback, we would reward those who were successful with double the

points.

We also wanted to add a risk vs reward scenario so each team will have a choice to throw either the Runback for double the points or a Double Runback for triple the points. The choice is made at the start of the 6th round and once decided the team

cannot change.

Single Runback Double Runback

Button 10 Points 15 points

Four Foot 8 points 12 points

Eight Foot 6 points 9 points

Twelve Foot 4 points 6 points

Contact & 2 points 3 pointsRoll out

LOCAL DETAILS

Our host hotels are the Guelph Holiday Inn Express on Silvercreek Parkway and Hampton Inn & Suites on Imperial Road North. Both hotels are in close proximity to the curling club. If you wish to get out for a breath of fresh spring air, take a quick drive down Woodlawn for a stroll through Riverside Park alongside the mighty Speed River. Downtown Guelph has many historic buildings, shopping and site-seeing. We also encourage you to explore the Guelph University Campus, an 800 acre site featuring beautiful historic limestone buildings, and a vast Arboretum with thousands of specimen trees, Japanese and Rhododendron gardens and Cherry trees which may be in early spring bloom.

About the Curling Club You will be curling this weekend on top rate 8-sheet curling ice. Please respect the rules of the club posted throughout the building. Keep change rooms and your belongings tidy. Players and spectators must remove outdoor shoes, so bring clean indoor footwear for the Club. No outside food or drink is permitted in the Guelph Curling Club. There are numerous restaurants and coffee shops within two minutes drive of the club on Woodlawn or Woolwich South. Athletes ONLY may bring in healthy snacks and hydrating drinks for between games.

Please respect the draw schedule and remain on time for all games.

QUALIFICATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDPOOLS FOR ROUND ROBIN PLAY

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Mens teams & Women’s Pool A will play a Round Robin game against everyone within their own pool. Women’s Pools B & C will play one game against each team in the opposite pool. This guarantees each team four games. After completion of each team’s first game a shootout will be conducted to determine seeding should W / L be tied. Shootout scores will be posted for full visibility.

After the Round Robin, teams will be reseeded by Win / Loss Record first, regardless of pool, and then by Shootout Score, and seeded 1 - 8 for the Championship Round. Once the round-robin is complete, teams will be reseeded based on win/loss record first, then shootout score. The top six teams (sorted by record, then shootout) automatically qualify for the Sunday Final playoffs. Any team ranked 11th or lower is excluded from playoff scenarios. Should teams 7 and 8 have a clear record advantage over teams 9 and 10 there will be no tie-breakers.

Tie-breaker scenarios: 1. Teams 7-10 are tied at 2-2 (7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9), winners earn spots 7 and 8 for the Sunday Final playoffs. 2. Teams 8-10 area tied at 2-2, teams 8 & 9 will play a tie-breaker, team 10 is eliminated, winner earns spot 8 for the Sunday Final Round 3. Teams 7-9 are tied at 2-2, team 7th gets the 7 spot and teams 8 & 9 play a tie-breaker, winner earns spot 8 for the Sunday Final playoffs.

The Championship Round will see 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5 with winners advancing to the Semifinals and Championship Finals. Semifinal losers will play in the Consolation Final.

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Included in your entry fee is our Saturday night Slampatch, a chance to kick back, socialize and watch the draw games over our catered Taco Bar and desert stations, music and retrospective slideshow from our inaugural season.

The Slampatch is free for your team of four players and coach. Others who wish to dine in the ‘patch can do so by purchasing tickets for $30.00, available at juniorslamseries.com/events/48.

TACO BAR INCLUDES: Hard & Soft Shells, Protein and vegetarian fillings; Mexican ground beef, refried beans. Toppings of: Pico de gallo, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, lettuce, died tomatoes, shredded cheese. Spanish Rice, Corn & Black bean salad. Dessert: Chocolate fountain with fresh fruit, marshmallows and rice crispy squares. Beverages not included.

DRAW SCHEDULE

TIME

8:30AM Purdy Inglis McNamara Leung Sinnett Goves Rooney Mooibroek Elwing Steffler Running Fayaz Kirby Rotskas DelConte

11:00AM Deschenes Madden Sutherland Croisier Kiemele McKenzie Flannery Bernard Smith Titkai Heittola Steele Bartlett

2:30PM Running Steffler Purdy Kirby McNamara Inglis Sinnett Rotskas Rooney Goves Elwing DelConte Leung Mooibroek Fayaz

5:00PM Kiemele Bernard Deschenes Bartlett Sutherland Madden Smith Steele Heittola McKenzie Flannery Titkai Croisier

8:00AM Steele Flannery Titkai Kiemele Bernard Heittola Sutherland Deschenes Croisier Bartlett McKenzie Smith Madden

10:15AM Mooibroek Rotskas Elwing Running Fayaz DelConte Purdy McNamara Leung Kirby Sinnett Rooney Inglis Goves Steffler

1:15PM Inglis Kirby Titkai Heittola McKenzie Flannery Leung Purdy Madden Bartlett Goves Rotskas Croisier Deschenes Sinnett Mooibroek Sutherland McNamara

4:30PM Madden Croisier Steffler DelConte Steele Kiemele Elwing Fayaz Bernard Smith Bartlett Sutherland Deschenes Rooney Running

7:30PM Kirby McNamara Rotskas Rooney Goves Mooibroek Inglis Leung DelConte Running Steffler Fayaz Purdy Sinnett Elwing

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