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Curling - Terms and Play
Games begin with a coin toss to determine which team will throw first the first end, after which, the winner of the preceding
end will shoot first. Each player shoots or delivers two stones each end alternately with his or her counterpart on the opposing
team.
A twist of the handle on release makes the stone curl. All four team members shoot two stones an end and sweep for their teammates'
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shots. While one player shoots, two sweep as needed. The skip plans the strategy for the game.
The object of shooting is to get the stone to come to rest at a predetermined place or to move a rock from the opposing team.
The score is determined after each end. To score, stones must be closer to the tee or center than the opposing stone. The
team with the most points after 10 ends wins.
Curling Equipment and Language
Bonspiel: A curling tournament.
Broom: It is specially designed for use on ice. The broom is used by the sweepers to sweep the ice in front of the rock as it is
traveling. The faster the sweepers sweep the ice in front of the rock, the less the rock will curl. A broom is also used by
the skip to give directions to the thrower.
Button: The mouse inside circle in the house.
Curl: The curve the stone makes as it travels the ice.
End: During each end, or inning, all 16 rocks must be thrown. The score is tallied after each end.
Hack: The starting block.
Hammer: The last stone to be thrown in each end.
Hog Line: The thrower must release the rock before he or she reaches the hog line when delivering. The rock must cross the hog line
at the other end of the ice in order to stay in play.
House: The circular scoring area, made of four circles within each other. It is shaped like a bull’s-eye. There is one on both ends
of the ice.
Pebble: Water droplets applied to the ice to reduce the resistance between the ice and the stone.
Rock or Stone: It’s shaped like a tea kettle, weighs 38.2 pounds and is made from granite quarried on Ailsa Craig Island in Scotland. Each
team has eight.
Slider: Synthetic material put on a shoe in order to make it slide during delivery.
Tee: The center of the bull’s-eye. The team with the rock closest to the tee is the team that scores during the end.
The Team
Lead: The first player to deliver.
Second: The second player to deliver.
Vice Skip: The third player to deliver and he or she holds the broom as a target when the skip throws.
Skip: The team leader. He or she delivers the last two stones and calls all the shots for his or her team.
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