Mission Statement
The mission of the DCC Youth Curling Program is to introduce young people to curling as a fun, recreational sport, to engage students in skill development, and to provide a venue for organized games and competitive play.
Our Junior Programs OUR JUNIOR PROGRAMS ARE FULL FOR WINTER 2022. CHECK BACK HERE FOR FALL 2022 REGISTRATION
Denver Curling is excited to offer curling instruction for junior curlers from elementary school age up to age 21 (per USCA guidelines). Any junior with the interest to learn the game, develop their skills and who wishes to be challenged to compete at their highest level is invited to join the junior curling program. In our junior program, we provide support and inspiration to continue developing the necessary skills needed to become a skilled curler. Denver Curling has great role-models for younger curlers and we encourage junior curlers to build the skills to participate in regular match play, bonspiels, league curling and competitive curling.
Denver Curling offers these junior programs
1 - Little Rockers - Covers curlers Grades 1-5. Minimum age 7 yrs. is ideal.
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8 week sessions offered in winter/spring 2022. Cost is $80 for 8 weeks.
NEXT CLASS: Begins OCT. 8, 2022, 9-10:00am
Class dates for winter 2022 are Jan. 15, 22, Feb. 12, 19, March 5, 12, 19, April 2
Class dates are not consecutive due to weekend bonspiels.
Registration: Opens in September 2022
2 - Junior Beginners Middle/High School - Grades 6-12.
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8 week sessions offered in winter/spring 2022. Cost is $80 for 8 weeks.
NEXT CLASS: Begins OCT 8, 2022, 9-10:00am
Class dates for winter 2022 are Jan. 15, 22, Feb. 12, 19, March 5, 12, 19 April 2.
Class dates are not consecutive due to weekend bonspiels.
Registration Opens in September 2022
3 - Advanced Training Program ( ATP)
Are you looking for an opportunity to play at a higher club level? This program is for you and designed for Juniors who have the desire to further their training from introductory sessions and aspire to play in bonspiels and leagues at Denver Curling Club.
Requirements:
- Completion of at least on session of our junior beginner program or have been a junior curler at another curling club
- Have met with one or more coaches of the DCC Junior Coaching Team
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4 - Junior Competitive Program (JCP)
Who is the Junior Competitive Program designed for?
This program is exclusively for juniors interested in becoming national level competitive curlers. This is not designed for juniors who want to focus on playing recreationally and going to the occasional bonspiel (we encourage the ATP program for that). We will be preparing them for the U18 National Championships and eventually Junior Nationals (those under 21). Boys and girls will be taught together and in the future boys and girls teams will form.
What are the prerequisites for the Junior Competitive Program (JCP)?
1. ATP Junior coaches approval and JCP coaches approval. Our Saturday morning programs are designed for teaching the delivery and the basics of the game to be a successful bonspiel and league player. In some instances, we may ask juniors to continue solely in the ATP program to continue skill-building to a certain level rather than be frustrated with the advanced techniques taught in this program.
2. Commitment from the junior to attend the sessions and utilize available DCC practice ice to work on the skills taught between sessions. Ultimately this program will be to prepare each junior for competitive curling and to form teams. Therefore, there is an individual and a team component responsibility.
3. Starting Oct. 2021, the junior must be playing in at least 1 regular DCC league outside of juniors.
4. Juniors playing in DCC "adult" leagues requires a Junior Membership. The cost is $60/year.
(Aug. 1- July 31) Please contact us for more information.
5 - College
We support and are helping to develop university and college curling programs in Colorado.
6 -Junior Bonspiel
The Firecracker Open Junior Bonspiel is - July 1-3, 2022
Individual and group registration. Intermediate and Advanced divisions. Only $50pp
Register HERE
7. - Junior Camp
June 28-30, 2022 Only one spot remains!
Our Commitment to Junior Curlers
Denver Curling is committed to teaching and encouraging the spirit of curling, and to growing our junior program. We desire to help our juniors to be good curlers, teammates, friends and people. We have USCA SafeSport certified instructors and all the necessary resources for your junior to get started and learn fundamental curling skills.
