Curling

Equipment

• Broom- Used to brush the ice
• Rink- 42.07m long ice track
• Stone- The smooth rock that is thrown
• House- The rings at the end of the rink where you want to get the stone
• Button-  The middle of the house

Scoring

• There are 10 ends, which are like innings
• Teams rotate shooting 8 stones
• Points are scored if...
• You have the closet stone to the button
• And for every stone that is closer than your opponents

Moves

• Guards- A shot designed to block the house
• Draws- A shot used to get around gaurds
• Takeouts- A shot used to knock out other stones from the house

Technique

• Sweeping- How you sweep the ice to create a frictionless path
• Shooting- How you slide the stone, if you want it fast or curved

Strategies

• Hammer- the last stone
• The hammer is the most important stone
• You get it if you lose the last end
• Teams try to maximize points when the get the hammer