Curling is one of the newest medal sports in the Winter Olympics.
It can be described as bocce ball or lawn bowling on ice. Curling is often identified by the
two sweepers who walk or slide with the stone and sweep the ice in front of the rock to help
it travel further and straighter.
The object of the game is to slide, or throw, stones down a 145-foot sheet of ice into a
set of concentric circles known as the “house.? Two teams, or rinks, of four members alternate
throwing rocks. When all the stones are thrown, the rink with the stone closest to the center
of the house, or button, scores points ?one for each stone closer to the button than the other
rink’s closest stone.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT US! or call Mike at 718-598-1109
The Long Island Curling Club finally has ice time, and we're happy to report that our Spring Season begins on April 24th!
Our new home is the Newbridge Arena in Bellmore, NY. (Directions/Map)
We have ice on Saturday afternoons from 3:00pm to 6:30pm.
Contact us to reserve a space in a learn to curl session. We have two times for learn to curls, at 3:30 and at 5:00. The cost is $30 per one hour session. E-mail LICC at licurling@gmail.com. Wear comfortable clothes and rubber soled shoes - most athletic or walking types are fine. Equipment is provided by the club so there's no need to bring anything else.
Each week we will have two draws. The first draw will start at 3:30pm and the second draw will start at 5:00pm. Mostly, you will curl in one draw or the other, but some people play in both draws.
Club membership consists of an annual fee of $150 (plus $13.31 sales tax for a total of $163.31). Checks should be made payable to the "Long Island Curling Club". By becoming a member of LICC, you become a member of the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC) and the United States Curling Association (USCA).Watch Explore TV host Mark La
Monica begin his quest for Olympic
glory with the members of the
Long Island Curling Club