Ayr Curling

U15 / U18 Junior Curling Program

Core U15/18 stream:

• Sundays from 1:30-3:00pm, starting Oct 19, 2025
• Develop team and sports etiquette while learning balance, delivery, sweeping and strategy
• Participate in "in-club" games with other youth curlers in the Ayr Junior Curling program and at other clubs as part of the GRIT (Grand River Intercity Teen) curling interclub circuit!

Program Leaders:  Trevor Oakley 

COMPETITION U15/U18 stream: 

• Tuesdays from 4:45-6:15pm starting Oct 7, 2025 (additional practice time may be available Sundays depending on number of CORE junior members)
• Focus on team building, structured game play, competition preparedness, refining existing skills, improving strategy & endurance 
• Participate in ad-hoc exhibition games with other youth curlers from area curling clubs on weekends
• Compete in bonspiels, junior slams, Ontario Junior Curling Tour events, etc. at other clubs as a team 

Head Coaches:  Gayle Salter-Kennedy, Dawn Sherk, Ben Graham

Assistant Coaches:  TBD

JUNIORS (12-19 years old):

The regular return to curl date for Junior Curling is Sunday, October 19, 2025. The league time will change this season and the start time will move out by 30 minutes: 1:30-3:00pm on Sundays.  

The coaches are very comfortable providing instruction on the elements of curling, but we need adult/parent volunteer to help us with the logistics.  If you are willing to volunteer to be on the ice for some of the weeks, please indicate that in the ‘COVENOR NOTES’ section of the registration form.  If we don’t have sufficient volunteers, we may not be able to run the program