When do you step down as a skip? Do you ever stop being a skip?
You know it is time to step down as a skip when you cause more damage to your score than the opposition does. You are lying a couple of shots and its your turn to play, it is a simple draw and you are too heavy and chip one or both away. You need to take out a stone to remove the opposition's only shot and you instead promote it to give them a steal of one. I think you start to get the picture, the team have given you a sound platform to go and win the end and if you are lucky a single shot is counted, if not at least a couple for the opposition. It's not that you aren't making the right decisions, you are but your play is letting the team down. Time to graciously stand aside and let the budding new talent step up and give it a try. Get back to practicing and support the new skips whenever you can, you know what it feels like. Just don't start acting like the skip and undermining them.
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As if the skip didn't have enough to worry about, Covid19 restrictions mean the skip is often responsible for the team following covid19 guidelines for curling.
All the team must have a face mask on entering andleaving the building. All stones and shared brushes must be sanitised before playing. The scorecard must have all the players names listed fo track and trace. Only one person is allowed in the house at any time. Only one sweeper is allowed to sweep a shot at a time. The other team member must wait at the side of the sheet. Team members must rotate around the sheet to avoid passing within 1 meter of any other player. For skip shots, third must be in the house and skip must be in front to decide the shot to be played. They cannot be together. Once the shot is decided the skip must return to the hack down the middle of the ice to avoid walking past anyone. To clear the house when finished two people either side of the sheet can push stones to the side. One person at each area for the stones can assemble them for the next end. No touching stone handles allowed. Before leaving, the scorecard must be checked to verify it is complete with names of all the players. A picture must be taken of the card and sent to the secretary and covid officer as a record of the game. At times it can feel like you are a traffic cop shouting at the team to direct them to comply with the guidelines. Never mind playing the game. Pick the shot you would play of the 3 and why you would play it and post your answer in the comments section below.
There are three different scenarios attacking, defensive and balanced. Pick the shot you would play of the 3 and why you would play it and post your answer in the comments section below.
There are three different scenarios attacking, defensive and balanced. Pick the shot you would play of the 3 and why you would play it and post your answer in the comments section below.
There are three different scenarios attacking, defensive and balanced. Answer: technically correct B is first choice for both Elite and Club followed by C |
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