October 28-30, 2016 Galt Country Club Cambridge, ON WELCOME. Welcome to the U18 Orion Men s Slam at Galt Country Club.

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1 October 28-30, 2016 Galt Country Club Cambridge, ON WELCOME Welcome to the U18 Orion Men s Slam at Galt Country Club. The Orion features an outstanding field of 16 high-performance U18 Men s teams. This is an exciting weekend, featuring great competition and a focus on post-secondary curling. Competition begins Friday morning. Teams are sorted into four pools for a Friday and Saturday round-robin. The top eight from the Round-robin advance to Sunday s final round. The top two finishers earn an invitation to the Junior Slam Series U18 Player s Championship in April For scores, game times, team stats and event standings all weekend go to LiveScores. Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm, the club lounge areas feature our post-secondary varsity curling trade show for athletes and families. Browse the exhibits and talk to coaches from top College and University curling programs, including Brock, Guelph, Humber, Laurier, McMaster, Ryerson, St. Clair and Western. The trade show is designed to help athletes understand the options available after high school to blend academic and curling goals. Post-secondary curling is also the focus of our Friday evening ROCKTalk, titled Varsity Curling with Byron Scott. As head coach of women s curling at the University of Guelph, Byron s presentation explains what the varsity curling system is all about and how you can meet your academic AND curling goals. ROCKTalks are free for Orion Slam teams.

2 Event Format & Qualification for Final Round The Orion Slam is a 16 team U18 Men s event. Teams have been seeded into balanced pools of 4 for round-robin play. Each team will play a 4 game round-robin against another pool. Following each team s first game Saturday, a shootout will be conducted to determine seeding should tie-breakers be required. Standings can change dramatically every draw. Shootout results will be posted for full visibility. Once the round-robin is complete, teams will be reseeded based on win/loss record first, then shootout score. Head to head results are irrelevant in this format. The top six teams (sorted by record, then shootout) automatically qualify for Sunday s Final Round. Any team ranked 11th or lower is excluded from playoff scenarios. Should teams 7 and 8 have a clear record advantage over teams 9 and 10 there will be no tie-breakers. Tie-breaker scenarios: 1. Teams 7-10 are tied at 2-2 (7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9), winners earn spots 7 and 8 for Sunday s Final Round. 2. Teams 8-10 area tied at 2-2, teams 8 & 9 will play a tie-breaker, team 10 is eliminated, winner earns spot 8 for Sunday s Final Round. 3. Teams 7-9 are tied at 2-2, team 7th gets the 7 spot and teams 8 & 9 play a tie-breaker, winner earns spot 8 for Sunday s Final Round. Sunday Final Round The Sunday Final Round playoffs seed the top 8 teams with 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5 as first round match-ups. The top seeded team in each match-up earns choice of rock colour and second practice throughout their playoffs. Winners of round 1 advance to the Semi-finals. Losers are eliminated from further play. Winners of the Semi-final earn their right to play in the Orion Slam Final. Losers of the Semi-final earn the right to play in the Orion Slam Consolation Final. The Orion Slam finalists receive an automatic invitation to participate in our U18 Players Championship in April Consolation winners earn the right to be invited to the U18 Players Championship should opportunity arise for invitation. 2

3 Overall Slam Competition Rules & Sweeping Guidelines Junior Slams are self-regulating competitions. Athletes and coaches must guide themselves according to the standards outlined in our competition guidelines. Our conveners do not officiate or referee the competition. However, before teams are permitted to play, we will check to ensure all teams have: 1. Read the Junior Slam Series Anti-Bullying Policy, 2. Read the Sweeping Statement, 3. Read the Spirit of Curling, 4. Reviewed Curling Canada s Rules of Curling for General Play, 5. Signed and submitted a Participation Agreement Waiver. Every member of the team must sign a waiver (athletes, or athlete's parent/guardians and the coach). If your team has already signed a waiver at a previous slam we already have you in our database. Once every team member has signed, waivers can be scanned and ed to juniorslamseries@gmail.com. Please us ALL the signed waivers for every member of your team together under one . Alternatively, you may sign the waivers and bring them to your first Slam. Teams will not be permitted to play without ALL the athletes and coach signing and submitting this waiver. This signed waiver applies to all Slams a team has entered for the 2016/17 Junior Slam Series. Sweeping Rules Teams participating in the Junior Slam Series must abide by the World Curling Federation (WCF) standard for brushes and sweeping statement issued September 16, Please read and familiarize yourself with this statement, there will be no exceptions. 3

4 Coaches Information Game Play Shootout Last Shot Draw Games are 8 Ends 2 hours 15 min max Extra Ends (EE) Played to the glass EE Blanked? - Draw the Pin 2 one-minute time outs If EE, extra timeout Mathematically eliminated - Game Over 4 Rocks to the pin with sweeping Each player must throw one stone Both teams to throw alternating stones, winning team goes first Coaches measure opposition, Vice from opposing team to validate Measure to the nearest 1/2 Short or through = 72 Rock Colours are Preassigned Top of Scoreboard goes first and chooses path, second team throws opposite path Each player must throw 1 rock for LSD during round robin Take 2 rocks down, one practice, one counter for measurement In the event of a tie, both teams short or through the house - coin toss for hammer Pace of Play Pace of Play is the area that has the single biggest impact on the successful operation of an event. Coaches and Teams must have a high degree of awareness around pace of play. Slow play, slow decision making, slow pre and post shot routines can all have negative affect on the game, draw, and event. Convenors will monitor pace of play and communicate to both the Coach and the Team if the pace of play will negatively affect the game or draw. Teams have 2 hours and 15 minutes to play an 8 end game complete with LSD for hammer. Teams will not be permitted to start an end with less than 10 minutes remaining in the draw time. Teams can start their game when the ice is ready. Should pace of play become a problem for any team (s), the convenor will determine best course of action to ensure the game completes on time. 4

5 Get Into the Game Curl Coach is offering teams competing at a Junior Slam who are charting with version 3.0 (or later) of the app the ability to upload their Curl Coach charting stats at no cost, in real time. Simply: 1. Open your Curl Coach app 2. Go to the LiveStones tab in Curl Coach 3. Set up your account 4. Then, when you create the game, (but before you start charting), look for the Junior Slam Series logo to configure for free streaming. 5. Enter the Orion Slam use slam code: JSSOriMen 6. Select the correct game to chart. Please note, free LiveStones charting can only be started up to 30 minutes before the scheduled game time until 60 minutes after the scheduled game start time. Team Pools Owen Purdy Evan Running Emerson Steffler Charlie Watson Bilal Islam Jayden King Josh Leung Steven Rotskas Daniel Del Conte Hazen Enman Chris Inglis Trevor Kirby Ryan Fayaz Alexander Flannery Zach Hatton Landon Rooney 5

6 ROCKTalks are an integral part of the Junior Slam Series. The purpose is to expand the junior curler s knowledge about the many facets of our sport on and beyond the ice. Athletes and their families can benefit greatly from learning about curling options at the post secondary level, so the ROCKTalk at the Orion is a must. Please ensure your athletes respect this development opportunity and strongly encourage everyone to attend. Make your way to the presentation area by 7:15 pm Friday evening. Please do not bring any extraneous equipment and please turn OFF your phones. The ROCKTalk will start promptly at 7:30 pm and wrap up by 8:30 pm. Ontario Curling Council Endorsed: Coaches: ROCKTalks in the 2016 / 17 Junior Slam Series season are all pre-approved and eligible for Maintenance of Certification Points with the Ontario Curling Council. If you attend a ROCKTalk, ask a convenor or Junior Slam Series staff for the OCC Record of Professional Development form to verify your attendance. Please make sure you have your NCCP# with you to verify your attendance. Local Details Our host hotel for the Orion Slam is the Best Western Plus, 730 Hespeler Road, Cambridge, located a very short distance from the club. Please call or sales@bwcambridge.com to reserve your rooms. Galt Country Club is premier golf and curling facility. The club has a fantastic kitchen and has prepared a special menu for the participants and fans this weekend. Galt Country Club does not permit outside food on premises. That means no Starbucks, Tim Hortons or packaged food on site. You may purchase coffee, tea and snacks at the club. Please support the club where possible as it goes a long way to be able to host events for the future. Please respect the facility by keeping the change rooms, club house, and playing surface clean and tidy. Damien Villard is the ice maker and he makes fantastic ice at Galt Country Club. Please respect the draw schedule and be ready to play for your game times. Above all respect the Spirit of Curling at all times. 6

7 Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3 Sheet 4 TIME Friday Oct 28 DRAW 1 8:00 AM Purdy Inglis Running Kirby Steffler Enman Watson Del Conte DRAW 2 10:15 AM Leung Hatton King Rooney Rotskas Flannery Islam Fayaz ICE MAINTENANCE DRAW 3 1:30 PM Steffler Del Conte Watson Inglis Purdy Kirby Running Enman DRAW 4 3:45 PM Rotskas Fayaz Islam Hatton Leung Rooney King Flannery ROCK TALKS - 7:30 PM Saturday Oct 29 DRAW 5 8:30 AM Kirby Watson Enman Purdy Del Conte Running Inglis Steffler DRAW 6 11:00 AM Rooney Islam Flannery Leung Fayaz King Hatton Rotskas ICE MAINTENANCE DRAW 7 2:30 PM Inglis Running Kirby Steffler Enman Watson Del Conte Purdy DRAW 8 5:00 PM Hatton King Rooney Rotskas Flannery Islam Fayaz Leung ICE MAINTENANCE TIE BREAKERS IF NECESSARY 7:45 PM Championship Round Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3 Sheet 4 Sunday Oct 30 TIME 9:00AM SEMI FINAL A SEMI FINAL B 12:30 PM ICE MAINTENANCE CONSOLATION FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 4:00 PM Draw Schedule Please note for all playoff games a full 7 minute practice with draw for hammer will commence 20 minutes before the start of each game. Highest seed will have choice of colour and second practice throughout the layoffs.

8 Thank You to Our Sponsors Feel free to Drink the Pink this weekend as you sample BioSteel and Kangen Water generously supplied by our sponsor sportandwellness.ca. Junior Slam Series athletes who want to purchase a supply of BioSteel are eligible for a 10% discount on the product. Follow your team throughout the Junior Slam Series events on our exclusive LiveScores system in partnership with Curl Coach. Simply the best scoring system anywhere. Interactive and innovative, bringing the fans closer to the game exclusive to the Junior Slam Series. We would also like to thank Runback for generously supporting the Junior Slam Series this season. Please thank and support our sponsors Biosteel, Kangen Water, Curl Coach, Runback and sportandwellness.ca. Special thanks to our host, the Galt Country Club, for their continuing support of junior curling. Good Curling Everyone, Virginia & Byron 8