British Columbia Junior Curling Tour

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1 British Columbia Junior Curling Tour BCJCT STANDARDS & BEST PRACTICES MISSION The British Columbia Junior Curling Tour (BCJCT) was established by the BC Junior Curling Tour Committee to create awareness about curling and increase the number of junior/juvenile (U21) teams competing in British Columbia. Our goal is to encourage teams to enter the varying BC Junior Tour Events across BC and help support our local curling clubs. In the coming years we plan to have events from all over BC including, the North, Kootenays, Interior, Coast and the Island. We currently have several competitive junior events and our goal is to increase that number. The BCJCT provides a unique development opportunity for all U21 athletes and also provides a training ground for our up and coming junior stars as they look to accomplish their goals and ultimately be Provincial, National or World Champions. It s so important that teams compete against their peers to gauge where they are amongst their competition and what they need to improve on. Let s not forget about the many new friendships that are/will be formed when curlers come together at the varying events. The BC Junior Curling Tour will create some fun and friendly rivalries as everyone will be able to check out the tour ranking after each event. ABOUT Since Tour Points acquired by teams count towards entrance into the BC Junior Championship, each event must be approved by the Curl BC Junior Curling Tour Committee. Each event is operated as a separate entity and all communications that are specific to an event must be directed to the event committee of the host curling club. Comments or questions about the BCJCT itself should be directed to the Curl BC Junior Curling Tour Committee (juniortour@curlbc.ca). We do value feedback about the tour so that we can continuously improve the experience for our athletes. The selection of the BCJCT events, listed below, was based on a number of items but it s important to know that events will be added as we establish and grow the BCJCT. The host committee and/or host curling club have the right to withdraw from being part of the BCJCT. The BCJCT also has the right to add or remove events after the completion of the current curling season. May 2, 2016 Page 1

2 For additional information and questions about any of these events please contact the host curling club. (Event contact information on last page of this doc) Kelowna July 8-10 Kelowna Junior Cashspiel Royal City Sept The Anita Cochrane Memorial Junior Spiel Prince George Oct 7-9 Prince George Curling Club Junior Spiel Vernon Oct The Rick Cotter Memorial Cashspiel Esquimalt Nov Optimist Junior Spiel Abbotsford Dec 9-11 The Abbotsford Curling Club Junior Cashspiel TBD - February BCJCT Tour Championship BEST PRACTICES optional for events As an event, below are good practices to follow as the teams will face these rules or similar rules in regional, provincial, and national events. RULES OF PLAY All games will be contested under the Curling Canada (CC) Rules of Curling for Officiated Play All games will be 8 ends or 10 ends. DRAW FORMAT event formats will vary and most likely depend on the number of teams entered. The events listed above will be endorsed as a BCJCT event based on meeting the following criteria: The event must have a minimum field of four teams for men and/or four teams for women Each gender must have its own competition (no crossovers) Double knockout, triple knockout and/or round robin pool formats are acceptable with the simple conditions that the Four Rock Free Guard Zone Rule must be used and games must be 8 or 10 ends in length Events that have created their own formats from past years may request approval for qualifying as a BCJCT point s event. These formats will be evaluated on an individual basis. Additional BEST PRACTICES can be found at the end of this document. EVENT POINTS: Points will be determined separately for each qualifying tour event using the event base value and the Strength of Field Multiplier (SFM). Please see the pdf document saved as Curl BC Junior Tour Ranking and Points System for detailed information on how points are calculated for each event. PRE-EVENT PRACTICE BEST PRACTICE: 10 minutes a sheet rotate sheets like a junior provincials. An agreed upon date/time prior to the event starting. May 2, 2016 Page 2

3 TIMING BEST PRACTICE: 30 minutes plus two (2) one (1) minute timeouts on the Thinking Time System. o 30 minutes per team for an 8 end game o 38 minutes per team for a 10 end game TIMEOUTS Games that are 8 or 10 ends will receive two (2) one (1) minute timeouts. BEST PRACTICE: IF GAME IS ON SCHEDULE at the completion of the 4 th end then a five (5) minute break will be allowed. COACHING A certified competition coach is required for each team competing in the BC Junior Provincial Championship and teams would benefit from that coach being involved in as many of the events on the BCJCT as possible. EXTRA ENDS BEST PRACTICE: Teams will be granted extra end(s) with one (1) minute timeout and four (4) minutes and thirty (30) seconds thinking time per team PRIOR TO GAME/WARM-UP IF EVENT CHOOSES PRE-GAME PRACTICE BEST PRACTICE: 30 minutes prior to game, teams will flip a coin for rocks or 1 st /2 nd practice. Warm-up begins 24 minutes prior to game time. Once a team has declared their choice this decision is final and cannot be altered. This process will start no later than 30 minutes prior to game time. Warm-up consists of two rocks up and two rocks back for each player OR 9 minutes, whatever comes first. Then the team will be given 1 minute to throw their draw to the button for hammer. NO PRE-GAME PRACTICE Flip of a coin to determine hammer or rock selection. May 2, 2016 Page 3

4 DRAW FOR HAMMER: Prior to the game starting, a player from each team will be required to draw to the button. The team closest to the button will have hammer. If both teams cover the pinhole, another draw(s) to the button, with a different player(s) will be required until a rock can be measured. ROCK MEASUREMENTS: All rock measurements, whether for scoring or free guard zone purposes, are to be completed by the players. If it is determined by the players that the head official is required, the head official will be called in to measure, and the head official or host committee ruling will be final. SPARES / SUBSTITUTIONS: DISPUTES: A team may use any person as a spare provided they are not registered with any other team competing in the event whether as a core member or alternate. Core is defined as lead, second, third (vice) and skip. A spare that is not registered with any competing team (e.g.: from a spare pool or local team) can be used by any team and used repeatedly within the event, by multiple teams if necessary. Rulings are to be deemed final from the head official or host committee. NOTE: To qualify for points a team must have 3 or 4 of their original team members that are registered for the BCJCT. Note that in any instance not clearly defined by Curling Canada s Rules of Curling for Officiated Play or this guide, the head official or host committee is responsible to use their best judgment to create a ruling. The decision of the head official is final if dispute does not have a clear resolution, the head official can consult with the committee of the event to help determine the appropriate action/decision taken in all situations. DISCIPLINE: All teams (team includes the coach and players) are strictly prohibited from consuming alcohol and/or consuming illegal substances. If any participating team(s) and/or participating individuals are found under the influence of alcohol and/or illegal substances then they will be asked to permanently leave the host curling club premises and entry fee will not be returned. IMPORTANT ALLERGY ALERT: Please DO NOT bring peanuts and/or nuts into the hosting Curling Club. There are teams that may have severe reactions if peanuts and/or nuts are present. Especially ensure that any and all snacks DO NOT contain peanuts or nuts. This is especially important as teams may not have a chance to clean their hands before going back on the ice and may leave peanut or nut residue on the rocks or when shaking hands at the start and completion of games. We cannot guarantee a peanut/nut free environment but as a collective group we can help reduce those risks. Thank you. May 2, 2016 Page 4

5 DRAW FORMATS: Event formats will vary, most likely depends on # of entries. Double/Triple Knockouts Use the BCJCT ranking as of the Tuesday before the event starts to create the event draw. Have extra ends if teams are tied after 8 or 10 ends of play. If teams qualify through the A, B or C event and move into a qualifying round (similar to women/men s CTRS events) then teams qualifying in higher event get hammer and the other team gets choice of rocks & practice, if applicable) o Ie: If A1 plays C2, A1 gets hammer & C2 gets rock and practice choice. o If teams qualify in the same event, then host/curling club event rules for hammer apply. Round Robin Format Use the BCJCT ranking as of the Tuesday before the event starts to create pools. Have extra ends if teams are tied after 8 or 10 ends of play. o If a second extra end is required, have teams draw to button unless no time constraint play extra end. TEAM SHOOTOUT - after any game in round-robin play, each team will complete a team shootout. This helps with ranking and tiebreakers (see TIE-BREAKERS below). o HOW? Each player must throw a stone and each stone will be measured by the head official/volunteer from the pin to the rock. Sweeping is ALLOWED. Best three of four scores are added for a team total if a team total is zero, then the fourth stone will be counted in case of a tie (another team has three zero s so tie breaker on fourth stone) if all four are zero, then a fifth stone will be thrown and subsequent stones until a distance is recorded. TIE-BREAKERS in the event that two or more teams are tied with the same record after the round robin the TEAM SHOOTOUT is used. Teams can advance directly to the playoffs with a better shootout then the teams they are tied with but no team will be eliminated on a tie unless sub-500 record. It s best to follow these guidelines. These same rules are used for the Grand Slam of Curling events. This is the preferred standard for major events across Canada and works extremely well. If three teams tied for two spots and one team won both games against the other two teams then the team who won advances. The other two teams play tie breaker game. OR If three teams are tied for the final two playoff spots, then the team with the best SHOOTOUT will advance to the playoff round while the two remaining teams will play for the final playoff spot. If four teams tied for two playoff spots, then two tie breaker games will be played with the winners advancing to the playoff round. Ranking of the four teams tied would be first Shootout score vs fourth best Shootout score as game number one and second best Shootout score vs third best Shootout score as game two. RANKING: For playoff rounds, teams will be re-ranked by their round robin win/loss records, and if tied then by Team SHOOTOUT. Playoffs: The team with the higher ranking receives: Choice of hammer in the first end or rock color. The team without the hammer will get choice of first or second warm-up. May 2, 2016 Page 5

6 EVENT CONTACTS: Date Event Name Curling Club Contact Info July 8-10, 2016 Kelowna Junior Cashspiel Kelowna Curling Club Jock Tyre or Will Sutton (250) or (778) Sept , 2016 Anita Cochrane Memorial Royal City Curling Club New Westminster Steve Kopf (604) Oct. 7-9, 2016 Prince George Curling Club Junior Spiel Prince George Curling Club Tracy Connell (250) Oct , 2016 The Rick Cotter Memorial Vernon Curling Club Jim Cotter (250) Curling Club Phone: (250) Nov , 2016 Esquimalt Optimist Junior Cashspiel Esquimalt Curling Club Murray Walker (778) Curling Club Phone: (250) Dec. 9-11, 2016 The Abbotsford Curling Club Junior Cashspiel Abbotsford Curling Club Kent Bird (604) Feb , 2016 BCJCT Tour Championship (Invitational) AND Junior Cashspiel (Winner qualifies for the 2018 Tour Championship) TBD KEY TOUR CONTACTS Name Admin Tour Contact May 2, 2016 Page 6