Prize Pick Ups

The following teams have prizes to be picked up at the club: Teams Mouzar, Gordon, Cutcliffe, MacRae, Mitchell, Corkum, Bardsley, Garven, Thompson, A. Mitchell, Salmon, Ward, Mattatall, McAloon, Stone, B. Corkum, Miller, Theedom, Attfield, Doyon, and Ewart.

Thanks for A Great Season!

Thanks to all members for a great season of curling.  Please watch the website for updates over the summer.  Our membership sign-up will once again start online late August / early September.

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Molson Pre-Season Super League

We are pleased to welcome Molson as a returning sponsor for our Pre-Season Super League. The Molson Super League starts September 1st with games also being played on Sept. 8,15,22 and 29th. Entry fee is just 125.00 per team with optional practice times available at nominal cost. Teams may be male or female and from any club. For entry forms send request to mcc@mayflowercc.com or call Dave Jones at 454-0085.

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Olson Pre-Season Junior Super League

We are pleased to welcome Olson Curling Supplies as the exclusive sponsor for the Olson Pre-Season Junior Super League.  Olson has been providing quality curling equipment for over seventy five years and is available at the Mayflower Pro Shop.  Check out the Olson website at www.olsoncurling.com    The league will commence on September 9th with games also scheduled for September 14th, 16th, 23rd and 30th.  Entry fee for the league is just $125.00 per team and is open to male, female or mixed junior teams from any curling club.  Don't miss this opportunity to get an early start to the season.  For applications please send request to mcc@mayflowercc.com or call Dave at 454-0085.

Learn to Curl Course

Our next 4 week Learn to Curl Course starts in September. We have a limited number of spaces available, don't be disappointed our last course filled up quickly, please call 454-0085 to register!

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MAYFLOWER CURLING CLUB IS PLEASED TO OFFER ITS MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER THE ART OF YOGA!

Are you interested in becoming strong and flexible while reducing stress? Join us for this gentle Hatha Yoga practice, suitable for new and intermediate level participants. Athletes praise yoga for its ability to improve focus during competition.
Create a healthy, lithe body while you work at your own pace. Our $20.00 session includes four classes every Wednesday evening, beginning on May 13 at 6:00 pm in the upstairs Lounge of the Mayflower Curling Club. Classes are taught by Shari Landry who possess over 25 years of experience in individual and group fitness. You will need to bring your own yoga mat or towel with you.
Come out, have some fun, and participate in classes specially focused on enhancing your curling strength and flexibility. For further information, please contact: Mary Mattatall 496-5847 / mary.mattatall@pwgsc.gc.ca

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2010 Tim Horton's Brier

The Tim Horton's Brier is coming to town March 6th-14th!!!  Many volunteers will be needed and Mayflower Members have always stepped up to the plate when these events come to Halifax.  This is a great opportunity to get involved with your favorite sport and help your club as well.  For every volunteer that comes from the Mayflower a portion of the event profit is turned over to the club.  You can become a volunteer for the Brier at   http://www.seasonofchampions.ca/2010brier/volunteer_information.asp Past events such as the Olympic Trials, Scotties, National Mixed and previous Briers have all paid dividends to our club, not only financially but also raising the interest level of curling in the area resulting in increased membership at all of the local clubs.  Many items in our club have been fully or partially paid through monies received from these events such as paving the parking lot, new furniture in the upper lounge, junior rocks and the Aluma-Zorb ceiling.  This will be a great event so join in the fun.

How curling stones are made

If you’ve ever wondered the process they use to make a curling stone, watch this interesting video:

NSCA Provincial Training Centre Application for the 2009-2010 Curling Season

Hello everyone! As this season winds down, many of you have already started your planning toward next season. In an effort to help support your high performance goals, the NSCA created a Provincial Training Centre based out of the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. The PTC has access to practice ice from mid August until mid April next season. Along with an extended on ice schedule, the PTC will also be working closely with Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic to offer 3 group Sport Psychology Seminars as well as 1 individual team session, one group Nutrition Seminar and a full year Fitness Plan that will be monitored closely by Exercise Physiologist, Emma Neupert. Emma has already put together a great Off-Season Fitness Plan so if your team is interested in joining the PTC for the 2009-2010 curling season, please email me so that we can get your team training now. We will be holding the Fitness Testing mid May at Dalplex once we find a time that works for the PTC teams involved.

The deadline for entries will be on THURSDAY, MAY 7th. The cost of membership will be $600 per team and this includes the coach and fifth if you have one. The membership will consist of 8 teams and the eight teams can be from any age category. If more than eight teams apply, the membership will be chosen based on past performances as well as the competitive plan that you have in place for next season.

Download the application form here!

Announcement

The Mayflower Curling Club is very pleased to have been selected as the site for the Nova Scotia Provincial Training Centre.  The Training Centre is operated by Helen Radford, national level coach and will offer tactical and technical training in both classroom and on-ice sessions along with access to the best resources in the Nova Scotia Sport Science community.  For more information go to www.nscurl.com