I would like to know how the sport CURLING is played?
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3 people. 1 ice rink. 2 brooms. 1 curling stone.\n1 person throws curling stone from starting line.\nOther 2 sweep in front of stone to make it go faster.\nTry to knock opponets stons out of ring that you are aiming from.\n\n\nyes, it`s a useless but highly entertaining game!
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Curling is a very strategic sport. It's not like bowling where you can just wing the ball down and hope it hits something. If you throw it too hard it will go through and if you throw it too soft it will not make it. It's also a lot of work. It looks easy on TV, but sweeping a rock can make you very tired.
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It's the sport called curling.
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Curling is huge in Canada.  Have you ever done it? \n\nDo you know how much a rock (curling stone) weighs? \n\nIt is a lot of work, to get that rock to go to the other end of the ice...and sweeping on the ice assists it. \n\nThere are 4 people..the Skip, Vice, Second & Lead, and they all have crucial roles to play. \n\nYou need to have the right strength, and know the ice surface, and have the right turn to make the rock go the direction you like.  You need to be quick to make sure you keep up with the rock, and as you approach the house (the circle), you need to be very careful you don't burn (touch) any of the rocks.  \n\nIt is a sport. \nTrust me, it is a lot harder than it looks.  Unless you have played...you shouldn't judge.  If they have made it look easy, it is because they are good....and deserve to be there.
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"Curling." for one. All I know is that it involves sweeping the ice with a broom in advance of a large, slow moving, roundish stone...certainly would be unusual here in Texas...
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Did you ever watch curling?
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Curling is a lot like bowling, but on ice.  So what made bowling more popular?  BEER!  And there's your answer.
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curling is scored some what like horseshoes.  who ever has the closest rock to the center gets a point.  the next closest rock, if it is from the same team who shot the closest gets another point.  This team continues to get points until the you reach one of the other teams rocks during that end.
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A curling game is made up of 8 or 10 ends (like innings).  The curling team consists of four players.  Curling teams are traditionally identified by the last name of the team "Skip"" (the captain).  An end consists of each team member shooting (delivering) two rocks (curling stones), alternating with the team members of the competing team.\n\nA 12-foot circle (the house) is the scoring area.  For each stone closer to the center of the circles than any of the opponent's stones, one point is scored.  The team scoring shoots first in the next end, giving the opponent the "hammer", or last shot of that end.  The sheet of ice (playing surface) is 15'71/2" wide and 146 feet long, set up to accommodate play in both directions.\n\nAll four players shoot two rocks, beginning with the "Lead" player.  The "Second" shoots next followed by the "Vice Skip"." The Skip shoots the last rocks and directs the play of the others." The skip decides on shot selection and signals the players." The shooter must be accurate in aim, weight (velocity in delivery) and giving the rock the correct "handle" (or curl).\n\nEach running stone curls (curves) as it proceeds down the ice depending on the twist it was given during delivery.  The curl allows for better control of the stone.  Team members sprint along the path of the stone and sweep with curling brooms to control the curl and the speed.  Sweeping slightly melts the ice, which reduces the friction between the running stone and the ice surface.  The result is the stone will curl less and slide farther.
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Curling first appeared in the Winter Olympics in 1924, was a demonstration sport in 1932 and then was out of the Olympics for 56 years. It was brought back as a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992 games and was an official medal sport again in 1998 in Nagano.
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It is generally agreed that curling was developed in Scotland in the 16th century. Scottish farmers curled on frozen marshes using "channel stones," which were naturally smoothed by the water's action. The principles of the game were similar to the modern game, although there were many differences in rules and equipment.
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Anyone who doesn't like to curl should really go try it. There are plenty of people who would be willing to teach you how to curl. It is a great game. There are so many different levels to compete at. In My club there is a league where most of the people have only been curling for a few years. They are just there to have a great time and man do they ever. I take curling a little more seriously then they do. My team has regular practises and we compete with the best teams in the world.
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Yes. It takes skill to be able to throw consistently. If they made curling a winter event then why not shoes for summer? Who do you contact to get this going? I like the idea of it.
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The easiest way is to win all the games. You can lose some in the early rounds when it is round robin.
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It's like a game of bocce ball. On pebbled Ice. Curling is played by "ends" like "innings" in baseball. \n\nThere are 10 ends. In each end only 1 team can score points. The team with the rock closest to the button is awarded one point for each of its own rocks that is closer than the opponent's closest rock. If you happen to have multiple stones closer to the "button" than any of your opponents stones inside the "house" those are added to your score. Each team throws 8 stones per end. A maximium of 8 points is possible per end. If both teams are outside the house, no points are awarded in that end. The "sweeping" is to smooth the surface out to allow the stone to move farther and move straighter. It's better explained at the link I have provided but I wanted to give my own interpretation.
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Okay, first of all, a lot of these answers are silly. I play, and honestly, it mostly comes down to how polite you really are. There is a lot of politeness involved. You should always shake hands before and after the games, compliment each other's shots, be a team player, and be curtious. You can be disqualified if you don't have four players for the open draw of the bonspeil though. I guess, it's more if people don't want you to play, they'll just ask you to leave, there is hardly any disqualification. \n\nAs to touching a rock after you release it, it isn't as much of a disqualification of the player, but of the Rock. If you touch it (burn as it is known in curling jargon) then you simply take it out of play.
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Like basketball, the game is played on a hard court with scoring rings at both ends, and with a ball resembling a basketball (but lighter, smaller and slightly softer in construction). The rings, whilst of similar height and dimension to basketball hoops, do not have a "backboard". The field is divided into thirds which regulate where individuals in each team are allowed to move, and two semi-circular "shooting circles" at each end from within which all scoring shots must be taken.\n\nThere are seven players on each team, who are given nominated, named positions (and in competitive netball must wear "bibs" or "patches" showing the abbreviations below indicating that position). \n\nBy the combination of the above, only the Goal Attack and Goal Shooter are able to score goals directly.\n\nNetball rules do not permit players to take more than one step in possession of the ball. Consequently, the only way to move the ball towards the goal is to throw the ball to a teammate. The ball cannot be held by one person for more than 3 seconds at any one time. This, combined with the restrictions on where players can move, ensures that everyone on the team is regularly involved in play. Defence is restricted -- not only is contact not permitted, but players must be at least three feet (90 centimetres) away to defend, meaning that hard physical contact is rare. If contact is made, the ball must be passed to the team against which the penalty was committed.\n\nA game is played in 4 quarters of 15 minutes each, with an interval of 3 minutes between the first and second and third and fourth quarters and an interval of 5 minutes at half time. There is up to 2 minutes of time allowed for each injury.