Men's Team-Entry
Each week, this league has three draws, at 6:45 pm or 9:00 pm on Mondays and Thursdays. Teams play in three divisions,
with teams re-ranked after a round-robin series has been played. Depending on the number of teams in the league, three series
are played over the season, followed by playoff rounds to determine season champions.
Women's Social
Each week, this single-draw league plays at 7:30 pm on Tuesdays. Participants are rated for position and teams are
randomly created for a seven-week cycle of games. The convenor's goal is to create balanced teams for each series. Three series
are conducted over the course of the season in this league. Since the emphasis is on sociability, monthly these ladies have 'Snack
Nights' as part of their apres-curl.
Mixed Social
Every hump-day [aka Wednesday], this one-draw league plays at 6:45 pm. Participants are rated by position by experience
and skill ... and their desire to have some fun! Three series are conducted over the course of this league's season. With
its focus on sociability, this league convenor's goal is to create evenly-balanced teams for each series for 'anyone-might-win' contests.
Teams are reshuffled every seven weeks so new folks are met and new comaraderies are developed.
Wednesday Open Team-Entry
Called 'Wide Open Wednesdays', this spirited 9:00 pm league has "are you havin' a good time" as its mantra. With the work-week more
than half over, on-ice rivalries end when it's hand-shake time and the winners are buying the beverages! This league plays
as many series as it can -- followed by a playdown schedule for bragging rights. Team names are must in this league.
Friday Mixed Team-Entry
On Friday nights, for many years, the ACC has offered a team-entry mixed-gender league -- comprised of teams of couples, friends,
daters or individuals. Principally, it is a choose-your-own-team league, with teams having two females and two males in gender-alternated
positions. The season concludes with championship playdowns for each flight of ranked teams.
ACC's 2010-11 Evening Programs
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday:
Senior Tag-Draw Play
Each week, Acton's senior curlers participate in our 'Tag-Draw' league -- meaning that teams are made up on the day of play and
individuals put their tag in whatever position and with whomever they wish. The Convenor, though, reserves the right to move tags
around as need arises to get teams balanced with respect to the numbers of players and by calibre of play.
This season,
the ACC plans to offer six draws -- two on each of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Wednesday is a newly open day
for play. Draws are offered at 8:00 am and 10:00 am each day, with members participating on the days and at the times of their
own choosing. The only rule is that participation is guaranteed on a 'first-come' basis.
Tuesday: Little Rocks
Little Rocker are aged from 6 years old to about 10/11 years old ... the upper limit being a function of size/strength, comprehension
and experience. For this league, which focuses on instruction but also offers so 'game play', progression is at the uptake of the
participants. Our start time for the program is 5:45 pm. Duration weekly is about 1-1.5 hours. The number of sheets of ice
devoted to the program depends on sign-up level.
Tuesday: Bantams/Juniors
The ACC has moved this program to Tuesdays. It is for 10/11 to 16 year olds. The program starts at 5:45 pm. Participants are
categorized based on skill set, experience and learning/ compre-hension ... as may start time. Programs (and start times) are arranged
to best serve the abilities and needs of participants. Duration is up to 1 1/2 hours weekly, and the program is
a combination of instruction and game play.
