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Registration now open for 2018 Members' Assembly

By Kim Nawyn | Aug. 14, 2018, 1:11 p.m. (ET)

WHY Attend the USA Curling Members' Assembly in NEW YORK this OCTOBER?
FREE Curling Seminars
Want to learn about growing your club or improving your curling game? Attend the USA Curling Members’ Assembly, which will be held in Albany and Schenectady, New York, on October 12th-14th. Sample seminars include:

  • College Curling: How to Start, Maintain, and Grow a Program

  • Developing Youth Curlers

  • Ice Making in Arena-Based Clubs

  • Moving from an Arena to Dedicated Ice

  • Protecting Your Club

  • Retaining Olympic Recruits

  • Skipping 101

  • Stones! Stones! Stones

  • Strategy and Tactics

  • Using Technology to Enhance Club Management

  • Volunteerism

    AND MORE!
CLICK HERE for an Overview of the Schedule
On-Ice Training Opportunities
On top of two days of free seminars, there will be a number of on-ice training sessions available for a fee on Sunday, October 14th at the Albany Curling Club. This includes the opportunity for you to improve your sweeping with 2012 US Men’s National Champion, Dean Gemmell. High Performance Director Derek Brown and Junior High Performance Director Dave Jensen will also be teaming up on Sunday morning to analyze your delivery!

Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements about additional offerings on Friday, October 12th. We are in the midst of finalizing details for an Arena Ice Making Course taught by Kevin Madsen!
VISIONS OF GOLD
Want a selfie with an Olympic gold medalist? Gold medalist Tyler George and High Performance Director Derek Brown will be on hand to discuss their experience at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. You might even come away with a tip or two to help improve your own game!
Social Events
Don't forget to sign up for the welcome reception on Friday night and the Members' Curling Challenge, which will take place on Saturday at the Schenectady Curling Club. The evening at the Schenectady Curling Club also includes FREE dinner and dessert for all attendees.
Registration and Reservations
If you are planning to attend all or part of t he 2018 Members’ Assembly, please complete the registration form by September 30, 2018. CLICK HERE to access the registration form.

Apart from the on-ice events and dinner on Saturday, all programming will take place at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Latham, New York. For room reservations call (518) 783-6161. Single and double occupancy rooms are offered at $111.00 when referencing the Group Code “USA” prior to September 9, 2018, or until the block sells out.

If you have questions about the 2018 USA Curling Members' Assembly, please contact Kim Nawyn at kim.nawyn@usacurl.org or Shane Stein at shane.stein@usacurl.org.