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Curling Safety
Curling is a winter sport, played on ICE. Ice is slippery, hard, cold, and wet. When normal caution is ignored, you can discover any or all of those facets, probably in that order.
- Warm up before the game. Stretching and warming muscles before going out onto the ice can help prevent injury.
- Step onto the ice gripper-foot first. Never use your slider foot to step onto the ice.
- Always be careful when stepping off the ice. Always put your slider foot up first.
- Never stop a rock with your hand. Your fingers can be crushed, especially if the rock hits another rock while you're trying to stop it.
- Never use your foot to stop a fast-moving rock. You could lose your balance and fall. Use your broom to stop a rock.
- Always carry your broom, which you can use to avoid or break a fall in case you lose your balance.
- Watch for stray rocks and prevent rocks from going onto another sheet.
- Keep the rocks on the ice at all times. Slide the rocks-never lift them.
- Keep your feet on the ice. Walk or slide, never hop or run.
- Keep your weight on the balls of your feet. If it's on your heels, you tend to fall backwards and bonk your head.
- If you can't keep up with a fast-moving rock while sweeping, just let it go. It's not worth the risk of falling and your sweeping will probably be ineffective.
- Never go onto the ice when your balance is impaired from sickness, excessive alcohol, etc.
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