Mid
Atlantic Curling Association
The
Mid Atlantic Curling Association is a loose confederation of four
clubs, formerly five clubs, in the Mid-Atlantic area.
Plainfield
Curling Club in Plainfield, NJ,
Philadelphia Curling Club in Paoli, PA,
Chesapeake Curling Club in Easton, MD,
Potomac Curling Club in Laurel, Md.
Hershey, PA Curling Club (no longer active)
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The intent of the MACA
is to promote curling and camaraderie among the various clubs, and to give
curlers the opportunity to travel and play at other clubs in a friendly
environment. Each MACA is a one day event consisting of two six-end games.
Multiple draws are usually held to accommodate the 32 curlers (eight per
club). In addition to the unusual number of ends, each curler rotates through
all four rink positions, lead, second, vice, and skip.
That'll take a bit of explanation. Suppose your first position, frequently
drawn out of a hat, is lead. You will play two ends as lead, then two ends as second,
and then one end at vice (3rd) and one final end as skip. That's the end of the first game.
The second game starts you out at vice again, and you play two ends as vice,
two ends as skip, then one end each as lead and second. As you can see
everybody plays
every position for three ends, regardless of the individuals experience
or skill level. It's part of MACA and a good learning experience
in a non stressful environment. It's a very friendly competition, and
it's quite common to see an experienced skip on one rink coaching a new
competing skip on the same sheet of ice!
Do we keep score? Of
course! There is a long convoluted scoring process that rewards clubs with
points for the number of curlers attending, points scored in each end,
the number of ends won, and of course the number of games won.
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2007
- 2008 Schedule
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| At
Philadelphia |
Dec.
8 |
| At Plainfield |
Jan. 12 |
| At Chesapeake |
Feb. 2 |
| At Potomac |
Feb. 23 |
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Previous
Winners |
| Season |
Club |
Points |
| 1990 - 91 |
Potomac |
5,455 |
| 1991 - 92 |
Plainfield |
6,275 |
| 1992 - 93 |
Potomac |
5,745 |
| 1993 - 94 |
The
Weather |
| 1994 - 95 |
Philadelphia |
7,765 |
| 1995 - 96 |
Philadelphia |
5,657.50 |
| 1996 - 97 |
Plainfield |
5,583.50 |
| 1997 - 98 |
Potomac |
4,748.75 |
| 1998 - 99 |
Potomac |
5,037.50 |
| 1999 - 2000 |
Potomac |
5,017.25 |
| 2000 - 01 |
Plainfield |
5,027.50 |
| 2001 - 02 |
Potomac |
7,411 |
| 2002 - 03 |
Potomac |
4,582.5 |
| 2003 - 04 |
Plainfield |
5,029.5 |
| 2004 - 05 |
Potomac |
6,787.875 |
| 2005
- 06 |
Potomac |
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| 2006 - 07 |
Philadelphia |
5,198.125 |
| 2007 - 08 |
Philadelphia
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6,540.5
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If you are interested,
our MACA coordinator is Rachel Beyerle, and we're always looking
for more MACA curlers!
If you are really curious,
the scoring spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) is available for your perusal.
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