Monday Novice

Description:

The Monday Novice League (alternating 6:45 pm and 9:00 pm draw times) is suitable for someone who has been through a curling clinic or program or has limited curling experience. This is a fun league, as everyone in it is relatively new to curling and the Last Draw Lounge is open upstairs for socializing when your game is done.

The first five weeks of the program are devoted to curling instruction, then league play begins in week six. There are 23 weeks in total. The 2024-25 season will start on Sept. 23 and run until Apr. 7, with no curling on Sept. 30, Oct. 14, Dec. 23, Dec. 30, Feb. 10, and Feb. 17.

Participants may curl in the novice league for only two seasons, then they are asked to move on to other Vancouver Curling Club leagues to make room for other new curlers in the league. 

Registration:

League registration is CLOSED for the 2024/25 season.

Players interested in playing can still register as Spares for the Novice and Intermediate club-run leagues.

Click here to register as a spare for the novice and intermediate club run leagues. 

League Schedule:

The full club calendar is here.

League Rules:

 - The league follows the General Rules of Play as published by Curling Canada with the exception that VCC is NOT using the 'No Tick Rule'. 

- The bell will sound when there is 25 minutes left in game play which generally means you finish the current end and play one more. Let's all be sure we are watching the clock and trying to keep game play moving along steadily. Also please respect the schedule and clear your sheet by the end of our scheduled ice time (8:45 PM for early draw and 11:00 PM for the late draw).  

- All teams can bring in spares to play when they are down players, spares should always take on lead or second positions. To respect the novice league level of play we do not want to see teams bringing in advanced players to skip their teams. 

Spares:

Our current spares list is here.

Monday Novice League Spares        

• Looking for spares for your MNL Team?      
• Available to spare for MNL?     

Connect on the VCC - MNL Spares (24/25) WhatsApp Group  

How it works:

1. Start by joining the VCC - MNL Spares (24/25) Group on WhatsApp
2. If you are a team looking for a spare, post to the group…
   1. Team Name
   2. Date and Time of the game(s) you need spares for
   3. # of spares needed
   4. Team Contact person

3. If you are a Spare responding to a post, post a response that includes…
   1. Confirm your availability for the game(s) listed
   2. Your contact information

4. Teams looking for a spare… once you have someone who is going to spare for you, respond to them on WhatsApp so that they know their spot is confirmed. This also lets others in the group know the spot is taken.

Draw Schedules and Groupings:

ROUND ONE

GROUPINGS

DRAW SCHEDULE

Here is the current draw schedule. 

 (last updated 20th November)

League Contact Information

Any questions or feedback about this league please contact Heather Harvey: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..