RULES AND REGULATIONS
GENERAL RULES:
- The rules and regulations of Curling Canada, CurlON except as modified to suit Humber
Seniors Curling Club operations. - Eligibility for membership – players who are at least 50 years of age, or older.
- Classification:
• All members will be classified for playing positions by the Rating Committee,
subject to review at the end of each series.
• All new members enter as “Lead” until rated by the Rating Committee. Any former
member who has been absent for three years or more shall re-enter as “Lead” until
rated.
• Requests concerning classification of any member must be in writing to the Chair
of the Rating Committee. A written decision will be given by the Rating Committee. - Resignations: Members who wish to resign from a team or the club should notify their
skip, who will notify the Draw Committee. The Draw Committee, not the team involved,
will make a replacement available to the team.
RULES OF PLAY FOR SCHEDULED LEAGUE GAMES - All league games shall be scheduled for eight (8) ends. Each team should ice four club
members. At least two must be regular members of that team. Exception: If a team
member is unable to complete a game, his team may continue with three curlers, Lead
and Second positions throwing three rocks each. If a team member is unable to complete
a series, the Draw Committee shall fill that position with another appropriate player for the
balance of that series. - If a team member is late for the start of a scheduled game, the game will start on time
with three players. The late arriving player will join his team at the beginning of the next
end. If a substitute player is used, and the late arriving member is not available before the
completion of the 2nd end, then the late arriving member may not join the team in that
game. - Should no legal substitute(s) be available, a team may play with three players.
- No full end may be started after 1 hour and 50 minutes from the scheduled starting
time of 9:30. Teams are permitted to play half an end (i.e. 1 rock per curler, with a three
rock free guard zone) when the end is started after 1 hour and 50 minutes but no later
than 1 hour and 55 minutes from the scheduled starting time. If the end is not played, it
cannot be counted on the score sheet.
(Bell will ring at 11:05 indicating that a further full end may be played if started before 11:15, otherwise only a half end of 4 rocks each may be played) - It is requested that all players adhere to Curling Canada: Rule #7 Position of Players.
There are provisions for a penalty for violation of any portion of this rule. MG&CC Return-
To-Play Guidelines for the 2021-2022 Curling Season at Mississaugua Golf and Country
Club and the (Modified COVID-19, player positions and sweeping rules) are to be followed
at all times. See Appendix 1 - Substitutions in all series
• Club members are responsible to obtain a substitute for scheduled games they
can’t play and to advise their skip of the substitute obtained.
• Players may substitute in a position at their rated level or one level below or any
level above their rating.
• Members should first consult the list of spares for the series involved.
• All club members may be asked to substitute and\including MG&CC Associate
members on the spares list. (HSCC members to be contacted first)
• A club member may substitute any number of times.
• The guiding principle is to try to have full teams and fair play.
• Improper substitution shall result in application of the Default Penalty (Rule 13).
POINT SYSTEM AND SCORING FOR SERIES GAMES - Points allotted per game:
• 10 points for a win
• 5 point to each team, for a tied game
• Ends won will be recorded on the score sheet for all ends played.
• Vice skips will retain a co-initialled paper copy of game scores and will enter the
scores in the online scoring sytem, and attest to the correctness of all information
recorded by initialing each others paper copy. - Ties in the round robin standings are broken head to head play results.
• 2 points for each end won
• 1 point to each team, for each end blanked, IF PLAYED - Default Penalty: No points or credits for the offending team and 18 points for the win
for the non-offending team. - The “winning percentage = (total points) / games” will be used to calculate
final standings when schedules are not balanced. - Ties in the final standings will result in any available prize money being evenly split.
- Vice skips will toss for hammer prior to entering the ice surface and only the Vice
skip from the “hammer winning team” will be allowed to post all scores on the
scoreboard.
The Executive reserves the right, under special circumstances, to revise the rules.
Executive members may be asked to advise members regarding Curling Canada,
CurlON and club regulations.
Appendix 1
Rev. Oct. 06, 2021