Dream Practice Draft (Part 2 of 2)

Send a textIn Feb. 2022, five youth curling coaches from across Canada gathered for a one-of-a-kind competition: To create their best youth curling practice. The twist? They were doing it in the format of a fantasy sports draft!In Part 2 of this 2-part series, we make our final selections, offer practice planning advice, and share what's going on at our individual clubs.Some of the topics we discuss:* SNACK category (1:25)* CELEBRITY GUEST category (16:04)* Advice for youth practice planners (25:32)Team Reviews & Club Program Updates:* Patrick Brown, Uxbridge CC (27:58)* Tenielle Bachek, Okotoks CC (31:19)* Michelle Hunt, Royal City CC (34:27)* Glenn Gabriel, East York CC (36:50)* Mike Gregotski, High Park Club (38:29)*****FINAL DRAFT RESULTSTEAM PATWARMUP: Imitating Other SportsSONG: “Scatman” by Scatman JohnDELIVERY: Progressive Hog Line Drillhttps://bit.ly/3qkeG00SWEEPING: Enemy Sweepers – Create two 4-person teams. Front ends switch teams so they’re on the “enemy” team.GAME: “Guard Zone Madness” – Play 1 End No Guard Zone, then play Next End “Mandatory Guard Zone,” Switch for a few ends, then finish with 5-Rock Rule.SNACK: Ice Cream Cone Filled w/Spaghetti & Sauces with Garlic Bread (Sponsored by @olivegarden)CELEBRITY: @MattJamilton (USA) & @TheRockTEAM TENIELLEW: “Warmup Bingo”SONG: “Hooked On A Feeling” by Blue SwedeD: “Yummy/Yucky” AKA “Have You Ever?” – Line kids up at sideboard. If they respond positively to a statement (e.g., “Do you like pizza?”) they slide across to other sideline. Otherwise, they stay still. They end up sliding back and forth.SW: Progressive Hog Line DrillG: The “Howard Game” – No takeoutsSN: Hot Dogs and Fruit KebabsCELEB: Marc Kennedy @LeftykenbearTEAM MICHELLEW: “High Knee Dance Party”SONG: “All Star” by @smashmouthD: Progressive Slides – Ex: Kids slide to back line for first slide, then tee line next, then 12-foot, etc.SW: Hot Shots (see p.9)https://bit.ly/3MZ5WpEG: Bocce CurlingSN: Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Sponsored by Amaury Guichon)CELEB: @BennyHeebzTEAM GLENNW: Lunge CircleSONG: “Dynamite” by @bts_bighitD: One-Rock Slidehttps://bit.ly/3KXXrJQSW: Footwork with 2 Rockshttps://bit.ly/3qohGZ9G: Four Cornershttps://bit.ly/3qmBY5cSN: Fries & Ketchup (@kfc)CELEB: Satsuki Fujisawa (Japan)TEAM MIKEW: @justdancegameSONG: “Blinding Lights” by @theweekndD: Spin-A-Ramahttps://bit.ly/3CWdDbvSW: Cornbrooms! Kids will realize how easier it is to sweep with current brooms ;-)G: “12-Foot” – Rocks only count in the 12-foot circleSN: Donuts! (a) Boston Cream w/ Icing Handle & (b) Vanilla Glazed with a “House" (@TimHortons)CELEB: @jeffstoughton***Follow our podcast on Twitter: @kidscurlingGlenn Gabriel is an NCCP-certified curling coach who lives in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He has been the coordinator of the Little Rocks (U12) program at East York Curling Club in Toronto since 2011. If you have a question or feedback on the podcast, send us an e-mail at [email protected] intro and outro music is "Golden Sunrise (Instrumental Version)"https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/The_Wake_1790/JoshWoodward-TheWake-NoVox-10-GoldenSunriseBy Josh Woodwardhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_WoodwardLicensed under CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show