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C2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 27, 1993

LINDA MOORE _

New rule a
hot topic

T’S BOUND to be

the most discussed

topic in curling

again this year:
the Free Guard Zone rule.

some confusion -surrounding
the implementation of the rule
for the 1993-94 season,

But the Free Guard Zone
rule, Canadian. style, is now
LAW, at least for all playdowns
which lead to a Canadian Curl-
ing Association national event.

What is the rule? It stipulates
that any stone located in the
area between the hogline and
the house cannot be removed.
from play until the delivery of
the fourth and subsequent
stones of the end. -

The penalty for a rule Infrac-
tion is that the delivered stone
is removed from play and the

-| guard is replaced,

The intent of the rule is to in-
crease the number of offensive
style shots and decrease the
number of ‘‘boring”’ takeout

‘| style games.

However, many clubs in B.C.
ate uncertain about the status
of the rule in their. various
leagues. _

. Although the- curling associa-
tions recommend using the
rule, the Free Guard Zone con-
cept was not-approved by the
CCA until June of this year,
making ils implementation this
season more difficult a

It seems in some. clubs only
the competitive leagues may
use it and this creates a confus-
ing situation . ‘for the curler
playing “in: ‘more than. one
league. aa

There are.sti

being reduced to only draw

.| shots; skips trying to replace

stones; the play, dictated by
the first stone of each end,
staying in the centre of the ice;
and curlers generally not un-
derstanding the rule. ,

tule will affect’ ‘play this year.
There may be a “Kearning

more time in'the-early part of
the season for some on-ice dis-
cussions regarding the rule. .

And: some off-ice time may
be needed as teams formulate,
then revise strategy. for using
the rule. Ce:

The | Free Guard Zone rule
has been in effect outside of
Canada for two: years, with
little discussion and -oot much
confusion.

The World Curling Feder-
ation’s version is . Slightly
modified in that it is in place
until the fiftz stone of an end.

In the first year, tcams using
the WCF rule did have more
play go to the middle of ‘the
sheet. However, as: teams’ de:
velop their strategies, they are
leaming to pull away from the
centre guards.

‘The team with the last rock is

getting very good. at rearrang-
ing the opposing lead’s stones

or they ate drawing into. the
house on the-side to force the

so that the centre guard cannot
be successfully utilized.

should check out a variety of
games --- league, bonspiel and
playdowns - to see the varlous
strategies employed. .

about using the rule, remember

they tune in the national events
on TV -this: sceson and it may
well be less ‘confusing if every-
one uses the same rule. |

club is progressing -with the
TU.

And there will certainly “be:

tion of camessatne at vee

No-one ‘can. ‘predict how the |:

curve’? with, teams requiring |

| (or cxample.spliiting a centre
sione to the side).

opponent to.remove that stone §-

‘Those -interested: in the rule

For those. leagues uncertain :

it’s what curlers will.see when}. ie

Be sure to let your curling) |
associations ‘know how your}.

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Terrace cash spiel
draws early interest

WITH THE NEW curling scason
under way, the northwest’s top
teams are sharpening their game
in prepatation for the Terrace
Cash Spiel, the first money event
of the year.

The spiel is set for the weekend
of Nov. 5-7 and, although the
amount depends on the number of
entries, there is expected to be

- $4,000 up for grabs.

Club manager Keith Melanson
sald four out-of-town tcams have
signed up already and he expects
the total entry to hit at least a
dozen.

And there is a change this’ ycar
which Melanson hopes will boost

the entry: there is no restriction

on the make up of the team enter-
ed.

In other words, it can be a
men's, ladies or mixed team and
the last doesn’t even have to be
the traditional two male-two fe-
male mix.

While Cash Spiels in the north-
west have traditionally featured

separate men’s and ladies’ sides

only, Melanson pointed out
southern clubs’ have used the
open format for some years now
and with success.

It had therefore been decided to -
try it here this year. The entry fee

is $240 per team.

As for the regular leagues, he
said the number of teams is up
across the board.

In part, that’s because of a
break the club introduced this
season for new curlers, allowing
them lo play for half price.

In the case of men’s night
league, he pointed ovt, that meant
paying only $92.50 for the scason

(plus GST) instead of the usual

$185 plus tax.

The incentive appeared to have
worked judging by the sharp in-
crease in the number of rookics,
he added.

While most leagues are full,

Melanson said there are still some

spois available.

In both Tuesday and Thursday
nights men’s a few teams are still
short a player so there are a few
spots available there.

And the Saturday moming com-
mercial league, 10 a.m. to noon,
still needs three teams to fill out

its roster.

Noting the teams usually
tepresent local businesses or
government departments, '

Melanson said it’s ideal as a com-

pany outing.

However, any team will be ac-

Northmen named to award

THEY MAY have been
relegated to fourth place in
playoff action at the World In-
vitational Rugby tournament,
but in one area the Terrace
Northmen proved unbeatable.
In a ballot among the
teams from 10 nations competi-

ng in the Hawaii event, the

Northmen were selected the

tournament's most sportsman-

like team.
And that honour, said team
spokesman Dave Holl, is as

_ coveted 23 the champion’s

trophy, especially when the
rough-and-tamble of rugby can

_ often lead to frayed tempers.

cepted and the cost is only $230
for the entire team, a bargain

basement price.
Anyone interested in the above
openings should contact

Melanson at the curling club
(635-5583),

Rusty Blanes’ all-ladies rink is
going to raise a few eyebrows be-
fore the otherwise all-male Super
League season {s out, predicts
Melanson.

And he should know better than
most, having scraped a 7-6 win
over Blanes on the leaguce’s open-
ing night.

_An evening of high scoring but
close games saw the Fisher four-
some ¢dge Townley 8-7 while
Walker held off Williams 9-7,

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