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WCF wheelchair curling rules as revised June 2008  (pdf)  (text)
WCF wheelchair curling eligibility {Rule 2(g)}
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Wheelchair Watch Column - SWEEP! Magazine

Who should be eligible to curl from a wheelchair?  Eric Eales August 3, 2008

Where is the optimal eligibility setting on the continuum between "anyone sitting in a wheelchair" and "person requiring a wheelchair for daily mobility"? [read more]

"Keep it simple," says Coach Ernie Comerford  July 1,, 2008

I believe that many Coaches and Players (even High Performance ones) make wheelchair curling FAR too complicated. Heavens, when you really think about it, we are still only trying to do THREE simple things in wheelchair curling (and able-bodied curling for that matter). [read more]

Some thoughts on how to win - Eric Eales March 20, 2007

If you take a game that relies on sweeping for precise performance, and then remove the sweeping, you remove much of the precision ..... This understanding should influence how we play, how we coach and ultimately how we allocate resources to develop the game. [read more]

Some thoughts on coaching competitive teams in Canada - Eric Eales December 3rd, 2006

A pendulum delivery, while appearing to allow a smooth motion that maximises delivery weight, has the huge disadvantage of making the curler triangulate between their head, the rock, and the target.  [read more]

Wheelchair curling - how to play and how to get involved - Eric Eales

Wheelchair curlers play with the same rocks and on the same ice as regular curlers, though the rocks are thrown from a stationary wheelchair, and there is no sweeping .... The great thing about wheelchair curling is that just about anyone with access to a wheelchair can play. [read more]

Le curling en fauteuil roulant : règles de base et trucs pour dénicher un club et jouer !  - Eric Eales

Les joueurs de curling en fauteuil roulant jouent avec les mêmes pierres et sur la même surface de jeu que les joueurs réguliers. La seule différence, c’est qu’ils lancent d’un fauteuil fixe et qu’il n’y a pas de balayage ... Le grand avantage avec le curling en fauteuil roulant, c’est que tous ceux qui ont accès à un fauteuil peuvent jouer. [lisez plus]

About this site - Eric Eales updated September 25th, 2007

Wheelchair curling in Canada - Eric Eales (originally written for the CCA website) updated October 24, 2006

Torino Gold Medal Game  -  Shot by Shot  -  Canada vs Great Britain - Eric Eales March 2006