WCF  Rules of Curling June 2008 specific to wheelchair curling

R1 Sheet  

(f) For wheelchair events, at each end of the sheet, 2 thin (i.e. – wool) wheelchair lines are placed parallel to and on opposite sides of the centre line, extending from the hog line to the outermost edge of the nearest circle, with the outside edge of each line being 0.457 m. (18 in.) from the centre line.


R 10 Equipment

(e) The use of a delivery stick shall be restricted as follows:
(i) The delivery stick may not be used in any WCF competition or qualifying event, except wheelchair events.
(ii) Players choosing to deliver with a delivery stick must use that device for the delivery of all their stones during the entire game.
(iii) The stone must be delivered along a straight line from the hack to the intended target.
(iv) The stone must be clearly released from the delivery stick before either foot of the player delivering the stone has reached the tee line at the delivering end.
(v) A delivery stick shall not convey any mechanical advantage other than acting as an extension of the arm/hand.

R13. WHEELCHAIR CURLING

(a) Stones are delivered from a stationary wheelchair.
(b) When the stone is delivered between the hack and the outermost edge of the top of the house at the delivering end, the chair must be positioned so that at the start of the delivery the stone is positioned on the centre line. When the stone is delivered between the outermost edge of the top of the house and the hog line at the delivering end, the chair must be positioned so that at the start of the delivery the entire width of the stone is within the wheelchair lines.
(c) During delivery, the feet of the player delivering the stone must not touch the ice surface and the wheels of the chair must be in direct contact with the ice.
(d) The delivery of the stone is undertaken by the conventional arm/hand release or by the use of an approved delivery stick. Stones must be clearly released from the hand or stick before the stone reaches the hog line at the delivering end.
(e) A stone is in play when it reaches the hog line at the delivering end. A stone that has not reached the hog line at the delivering end may be returned to the player and redelivered.
(f) Sweeping is not permitted.
(g) For WCF wheelchair competitions, each on-ice team must have four players delivering stones and must be comprised of both genders for all games.
(h) All games will be scheduled for 8 ends.
(i) Each team shall receive 68 minutes of playing time. When a team delays the start of a game, the playing time allotted to each team is reduced by 8 minutes for each end which was considered completed (Rules of Curling
R11(i) apply).
(j) When extra ends are required, the clocks will be reset, and each team shall receive 10 minutes of playing time for each extra end.

C2 Participating teams

g) To be eligible to play in the World Wheelchair Curling Championship (WWCC) and qualifying events, a player must have significant impairments in lower leg/gait function (e.g. spinal injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, double leg amputation, etc.), so that a wheelchair is used for daily mobility – more specifically, those who are non-ambulant or can walk only very short distances. Determination of minimum disability and appropriate classification is made by authorised international sports classifiers.

C7  Team Time-outs

c) Each team may call one 60 second time-out during each game scheduled for 8 ends, and one 60 second time-out in each extra end.