DAY CURLERS
General Information
The Day Curlers’ League is a day time, friendly, open, senior league that is primarily attended by, but not restricted to, retired men and women age 50 and above.
The Day Curlers’ mandate is to provide a balanced curling program between social, recreational and competitive curling activities as well as satisfying the wide diversity of age and physical ability of its members. Fun, fellowship, and exercise are our main objectives.
Primary Activities
Tag Curling
Arrive and play a “Tag Draw” format with different members. This is recreational curling at its best.
“Tag Draw” Curling is at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesdays and, 10:00 A.M. on Thursdays. Submit your name tag at the time/day of arrival indicating your preferred team position. Teams will be created for that day by the Draw Master giving preference to your position request to the extent possible.
Social days, with snacks provided, usually occur once a month on Tuesday after curling.
Monday Competitive Team Curling ( separate league registration).
Sign up INDIVIDUALLY to participate with all games starting at 10:00 AM on Mondays commencing October 2022. ( League is capped at 48 players).
An email sign-up for Draw 1 will be sent out in September 2022.
The number of Teams in a Draw will be based on the number of players signed.
Teams for each Draw are selected via a "Skips" meeting which will occur approximately 1 week in advance of the Monday start of that Draw.
Social days, with snacks provided, and prize money distribution will occur on the last Monday of each Draw
Internal Spiels
There are "Internal" Day Curler Spiels available on an individual sign-up basis. Teams are created based on names signed up and where possible, position is assigned based on the preference indicated:
Day Curlers Opening Spiel . - October 2022.
Day Curlers Christmas Spiel -- December 2023.
Robbie Burns Spiel -- January 2023
Day Curlers Closing Spiel -- April 2023
RH - York "Friendly" Club Exchange Spiel (cancelled for 2022/23 season).
There is a "Home" and "Away" exchange Spiel each season, available on a sign up basis. Dates TBA
TDSMCA (cancelled for 2022/23 season).
The Toronto and District Senior Men’s Curling Association (TDSMCA) is a competitive interclub men's league which includes clubs from Donalda, East York, Leaside, Richmond Hill, Tam Heather and Unionville. Players from the Richmond Hill Curling Club are invited to participate based on skill level, position and space availability.
FEES:
Nominal fees are collected for Monday Competitive curling, Internal Spiels, Club Exchanges and TDSMCA.
In addition All Day Curler members contribute to a "Social Fund" and these fees are to be paid after your Club registration and enrolment in the Day Curlers league.
These fees are exempt from HST as they are designated as being prize monies. The "Social Fund" fees are used to fund various items. For example: Spiel Prizes; Thank You Gift Cards to Club Staff; Condolences and Get Well Wishes; Club Fund Raisers (i.e. Rock Handles); Food Bank Donation; Social Day Snacks.
The Social Fee Structure is as follows:
Will be $10 per season Tuesday/ Thursday and $5 for Monday competitive.
Inter Club Competitive Spiel
Richmond Hill Day Curlers also hosts a Senior Mixed/Open team entry spiel (competitive & includes out-of-club entries):
Beef-O-Rama Sr. Open (Mixed-any combo) - 55 yrs and over - December 2022.
Past Sponsors
Amica Senior Lifestyles - Thornhill
Brookside Court and Hilltop Place - Richmond Hill
Delmanor Elgin Mills - Richmond Hill
Marshall Funeral Home Inc. - Richmond Hill
Chartwell -Oak Ridges Retirement - Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill Retirement Residence - Richmond