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USCA Events

The dates and locations of USCA events are available on the national site:

Below is some of the summary, background and regional information about the events. All of these rules and guidelines for teams are subject to change, so please check the USCA's rules for this year to be sure your team will qualify!

  • (Elite) Nationals (men’s and women’s) - This is for the most elite curlers in the country. The winners go to the world championships and Olympics. Teams consist of 4 players who can be from anywhere in the US. They must playdown, but they can chose to do it in any of the 3 or 4 announced 'qualifier' sites in the US. All team members must be US citizens.
  • Club Nationals (men’s and women’s) - This event was created to help develop competitive curlers. Teams often feature players who might be considered within the top 100 players in the country. Teams must be made up of 4 curlers from the same club. They must win the regional playdown to qualify. There are 10 regions. The SFBACC and WCC are part of the Mountain Pacific region (MoPac.) Players must be US residents, but do not need to be US citizens. If more than one men’s or women’s team from the SFBACC is interested in attending, then an internal club playdown will be held. Announcements for teams wishing to declare their interest in '11-'12 participation will come Fall '11, contact mlively [at] bayareacurling [dot] com (subject: Competitive%20Curling) ( Michael Lively) for more information prior to that announcement.
  • Mixed Nationals (4-person teams) - Teams are made up of two men and two women. The rules for team composition currently state that teams must have at least two people from the region where the team will play down.  Please check the USCA official rules and procedures for details when they are released in Sept/Oct '11.  Participants must be at least 18 years old to enter. Players must be US residents, but do not need to be US citizens. The gender order of the shooters must alternate (for example: if a woman skips, then a woman must play second.) Teams must win a regional championship to qualify. (Teams do not represent specific clubs, so no club championship is necessary.) We playdown within MoPac. For '11-'12, the MoPac playdown date has not been published yet, but is expected to be between the end January and the end of February 2012.
  • Mixed Doubles (2-person teams) - Teams are made up of one man and one woman. Winners go to the World Championship. No playdowns are held – all teams go to the national championship. US rules may not be exactly the same as WCF rules. Check the rules and playdown requirements closely each year on this one!
  • Senior Nationals (men’s and women’s) - Senior Nationals is like to Elite Nationals, except it’s for people at least 50 years old by June 30 the year before the championship takes place. Due to the relatively small numbers of participants, the Senior Men’s and Women’s National Championships are a nongeographic championship. There are no regional or state playdowns at this time.
  • Junior Nationals (men’s and women’s) - Like the Elite Nationals except for participants must be 21 or younger by June 30 the year before the championship takes place.
  • Wheelchair (currently combined men's and women's team) - Individuals register for and attend a national tryout event where a team will be assembled by USCA officials. Tryouts will likely be held in September.
  • World University Games (men’s and women’s) - Similar to the Olympics, this event is held biennially and is organized by the FISU - International University Sports Federation. National trials are held and 1 team will be nominated by the USCA, to the USOC, to become the US representative. All players on the team must be US citizens by specified date (Players need not be US residents). All competitors must be at least 17 and less than 28 years of age on January 1 of the year in which the games are being held and must be students who are officially registered for and pursuing a full-time course of study at a university or similar institute whose status is recognized by the appropriate national academic authority of their country. The 2011 Winter WUG were just held in Erzurum, Turkey. The 2013 edition will be held in Maribor, Slovenia.
  • Youth Winter Olympic Games ('mixed', 4-person teams) - Similar to the Olympics, this event is organized by the IOC and will be held every 4 years. The 2012 edition will be held in Innsbruck, Austria. For the sport of curling, the players are to be aged between 17 and 18 years old at the time of the event. National teams will compete in 4-person 'mixed' format competition at the beginning of the games. Following that, an 'international mixed doubles' competition will take place. The make-up of the mixed doubles teams will be decided by performances in the 4-person event, with each team having one male and one female player, of two different nationalities. US National team selection process will likely be announced in the forthcoming '11-'12 USCA official rules and procedures.

2011-12 Competitive Curling Calendar

The dates below are provided for your information....please refer to the USCA website for the most up-to-date information.

USCA Championship Registration Dates (updated 11.22.11)

REGISTRATION OPEN

2012 M/W Club Nationals:
MoPac Deadline (closed): October 31, 2011
USCA Registration: November 30, 2011
MoPac Regional Playdown:
Jan. 13 - 15, 2012; Kearns Olympic Speed Skating Oval, Salt Lake City UT
Nationals:
Mar. 3 - 10, 2012, Mankato, MN

2012 Mixed Nationals:
USCA Registration: January 25, 2012
MoPac Playdowns:
February 3 - 5, 2012; Granite C.C., Seattle, WA
Nationals:
Mar. 17 - 24, 2012; Portage, WI

2012 Junior Nationals:
USCA Registration: December 7, 2011
Jan. 28, 2012 - Feb. 4, 2012; Madison, WI

REGISTRATION CLOSED

2012 USA Wheelchair Team:
Tryouts: September 21, 2011
Selection Event: Oct. 20 - 23; Madison, WI

2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games Playdown:
Registration: October 19, 2011
Nov. 18 - 21, 2011; Grafton, ND

2012 Senior Men's:
Registration: Nov. 2, 2011
Nov. 30, 2011 - Dec. 4, 2011; Bismarck, ND

2012 Senior Women's:
Registration: Nov. 2, 2011
Dec. 2 - 4, 2011; Grafton, ND

2012 Mixed Doubles:
Registration: November 8, 2011
Dec. 7 - 11, 2011; Broomstones, Wayland, MA

2012 M/W Nationals:
Registration: November 14, 2011
Feb. 11 - 18, 2012; Philadelphia, PA

2012 US Nationals 'Men's Qualifying Round':
Jan. 4 - 8, 2012; Green Bay, WI; Seattle, WA; Grand Forks, ND; Potomac CC, MD

2012 US Nationals 'Women's Qualifying Round':
Jan. 19 - 22, 2012; Marshfield, WI

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Mixed Nationals Silver Medalists 2007 from the SFBACC (Lyle Sieg, Cristina Pastula (WA), Brannon Wells, Candace Seip)