- The game begins and ends with a customary greeting ("Good Curling", "Good Game").
- The leads decide who has hammer (coin toss or other agreed method)
- It is courtesy for non-throwing players to remain outside the hog line while the throwing player delivers.
- It is courtesy for non-throwing players not to congregate behind the opposing player who is holding the broom.
- Sweepers returning to the opposite end should walk single file at the side of the sheet rather than 2 by 2 so as not to block the view of the throwing player.
- It is polite to stop moving while a player is throwing.
- It is polite to delay walking by a sheet until the throwing player has released his/her rock.
- It is important to both contact and furnish the opposing skip with plenty of notice if your team cannot make a game. The league convenor & Club Manager should also be informed so the ice can be reassigned.
- A game can be played with 3 players. Leagues may have additional rules regarding sparing.
- The club maintains a spares list to make it easier to find a fourth player, if needed. Spare players can also be found by contacting teams who have a bye that draw.
- Non-Members, who are sparing, must introduce themselves at the bar and sign the waiver before playing.
