Curling etiquette
- The game begins and ends with a customary greeting ("Good Curling", "Good Game").
- The leads decide who has hammer usually by flipping a coin.
- 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.
- It is better to purchase one’s own brush rather than use club supplied brushes.
- 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 call and furnish the opposing skip with plenty of notice if your team cannot make a game. The club should also be informed so free ice can be reassigned.
- A game can be played with 3 players. 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.