Looking for a team game of poise and precision? You’ll love curling.
The aim of the game is to slide a stone down a sheet of ice towards a target – the ‘house’ – finishing as close to the centre of the target as possible.
Then each team tries to stop the others by placing a stone in the way - or knocking the opponent’s stone into oblivion.
The only difference in the rules between curling and wheelchair curling is that there is no sweeping.
Wheelchair curling can be played by people with a wide range of disabilities who use a wheelchair for daily living or sport only.
All that is needed is the co-ordination to hold a delivery stick and some strength to push it with a stone attached to the other end.
Wheelchair curling is played with the same 20kg granite stones and on the same ice as regular curling, though the stones are thrown from a stationary wheelchair and there is no sweeping.
Each player delivers or pushes their stones in turn down a sheet of ice towards a circular target in the ice and hope they end up closer to the centre than those thrown by their opponent.
The great thing about Wheelchair curling is that just about anyone with access to a wheelchair can play. Age is not a barrier, with players aged from 8 to 80+ enjoying the game. You get to meet lots of new people and get fitter in this non-contact sport. You can play with other wheelchair users or non-disabled players.
No special equipment is required!
Find out more
The Scottish governing body for wheelchair curling is Scottish Curling: http://www.scottishcurling.org/
The National governing body for wheelchair curling is British Curling: http://www.britishcurling.org.uk/
To find your local rink, please follow this link: http://www.trycurling.com/
Check out our 'Train With' Scottish Curling video: