About Our Junior Program

We have always been committed to furthering the reach of curling, and ensuring the enjoyment of those in the program. As a club, our mission statement is clear, “To provide a world-class facility and resources to promote participation and excellence in curling in Calgary“, and it is reflected in our junior program. Our instructors and staff, work hard to make a fun and engaging environment for our juniors. With many different skill levels, age groups, and opportunities available for our juniors, we have curated an active youth curling community, and continue to improve and expand in new and fun ways!

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Hit Draw Tap (HDT)

Hit Draw Tap (HDT) is a youth skills competition where kids age 6-12 compete as individuals. HDT will group kids into three different age categories (6-7, 8-9, & 10-12), and perform three different shots – a “hit,” a “draw” and a “tap.” The difficulties of the skills are modified based on the age of the child.

If you wish for your child to participate in the Hit Draw Tap please register prior to January 17th – Download the forms and email to am@calgarycurlingclub.com PRIOR TO JANUARY 17th. We have to have our results submitted by FEB 1!
All participants will be compared to those in similar age groups from clubs across the province on a “Provincial Leaderboard” that can be accessed by the public here.

The top five participants from each category will compete in the Hit Draw Tap Provincial Championships on February 28th at the Red Deer Curling Center!

Our Program Facilitators

Andy Jones

Andy Jones has quite the list of accomplishments in the sport of Curling including:

Curling for 25+years
Calgary Youth Curling Association Coach of the Year Award (2006-07)
Canadian National Wheelchair Team 2011-18
Canadian National Training Centre 2010-12 Associate Coach
Coaching Japan Curling Championships 2015 Silver Medalist
University of Calgary Dinos – 2009 Third Place at 2009 CIC Canadians Five time Provincial Champions Canadian Runner-up (2 silver & 1 bronze)
Southern Alberta Curling Association Coach of the Year (2008-09)
CIS/CCA Curling Championships Coaching Award (2009)
U21 Training Centre 2011 – 18 Five time Provincial Champions Canadian Runner-up (2 silver & 1 bronze)

Eva Jones

Eva’s coaching journey started when her kids were in the Calgary Curling Club Junior program and continued after her kids graduated. Her goal has always been to teach kids correct curling skills and that led her into the rest of her coaching journey. She has taught/coached at many adult and junior learn to curl programs since 2004.

Eva is a certified Competition Coach who has worked with competitive curlers since 2010. She has coached at many curling camps, including Alberta Rocks Junior and Adult Camps and BC Rockslide Junior Camp, and has been a guest coach at the U21 High Performance Curling Centre in Calgary. Eva went to Inuvik, NWT to run a high performance camp in 2022. For self-development she is working on completing her Competition Development Coaching Certification. Her motto is “with great teamwork and having fun Eva believes the team can be greater than the sum of its parts”.