About Our Junior Program
The Shamrock's junior program is dedicated to teaching young people how to enjoy curling and good sportsmanship and the Shamrock is dedicated to its junior program.
Over the last 50 years the Shamrock's junior program has produced some of the finest young curlers to represent Edmonton at zone, northern, provincial, Canadian and world junior playdowns. We have banners hanging in the club representing winners from the Shamrock in all of these categories.Whether today's young curlers want too simply learn the basic skills and continue on with recreational curling all of their lives or whether they want to improve to the point that they become very competitive and become part of the world curling tour they will learn what they need to know at the Shamrock.
In a recent survey of parents with young children enrolled in our junior program the following is what was expected of our coaches and of the sport and what they thought the Shamrock was delivering:
Expectations of our Coaches
- Make sport enjoyable
- Respect children as individuals
- Be a knowledgeable leader
- Be safety conscious
- Act in a mature and adult manner
- Be Fair
- Respect rules and officials
- Give equal opportunity for playing time
- Plan activities effectively
- Be approachable
- Strive to win
Expectations of the Sport from Parents
- To build self-esteem
- To have fun
- To develop skills
- To increase fitness
- To make new friends
- Other
- To have a professional career
- To play in a winning team
- To win awards
- To go to the Olympics