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Monday, March 9, 2015

Wheelchair Curling Success

Wheelchair Curling Success

Wheelchair Curling Success
Disability Sport Fife performance athletes Graham McIntyre (Leven) and Brad Stewart (Ladybank) excel in the sports of rowing and archery. Each athlete however expressed an interest in trying wheelchair curling and DSF President Richard Brickley arranged with his friend of many years, Michael McCreadie, for coaching sessions in Stirling and Kinross. Former GB skip and multi medallist McCreadie not only arranged for coaching but involvement in the 2015 Scottish Wheelchair Championships at the Peak in Stirling. Coaching sessions also involved input from current GB and Scotland skip, Aileen Neilson.
Graham and Brad thoroughly enjoyed teaming up with Michael, Aileen and Alison Hopkins for the three day national championships. Not only did the Fife players enjoy the experience immensely but they finished second in their qualifying pool and secured a place in the semi finals. They lost the tie for a place in the final but won the bronze medal play off match in their first ever competitive curling competition. Their success was due to the quality of coaching they received from Michael and Aileen in the run up to the championships and the support they received throughout the tournament. Undoubtedly they will be back for more of the same.
Richard Brickley MBE
President Disability Sport Fife
Photo: Alison Hopkins, Michael McCreadie, Graham McIntyre, Brad Stewart and Aileen Neilson

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Alberta has a new face coming to Nationals



After 9 years of reign Team Smart has lost the Alberta provincials to Team Kuchelyma  -

The game was a game of one's with Team Kuchelyma beating Team Smart 7-2

We will see how the new face of Alberta does against a very season field of vets at this years Nationals in Boucherville, Quebec from April 27 until May 3

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It came to our attention that some of you may not be comfortable donating funds to our SECURE Go fundme project to keep wheelchair curling coverage alive.

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Due to limited funding; we started a Go fund me fundraiser so we could continue not only coverage of nationals but also the blog itself. Often the hours needed to gather the information and place it on the site equal a full time job. As we look to the future, the cost of transporting equipment, the cost of travel, etc. will be prohibitive for us personally. We have been blessed to be able to drive to the locations of Nationals over the years and provide this coverage but as we move (we are moving provinces) and as Nationals moves (no idea where future national's will be) the cost is projected to be too much.

Unless we find a way for private support and/or sponsorship for Nationals coverage there is a real possibility that this will be lost. Rest assured that every dollar raised is going back to the sport of WC Curling and the providing the blog for your everyday information.

 Our online coverage this year will provide an estimated 300,000 viewers in Canada and around the world with shot-by-shot action from the Opening Ceremonies through to the Closing Ceremonies.

 We are constantly trying to improve the production of the live streams with personal investments in equipment, since the minimal funding we receive is only sufficient to cover basic expenses.

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