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About the High Performance Centre

Danielle Inglis and Laura Hickey brush a stone.

The Laurier Golden Hawks Curling High Performance Centre, located at the K-W Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario, offers access to certified, high-performance coaching expertise and a variety of curling-specific instructional programs. The Centre’s partners include the K-W Granite Club, which provides facilities and resident ice time for the Centre’s activities, and the Wilfrid Laurier University Department of Athletics and Recreation, which provides financial support for Varsity and Junior Varsity curling teams at Laurier.

The Curling High Performance Centre runs under the direction of Gary Crossley, the head coach of the Wilfrid Laurier varsity curling program.

The Centre offers a range of resources and expertise for a wide range of needs, including the coaching and development of high-performance teams resident at Laurier, coaching assistance with external high-performance teams, development of younger bantam and junior curlers, and clinics to assist competitive club teams in improving their skills.

Specific services offered by the Centre include:

  • access to certified coaching expertise;
  • technical skills: delivery, brushing, split timing, ice reading;
  • off-ice fitness programs;
  • strategy and tactics;
  • access to introductory sports psychology;
  • training and consulting in team dynamics;
  • video analysis;
  • clinics, seminars, private or team sessions.

Sessions and fees

The Centre offers a selection of off-ice and on-ice sessions with dedicated ice time at the K-W Granite Club on Sunday mornings from 9:00am through 11:00am.

Fees for on-ice sessions held at other clubs are negotiable. Packages of sessions can be customized to suit the needs of your rink.

2012 OUA Championship: Laurier vs. Brock

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Junior Varsity Women vs. Brock – 15 Jan 2012

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Recent testimonials

  • I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on setting up such a great program, a high performance center like this was long overdue here in Ontario and your work will certainly improve the level of competitive play. Our team, skipped by Kieran Scott, has had the opportunity to attend two sessions and Continue Reading

    Dan Veitch, Stroud Curling Club

  • Gary, I would like to say thank you to you, your coaching staff and the WLU Golden Hawk curlers for organizing and hosting an excellent clinic. All presenters have the current knowledge and the latest technical information on the game of curling. Regardless of your curling experience, the Golden Hawk High Performance clinic will help Continue Reading

    Tam Nguyen, K-W Granite Club

  • The high performance curling clinic was extremely valuable and very well organized. Each session was just the right length to provide concrete advice and allow time for practicing technique. Every instructor was top notch! Well done!

    Charlene VanderGriendt, K-W Granite Club

  • Congratulations on a successful clinic on Dec. 17th – the clinic was one of the best that I have attended. The day was very organized, “on time”, the instructors were knowledgeable, encouraging and treated every skill level with the same enthusiasm. As a club curler that was very important to me. I heard several participants Continue Reading

    Sherri Helmka, K-W Granite Club

  • I wanted to congratulate you and your instructors on your inaugural High Performance Clinic designed for the club curler. It was very well organized and covered all aspects of the sport. I was particularly impressed with the enthusiasm and more importantly the communication skills of each instructor. Within each group there was a wide range Continue Reading

    Gail McLeod, Elmira and District Curling Club

  • I coach a young bantam girls competitive team between the ages of 14-16. The Golden Hawks Curling High Performance Centre has provided the girls an opportunity to concentrate on the proper curling process, from delivery mechanics, fluid motion to follow through. The program has helped them to increase their understanding and importance of the setup, Continue Reading

    Kirk Greenwood, K-W Granite Club