Promoting Curling During A Pandemic With Rock Solid Productions' Abbie Darnley
Episode description
How do you promote curling when clubs are closed? In this episode, I talk with Abbie Darnley, Director of Events and Operations for Rock Solid Productions Inc. We discuss how her company is adapting to the new world of the pandemic and talk about the status of her U12 curling program at Stroud CC in Innisfil, ON.
Some of the topics we discuss include:
* RSP's new product, "Backyard Curling," and the trend of homemade outdoor curling rinks (1:56)
* Changes to the Rocks & Rings program this season and the new "Rocks & Rings In The Classroom" resources (8:18)
* The excitement of two countries that were introduced to curling through RSP (19:15)
* The status of her U12 curling program at Stroud CC (23:37)
Links to the resources mentioned in this episode:
Rock Solid Productions Inc. Web site
https://rocksolidproductions.com/
Egg Farmers Rocks & Rings Web site
https://rocksandrings.com/
Stroud Curling Club (Innisfil, ON) Web site
https://stroudcc.com/
Abbie's e-mail address: adarnley@rocksolidproductions.com
Abbie's e-mail address: info@rocksandrings.com
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Glenn Gabriel is an NCCP-certified curling coach who lives in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He has been the coordinator of the Little Rocks (U12) program at East York Curling Club in Toronto since 2011. If you have a question or feedback on the podcast, send us an e-mail at coachingkidscurling@gmail.com
The intro and outro music is "Golden Sunrise (Instrumental Version)"
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/The_Wake_1790/JoshWoodward-TheWake-NoVox-10-GoldenSunrise
By Josh Woodward
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward
Licensed under CC BY 3.0
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