ABOUT ROOKIE LEAGUE: Did you recently finish a 'Learn to Curl' class? Do you feel like a beginner and/or not quite ready for a "full league" yet? No worries. This is your next step!
Rookie League is designed to teach new players how to get ready for regular league play in a fun, relaxed setting. Each week features a two-hour session that starts with roughly 20-to-30 minutes of lessons and on-ice drills. These are designed to help you improve skills such as: sliding out of the hack, sweeping, how to call a game, being an effective teammate, on-ice safety, proper curling etiquette, and more.
After the quick lesson, everyone breaks into teams to play a few Ends of a friendly game. Instructors will oversee the games and offer realtime coaching as things progress.
Dress Code Reminder: Please wear warm, comfortable clothing you can move and lunge in (i.e. - no jeans!). If you don't have curling shoes, please bring a second pair of rubber-soled sneakers you can change into at the club. We ask that you clean the soles of these spare shoes before you arrive, and don't wear them outside. This helps keep debris like sand, gravel, and road salt (etc.) off the ice, which can deteriorate playing conditions.
PRICE: $125
DATES & TIMES: 5 Weeks - Mondays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm; May 12, 2025 - June 16, 2025
OFF WEEK: There will be no Rookie League on Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day)
We are no longer accepting registration for this event
Ladies, tired of watching men get all the meat at Men's Bonspiels?
It's time to flip that script and call the shots!
Presenting "Hot Handles"—a first-of-its-kind Premium Bonspiel Event for Ladies where we feast on the finest meats.
Picture this: a "Magic Mike"-style bonspiel—hot guys, cold ice, and a whole lot of sweaty . . . sweeping. Yes, definitely just sweeping.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
This event is limited to 20 TEAMS ONLY. Windy City Teams will be waitlisted in lieu of out-of-towners.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK:
Courtyard Chicago Oakbrook Terrace
6 Trans Am Plaza Drive, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
*** MUST BOOK BY 5/22/25 FOR DISCOUNTED RATE ***
RESERVATION LINK or Call 630-691-1500 - Group WCJWCJA
$119/night (King w/Sofa Bed), $139/night (Double Queen)
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We welcome all women to the event, including trans women who identify and live as women, as well as non-binary individuals.
Ain't no party like a Windy City Curling Summer Bonspiel! Our Annual Food Truck Open Bonspiel is back, bigger and better than ever before, and is just the shenanigans fueled curling throw-down you've been missing. Filled with food, booze, curling, backyard games and did someone say, Jello-shot Jenga? (Oh, you bet we did!). Sign-up and bring your sunblock, 'cause this Bonspiel is gonna be lit.
FORMAT: Open - Any mix of genders/order, 32 Teams, 3 Game Guarantee
COST: Early Registration ($400/team or $100/individual), After 5/15/25 ($440/$110)
REGISTER: As Team or Individual (If you're feeling adventurous, we'll pair you!)
FOOD & DRINK: Food Trucks, Snacks, Unlimited select alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages provided each day while supplies last. (Late Saturday Night White Castles - To soak up the Malort?)
WINDY CITY CURLING's SKILLS CAMP IS BACK!
Taught by Curling Professional and Coach Brian Chick & Champion Curler Jamie Sinclair, and more (TBA)!
DETAILS: Join us at Windy City Curling the weekend of September 5-7, 2025 for an instructional curling skills & drills camp designed to improve all aspects of your gameplay. Through on-ice and warm-room sessions, this camp will cover ways to improve your delivery, calling a better game as a skip, how to communicate more effectively as a team, ways to prepare for a competition, and more!
The camp runs Friday evening, Saturday morning and afternoon, and Sunday morning (until about noon-or-so). In short: it follows the timing of a typical weekend bonspiel.
CLASSES OFFERED: While some classes will be taught to the whole group in the warm room, others will get out onto the ice and break everyone up into groups based on experience.
"Newer” curlers (four years of experience or less) will be taught how to "breakthrough" into an intermediate level of skill by locking down the basics of the game, and forming healthy habits to make you a better player. (Sample topics include: honing your delivery, improving your sweeping, weight judgment, timing rocks, etc.).
Capable curlers (five years of experience or more) will go deeper into the mental and physical aspects of the game. (Sample Topics include: skills drills to practice, how to work as a team, improving your competiton mindset, etc.).
In addition, some sessions will offer “elective” classesso campers can pick a topic they'd like to learn more about. These may include: delivering on line and release,strategy, mental preparation, team dynamics, angles, and more! Food and snacks, educational materials, and plenty of social time with the coaches is included.
PRICING: $400 per person. Your $125 deposit secures your spot in the camp, and the remaining balance will be invoiced to you once registration closes.
League schedules, teams and results can all be found in the members section of the website once you LOGIN.
Windy City Curling
146 Roosevelt Rd.
Villa Park, IL 60181
P: (630) 426-9150 – Event Booking - Learn to Curl and Corporate Outings
P: (630) 791-0138 – Club Membership and Leagues
E: [email protected]
Windy City Curling is a 501(c)3 charitable organization committed to teaching, developing, promoting, and encouraging the spirit of curling; by developing youth and adult programs that lead to local, national, and international competitions. We host open leagues, Learn to Curls, and corporate team building events. Contact Us to learn more about our passion for curling and the benefits of joining Windy City Curling.