I'm 100% serious.
2006-09-12 15:52:02 · 13 answers · asked by trackrules234 1 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Curling
hard work, determination, and most of all heart
2006-09-13 12:00:52 · answer #1 · answered by Report Abuse 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be best to move to a curling hot-bed where the club level play is very competitive so you can play at a high level every day of the week. That would be Bemidji in the US, Winnipeg, Lethbridge or Toronto area etc. in Canada. Some serious European curlers winter in Canada to get competition and play in the bigger money bonspiels. Basically, once you have a team together all you have to do is pay the entry fee (usually a few hundred dollars) and you can enter just about any bonspiel you like. They will gladly accept your entrance fee and wish you luck.
Winning is the the hard part. Most curlers consider themselves very lucky if they win enough over the winter to cover their expenses. A lucky few come out ahead, but most at least work at something else in the summer. Like the other answerers said, elite curlers typically have flexible "day" jobs, real estate agent, firefighter, farmer, golf pro, etc. There are a few people who have tried to make a living from curling, but that just makes for more pressure when you need to win to pay the bills.
2006-09-14 18:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you are from, curling clubs are far and few between. I come from Bemidji Minnesota and there we started off learning in school and then there were clubs you could join. A lot of the people that are professionals that I know have been doing it for years. But like the last guy said there is no professional circut Pete Fenson the Skip for the mens Olympic team owns the local Pizza place here in Bemidji. The all have regular jobs, it's just mostly a side thing.
2006-09-14 10:35:20 · answer #3 · answered by Briana S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to disappoint you but there is no real professional Curling circuit.A few of the bonspiels here in Canada have some prize money but nobody(not one person)makes a living from it.Most Curlers are Farmers Cops Salesmen and Golf Pros.If there were one place on earth where a living could be made it would be here but nobody ever has.
In away its a good thing its one sport where you can buy a ticket,go to the bar they set up and have a beer with the players,Including the national and word champion.
2006-09-13 22:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Brian M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find a local curling club. Join teams there. Compete with them. Try out for the teams on a more nationsl level. The curling club will probably have more info for you.
2006-09-14 11:51:36 · answer #5 · answered by K S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move to an area where it is possible to play in leagues for learning curling.
2006-09-12 18:22:01 · answer #6 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are college curling teams, (tean usa came mostly from a college team in Bemidji, MN) and there are community teams from some cities and so on.
2006-09-12 18:08:23 · answer #7 · answered by smartman_06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start in the local amateur curling league and work your way up.
2006-09-14 17:50:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hurling? Drink a lot of beer and then stick your fingers down your throat!
2006-09-15 09:19:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Become an expert at sweeping your kitchen floor, then try out for the team.
2006-09-12 15:55:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are probably city curling tournaments.
2006-09-12 16:00:02 · answer #11 · answered by confused1832 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋