Is it legit to think that with two years to train that any four people could medal in Curling.?

Question

I'm not saying gold, but maybe bronze and possibly silver.
These four people have athletic ability.
I won't insult Curling by saying it's possible to do without coaching. So there has to be a qualified coach.

Answer 1

i cant believe this is considered a sport.

Answer 2

Depending on what country you live in, it may be easier to get to the worlds in two years with a coach. only because some countries havn't developed their game yet. However I'm not saying it's impossible(because anything can happen) but it's unlikley that you would ever finish in the medals, at a world or olympic event in 2 years. There are too many excellent curling teams that have put years and years into their games, and have curled against the best too many times. And the best countries in the world, like Canada, Germany, Norway, England, and now the USA, have built up their curling programs. it would take several years of curling with the best and a top coach, to even make it to nationals.
However I don't want to discourage you from trying the game, because there are many levels of competitive curling that many curlers enjoy, starting with your curling club, and bonspiels, and such.So I would say that if you had four athletic people, and you added a really good coach, and you played in all the major cashspiels, and went in your zone(state)playdowns, MAYBE it's possible to reach medal status in about 10-15 years.
Good Luck in your Quest.

Answer 3

Aside from the technical aspects of actually sliding rocks down the ice, it takes a long time to aquire strategic depth and ice-reading ability. A coach can help with strategy, but there is no substitute for experience when it comes to reading a sheet a of ice. Hence you just don't see too many skips or mates under 30 years of age or so at the very top level of the game. It usually takes 10 or 15 years of experience to become a really good curler.

The ice conditions in a crowded arena can change much more quickly than in club play and of course there is a lot of pressure in the Olympics. That means the curlers who have a lot of experience in national, major cashspiel and world level play have a big edge in the Olympics, even if they wouldn't necessarily win their own club playdowns. But don't let that discourage you from curling, it's a lot of fun even just at the club level.

Answer 4

Anything might be possible but not probable. Curling appears to be one of those games that requires a lot of experience. But...if some really talented athletes gave it two full years 8 - 10 hours a day....who knows.

Of course there's all that beer.

Answer 5

dude, you have clearly never curled. it takes some people a couple of years to learn how to stay upright in their delivery without dragging their back knee or toppling over.

in all honesty, your proposal would be next to impossible. i know that many people think that it looks really easy.... a couple hours on the ice would change their minds.

i have played a number of sports quite competitively over the years and i took to baseball, volleyball, basketball and squash a lot quicker than i did to curling.... maybe it was the ice factor but seriously, it takes a tremendous amount of practice and skill to execute physically and many, many years to learn the strategy.

Answer 6

Maybe, I wonder, good question, I'd like to try myself...not to medal but just play it.

My guess though would be no, maybe theres more to it than you think??? Maybe not.

Answer 7

well i think you should get a coach to tell you what you are doing wrong so that next time you can improve yourself.

Answer 8

According to Olympic rules, yeah. I mean, didn't they have ballroom dancing a while back in the Olympics?

Answer 9

I say "why not gold? The answer is Yes.

Answer 10

Two years to lean how to f***ing SWEEP?
This, like Elvis and NASCAR, I just don't get.....