With Piper
Junior Curling
Start with local junior programs, friends, practice, and bonspiels—then see where U18 and competitive junior curling can lead.
Explore Junior CurlingWelcome to the club
Curling Is Easier Than It Looks.
HouseCall makes curling easy to understand with simple guides, rules, videos, and stories from inside the curling club.
Your first game
Watching Curling for the First Time?
Start with the basics, or jump straight to the part that has you wondering what just happened.
Start With These
Fresh from the HouseCall club
New videos, helpful rules, and stories to make your next visit a little more fun.
New video · Sweep
Sweep Learns About Broomstacking
Why curlers sit down together after the last rock—and how the club tradition works.
Watch on Curling Life → New guide · GraniteCurling Is for Everyone
Stick curling, wheelchair curling, Little Rocks, and many welcoming ways to get on the ice.
Explore ways to curl → Rule refresherThe Five-Rock Rule, Simply Explained
Why early guards receive temporary protection—and when they can finally be removed.
Learn the rule →More ways into the game
There’s a place for you in curling
Meet the junior game with Piper, or let Granite show you the many ways people get on the ice.
With Granite
Ways to Curl
Discover stick curling, wheelchair curling, Little Rocks, and other welcoming ways to enjoy the game at every age.
Explore Ways to CurlNew to curling? Start here
Learn the game in the order it makes sense
No rule book required. Follow one friendly path from the basic goal to your first night at a club.
Begin the Start Here path
1
What Is Curling?
The full beginner guide: the goal, the ice, the stones, the culture, and why everyone is yelling.
Read the complete guide → 2How Scoring Works
Only one team scores in each end. Here is how to see who and how many.
See scoring → 3Curling Positions
Meet the lead, second, third, and skip—and what each player does.
Meet the team → 4Basic Rules
Guards, hog lines, burned stones, sweeping, measuring, and hammer.
Understand the rules → 5Curling Etiquette
What to do before, during, and after a game—and why it matters.
Be a good curler → 6Curling Terms
House, button, end, draw, guard, takeout, hammer, and more.
Learn the language →Your next step
You Tried Curling. Now Keep Going. 🥌
You don’t need to be good yet. You just need to come back.
🥌 Play Again
Find your next time on the ice
How to find another clinic, practice session, or beginner league.
Find somewhere to play → 👥 Join a LeagueBeginners belong on league night
What league night is really like and why beginners belong there.
See what to expect → 🧹 Get ComfortableLearn what you need—without the giant shopping list
Basic equipment, etiquette, positions, and skills. No giant shopping list required.
Build your confidence → 🎉 Try a BonspielYour first curling tournament can be friendly
What a beginner-friendly bonspiel is and why you don’t have to be an expert to enter one.
Meet the bonspiel →Meet the HouseCall team
Your guides to curling
They know the game. More importantly, they remember what it feels like not to know the game.
Granite
The wise teacher
An experienced curling stone who explains the game calmly and simply.
Sweep
The eager question-asker
An enthusiastic curling broom who asks what beginners are often thinking.
Piper
Learning in public
A 15-year-old junior curler exploring skill, confidence, teamwork, and the Spirit of Curling.
Curling rules
The rule that protects guards
During the first five stones of an end, an opponent cannot remove certain stones sitting in front of the house. That is the five-rock rule, also called the free guard zone.
See the simple version
Curling culture
More than rocks and rings
Curlers shake hands before and after games, care for the ice, compliment good shots, and usually sit together afterward. Bonspiels, broomstacking, volunteers, and club friendships are part of the game too.
Step inside club life“A true curler would rather lose than win unfairly.”
— The Spirit of Curling
Find a curling club
Looking for somewhere to play?
HouseCall can help you find a club in the United States, connect with official curling resources in Canada, or find your national curling association through World Curling.
255U.S. active/community clubs
48U.S. states represented
What to look for
Many clubs offer learn-to-curl sessions, open houses, beginner leagues, equipment, and instructors. You do not need your own team or your own broom to begin.
Find curling near youWatch curling
Know what is on—and what you are seeing
Find television, streaming, YouTube, championship, junior, and Grand Slam coverage in one beginner-friendly place.
How to watch
Where curling appears
Broadcast networks, streaming services, and team YouTube channels all carry games.
Start with the viewing guide → Before you watchRead the scoreboard
See the score, the current end, which team has hammer, and how many stones remain.
Learn it in three minutes → Searchable calendarUpcoming events
Search known championships, Slams, and leagues by date, place, region, or format.
Open the curling calendar →The ice is waiting.
Learn the basics, find a nearby club, and try the roaring game.