OWG – Wheelchair

Date: 

March 4-6th, 2022 (Pending Confirmation from Host Committee)

Location: 

RA Centre, Ottawa (Pending Confirmation from Host Committee)  *this will be an “off-site” event as there are no accessible curling facilities in Renfrew County.

Qualification:

  • First and Second Place teams at each of the CurlON or NOCA 2022 Wheelchair Provincials will qualify for the 2022 Ontario Winter Games.  If a Member Association does not have two teams at their provincial any additional spot will be allocated to the other Member Association.

Age Eligibility:

Wheelchair – no age restriction

Coach Certification Standards:

All coaches will need to complete Ontario Curling Council’s Safe Sport for Competition Program.

Only coaches with the standards outlined below will be granted on-ice access (practice/breaks/timeouts) during competitions.

Wheelchair:  Certified Competition Coach

Team Composition:

Only athletes who are members of a CurlON or NOCA Affiliated curling club are eligible to enter the competition.  Team members do not have to be members of the same curling club.  

Fifth Players/Alternates are NOT permitted at any level of the event.  This is due to athlete quota at the Ontario Winter Games itself.