ABOUT NATIONALS
NOMINATIONS CLOSED
Men • Women • Mixed (Fours) • Mixed Doubles • Open Doubles • Junior Men • Junior Women
The National Competitions Committee for the Australian Curling Federation (ACF) is seeking team nominations for Men, Women, Mixed (Fours), Mixed Doubles, Open Doubles, Junior Men, and Junior Women events being held in Naseby, NZ commencing on Monday 13 May 2024 and finishing on Sunday 26 May 2024. It is anticipated that Men, Women and Mixed (4) will run the first week of that timeframe.
The final dates and competition duration will be determined by the number of teams entered and will be released to the nominated representative of successful teams by 1 March 2024 as well as posted on this website. It is recommended that teams do not make travel arrangements until this release is received.
The National Head Coach, Perry Marshall, will organise and plan Nationals in collaboration with the Nationals Committee. A competition draw schedule for each discipline will be released to the nominated team representative at the beginning of April 2024. The draw for each discipline will be dependent on the number of teams nominating.
The nomination process and competition outcomes will follow the ACF Eligibility and Selection document Version 2.0 and all players and coaches must be current paid members of a State Association (by competition in May) to compete. A copy of the Eligibility and Selection document may be found here or under the Policies and Documents section of the Resources tab at the top of this page.
HIGH PERFORMANCE CAMP
The ACF will conduct a 2.5 day high-performance Camp anticipated to be held 24 – 26 May (subject to scheduling) led by the National Team Coach and focused on the Mixed Doubles discipline to align with World Curling level opportunities in the next two to three years. These events include but are not limited to the 2025 & 2026 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships, 2026 Olympic Winter Games, 2025 & 2026 World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championships (event plans in development) and the 2025 & 2027 FISU World University Games. Application is open to both athletes and coaches. Apply here. Application forms due 2359 hours 24 February 2024 (AEDT).
COMPETITION RULES
The competition will follow the current World Curling (WC) Rules for Curling July 2023 (or most current) unless otherwise stated in the ACF Team Meeting Document or confirmed at the Team Meeting prior to the start of competition. The WC rules can be found here.
Open Doubles: This event is open to any 2-person combination. It does not require 1 female and 1 male player and will follow the Mixed Doubles game rules.
It is expected that teams will have an upper garment that is matching and distinct for the team in which they are playing. Matching upper garments builds the profile of each team and helps the officials and spectators identify players on each team. In order to ensure teams have unique team garments it will be required that teams submit uniform photos to the Chief Umpire two weeks prior to the start of the competition.
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION
Upon completion of the Nationals competition, and provided the teams meet the ACF selection criteria and the World Curling (WC) criteria:
- The winning team in the Mixed Fours will represent Australia at the World Mixed Curling Championships (WMxCC) tentatively scheduled 12-19 Oct 2024 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
- The winning teams in the Men’s and Women’s will represent Australia at the Pan-Continental Curling Championships (PCCC) tentatively scheduled for 27 October – 2 November 2024 in Lacombe, Alberta Canada. The Men will play in the PCCC-A and the Women will play in the PCCC-B.
- The winning Junior teams will represent Australia at the World Junior B Curling Championships (WJBCC) tentatively scheduled for 8-19 Dec 2024 in Lohja, Finland with the Junior Men expected to start the event first and Junior Women to start after the Junior Men’s event finishes.
- The winning Mixed Doubles team will represent Australia at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships (WMDCC) (Location and dates unconfirmed).
- Note: there is no international representation for Open Doubles.
NOMINATION INFORMATION
Interested teams are required to register their nomination by 2359 hrs AEDT 24 February 2024 and a $500 deposit is required to be paid with each team nomination.
As part of our effort to streamline the nomination process, teams will now complete the form online. See the checklist above for the information required before nominating. Under 18 years old players must have a consent form completed and emailed to: auscurling.nationals@gmail.com. Consent form can be found HERE.
Once the nomination due date closes the following will apply to nominating teams:
- If there is only a single team nominating for a discipline, the team will have their deposit reimbursed less $100 to cover the cost of Australian representative team merchandise (excluding Juniors).
- If there is more than one team nominating for a discipline but less than four teams in total for that discipline, the teams will be required to deposit a further $500 (for a total of $1000) per team to secure their nomination. The requirement for this second deposit will be included in the 5 April competition schedule release and payment required by 12 April. Teams that do not show up to the competition to compete in earnest will forfeit their entire deposit of $1000. After the competition is finished, teams will be reimbursed for the excess deposit amount (if any) once costs have been finalised.
A confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of both the nomination form and the $500 deposit. Deposits are to be sent to the following:
Bank Details:
- Account Name: The Australian Curling Federation Inc.
- BSB/Account Number: 034292 / 361160
- Bank: Westpac Banking Corporation
- Mention “Team Name” in description field
Rink Info in NZ: http://www.curling.co.nz/
eLEARNING INFORMATION
It is mandatory for all nominating teams, coaches and support personnel to complete the required courses PRIOR nominating. Instructions for completing eLearning courses can be found here. Pages 5-7 in the Education Plan detail which courses are required or recommended.
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