Pickle ball and Curling Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Backboard

A

Bourd or bumper at the end of each sheet of ice

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Back ring

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Portion of the 8-foot and 12-foot rings behind the tee-line

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Biter

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A rock partially inside the outer edge of the 12 foot ring

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4
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Blank End

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An end that is scoreless, with no rocks in the house at the completion of the end

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Blanking an End

A

A deliberated attempt by a skip with last rock advantage to create a blank end to retain last rock advantage in the next end

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6
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Bonspiel:

A

A curling competition comprised of a number of individual events.

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7
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Bumper:

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Is the backstop (foam or rubber composition), which rests against the backboards to protect them from impact of rocks.

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Burned Rock:

A

A delivered rock touched by a team member or his equipment while the rock is in motion.

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Bury a Stone:

A

A rock placed behind a guard or guards so that it cannot be hit directly.

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10
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Button:

A

The area within the central ring.

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11
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Chip:

A

A shot that hits another rock on the side.

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Chip and Roll:

A

To hit an opposing rock and roll to a new position in the house:

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13
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Coming Home:

A

The final end of regulation play of a match.

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14
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Counter:

A

Any rock which touches any portion of the house.

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15
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Double:

A

Removal of two rocks from the playing area with one shot.

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16
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Draw Weight:

A

Sufficient momentum to enable a rock delivered to reach the house.

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17
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End:

A

That portion of a game when sixteen rocks have been played. A game consists of a specified number (10) of ends.

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18
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Fall:

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A portion of the ice surface, which is not level and thus, causes a moving rock to deviate from its path.

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Front Ring:

A

The portion of eight-foot and twelve-foot rings in front of the tee line.

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20
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Freeze:

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A rock with sufficient momentum to come to the face of another rock in the house, without moving it.

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21
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Giving Ice:

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The placing of the broom for a target to aim at, in regard to the amount of draw expected.

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Guard:

A

Any rock that blocks the path of another rock.

23
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Hack Weight:

A

Sufficient momentum to move a rock from hack to hack.

24
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Heavy:

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A rock delivered with more than the desired weight.

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Heavy Ice:
Dull ice, thus requires more effort to deliver a rock.
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House:
The area within the twelve foot circle.
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Ice:
The distance between the skip's broom and the rock or target area, determined by the amount of "draw" anticipated.
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In-turn:
A clockwise rotation imparted to the rock as it is released in the delivery (right-handed curler).
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Keen-ice:
Fast ice.
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Keen-ice:
Fast ice.
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Last Rock:
The last rock to be delivered in an end.
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Lead:
The first player on the team. They deliver the first two rocks of each end.
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Light:
A rock that is delivered with less than the desired weight.
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Narrow:
A rock delivered inside the imaginary line to the skip's broom.
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Off the Broom:
A rock delivered of the imaginary line to the skip's broom.
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On the Broom:
A rock delivered on the imaginary line to the skip's broom.
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Out-turn:
A counterclockwise rotation imparted to the rock as it is released in the delivery (right-handed curler).
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Out-turn:
A counterclockwise rotation imparted to the rock as it is released in the delivery (right-handed curler).
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Pebble:
The rough playing surface caused by sprinkling water on the ice.
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Playdown:
Series of competitions to declare champions.
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Port:
An opening between two rocks wide enough to allow another rock to pass through.
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Raise:
When one rock is bumped ahead with another.
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Roll:
The movement of the hitting rock after hitting a stationary rock in play.
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Second:
The second player on the team. They deliver the second pair of rocks.
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Skip:
The last member of the curling team, who generally delivers the last pair of rocks and also directs the strategy of the match.
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Skip:
The last member of the curling team, who generally delivers the last pair of rocks and also directs the strategy of the match.
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Take-out:
A removal of a rock from the playing area by hitting it with another rock delivered with sufficient momentum to do so.
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Tee Line:
Line passing through the center of the circles at right angles to the centerline.
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Third:
The vice-skip. The player who delivers the third pair of rocks.
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Wide:
A rock delivered outside the imaginary line to the skip's broom.