Action Item: Hold the jargon
Do your Try Curling or Open House sessions sound more like Curling Night in Canada, full of curling terms and jargon? If so, you are â unintentionally â pushing people away.Â
Action Item: Graceful exits
People who feel like they belong rarely leave a community. But with a strong relationship, if they do have to step away, you won't lose a supporter.
The Scrape 001 Âť The John Cullen Experience
The biggest podcast in Canada is about curling brooms. Nebraska is a curling hotspot. And the new look Grand Slam crew heads to Nashville.
Episode 1: This is Positive Ice
This intro episode gives a bit of the context behind the idea for the Positive Ice space.
Welcome to Positive Ice
In my years exploring dedicated ice for the Brooklyn Curling Center, I desperately wished for a resource that would shorten the distance from âWe should build a facilityâ to âWeâre building a facility.âÂ
Action Item: Summer is here. Pick up the phone
To minimize the opportunity for folks to walk away and to foster the cooperative effort that your club must possess to become successful, take the opportunity to ASK FOR HELP. Â
Action Item: Send a post-season survey
The end of the season is here, or near. This is NOT the time to kick back and chill, but rather it's a time when you can really build a club! This nudge is so simple it is ridiculous. We did this after about two years at Traverse
Action Item: Social media isn't for selling
If "I don't do social media" is your mantra, then do your club a favor and let someone who does social media take leadership.
Action Item: Make some "Hey" this weekend
If youâre hosting a watch party for the Brier â and you ought to be⌠even if itâs an emergency event â invite the âcurling curiousâ to join you.