In October 2022, the membership of USA Curling ratified the board of directors' vote to remove the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC) as a regional association. Some clubs opted to leave USA Curling while retaining membership in the GNCC. Some clubs will remain members of both USA Curling and the GNCC.
In August 2024, the GNCC rejoined USA Curling as a regional association, and many clubs returned to USA Curling as well.
Terms
Term
Explanation
Regional Association
All United States Curling Association (USCA) clubs are organized into regional associations consisting of the clubs from one or more states. These associations serve as intermediaries between the clubs and the USCA.
Type (Club Type)
This identifies how organized the club is and whether or not it has a place to play. Types are:
Arena: These clubs have their own equipment including rocks (either owned by the club or leased) and play at a facility where other ice sports are played on the same ice surface. An example would be a club that rents ice time at a hockey rink.
Dedicated: A club that owns/leases its own facility with ice that is only used for curling. The buildings usually include a clubhouse with kitchen, locker rooms, etc.
Paper: An active club of the USCA that at present has no place to play. An arena club that loses its lease at its ice rink becomes a paper club until it finds new ice. A newly formed club that has not yet found a facility is also considered a paper club.
Inactive: A club that has gone dormant but still retains USCA membership through a few people who hope to restart the club at a later time.
Forming: A brand-new club that has not yet gained membership in the USCA. These groups are typically people trying to gather enough interested parties to form a new club. They often communicate through a social networking site such as Facebook or they have their own web sites.
Sheets
This indicate how many games can be played simultaneously, usually dictated by how much ice is in the facility and how many 16-rock sets of stones the club possesses.
National. Some clubs retained at-large membership while the GNCC was not the East Coast's regional association from October 2022 to August 2024, but clubs that are GNCC members are listed here as GNCC rather than at-large.
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