Mazury Curling Festival - camp&tournaments

MCF invitation no 1

We have a great pleasure to invite you to the fifth (already!) Mazury Curling Festival.
In the past years there were over 100 participants every year having fun in Wilkasy and Gizycko, and in the tournament of the last edition there were 36 teams playing. The players of all Polish curling clubs had the opportunity to practice and compete with our guests from 3 continents. We had a pleasure to meet e.g. World Champions (Michelle Allen from Canada, Bjorn Schroder from Switzerland), medalists of European Championships (Jiri Snitil from Czech Republic), top players, coaches and icemasters (Mark Callan from Scotland).

Like most of the curling family we watch carefully what is going on in the Big World of Curling in Canada. Therefore the leitmotif of this camp can only be one: sweeping! We do realize that plenty of things can happen during this remaining 6 months, but we can already guarantee that this year in Giżycko you will find out all you have to know about the brush. We negotiate with the best coaches, and we will announce their names in our next letter.

In order to boost the youngest curlers’ development, we have managed to set the dates of this year’s camp a week ahead of the usual date. The camp will start on Saturday, August the 27th. Trainings will start on Sunday, August the 28th, and end on Thursday, September the 1st in the evening. The Mazury Curling Cup will be launched on Friday, September the 2nd in the morning, and it will close on Sunday, September the 4th in the evening.

We would like to kindly remind you that we are expecting your applications till the 1st of July. Our list of participants is limited to 96 only!

1. ORGANIZERS & PATRONAGE
Academic Sport Association of Poland & Academic Sport Center Wilkasy
Polish Curling Clubs Federation
Curling Section of Polish Sport Organization Lodz
Kays of Scotland
British Curling Supplies
The City of Giżycko & Municipal Sport Center Giżycko
Ministry of Sport and Tourism

2. DATE AND LOCATION
Date: 27 August -5 September 2016
Ice rink: Gizycko, Mazurskie Centrum Sportow Lodowych w Gizycku, Krolowej Jadwigi St. 7D
Accommodation and boarding: Academic Sport Center in Wilkasy

3. PROGRAM
27 August – Coaches conference, arrival of participants
27 August – 1 September – Curling camp for individuals and teams
2-4 September – 5th Mazury Curling Cup
4-5 September – Polish Academic Championships

The Camp and Mazury Curling Cup is for everyone regardless of gender, level of experience or age. It is possible to take part only in the camp or the tournament, however, we highly recommend participating in both events and offer a discount for them.

4. DETAILS:

Coaches conference
27 August , 17:00 – 19:00, free access after earlier application

5th Mazury Curling Camp
Duration: 5 days. We offer 4hrs of training on ice and 2hrs off the ice daily (at the premises of the Academic Sport Center in Wilkasy). Arrival on August the 27th (Saturday), departure on September the 1st (Thursday night).
Groups will be divided into 2/3 different levels, and into classes for players and/or individual positions, as well as classes for teams. Individual and team consultation will be available. Training, coaching and the tournament are available to all adult curlers regardless of their level, age, gender or team. One can participate in selected training sessions or only in the tournament.
Classes will be held by:
- to be confirmed
- extra practices for deaf and wheelchair curlers – to be confirmed

We provide transport to and from the ice rink, and integration events at the Rozbitek Tavern and fireplace. Each participant will receive souvenirs. Moreover, each participant is provided with discounts for sports facilities, SPA, cryogenic chamber and many more.

We offer the opportunity to arrive earlier, stay longer, or enjoy the event with an accompanying person. Please contact me for more details. You can also rent a curling sheet after training session for 12 euro per hour

5th Mazury Curling Cup

We guarantee 5 games. The competition will start on September the 2nd (Friday morning), the final on September the 4th (Sunday) at 4 p.m. Up to 36 teams of any gender or age. Foreign teams will have priority to submit applications forms.

COSTS in Euro per 1 person Participation fee without meals and accommodation Meals and accommodation at the hotel Meals and accommodation at minihotel Meals and accommodation at pavilion Meals and accommodation at cabin
camp 99 249 199 189 169
tournament 25 89 59 59 49
Both (discount) 99 249 249 229 189
The prices include 3 meals a day during the camp and breakfasts + BBQ (2nd or 3rd September) during the tournament.

Polish University Curling Championships 2016
4th-5th September.
For all students, foreign university teams are welcome.
First game on Sunday 18:00, then 3-4 games on Monday. Application till the end of July at lukasz.janczar [at] wp.pl (lukasz[dot]janczar[at]wp[dot]pl), +48 507 024 745
The schedule will be announced after closing the list.
Foreign university teams can take part in the Championship.

Payment info:
50% of amount must pe paid till 15th July.
SWIFT BPH SA o/Giżycko, ul. Unii Europejskiej 20,11-500 Giżycko, BPHKPLPK, IBAN PL 95 1060 0076 0000 3210 0016 8517
Title: „curling + your name”
If you need an invoice, let me know and send full details of organization on marketing [at] azs-wilkasy.pl (marketing[at]azs-wilkasy[dot]pl)

INFO, registration: Łukasz Janczar, lukasz.janczar [at] wp.pl (lukasz[dot]janczar[at]wp[dot]pl), +48 507 024 745
More info concerning the Academic Sport Centre Wilkasy: www.azs-wilkasy.pl