13th MAZURY CURLING FESTIVAL

13th MAZURY CURLING
FESTIVAL
Poland, Giżycko, Wilkasy, 24th August – 1st September 2024
MCF2024 invitation
We have a great pleasure to invite you to the 13th edition of one and only Mazury Curling Festival!
In the past twelve years there were between 100 and 200 camp participants every year having fun in Wilkasy and Gizycko, and in the tournament for 36 teams. The players of all Polish curling clubs had the opportunity to practice and compete with our guests from 17 countries from 3 continents (Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Hongkong, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine).
We had a pleasure to meet e.g. World and European Champions (Dorottya Palancsa from Hungary, Michelle Allen from Canada, Bjorn Schroder from Switzerland and Anders Kraupp from Sweden), top players, coaches, umpires and icemasters (Mark Callan, George Munro from Scotland).
We negotiate with best coaches and instructors, not only from Europe, and we will announce most names in our next letter. We hope to see new coaches as well as the most memorable characters from recent years.
This year the camp will start on Saturday the 24th of August. Trainings will start on Sunday, August the 25th, and end on Thursday, August the 29th in the afternoon. The 13th Mazury Curling Cup will be launched on Friday, August the 30th in the morning and it will close on Sunday, September the 1st in the evening. You can apply for just the camp, for the tournament, or both - but preference will be given to applications for both the camp and the tournament or tournament together. Teams made up of campers will be accepted into the tournament first, other teams will be put on a reserve list and wait to be accepted later.
We would like to kindly remind you that we are expecting your applications since the beginning of February till the list will be full. Our list of participants is limited to 144 only! For organizational reasons your application will be placed on the list only after prepayment (250 zlotych or 50 Euro).
1. ORGANIZERS & PATRONAGE
Academic Sport Center Wilkasy
Polish Curling Clubs Federation
The City of Giżycko & Municipal Sport Center Giżycko
13th MAZURY CURLING
FESTIVAL
Poland, Giżycko, Wilkasy, 24th August – 1st September 2024
2. LOCATION
Ice rink: Gizycko, Mazurskie Centrum Sportow Lodowych w Gizycku, Krolowej Jadwigi St. 7D
Accommodation and boarding: Academic Sport Center in Wilkasy, 5 Niegocinska St.
3. PROGRAM
20-24 August – ice preparation
24 August – come and try open sessions
24 August – coaches conference, arrival of participants
25-29 August – Curling camp for individuals and teams, referees clinic, lectures
30 August -1 September – 13th Mazury Curling Cup + Junior Grand Prix
The camp and tournaments 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 all events and offer a discount for them.
4. DETAILS – to be confirmed:
Coaches conference
24 August , 16:00 – 18:00, free access after earlier application
13th Mazury Curling Camp
Duration: 5 days. We offer 2 sessions of training on ice and one off the ice practice daily (at the premises of the Academic Sport Center in Wilkasy). Arrival on August the 24th (Saturday), departure on August the 29th (Thursday afternoon).
Participants will be divided into 3 different groups, and into classes for players and/or individual positions, as well as classes for teams. Individual and team consultation will be available. One can participate in selected training sessions or only in the tournament.
Additional information - this year we are planning to set up (probably at an extra cost) a "performance" group, for those interested only in improving pure athletic skills. The programme will include an obligatory morning warm-up, practice on a dedicated lane, gym, additional individual classes.
We provide transport to and from the ice rink, and integration events at the Rozbitek Tavern and BBQ. Each participant will receive festival t-shirt. 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 25 euro per hour
13th MAZURY CURLING
FESTIVAL
Poland, Giżycko, Wilkasy, 24th August – 1st September 2024
13th Mazury Curling Cup
Live results on curlingevent.pl
We guarantee 5 games for all teams. The competition will start on Friday the 30th (morning), the final on September the 1st (Sunday) at 4 PM. Up to 36 teams of any gender or age.
If a sufficient number of junior teams are entered, a junior tournament will be held in parallel as part of the Polish Junior Grand Prix.
Prices - all info in invitation, depends on the accomodation standard.
Extra persons (non-athletes) can be accommodated while festival with discounts. Details on request.
The prices include 3 meals a day during the camp and breakfasts + BBQ during the tournament. Prepayment 250 zloty or 50 euro while registration, PFKC account number: 13 1020 1156 0000 7902 0122 5424, title: „Mazury + your name”. We will send you the account number for transfers in Euro on request. If you need an invoice, let us know and send full details of organization on pfkc [at] pfkc.pl (pfkc[at]pfkc[dot]pl)
Info on the main payment will be sent directly to the registered participants later.
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
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