Our New Member's Guide will get you up to speed on everything you need to know when you join!
If you’ve read through the information on the site and are ready to join the Granite Curling Club, there’s some information below regarding membership levels you should familiarize yourself with.
If you haven’t yet decided, here are a few more reasons to help your decision making process…
The benefits of membership are numerous. Some of the key things being:
- Curling is good physical exercise. Try sweeping for 2 hours straight. Good cardio and upper body work.
- Challenge yourself with mastering a new skill. After all, curling is referred to as chess on ice.
- There are many opportunities for competition and travel in the U.S. and abroad for bonspiels.
- It offers social activities throughout the year. Well, as long as there’s ice to play on.
- The GCC is a great place to meet new friends and keep in touch with old acquaintances.
- It has a private bar where you can relax and entertain friends. Plus the prices are very reasonable.
- It gives opportunities to participate in team efforts both on and off the ice.
- It offers the chance to represent the club and state of Washington at national, world, and Olympic Championships.
These are the membership categories:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| General | Full use of the club facilities, entitled to vote on club matters, and unlimited curling privileges. There is a novice discount for 1st and 2nd year curlers and for those under 21 as of July 1st. |
| Junior | Must be less than 18 years of age as of July 1st. Junior members have all the privileges of General members except for the use of the bar and voting on club matters. |
| Social | Social members have all the privileges of a General member except actually curling. |
| Life | The GCC Board selects members for this category from long-time members with a history of service to the club. Life members have all the privileges of General members. |
Memberships cover one season at the club, usually from August to the following June. Their cost depends on the membership category. During each season the club hosts a variety of events including bonspiels, training, leagues, and social events. The leagues meet weekly during different parts of the season. Most leagues run in the fall and winter, from September through early April, or during our spring season from mid-April through June. Some leagues are scheduled just for the fall (September - December) or for the winter (January - April) periods.
Current Leagues
See Leagues for descriptions of all leagues and associated fees for membership and leagues.
Registration and Waiver Forms
You will need a GCC account (on this website) to register when registration is open.
To participate in GCC activities, you must agree to the GCC Code of Conduct and sign the GCC Participant Agreement Form. When you register for membership and leagues, you will be asked to agree to these documents as well as other club policies.
If you've never been a member, please apply for an account.
If you have been a member since 2012, you already have an account. If you've never used your account, your user name is "first last" - go to request password and enter either your user name or email to get an email to set your password. If you can't find your account, please contact registrationsupport@curlingseattle.org. Please do not create a second account. Multiple accounts confuse us.