Five Year and Under Bonspiel

These popular bonspiels began in the GNCC.  The first Women's Challenge event was held at Norfolk, CT in 1991 and was an official GNCC event.  In 1993 the USWCA adopted the plan for a Women's Challenge to be held in each region/area of the United States.  This event has become so popular that the USWCA now sponsors an Open Five Year and Under Bonspiel along with the Five Year and Under Women's Challenge.   

There are traveling award plaques for the winning rinks in each event.  Special pins are presented to winners and runners-up in four events.  Participants must have five years or less curling experience.  The goal of these events is to give newer curlers a chance to participate in bonspiels, meet other new curlers and play positions they normally wouldn't play.  It is felt that the curlers will feel less concern about attending regular bonspiels after they have played against others with the same experience. 

All Curlers with five or less years experience are eligible to participate.  membership in the USWCA is not necessary, but in order to host one of the  events, the host club must be a member.  The Women's Challenge is made up of women's teams, but the new Open Event may have teams made up of any bomtination.  Team members do not have to all belong to the same curling club.                

An Eligibility Form must accompany the Event Entry.  The Eligibility Form must be signed by a Curling Club Officer, and verifies that each team member meets the criteria for under five years of curling.   

Download Eligibility Form (149KB PDF)

Download Five Year & Under Bonspiel Guidelines (8KB PDF)

 Download Central Region Report 2004-2005 Report (PDF 18K)

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Any club interested in hosting one of these events should let their USWCA representative know or get in touch with the Five Year and Under Chair, Jeannie Borland.  (Menu:About USWCA/ Committees/ Bonspiel Committees/Five & Under).