COVID-19 Guidelines |
Brooklyn Lakeside Curling Club is committed to conducting a safe 2023-2024 season. The club has developed a set of guidelines for both gameplay on the ice, as well as setup, breakdown and broomstacking off the ice.
All curlers participating in the 2023-2024 season are REQUIRED to familiarize themselves with the BLCC Covid-19 Policy listed below and the Player Guidelines PDF linked below and to follow these guidelines while at the rink. NOTE in particular that all BLCC curlers MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED. Failure to adhere to these guidelines jeopardizes our fellow curlers' safety and our ability to continue curling at the Lakeside facility. These guidelines may change over time and any modifications will be updated here and also communicated directly to the BLCC community via email.
All curlers participating in the 2023-2024 season are REQUIRED to familiarize themselves with the BLCC Covid-19 Policy listed below and the Player Guidelines PDF linked below and to follow these guidelines while at the rink. NOTE in particular that all BLCC curlers MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED. Failure to adhere to these guidelines jeopardizes our fellow curlers' safety and our ability to continue curling at the Lakeside facility. These guidelines may change over time and any modifications will be updated here and also communicated directly to the BLCC community via email.
Download the BLCC COVID-19 Player Guidelines as a PDF

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BLCC Covid-19 Policy - 2023/2024
General Requirements for All Who Agree to Curl:
- All players agree to abide by all rules or requirements put in place by the BLCC or Lakeside, as set forth in this document. These rules may be modified at discretion of the BLCC Board as required by changes in the Covid safety requirements of Lakeside, the City of New York, or any other rules or guidance impacting our ability to curl. Any new rules will be presented to each player participating in the league.
- Only fully vaccinated individuals, as defined by the CDC and FDA's emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 Vaccines, may curl at/with BLCC.
- Before starting the league or attending a Try Curling event, each player must complete a Declaration of Compliance for BLCC affirming that they are fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination (CDC Covid-19 Vaccination Card Record or the Excelsior Pass) at the time the Declaration of Compliance is executed, which will be countersigned by a designated member of the BLCC Board.
- As of 10/15/2022, being fully vaccinated means 2 weeks after your second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson's Janseen vaccine.
- A Covid/Liability waiver for both Lakeside and BLCC will need to be signed by all members.
- Masks are optional.
- Members must stay home if feeling at all unwell.
- A member who tests positive must immediately inform the league if they have attended a league night within the past 5 days. All contact tracing requests will go through [email protected].
- A member who tests positive is required to stay away from the venue and club activities for at least five (5) days as per the CDC guidelines. There will be no refunds for events not attended due to a positive test.
- League nights will be limited to 5 sheets, 4-person teams, 40 persons total per league session but attendance may be reduced if BLCC is required by Lakeside or any other governmental requirements to do so. If anything fewer than 3 sheets, the Board will meet to discuss the economic feasibility.
- BLCC, at the board’s discretion, may stop the season at any time: due to outbreak (in-club, in-Lakeside, local or state); if new guidelines from the venue or any level of government dictate that we must stop.
- BLCC League Coordinators (Wednesday Coordinator and Sunday Coordinators and any other nights’ coordinators) will be responsible for compliance, but members are encouraged to self-govern in person and report concerns to club officials.
Setup/Cleanup Guidelines (we are asking for an additional 15 minutes for setup)
- Before each league session, BLCC League Coordinators will take the lead on ensuring stone setup, hack setup, scoreboard setup, and pebbling are completed safely and timely.
- Be cognizant of everyone’s personal space while on the ice, in the storeroom, & in the hallway at all times.
- Cleaning of all equipment (pebble cans, brooms, hacks, scoreboards, stones) will be as needed/requested.
- We will do a regular setup with all sheets playing in the same direction.
- BLCC League Coordinators will ensure the teardown of equipment in a safe manner.
Arrival Guidelines
- All shall arrive dressed for game play but for shoes.
- Persons shall time their arrival for no more than 20 minutes before the scheduled start time, unless requested to come early for setup.
- All players must initial the sign-in sheet before playing each night so we can use this information for contact trace purposes, if needed
Game Play Guidelines
- Masks are optional.
- All regular sweeping and gameplay rules are in effect.
Postgame Guidelines
- Postgame socializing (aka broomstacking) will continue to take place mostly outdoors with masks optional.