Curling: Steps to Success (STS (Steps to Success Activity) Paperback – September 12, 2016

Sean's approach to teaching curling is systematic and easily digestible. If you are new to the sport and are getting into it, or you are a new coach and have no idea where to start, this is a perfect companion to your new curling shoes and broom.Sure, some of the pictures may not be 300 Trillion Megapixels, but the content is extremely valuable and easy to duplicate.Do you want to work on your release? Your alignment? Weight control? Balance? What about strategy?This book covers enough of each of the above that you could be dangerous in your club league and maybe even rookie of the year if you apply the principles and work on the drills that are explained in this book.Now, this book doesn't give you everything, but it is invaluable. As a coach, I am ordering 2 more of these books to the 2 that I have already ordered and used extensively.Sean is good at what he does and teaching curling has to be one of his passions because he is great at it.My favorite part about the book is the strategy section. While teaching junior curlers, the short chapters are easy to comprehend and provide a great framework to build on. What is your goal? Are you playing aggressively, defensively, or do you have a balanced approach? How is the other team playing?The pictures included for strategy and the examples or exercises are great to get the mind thinking. If you want to know when and why to call a shot, this book is pretty good and moving you in the right direction.If you want to align a team to work together, I have yet to find anything that makes it easier to get an entire team on the same page.Note: This book is not a high level strategy book, but it is a book that gets either you or the folks that you are teaching to ask the right questions and make a confident decision on which shots to call and why. As a coach and instructor, this covers 99% or more of the strategy needs that most people will come in contact with.I highly recommend having this in your library.