{"id":5734,"date":"2015-12-11T15:55:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T14:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/12\/11\/video-youngeur-leert-curlen-op-de-schaatsbaan\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:19","slug":"video-youngeur-leert-curlen-op-de-schaatsbaan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/12\/11\/video-youngeur-leert-curlen-op-de-schaatsbaan\/","title":{"rendered":"Young@EUR learns curling at skating rink"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, Young@EUR organised a curling workshop for the university\u2019s junior employees. For an hour, the group received instruction in the basic techniques of curling at a skating rink.<\/p>\n

For the first few minutes out on the ice, everyone was a bit wobbly, but most participants got the hang of it quite quickly. The workshop began with participants practising the push-off, i.e. pushing away a curling stone. Initially, they practised pushing off two stones at once, so as to maintain a better balance.<\/p>\n

Balance is key<\/h3>

According to the instructor, who is an ice hockey player himself, curling is all about finding the right balance while pushing off. \u201cAs long as you\u2019re moving straight ahead, you will be able to properly steer the stone, so it\u2019s crucial that you find the right balance.\u201d After the participants had spent some time practising their push-off techniques, it was time for a game. Various teams took each other on, with two teams tying for first place in the end.<\/p>\n\n\t

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