The update to Curling Alberta’s rules aligns with Curling Canada’s decision to implement the No-Tick Shot rule at all national events and the World Curling Federation’s decision to do the same for international events starting immediately.
The No-Tick Shot rule now being used for all Curling Alberta and Curling Canada events, excluding Wheelchair and Mixed Doubles competitions, is as follows:
If, prior to the delivery of the sixth stone of an end, a delivered stone causes either directly or indirectly, an opposition stone in the Free Guard Zone (FGZ) which is touching the centre line to be moved to an off-centre line position or to a position outside the FGZ, the non-offending team has the option to:
(i) Remove the delivered stone from play, and replace all stones that were displaced to their positions prior to the violation taking place; or
(ii) Leave all stones where they came to rest.
If the stone is moved from the centre line to an out-of-play position, then the FGZ rule applies.
