Jennifer Conrad, junior program director for the club, says as they tried to increase membership, they spoke to the south shore chapter of Autism Nova Scotia.
The groups will co-host “learn to curl” sessions for youth with autism in hopes that some may become regular members.
The learn to curl sessions will be tweaked a little.
“They’re more kinesthetic learners so more visual and hands on so instead of doing a lot of verbal, we’re going to do a lot more signs for them.”
She thinks it’s a good fit and that curling is a very accessible sport for everyone.
She says sport can be played standing up, game times can be extended, and visual aids can be used if needed.
“If it takes them two hours to play a four end game, then that’s what we’ll do,” says Conrad. “That’s the nice thing about curling is you can change it to fit whoever’s playing that sport.”
She says they already have junior members on the autism spectrum and they’re hoping to recruit more.
Classes are free and deadline for expressing interest is January 22.
Email Liverpoolcurling@gmail.com for more information.
