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Levels of Team Development
Overview Championship teams develop in different ways. Below is one example of different championship team levels based on the desire and commitment of the players and coach.
Level I This team:
- must have living, breathing human beings to qualify
- is comprised of four individuals
- has differing goals and mechanics
- may practice and bonspiel occasionally
- is considered a recreationally competitive team
- experiences limited success only at the lowest levels
Level II This team:
- is individual based
- may practice occasionally
- may bonspiel occasionally
- may have a coach
- may prepare physically for championships
- may play in club leagues
- depending on skill level, enjoys moderate success at the regional level
Level III This team:
- accepts all team positions and has confidence in each other
- strives for similar skills (team based)
- practices, spiels and may play in leagues
- strives for advanced sweeping skills*
- strives for perfect delivery mechanics
- strives for team systems** in the area of positioning, sweeping and communication
- strives for mental toughness in championship situations
- prepares physically for championships
- depending on skill level enjoys moderate success at the national level
Level IV This team:
- has achieved the criteria in level III.
- depending on skill level, enjoys moderate to high levels of success at the world level
*Advanced Skills Delivery:
All players:
- are balanced and flat-footed
- have similar release types
- have similar release points
- have similar delivery tempo
Sweeping
All players:
- Achieve maximum pressure and head speed
- are positioned for effectiveness, efficiency weight judgment and communication
- use the best equipment possible
**Team systems
- Positioning Where, when and why
- Sweeping Similar styles
- Communication Skips signals for shot calling
- Verbal and non-verbal weight communication
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