Brampton Curling Club :: Registration Policy Info

Registration Policy

General Registration Rules

All registrations must be submitted by completing the online registration form on the club website at www.bramptoncc.com
Once a member has submitted their online registration, the full membership fee is due immediately. The preferred method is electronic payment by credit card using the website. E-Transfers can also be used by contacting the BCC Club Administrator (info@bramptoncc.com) to make arrangements. A member is not considered to be registered until their payment is processed, Failure to provide prompt payment may lead to other peoples’ registrations being processed first. As such, it is highly recommended you use a credit card as your source of payment
Registration for a league does not guarantee entry into that league
A member cannot be confirmed a place in any league, or added to any league roster, until they have paid in full
Members must be registered and paid in full to be included on a league waiting list

Existing Member Registration Priority

Existing members of the Brampton Curling Club of any type (Adult Members, Youth Members, Social Members, etc) have priority over new members when signing up the following season. This is accomplished by opening registration for existing members for a time before public registration is opened.

Registration priority works differently in each type of league, as described below:

Priorities for Team Leagues

Returning Teams to a Team League

A returning team to a league they played in during the previous curling season can hold their spot providing:
- 3 members from that team are returning to the same team.
  and all 4 members from that team have signed up and fully paid within 72 hours of the opening registration date.
- The league has at least as many spots available for returning teams as the previous year (otherwise it’s the first-N teams to meet these guidelines)
A team with 3 returning members who is bringing a new member into the club can have this person sign up during member registration by requesting this exception from the Club Administrator (info@bramptoncc.com).
In DOUBLES both players must be returning to the league to have their spot held.

Existing Brampton Curling Club Members

After the 72 hour time limit for returning teams has expired, any spots not taken will be filled by accepting existing BCC members full-teams on a first-come first-served basis once they are signed up and fully paid.
Members can sign up for any league during Member Registration but they usually cannot be confirmed a spot until the Public Registration date.
- Teams will be notified as soon as possible if they were accepted into a league; usually within 48 hours of the Public Registration date.

Priorities for Individual Signup Leagues (Club)

All existing Brampton Curling Club Members can sign up for any indivudual sign up league (Club) on the Member Registration date prior to the public registration date.
- Entry is on a first come first served basis and must be paid in full at the time of registering.

Half-Year Membership

Members playing for half the season will be charged as follows:
- Half year league fee per league
- Full year membership fee
- Full year rate for locker and any other optional fees
Members will be considered full members for the period they are playing in a league, and social members for the remainder of the season. They are not eligible to spare in any leagues when they are a social Member.
League Conveners have the option to determine if they are willing to accept Half-Year members in their leagues
It is not possible to sign up online for a Half-Year Membership; members should get in touch with the Club Administrator (info@bramptoncc.com)

Public Registration

Registration Policies

Team Leagues - Once public registration opens, any remaining spots will be filled by accepting full-teams once 4 players (or 2 players for doubles) have signed up and paid, on a first-come, first-served basis
Individual Sign-up Leagues - Once public registration opens, any remaining spots will be filled by accepting individual entries on a first-come, first-served basis
If there are partial teams or individual entries, the club will try to match these players up into teams as quickly as possible.
- All such assignments are best-effort, and the players involved have the option to accept these matches or not.
- At least one member from each group of players should be easily contactable during the registration period to facilitate quick decisions on player assignments
A partial team cannot hold a place in a league, so if they decline a match, they may lose their spot to a full team

Youth Curlers

Registration in Adult Leagues

A team where at least 2 members meet the CurlON U21 age criteria is defined as a youth team
A new youth team cannot register until the Youth Registration date, after which the normal public registration rules apply
A returning youth team to a Team league is grandfathered in and has existing member priority if at least 3 of the players played together in the same league in the previous season

Bantam curlers may play in adult leagues, subject to the approval of the club. This approval is only subject to the curler being of sufficient age, skill, and maturity to play in an adult league.
- A Bantam curler is one who is registered for the BCC Bantam Program, or who would normally play with adult rocks (not little rocks)
- The Bantam membership fee will be considered the Membership Fee, and they are not required to also pay the Adult membership fee
Little Rock curlers cannot play in adult leagues
- A Little Rock curler is one who is registered in the BCC Little Rock Program, or who would normally play with little rocks (not adult rocks)
Youth Entries/Teams may enter any adult league, however, they cannot register until the Youth Registration date to allow both existing and new adult teams the opportunity to register first
- Any youth team returning to the same league is grandfathered in and exempt from this rule
- Youth playing on an adult team are not subject to this waiting period

Pro-Rated Registrations

Members who sign up for a league midway through the season are eligible for pro-rated membership on the league fees.
- League fees are pro-rated based on the numbers of weeks out of the 22-week season that are remaining at the time of the registration. For example, if they sign up with 19 weeks remaining, they pay 19/22 of the league fee.
- Adult base membership fees (including Adult Member, Bantam, Little Rock, Spare-Only, Social Member and OCA Members) are not eligible for pro-ration.
- Additional registration options (including Lockers) are not eligible to be pro-rated.