Kevin Martin Academy Benefiting the Lupus Research Foundation
Brainerd Lakes Curling Club: 2000 SE 13th St., Brainerd, MN 56401
March 9 & 10, 2024
About Kevin Martin:
Take this wonderful opportunity to learn directly from Kevin
These special sessions include:
- Technical: technical skills for your delivery: on-ice techniques to properly slide and deliver the stone.
- Strategy: breakdown of scenarios when you have hammer/no-hammer, and when you’re up/down. In classroom. Includes strategy book with illustrations for you to see, understand and emulate Kevin’s strategy. Take notes in it, and take it home with you
- Team Systems: *NEW* roles and responsibilities of each player in 4-person AND Mixed Doubles curling. All on ice.
- Party Mixer: a wonderful meet and greet evening with Kevin where he gives a great talk about his curling career. It includes stories you won’t hear anywhere else, and learnings about how he approaches the game. Life stories and strategies that took him from Silver to Gold will keep you engaged and have lots of laughs. Wine and cheese included. Cash bar available for additional options. Get your photos and autographs. Bring family and friends (individual tickets are available for purchase). Also includes a special live auction with items that are ONLY available to the folks attending this event at the Brainerd Lakes Area Curling Club!
- Fun Game on-ice with Kevin! See below for how YOU can be in it!
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Kevin Martin
This wonderful weekend package is $225 and includes:
Technical Session
Team Systems Session
Strategy Session
Party Mixer: Meet n Greet with Kevin, awesome keynote by Kevin, food and drinks, and fun all evening!
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You may fundraise if you like! We’d love that! You can fundraise to pay your entry fee, and/or to take part in a special prize for the person who fundraises the most. Thank you for your participation. Sponsorships that you bring also count! And so do corporate matches.
We’ll create your fundraising page for you. Just use the sign-up form below to enter your details and include a picture if you like. Please note that fundraising is optional. Top fundraiser wins a special prize!
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Extra Opportunities:
+ Extra Party Mixer tickets: $30. To purchase, use the SIGN UP form below:
+ Fun Game with Kevin Martin: Buy tickets through Toni, at: mickeyspizza@yahoo.com.
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Please note:
We recommend you do the whole weekend! However if your schedule doesn’t allow, individual sessions are available: $100 per session. To sign up, please email Regan: reganbirr@gmail.com.
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Description of Sessions:
Technical:
On the ice
• Learn how to throw like Kevin Martin
• All ages and skill levels are welcome
• Class has only 24 people; you will get personalized attention
• Kevin will customize instruction to address your needs. He has an amazing eye and way of explaining key concepts that will change your game dramatically. This is for any level of skill. Top players in the world come to Kevin every year for guidance.
Details:
- All on-ice
- Kevin’s Four Pillars of delivery:
-Set up
-Drive
-Delivery
-Release
You will be delighted with the results. Get ready to change your game!
Team Systems: * NEW *
This visual learning class will include (not limited to) learning exactly where do you hit the rock to make this double? What is the drag effect and how can I use it in my game? How do rocks spin and interact with each other. Angles! All of this comes into play in 4-person and in MD because of play to the middle.
Strategy:
In the Classroom
Strategy Book with Illustrations Included
Learn Kevin’s way of thinking. He’ll start with the “big picture” and go from there. Questions are welcome. This is meant to be an interactive session so you can truly grasp Kevin’s smart yet simple strategies. This is good not only for skips but the entire team. It will help you all be on the same page, which will increase your team cohesiveness and help you win.
Party Mixer:
Party Mixer: a wonderful meet and greet evening with Kevin where he gives a great talk about his curling career. It includes stories you won’t hear anywhere else, and learnings about how he approaches the game. Life stories and strategies that took him from Silver to Gold will keep you engaged and have lots of laughs. Wine and cheese included. Cash bar available for additional options. Get your photos and autographs. Bring family and friends (individual tickets are available for purchase). Also includes a special live auction with items that are ONLY available to folks attending this event!
Fun Game On-Ice with Kevin:
4-end game where you get to play with and then compete with Kevin! Purchase your chance to win from Toni!
Schedule:
There will be two groups for the on-ice sessions and one big group for the Party Mixer and Strategy Session. This is to ensure as much ice time with Kevin as possible. We aim to make the schedule as similar as possible for both groups:
Group A:
Saturday March 9:
Technical: 10 am – 12 pm
Fun Game: 4 pm (buy ticket for your chance to win)
Party Mixer: 7:30 pm
Sunday March 10:
Team Systems: 9 am – 11 am
Strategy Session: 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Group B:
Saturday March 9:
Technical: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fun Game: 4 pm (buy ticket for your chance to win)
Party Mixer: 7:30 pm
Sunday March 10:
Team Systems: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Strategy Session: 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Time with Kevin:
Above and beyond learning with Kevin, you will have the opportunity to visit with him! Ask questions, have fun, and get a photo and autograph. He loves working with people and helping improve their game!