Kevin Martin Academy

Benefiting the Lupus Research Foundation

at Four Seasons Curling Club at Fogerty Arena, Blaine, MN

June 29:  Technical (on-ice)  5 pm – 6:30

June 30:  Strategy (classroom)    11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

June 30:  Systems (on-ice)    *** NEW ***  1:30 pm – 3

Take this wonderful opportunity to learn from Kevin directly!

These special sessions include:

  1. Technical:  technical skills for your delivery:  on-ice techniques to properly slide and deliver the rock
  2. Strategy:  breakdown of hammer/no-hammer, up/down scenarios. Includes STRATEGY BOOK with ILLUSTRATIONS for you to see/understand/emulate Kevin’s strategy, TAKE NOTES, AND TAKE HOME WITH YOU
  3. Team Systems:  NEW THIS YEAR!  Role and responsibility of each team-mate for 4-person and Mixed Doubles curling. All on-ice. See more detailed description below!
Kevin Martin is a two-time Olympic medalist skip. He won 18 Grand Slam titles on the World Curling Tour, and a record eight Players' Championship titles. Over the course of his career, his teams won around $2 million. He was the first skip to win a "career Grand Slam," winning a title in each Grand Slam event, after he won the Players' Championship Grand Slam event in April 2005. Martin also holds the record for the most Olympic victories, with 20 total wins at the Olympics.

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Price includes all 3 sessions.

Recommended price (which is a donation):

$300 for adults

$250 for juniors (age 21 or under)

Your donation will cover all 3 sessions. You may share the sessions amongst 3 people (one person per session).

So if you purchase a $300 set of sessions, you can have a different person attend each session (you can separate it out however you like).

If you do share the sessions, please tell us who will be attending each session by emailing Regan:  reganbirr@gmail.com

Single sessions ARE available. They are $150 per session for adults and $125 per session per juniors. Email Regan.

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!

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.

Team Systems:   * NEW *

On the ice
Fabulous real-time, real-life scenarios of team systems:  roles and responsibilities of each member of the team.
• for four person and Mixed Doubles curling
• game management
• roles for front end in 4-person:  timing, clearing, sweeping
• roles for backend
• front end and backend working together
• roles in Mixed Doubles:  broom holding (who should hold the broom? And when?), sweeping, communication, all the things we need solid advice on to improve our MD game
• sweeping:  in 4-person curling and in Mixed Doubles including popping up and sweeping
• MD rules and how to play; strategy

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.

This is going to be an excellent session. Can’t miss.

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Time with Kevin:

Above and beyond learning with Kevin, you will have the opportunity to say hello to him and visit, ask questions and get a photo taken with him. He loves working with people and helping improve their game!

About Kevin Martin:

Kevin Martin is a world-renowned skip. He holds two Olympic medals. He is considered the greatest curler of all time and was recently voted by the industry as the top Canadian male skip of all time. He is a World Curling Hall of Fame member. Kevin won 18 Grand Slam titles on the World Curling Tour and a record eight Players’ Championships. Over the course of his career, his teams won approximately two million dollars. Kevin was the first skip to win a “career Grand Slam,” winning a title in each Grand Slam event, after he won the Players’ Championship Grand Slam event in April 2005. Kevin also holds the record for the most Olympic wins, with a total of 20! He will share his experiences and love of the game with you!

Would you like us to create a fundraising page for you? If so, email Regan:  reganbirr@gmail.com. 

If you are interested in sponsoring our events or approaching sponsors on our behalf, please read this informational booklet about the Lupus Research Foundation:

CLICK:  LET’S CURE LUPUS BOOKLET