Kevin Martin Academy Benefiting the Lupus Research Foundation, with Special Guest Instructor Brad Jacobs
In conjunction with the Lupus Spiel
This Academy Counts Towards Your Skip Bid
Four Seasons Curling Club at Fogerty Arena: 9250 Lincoln St. NE, Blaine, MN 55434
Thursday May 30, 2024
About Kevin Martin:
About Brad Jacobs:
Take this wonderful opportunity to learn from Kevin and Brad
This package includes:
- “Technical” Session: technical skills for your delivery: on-ice techniques to properly slide and deliver the stone.
- “Strategy” Session: 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” Session: *NEW* roles and responsibilities of each player in 4-person AND Mixed Doubles curling. All on ice
*** Scroll down for detailed description and schedule ***
*** If you are playing the Lupus Spiel, this academy COUNTS towards your Skip Bid ***
Kevin Martin
Detailed 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 instruction
• 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.
Schedule:
Thursday May 30:
Technical: 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm
Strategy: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Team Systems: 6:30 pm – 8:15 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!