The PCC has several different types of memberships, one of which is Permanent Spare.
A Permanent Spare is a fully paid club member who cannot commit to weekly league play.

These club members are not assigned to a team but may request to play - filling in for a team who is short a player.
They may request a particular date and draw time that meets their availability.

Permanent spares have the advantage of playing on lots of different teams and meeting lots of different people.
They have the disadvantage of potentially not having a spot available to them on a given week and time.

Regular league members may also spare although priority is always given to Permanent Spares.
Regular league memberes are encouraged to email scheduling in advance if they'd like to spare.
The advantage for league members is MORE ICE TIME and of course playing on different teams.

All spares must play lead (or second if 2 spares are needed for a particular team).
Please see the Policy below. Steve (scheduling) is in charge of organizing the spares weekly.
PLEASE LET HIM KNOW VIA EMAIL OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AT ICE TIME IF YOU NEED A SPARE.

Keith recommends the following links:

CurlTech - Great site with lots of good information on the game, technique and
strategy. Updated regularly.
http://www.curlingschool.com/

Curling Basics - Good animations explaining the different types of shots in
the game. Well done.
http://www.curlingbasics.com/

USCA ( United States Curling Association ) - Check out the new website and, on
the "Inside the USCA" tab, the Instructional Animations covering the curling delivery.
http://www.usacurl.org/

CCA's National Training Centre. You will find a library of "easy to read" articles to help improve your game. http://www.curling.ca/about_the_cca/ntc/articles.asp

CCA - Home page for the Canadian Curling Association with lots of reading,
instruction and history of the game. Instructional videos in the "Fan Central" section.
http://www.curling.ca/

Curl TV - Daily updates on the game. Thanks to the USCA, your membership
gives you access to videos on training and instruction as well as an extensive
library of games.
http://www.curltv.com/

Curling.com - If you want to know what is going on in the curling world, then
this is a good place to start.
http://www.curling.com/