FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
- Internet Curling Club
Subject: Burnt
Rock
Question:
What are the rules governing a burnt rock, is it
removed immediately?
Answer:
There
are two answer to this. The CCA Rule Book and the WCF Rule Book.
2008 Canadian Curling Association Rule Book States the Following.
A delivered stone or stone set in motion shall not be touched by
any player, equipment or personal belongings of the team to which
it belongs.
Interpretation: A stone which has been released
(fingers and thumb no longer in contact with the handle) and then
retouched by the delivering player is considered a touched delivered
stone and thus a breach of Rule 9(1). A player who repositions his/her
hand on the handle while in he process of delivery and does so without
losing contact with the handle is not in breach of Rule 9(1). Penalty:
If the violation occurs after the stone has been released, all stones
shall be allowed to come to rest before any action is taken. If
a team declares its own violation of Rule 9(1) the non-offending
team may then remove the touched stone from play and replace all
affected stones as close as possible to their original positions
unless they select either of these alternative options:
i) allowing the play to stand; or
ii) placing the touched stone and all stones it
would have affected where they would have come to rest had the violation
not occurred. This option is only applicable where the violation
occurred inside the hog line at the end of play or involved a stone
considered to be in play.
(2) A delivered stone shall not be touched by any
player of the opposing team or their equipment nor shall they cause
the stone to be touched.
Penalty: All stones shall be allowed to come to
rest before any action is taken. If a team declares its own violation
of Rule 9(2) the non-offending team has the option of:
i) allowing the play to stand; or
ii) replacing all affected stones as close as possible
to their original position and redelivering the stone; or
iii) placing the touched stone and all stones it
affected or would have affected where they would have come to rest
had the violation not occurred. This option is only applicable where
the violation occurred inside the hog line at the end of play or
involved a stone considered to be in play.
2008 World Curling Federation Rule Book States the Following.
a) Between the tee line at the delivering end and the hog line at
the playing end:
(i) If a moving stone is touched, or is caused to
be touched, by the team to which it belongs, or by its equipment,
the touched stone is removed from play immediately by that team.
(ii) If a moving stone is touched, or is caused
to be touched, by an opposition team, or by its equipment, or is
affected by an external force:
1) If the stone was the delivered stone, it is redelivered
2) If the stone was not the delivered stone, it
is placed where the team to which it belongs reasonably considers
it would have come to rest had it not been touched.
(b)
Inside the hog line at the playing end:
(i) If a moving stone is touched, or is caused to
be touched, by the team to which it belongs, or by its equipment,
all stones are allowed to come to rest, after which the non-offending
team has the option to:
1) remove the touched stone, and replace all stones
that were displaced after the infraction to their original positions;
or
2) leave all stones where they came to rest; or
3) place all stones where it reasonably considers
the stones would have come to rest had the moving stone not been
touched.
Please visit our Game of
Curling area to view the latest curling rules.
Please let us know if you have any further questions
or need further clarification on these rules.
Team ICC
|