Most frequent questions and answers
Entering a Junior Slam is a good investment. Your team will get 8 -16 hours* of curling competition and premium opportunities for athlete development. Your team is also entitled to:
- Free LiveStones streaming with Curl Coach at the Slam
Junior Slam Series’ fees are in line with what is charged by other competitions at this level. Slam fees vary. We provide a central registration website, Live Scoring, the JTRS Leaderboards, Team listings, deep fields of teams and promotional social media exposure for teams and their sponsors. Our model ensures that host clubs receive an ice rental fee and that all costs of running the event are covered.
We are re-envisioning our prize purse distribution for our U18 and U20 disciplines to expand impact and reward broader participation.
Historically 85% of the prize funds have gone to 4-5 teams per gender – about 10-15% of the participants. While competitive excellence is important, we believe that most teams in these age categories compete primarily for development and for Curling Ontario’s Trillium Team Ranking System (TTRS) points on their pat to Provincials. At the same time event operational costs continue to rise.
Stating in the 2025-26 season, the maximum prize purse available to U18 and U20 teams will be the value of the team’s entry fee. All surplus funds will be reinvested into initiatives that benefit more teams and participants. Each event listing and event kit will clearly state the field size and prize structure for the finalists. We understand this change marks a departure from past practice and may be met with mixed reactions. Nonetheless, we want teams to be fully informed ahead of registration.
Our Mixed Doubles series of Slams are run as qualifiers. Like any other event a portion of entry fees is used to cover ice rental and other costs associated with running an event, but the majority of the entry fees goes towards sending the championship teams and Junior Slam Series chaperones to an international Mixed Doubles event annually.
The emphasis at Junior Slam Series Events is on playing to improve rather than playing to win prize money. The Junior Slam Series is athlete-centric and development is the key. Our goal is to grow the game and prepare every junior curler for the future. We strive to add value for ALL athletes and coaches, to make the Junior Slams a learning and training opportunity for those who win AND those who don’t.
At the Slams, we’ve modernized the post-event follow up. Rather than present an over-sized cheque or trophy to a diminished crowd of spectators at the venue, we feature our finalists to a wide audience on social media. Our winners and runners-up are photographed in front of our Junior Slam Series backdrop. We then celebrate their achievements online with instant announcements on our Facebook & Instagram feeds.
