Topics: The best curling Christmas gifts, what to watch for in curling in 2019, an in-depth discussion of the upcoming World Junior B tournament and our Professor of Peel lets us know what a bench coach actually does.

Links
Jonathan’s blog on Bench Coaching: https://www.jonathanhavercroft.com/curling/how-to-bench-coach-curling

Music
Merry Christmas from the Family by Robert Earl Keen: https://open.spotify.com/track/4yqu3N8SqtWuR3MTfKrqXd
A Fairytale of New York by The Pogues: https://open.spotify.com/track/3VTNVsTTu05dmTsVFrmGpK

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Topics: Jared Allen’s Olympic aspirations & the new U.S. Under 5 National Championship; Curling World Cup recap, TV coverage, attendance issues & format fixes; Canada Cup recap & Team Koe’s clock management mishap; Does thinking time per end do more harm than good?

Music
Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze

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