Content will be broken down progressively for tactical understanding and skill development (Hopper, 1998).  The relationship will be basic skill to play, then from game play to skill development and back to more challenging game play (Thorpe and Bunker, 1989).  Skills will be broken down into conceptual (cognitive) skills and fundamentals (or psychomotor).
 

Tactical Problem	Conceptual Skills	Fundamentals
1. Aiming for Target             2. Balanced Delivery                       3. Placement           4. Releasing the Stone               5. Judging Stone Weight	Stance: Body position prior to  backswing. Throwing arm, rock, and body in line with shot path or imaginary line (square to target).       Consistency in Body Position: Four contact points to maintain balance (broom on ice, rock, slide foot, and hack toes). Consistent corresponding movements of throwing arm and sliding foot in backswing and  forward extension (slide).           Maintaining extension: Imagine a line from which the stone and body must follow to reach the target efficiently and effectively.     Consistency of rotation: Important to have correct grip and turn to guide the stone effectively down the shot path.         Maintaining consistency in  backswing: Think of shot path and corresponding movement between broom arm, slide foot, and stone.     Maintaining consistency in forward extension: Shot path, corresponding movement, and amount of force generated from hack leg. Effective and efficient sweeping: Communication between sweepers and skip.	Feet position: non-sliding (hack) foot placed in hack with toes pointing in direction of throw. Staggered stance with slide foot’s heel in line with hack foot’s toes. Body position: eyes and head focused on target. Broom arm placement: Moves parallel with backswing and forward extension. Slide foot position: Moves in same direction as throwing arm in both backswing and forward extension. Placed behind rock in forward extension to bear body weight. Trailing leg (hack leg): Complete extension after push off. Hack toes point towards hack after push off and aids as a contact point. Stone position: In full forward extension, the hack leg, throwing arm, and stone should follow the shot path or imaginary line to efficiently place the stone at the target. Grip: Index and middle finger used only. Knuckles rest on stone. Thumb overlaps handle to form a “V” shape. Turn: In-Turn (clockwise), handle at “10 o’clock” and released at  “12 o’clock.” Out-Turn (counter-clockwise), handle at “2 o’clock” and released at “12.” Weight transfer: As rock moves back, hips elevate, slide foot moves behind hack and weight is transferred to hack leg. Shot path: Throwing arm and stone moves along shot path. Force generation and rhythm: Develop a feel for how much push off was used for each throw, how high hips elevated, and how far the slide foot moved backwards. Analyzing force generation: Must be able to observe thrower’s force and speed of stone with each throw.