Last Tuesday during our company huddle
Destination Homes decided to have a bit of fun, Olympic style. Weber County Ice Sheet and instructors Tim
Irish, Ben Womack and Erwin Weil welcomed us at their ice rink to teach
everyone about the fun sport of curling.
The morning started at 9:00 a.m. with the team
getting used to sliding on the ice, which is more difficult that it appears to
be. The curlers in the Olympics really
have to hone
some strength and finesse skills to do this sport and then to have
the smarts to outwit the competition.
Curling is often called ‘Chess on Ice’.
This couldn’t be truer, but of course it didn’t seem a whole lot like
chess until we got the hang of throwing the rock and sweeping.
Curling is a lot more of a work out than anyone
would have expected. It takes attention
and balance to not fall on the ice and sweeping in front of the rocks works
both your arms and legs. Thankfully, our
instructors, Tim, Ben and Erwin were very good at teaching us the safety ins
and outs on the ice and we only had a minimal amount of slipping and falling.
It didn’t take long for the competitive spirit to
rise and while most of the games weren’t layered with intense strategy we had
some exciting tie breaking shootouts. By
the end of our session on the ice the team at Destination Homes were hungry and
extremely grateful that Aaron from Academy found us in Ogden and brought
cinnamon rolls the size of small planets with him.
Curling is a great team sport. Everyone has
specific and very important responsibilities. Success is enjoyed only when
everyone works together and performs at a high level.
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