This document contains wordings for Free Guard Zone (FGZ), Five Rock Rule from the General Rules of Curling from Curling Canada. The document has also been marked up with highlighted wordings that specify how London Curling Club will use those rules. This document has been reviewed by the Conveners of LCC’s Competitive Leagues for the 2024/2025 Season.
Each LCC league is free to apply this rule as they see fit.
Free Guard Zone (FGZ), Five Rock Rule
(5) If, prior to the delivery of the sixth stone of an end, a delivered stone causes either directly or indirectly, an opposition stone in the Free Guard Zone (FGZ) which is touching the centre line to be moved to an off-centre line position or to a position outside the FGZ, the non-offending team has the option to:
(i) Remove the delivered stone from play, and replace all stones that were displaced to their positions prior to the violation taking place; or Most LCC leagues will not allow this option.
(ii) Leave all stones where they came to rest. Most LCC leagues will enforce this as the ONLY option.
This does not apply for Wheelchair Curling or for Mixed Doubles competitions.
