About
You can find me online on Twitter as @gpaulley, on BlueSky as @glennpaulley.ca, on Instagram at @ThrowingRocksConsulting, or on LinkedIn.
Glenn Paulley
Glenn Paulley, ChPC is a certified Competition Development coach and Learning Facilitator. Glenn has 24 years of coaching experience and has coached multiple teams at U18, U20, and OUA Ontario provincial championships, and at CIS and USports national university championships. Since 2013 he has been actively involved in the research surrounding brushing in the sport, and has performed over 2000 instrumented brushing evaluations involving over 550 athletes, ranging from U15 novice athletes to many of the Canadian athletes playing on the Grand Slam of Curling Tour. Glenn is a member of the World Curling Equipment Advisory Group for brushing equipment. He was awarded a Coaching Excellence Award by the Coaching Association of Ontario in 2018, and a Lifetime Achievement Award by Curling Ontario in 2025.
Coaching and consulting services are provided through Throwing Rocks Consulting Services Limited.
Glenn is retired from SAP SE, where he performed research and development in data management. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
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Coaching philosophy
My coaching philosophy is centred on the holistic development of athletes as people.
No other sport relies on teamwork in the way that curling does; it is the successful interdependence of each player on their teammates that defines championship rinks. Moreover, few other sports have the tradition of sportsmanship that is so exemplified by the game of curling, even at the highest levels. I have registered with True Sport and I pledge to maintain all seven principles of True Sport in my coaching.
Like other late specialization sports such as golf, success at curling requires significant mastery of a range of athletic skills. However, the teamwork that is unique to curling also requires the development of social, physical and psychological skills within each player, so that as a team the athletes can play – and succeed – together. I am committed to the development of all of these skills, in a holistic way, with each and every athlete.
One must never forget that curling is, above all, a game, and it is fun to play. Teamwork, sportsmanship, and respect for both one’s teammates, and one’s opponents, are guiding principles in the program’s development of each individual athlete. As a coach, I try to instil these values with the athletes through both instruction and by example when playing the game alongside them.
I am personally thrilled when an athlete masters a technical skill, executes a great shot, advises a teammate, or involves the entire rink to strategize shot selection in a difficult end. Demonstrating these abilities gives a reason to celebrate the athletes’ teamwork, self-confidence, responsibility, and dedication, lessons which we can all hope will enrich their lives in future years.
Coming soon - a new podcast about coaching, youth athlete development, high performance for U25 athletes and teams, equipment, and the science of curling. The pod will include segments on news, interviews, technical content, and listener questions, and will be available wherever you get your podcasts.
Got a content idea? Have a question? Interested in a specific topic? Send me a DM on Instagram, Facebook, or via email to glenn@throwingrocks.ca.
On-ice images from The Battle at the Plex in Port Elgin. #TheBattle @canadianwheelchair.ca @team_homan @teambradjacobs @wheelchaircurlingcanada
New post: a first look at the new Chameleon IcePad, a Hardline-branded brush from @goldlinecurling that features a prismatic, carbon-fibre handle.
Read it here: https://glennpaulley.ca/curling/2026/09/21/first-look-hardline-chameleon-brush/
All I can say is… it’s about time. For all of those players who, for the past two decades, have struggled constantly with the tapered handle of Hardline carbon-fibre brooms, Hardline (now Goldline, of course) is bringing to market a PRISMATIC 1-1/8 Hardline-branded carbon fibre handle. Now available for purchase on their website at https://hardlinecurling.com. I’ve ordered one to test - and will publish the numbers once I can run the experiments.
Terrific U18 HP camp at @teamgranitecurls this past weekend, organized by @bdsnkscott and @juniorslamseries. Fantastic to work with Gavin Lydiate of @granite_strength_academy, Nathan Scott of @legacycurling, and @ammacurlinggeek. Many thanks to Byron for organizing and to @kaley_mc for the photography.
The World Curling rulebook is not yet out for 2026-2027 but as per @smilleylaurie3 of Curling Quebec, this season there will be four, not three, stone placements for mixed doubles. Both players and ice technicians should take note. Link: https://glennpaulley.ca/curling/2026/08/12/world-curling-alters-stone-placements-for-mixed-doubles-in-2026-2027/
Read the article here:
https://glennpaulley.ca/curling/2026/08/04/dryland-training-for-open-brushing-footwork/
View the complete article here: https://glennpaulley.ca/curling/2026/07/18/building-a-dryland-closed-footwork-trainer/.
Training tips: https://glennpaulley.ca/curling/2026/07/18/training-tips-for-dryland-closed-brushing-practice-with-a-footwork-trainer/
