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. 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 World 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.
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Very proud of this team. 5-3 record at U20 Nationals, just out of a playoff spot due to LSD scores. @teamvivier became a completely different team from what they looked like in the fall; they stuck together, left it all on the ice, and never quit. Congratulations to the team, and many thanks to John Gabel for taking over as coach mid-season. Well done, John.
Action from this afternoon’s draw (Ontario #1 vs Alberta #2) at the @curlingcanada New Holland U20 National Championships in Sudbury.
Opening ceremonies of the @curlingcanada New Holland 2026 U20 national championships at the Gerry McCrory Recreational Centre in Sudbury.
Thanks to Bill Tschirhart for having me on his podcast last week. Concerning bunny-hop brushing in particular, I’ve written an article with my thoughts; you can find it here: https://glennpaulley.ca/curling/2025/11/23/why-bunny-hop-brushing-may-not-be-the-advantage-you-think-it-is/
Demonstrated a three-camera #curling delivery #analysis setup at @guelphcurling using @onform_app …. Software worked flawlessly, running on my own WIFI network within the rink.
