{"id":4744,"date":"2025-01-07T11:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/?p=4744"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:30:53","slug":"book-review-whats-your-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/2025\/01\/07\/book-review-whats-your-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Book review: What&#8217;s your Call?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4744\" class=\"elementor elementor-4744\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c2e9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2c2e9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab933f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ab933f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985cf3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985cf3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This delightful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsyourcall.info\/\">book<\/a>, published in October 2022, is a collaboration between Scotland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sct2023.scot\/?team=douglas-wilson\">Doug Wilson<\/a> and long-time Alberta skip (and Curling Alberta board member) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mickeypendergast\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Mickey Pendergast<\/a>. In addition to the book, Doug runs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/dailycurlingpuzzle\">Daily Curling Puzzle<\/a> group on Facebook, which boasts 23.5k members and offers frequent strategy puzzles for education and comment.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s Your Call is a unique book in that it couples a particular on-ice scenario from an actual competitive game with a video clip that shows the setup and then the actual shot attempted by that particular team in that game. For the most part, game scenarios are taken from Canadian Season of Champions games so as to avoid geo-blocking from World Curling events. The book contains 50 such real-life scenarios. Unlike many older volumes on strategy, the scenarios are taken from a variety of fairly recent matches and so the 5-rock FGZ rule is in effect (but alas, not the more recent <a href=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/2024\/10\/28\/no-tick-rule-now-part-of-curling-canadas-rules-of-curling-for-general-play\/\">&#8220;No-Tick&#8221; rule change<\/a> adopted this season).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac87bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aac87bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808b792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"808b792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7812_reduced-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7812_reduced-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7812_reduced-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7812_reduced-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7812_reduced.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72aa05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e72aa05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7755c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e7755c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923e1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"923e1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7814_reduced-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4741\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7814_reduced-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7814_reduced-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7814_reduced-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7814_reduced.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d557b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45d557b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d626d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d626d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/KvgCVUwzCHc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022d085 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"022d085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb18500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb18500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Puzzle #38 &#8211; highlighting a strategy situation from the 2020 Brier with Ontario&#8217;s John Epping playing Alberta&#8217;s Kevin Koe in the 10th end of their round-robin game. The video clip that accompanies that particular scenario is shown above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f246685 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f246685\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e731f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e731f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a30f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a30f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The book contains a number of elements that I really like, and should benefit coaches of all LTCD stages:<\/p><ul><li>Wilson and Pendergast separate the notions of strategy and tactics (see the page at right) and present a brief, though very instructive, high-level discussion about strategy and how to &#8220;shape&#8221; an end.\u00a0<\/li><li>Unlike many other books or resources on strategy that either (a) only deal with the opening shots of an end or (b) only present complicated scenarios with a great many rocks in play, the authors include a mix of both. For example, Puzzle #23 describes techniques for defending the five-stone FGZ using a scenario with four stones in play; Puzzle #30 describes a scenario where the lead, in this case Briane Harris of Team Kerri Einarson, has (just) missed her &#8220;tick&#8221; shot playing the 10th end against Sweden&#8217;s Anna Hasselborg.\u00a0<\/li><li>The first ten scenarios focus on the fundamentals of strategy and present some terrific introductory material for beginning skips. Check out Puzzle #2 on the book&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsyourcall.info\/\">website<\/a> for an example.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61c895 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f61c895\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf34f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf34f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0724_reduced_cropped-761x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0724_reduced_cropped-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0724_reduced_cropped-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0724_reduced_cropped-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0724_reduced_cropped-1142x1536.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0724_reduced_cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92e935 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a92e935\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e38ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e38ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, the authors frequently include advice to younger or more inexperienced teams with specific scenarios. Because the &#8220;puzzles&#8221; are based on top-teams&#8217; competitive games, the teams in question benefit from superb shot-making and (usually) outstanding brushing, and hence make the majority of their shots. For coaches of younger teams, say U18s, shot selection in a specific scenario may well be different than the one that was actually played. Wilson and Pendergast acknowledge this difference and often add additional commentary for teams whose shot execution percentages may not necessarily compare with the players in the scenario.\u00a0<\/p><p>This book is a fantastic resource for both coaches and players alike. The video clips for each scenario are accessible via a QR code on each page, so having your device at hand while reading the book easily combines the text with the actual shot.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s Your Call is available through both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Curling-Strategy-Tactics-Real-Life-Puzzles\/dp\/1738732819\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VET31VV8KQP6&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.STUUkoVezvbBfNYQGkFK5KOlauQyMfm_520k4URO5DfKgOYNAxikCKu6-hsdtPiVbtne5tJkzsIrPVUqXhkVaXfklHJlEQImpjh_9Nn_Kc4.u2LxMQ53ms2-e86q5Lf5BYWic1jiGBSMH1pKmBJ9pIQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=whats+your+call+curling+book&amp;qid=1736259733&amp;sprefix=whats+your+call+curling+book%2Caps%2C98&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/whats-your-call-curling-strategy-tactics-in-50-real-life-puzzles-an-interactive-guide\/9781738732845.html\">Indigo<\/a>, and at other bookstores across Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This delightful book, published in October 2022, is a collaboration between Scotland&#8217;s Doug Wilson and long-time Alberta skip (and Curling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,23,22],"tags":[484,485,143,486,401],"class_list":["post-4744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-strategy","category-tactics","tag-doug-wilson","tag-mickey-pendergast","tag-strategy-2","tag-strategy-puzzles","tag-tactics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Book review: What&#039;s your Call? 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