Don't be late! When you are scheduled to play in a curling event be ready to step on the ice at the designated time. When you are late you are holding up the seven other curlers playing the game. Delays can be very annoying and upsetting not only to your opponents but to the other members of your team. If for an unavoidable reason you will be late or cannot play let your skip know as soon as possible so he/she can take appropriate action.

When you are the skip and your team is unable to play in a scheduled event advise the umpire, if any, and the skip of the opposing rink as soon as possible. Much hard feeling is created when one team is on hand to play a game and the other team fails to show. 

As soon as you arrive on the ice where you are going to play greet each member of the opposing team with a hearty handshake, tell them your name and wish them good curling.

Once the game has started in no way disturb a curler in the hack. Keep your distance, be silent and motionless. This will make it easier for him/her to concentrate on his/her shot.

Be ready to take your position in the hack as soon as your opponent has delivered his/her stone. This speeds up the game and keeps all the players on their toes. Delays detract from the game.

Do not walk or run across the ice when a player is in the hack. This interferes with his/her concentration.

Do not get in the road of opposing sweepers.

Keep alert and pay attention to every shot being played in your game, the shots of your opponents as well as your teammates.

Be ready to commence sweeping immediately your teammate releases the rock. Don't be in the position of having to run from one hog line to the other before you can start sweeping.

Do not gather around the hack or house when a rival is preparing to make a shot. When you are a sweeper your position is on the sidelines between the hog lines.

A skip standing in the house should keep perfectly still and avoid doing anything which will disturb the concentration of the opposing player in the hack. 

Be quick to compliment a good shot be either side. A curler should never pass an adverse remark about a poor shot or smile at an opponent's misfortune.

At the end of the game whether you win or lose give each of your opponents a hearty handshake, thank them for the game and arrange to meet them in the club room for snacks etc.