Curling Tips

Who May Sweep When

Ahead of the tee line:

Any or all members of the delivering team may sweep the delivered rock or any of their own team's rocks set in motion.
Either the skip or the vice-skip, but not both, of the non-delivering team may sweep, and he may only sweep his own team's rocks.

Beyond the tee line:

Only one person from each team (i.e., up to two people) may be sweeping at any time.
Any member, but only one member at any time, of the delivering team may sweep the delivered rock or any rock set in motion.
Either the skip or the vice-skip, but not both, of the non-delivering team may sweep the delivered rock or any rock set in motion.
The delivering team has priority if it chooses to sweep any rock, but is not allowed to obstruct or impede the non-deliverying team's skip or vice-skip if the delivering team chooses not to sweep a rock.
One person from each team may be sweeping the same rock, or different rocks, at the same time.

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