(1) Between the tee lines, a running stone, or
stone(s) set in motion by a running stone, may be swept by
any one or more of the team to which it belongs. Any stone
in motion is a running stone. A stationary stone must be met
in motion before it can be swept.
(2) Between the tee lines, no player shall sweep an
opponent's stone.
(3) Behind the tee line, if the delivering team's
choice is not to sweep, they shall not obstruct or prevent
the opponent from sweeping the stone.
(4) Behind the tee line, only one player from each
team may sweep at any one time. This may be the skip or
acting skip from either team. Only the player in charge of
the house shall be allowed to sweep behind the tee line, and
shall not start to sweep an opponent's stone before the
stone reaches the line.
(a)
The acting skip does not assume charge of the‑house
until the skip leaves to throw his/her first stone, and
then remains in charge.
(b)
If the skip throws other than fourth stones. he/she shall
resume control of the house when his/her second stone, and
any other stone whose movement has been generated by that
stone, has come to rest.
(5)(a) The sweeping motion, which shall be from
side to side, shall leave no debris in front of the running
stone and shall finish to either side of the stones. USCA
Interpretation: The brush must move across the path
(roughly perpendicular) and cover the running surface of the
rock (approx. 5 inches) during each stroke. Brush head
movement must be clear and visible.
(b) The sweepers and their equipment must be seen
to be clear of the stone at all times.
(c) Penalty: If a team draws an infraction
and the stone involved is their own it shall be removed
from play. However if the stone involved belongs to the
opposition, the opposition shall direct the repositioning
of the stone to where they consider it would have come to
rest had it not been infracted. If in the opinion of the
non-offending skip repositioning of the stone would benefit
the offending team, it may be left where it came to rest.
(1)
If a running stone is touched by any of the playing team or
by his/ her equipment the touched storm shall be removed
from play immediately by that team. However, if in the
opinion of the opposing skip, removal of the stone would be
beneficial to the offending team, then he/she may place the
stone as nearly as possible to the position where he/she
considers it would have come to mat had it not been touched.
He/she may also reposition any stone or stones that would
have been displaced had the running stone not been touched
and been allowed to continue. For an opposing skip to reposition any potentially displaced stones, the
infraction must have occurred inside the hog line at the
playing end.
(2)
If a running stone is touched by any of the opposing team or
by his/her equipment, the stone shall be placed where the
skip of the team to which it belongs considers it
would have come to rest if it had not been touched.
(3) If the position of any stone is altered
by a touched stone, the skip opposed to the team at fault
may elect:
(a)
to remove the touched stone and replace all other altered
stones to the position where he/she considers they
originally lay; or
(b)
to leave the touched stone and all altered stones where
they came to
rest.
(1) If a stone which would have altered the course
of a running stone is displaced by the playing team, the
running stone shall be allowed to come to rest and may be
left there or removed from play immediately at the
discretion of the opposing skip:
(a)
If the running stone is removed from play then all
displaced stones shall be placed where the opposing skip
considers they originally lay.
(b)
If the running stone is left where it came to rest, then
displaced stones must remain where they came to rest.
(2)
A stationary stone which is displaced and has no effect on
the outcome of the running stone shall be replaced where it
originally lay, by the opposing skip.
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