John Benton Blog

Training camps begin!

Fri Aug 14 12:10:00 -0400 2009

Training camps begin!

As mentioned in my last blog, our team has begun a series of High Performance Training Camps to ensure that we're the best prepared team heading into Vancouver.The team is very excited and motivated by these camps and the first two have been spectacular!

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Worlds recap and next steps

Mon May 04 16:00:00 -0400 2009

May 4, 2009

Hello once again. I haven't blogged for a while. The team took some much needed time off after our amazing season ended at the World Championships in Moncton.

We ended up with a 5^th place finish at Worlds. After the round robin had concluded… Read More

World Championships in Moncton

Mon Apr 06 11:51:00 -0400 2009

April 6, 2009 

At the World Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Our journey to Vancouver next year began in earnest this weekend. We're at the Ford Men's World Championships of Curling.

New Brunswick is treating us well. Moncton seems to be… Read More

World Prep!

Sat Mar 28 11:40:00 -0400 2009

March 28, 2009

Well we're on the road this week in Victoria, British Columbia for the Bear Mountain Arena Curling Classic. It's one of the last events on the World Curling Tour (WCT) schedule for the season.

The WCT is akin to the PGA for curling. The WCT… Read More

Hello again!

Tue Mar 17 16:56:00 -0400 2009

March 12, 2009

Well now that you know a little about me, what about my team? I won’t bore you with the bio details about each of them but thought I’d give you a little inside information on them and who they are as people and athletes.

Our second, Jeff… Read More

Hello

Mon Mar 16 12:26:00 -0400 2009

March 6, 2009

My name is John Benton, and I am the lead on the Team Shuster (or should I say Team USA!) curling team. Since this will be a series, I thought it might be best to tell you a bit about myself first. I am 39 years old and have been curling since the age of 6. I have… Read More