The Saville Community Sports Centre is a sports facility operated by the University of Alberta 's Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation in Edmonton , Alberta . It features a curling rink, tennis courts and a gymnasium .
4-626: The U25 NextGen Classic is an annual curling tournament held at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton , Alberta . The event is held each year in late August to early September with the goal of helping junior teams to transition into the adult ranks. The event is streamed on Curling Canada 's YouTube page. The event was created by manager of youth curling and NextGen programming Helen Radford to help junior curlers transition into men's and women's play. It allows teams that are
8-497: A combined age of 100 years or less (50 for mixed doubles) the opportunity to play against each other with the opportunity for direct entry into Curling Canada's NextGen Future program. The event was first held in 2022 following the inaugural Best of the West U30 event at the end of the 2021–22 season . The 2022 event featured 10 men's and women's teams and 16 mixed doubles teams. Saville Community Sports Centre Opened in 2003,
12-538: Is Canada's largest hardwood installation, and the home of the University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas basketball and volleyball teams. Saville hosted the 2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship . The centre is also home to eight indoor tennis courts and nine outdoor courts, a fitness centre, a 9000 sq. ft. gym, and "Kevin's Rocks-N-Racquets" Pro Shop, run by Kevin Martin himself. The Saville Community Sports Centre
16-622: The centre currently serves as the national training centre for curling in Canada. Its curling facilities include ten sheets, and is home to a membership of nearly 2000 curlers, making it the curling club with the largest membership list in the world. The club is home to many of the top curling teams in the world, including Olympic gold medallist Kevin Martin , Brier champion Kevin Koe , Randy Ferbey , Ted Appelman , Chris Schille , Cathy King , Heather Nedohin and Val Sweeting . A West Wing, added in 2011,
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