The Saville Community Sports Centre is a sports facility run by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, where it is located in Edmonton, Alberta. It features a curling rink, tennis courts and a gymnasium.
Opened in 2003, the centre currently serves as the national training centre for curling in Canada.[1] 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.[2]
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 was named for Bruce Saville, a businessman and philanthropist in Edmonton.
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^. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^Griwkowsky, Con (21 December 2009). "Curling buzz is waning". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
saville, community, sports, centre, sports, facility, university, alberta, faculty, physical, education, recreation, where, located, edmonton, alberta, features, curling, rink, tennis, courts, gymnasium, location11520, avenue, edmonton, alberta, 2e1information. The Saville Community Sports Centre is a sports facility run by the University of Alberta s Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation where it is located in Edmonton Alberta It features a curling rink tennis courts and a gymnasium Saville Community Sports CentreLocation11520 65 Avenue Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E1InformationEstablished2003Club typeDedicated iceCurling Canada regionNo Alberta Zone 1 6Sheets of ice10Websitehttp www savillesportscentre ca Opened in 2003 the centre currently serves as the national training centre for curling in Canada 1 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 2 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 is Canada s largest hardwood installation and the home of the University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas basketball and volleyball teams 3 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 was named for Bruce Saville a businessman and philanthropist in Edmonton References Edit Saville Sports Centre becomes a National Curling Training Centre Canadian Curling Association Archived from the original on 2009 11 20 Retrieved 2010 03 20 Griwkowsky Con 21 December 2009 Curling buzz is waning Edmonton Sun Retrieved 20 March 2010 Facilities External links EditSaville Sports CentreCoordinates 53 30 08 N 113 31 56 W 53 5022 N 113 5322 W 53 5022 113 5322 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saville Community Sports Centre amp oldid 1105641205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
