USA Curling

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Curling 101

• U.S. Men's National (Club) Championships: 2005 (7th)
• U.S. World Team Trials: 1981
• U.S. Mixed National Championship: 1991, 1990
• Keith also participated in the first Olympic Trials for Curling

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS

• U.S. Junior Men's National Championships: 2006, 2004

About Keith Dropkin:

Curls out of: Broomstones Curling Club

Curling start: "My introduction to curling was in 1975 while a student at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. Serving as athletic director of my fraternity, Delta Chi, I was drawn to this odd rink and sport that was built on ground level, under the new hockey stadium, as mandated by the financial donor of the school's facility, Laurence Achilles, a longtime supporter of curling."

What he enjoys most about the sport: "I enjoy the camaraderie and competitive environment offered by the sport, especially at our home club, Broomstones in Wayland, Mass., and my home-away-from-home, Belfast (Maine) Curling Club."

Curling family: "My wife, Shelley has competed for many years and skipped the Women's Club National Champion Massachusetts. My son, Stephen, has been curling for 10 years and made his first appearance at Junior Nationals in 2004. My younger son, Korey, age 10, is a true student of the game who loves to study strategy and is certain to burst on to the national scene in the not too distant future."

Other sports: "In addition, I've coached youth soccer in both of our boys' age groups, indoors and outdoors, as well as run a family soccer program in our town of Southborough during the summer. I played soccer competitively and recreationally for 30 years."

"For relaxation in our rare quiet moments, I enjoy fishing and boating at our small cabin on Great Pond in the Belgrade Lakes region of Maine."