Skip (curling) Skip (curling) In the sport of curling, the skip (also called a "skipper") is the captain of a team. The skip determines strategy, and holds the broom in the "house" (target area) to indicate where a teammate at the other end of the curling "sheet" (playing area) should aim the stone. The skip usually throws the last two stones in the fourth position, but may play in any other position. Overall, the skip leads the team and provides strategic direction. The skip calls shots teammates to play, through verbal direction and physical gestures. In many cases, skips communicate the planned
The Name of the Game (ABBA song) song was included on "ABBA: The Album". "The Name of The Game" also marks the last time Stig Anderson helped with the lyrics of a single. "The Name of the Game" topped the UK Singles Chart for 4 weeks. It was the second of three consecutive UK No. 1 singles after "Knowing Me, Knowing You", and before "Take a Chance on Me". The song was a Top 5 hit in ABBA's native Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa and Rhodesia, while peaking inside the Top 10 in Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Mexico. On the US