• Arena: These clubs have their own equipment including rocks (either owned by the club or leased) and play at a facility where other ice sports are played on the same ice surface. An example would be a club that rents ice time at a hockey rink.
• Dedicated: A club that owns/leases its own facility with ice that is only used for curling. The buildings usually include a clubhouse with kitchen, locker rooms, etc.
• Paper: An active club of the USCA that at present has no place to play. An arena club that loses its lease at its ice rink becomes a paper club until it finds new ice. A newly formed club that has not yet found a facility is also considered a paper club.
• Inactive: A club that has gone dormant but still retains USCA membership through a few people who hope to restart the club at a later time.
• Forming: A brand-new club that has not yet gained membership in the USCA. These groups are typically people trying to gather enough interested parties to form a new club. They often communicate through a social networking site such as Facebook or they have their own web sites.

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