B2 - Sumdey News, Fely 12, 1981

No one individual - is
team. That is one of the keys
to a player’s success with the
Vancouver Whitecaps this
season and it is one of the
reasons why some teams
have trouble finding the win
columns even with the so-
called “big name” stars.

The system we use at the
Whitecaps, and, in fact, the
system both Johhny Giles‘
and I have grown up with, is
the “no-star” style of hard
work and constant pressure.

It’s a system that not all
players can fit into and it's
one of the first things we
looked for when we were

A player who t. or
won't, adapt to the way we
play won't be wearing a
Vancouver uniform. :

And that Brings up ane of
my off the ficld roles with
the club. |

As assistant coach it’s my
job to work with the
youngsters and to make sure
that they are working to the
same style and system as the
firstteamlads. _

It’s essential to the

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development of the club that
these younger players are

- completely — interchangeable

the ball

with Peter

Lorimer
a

with anyone clse in our
system.

This pomt has proven
itself with our recent spate of

injuries. We've been able to
bring in players off the
bench who have been able to
fit in completely with their
teammates and do the job
with a minimum adjustment.
Of course the classic
example of how well the
system worked was the
exhibition match with
Naples when Johnny freely
substituted the young
players in the second half.
Apart from a high skill

level, the single most im-

_ portant -attribute a player

needs for the Whitecap
system is the right attitude,
or “character”.

Hard work and desire are
every bit as important as
skill.

No one will ever be able to
accuse this team of not being
fit or of not working hard in
every outing. And if you
look back on our schedule
you'll see that it has been an
extremely tough haul, and
the injuries have been
coming. But it's that
toughness of character that
will serve us well even when
the lads are dead tired.

That “character” has won

Nordics move towards the goal of the
at Empire Stadium. The two teams, who

played to a scorciess draw, were the featere entertaimment at half-time im the game
between the Whitecaps and Teka Roagheccks. (Eric Eggertson photo)

LV win
soccer
tourney

M.G. Builders of Lynn
Valicy, a division three tcam
captured the Central Okana-
gan Youth Soccer touma-
ment last weckend winmng
thelr three games plus the
final.

Coached by George Gray.
the team had only onc gual
scored against them

In the = final
the Lynn Valicy
captured the tite with a con
vincing 4-0 victory

On their way tw the
championship. Builders
knocked off tcams from

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us more than a few games
this season and is the key to
our success in the future.

When we're working with
the younger players we make
sure that they keep working
hard. Although with the
players we've recruited it's

- not too difficult a task.

When the player wants to
play and will patiently work
hard waiting for his op-
portunity, you have a good
base for the future.

See you Wednesday when
we take on the Dutch team
from Rotterdam and try to
keep our undefeated record
against international teams
intact.

If you have aiiy Guestion
for Peter Lorimer, or any of
the Whitecaps, send them to
On the Ball, North Shore
News, 1139 Lonsdale

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V7™M 2H4. We'll try to
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‘The Lynnwood Inn girls of
the ladies lacrosse league
will be trying for a pair of
wins this weekend in Vic-
toria in their last two league
games.

If they are successful, it
will mean an. undefeated
season for the North Shore

girls who will next be

preparing for the provincials
to be held at the North Van
Rec Centre.

In one of their toughest
games of the year, Lynwood
downed Kirby's of Burnaby
9-8 Wednesday evening
behind the three goal and
three assist performance of

Liz Borland.

Debbie Rae also-had a hat
trick plus one assist while
Patty Hill hit for a pair of
goals with Sara Young
collecting a Single marker

and two assists.
Earlier last: week, the
Lynwood Inn ladies dumped

Coquitlam 9-1 with Debbie
Rae, Patty Hill and Sara
Young ail collecting two
goals cach. Caria Bumstead
sit for a single.

The B.C. provincial finals
get underway July 17-19 at
the Rec Centre with the
North Shore entry in the
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