CAPILANO COLLEGE
ATHLETICS... The Lady
Blues* basketbal] team split
weekend games, but remained
tied for second in BCCAA
action. On Friday night they
lost in. overtime 69-61 to
VCC, the seventh-ranked
team in the country. The Lady
Blues are currently ranked
ninth. On Saturday night at the
Sportsplex, Capilano downed
Cariboe 84-70. VCC lost
Saturday night to Trinity
Western 80-67 to keep the
Blues tied for second with 14
points (7-4). In men’s action,
the Blues lost to VCC 98-90
on Friday, but bounced back
to beat Cariboo 82-75. Both
Capilano teams play TWU at
the. Sportsplex this Friday.
with the wqemen tipping-off at
6 p.m., and the men at 8 p.m.

HE SART OF GOLD
SKIATHON... The 2nd-annu-
al Heart of Gold Skiathon, a
family-oriented cross- country
ski fundraising event, is com-
ing to.the Hollydurn Cross-
Country ski erea at Cypress
> BowlLon Sunday, Feb. 13.
‘Organized by the Nordic
Racers Ski Club, the event
_features great prizes and an
‘opportunity to raise funds for
‘the. Heart and. Stroke
Foundation of B.C. & the
| Yukon. Starting any time
’ between 9:30 a.m. and. i2
noon, participants. of all levels
‘ean-ski one of two three-kilo-
_Metre loops. as many times as
they want. For more informa-
?tion contact Lea Anne at the
‘Heart and Stroke Foundation
of B.C. & Yukon. at 736-4404
“or the Hallyburn Cross-
_ County ski area at 922-0825.

“NORVAN “SOCCER...
“Norvan added another big win
“to their Vancouver. Metro
«League season last Saturday
«witha 4-1 drubbing of the

“Coquitlam, Wolves. Andrew |

English and Mike Atkinson
scored for Norvan in the open-
ng‘haif, while Martin Best
id: Dave Bail added insur-
ance ‘markers in the second.
“Norvan's:next game is against

. Kireman:-at Adanac Park ‘in_
Vancouver (Boundary Rd, and *

«Adanac) on Sunday, Feb. 13.
ick-off time is 2 p.m.

- TAEKWONDO... The 1994
Masters Invitation champi-
onships. is set for this
Saturday, Feb. 12 at Carson
Graham secondary school,
2145 jones Ave., North
Vancouver. The WTF

» Taekwondo-sanctioned event
will feature hundreds of ath-
letes from around the province
and Washington state. The

. forms competition begins at
9:30 a.m., with the elimination

. rounds scheduled to begin at
211:30 am, At 1:30 p.m., stu-
dents from Chai'’s Master

Arts school, the host of the

~ tournament, will perform a

_ demonstration. Finals are set

to begin at 7 p.m. Tickets

(adults $10, children $5) sre’

_available by calling 986-5558,
‘or by visiting Chai'’s Master

Ants:ai 972 Marine Dr., North
“Vancouver.

"NEWS phat Nell Luesnte

West Vancouver middleweight Fabian Gujra!’s record is 6-2 with two knockouts. He hopes to rematch B C. Champ David Habib.

est Van boxer turning

By Kevin Gillies

Contributing Writer

But the Capilano College com-

amunications student had to turn

them in East Vancouver and
Burnaby because boxing gyms are
rare in his native West Vancouver.

Gujral, 2 . turned the head of
fast year’s «Alberta Gold Gloves
champion, John French. well
enough and often enough to win a
split-decision middleweight victory
at Burnaby Heights school on
Saturday, Jan, 29.

Gurjal’s coach. Dave Allison,
said of French that, “Other than the
(B.C. Middleweight) champion,
he’s probably the best guy around.

- “Fabian fought him fast

Saturday and beat him
quite soundly.” Allison
added. ;

The two will tangle
again March 9 at the
Queensborough Boxing.
Club in
Westminster.

Gujral also came
very-close lo upsetting
B.C. Middleweight
champion David Habib
at the provincial cham-
pionships Nov. 13 in Kelowna.

Allison said Gujral fought Habib
extremely well and since then has
received a lot of attention in the
fight community.

Allison said there would proba-
bly be a rematch with Habib near
the end of February.

Gujrat has been fighting off and
on for four years, although he's
only competed seriously for the last
two.

His record is currently six wins

and two losses with two knock-
outs.

He won the Emerald Gloves
Tournament and the SIN (Senior,
Intermediate, Novice) Tournament
at the middleweight class, both in
1992.

- After two more fights. Gujrai ,

will be considered an open fighter
and eligible to challenge at the
national or international level.

“Fabian is on his way to that
class.” Allison said.

66 After two more fights, Gujral
will be considered an open fighter .
New eligible for challenge at the national
and international levels, 99

‘Capilano College student Fabian Gujral looks towards nationals

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOXER
Fabian Gujral has been turn-
ing a lot of heads lately”

“I fully expect him
to be competing at the
Canadian Nationals
next year — without a
doubt.” .
Allison said the
next opportunity to
compete nationally
will be ‘in December
and he anticipates
Gujral will be on the
provincial team...

Last summer Gujral
moved to the Bumaby Boxing Club
after his Main Street coach moved ;
to Japan."

He tried a brief stint at the
Astoria gym, ‘also’ in East
Vancouver, before meeting Allison.

In’ his spare - time, . the
Handsworth grad teaches women
boxing techniques on Vancouver's

west Side.

In March, Gujral will be fi fighting
the Yakima Gold Gloves champion
in Washington State.

Team rules essential when coaching

ON-ICE RULES. should em-
phasize respect for opponents,
rules, officials, teammates and
other fair play principles.

Team rutes must insist that play-
ers should never check, bump or
push an opponent from be hind or
use other dangerous tactics which
might injure an opponent or team-
mate.

On-ice rules should also empha-
Size respect and provide specific

behavioral expectations for players
when they are in the dressing room
or on overnight trips to tournaments
or gaines. ‘

Here are some helpful sugges-
tions:
+ have a meeting to ask for players’
input when developing team rules.
Players will be more committed to
rules they have helped design:
* never lecture or embarrass a play-
er for breaking rules. Speak to the
player individually, away from the

team, emphasizing that when one
player breaks the rules, it hurts the
entire team:

* be consistent and impartial when
enforcing rules. Make no excep-
tions and follow through with
appropriate action in all cases:

* never use physical punishment
such as skating laps or push-ups as
these are legitimate training tech-
niques and players should nat learn
to dislike or avoid them. For pun-
ishment, restrict involvement in

something the player enjoys or val-
ues, :

Communicate and enforce team
rules clearly and consistently, and
you will help your players perfor-
mance on the ice, and in their
development as individuals,

For more information about how
you can become a better hockey
coach,. contact the Canadian
Amateur Hockey Association. Re-
source Centre at 1-8SO0-667-
CAHA,