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Otters capture medals

West Vancouver swimmers end with strong kick

SWIMMERS FROM the West
Vancouver Otters Swim Club
had strong performances at the
B.C, Junior Provincial Age Group
swimming championships in
Kamloops earlier this month.

Gold medal performances were
posted by the following team
members: Natalie Mari (50m
fly); Zachary Semeniuk (100m
breast); Morag Crocker (100m
breast); and Mariua Trasoljini
(100m back).

Silver medal times were posted
by: Katrina Blomfeldt (100m

breast); Hung Tong (200m back):
and Morag Crocker (200m
breast). Otters picking up bronze
medals included: Sean Marlowe
(200m back, 1,500m freestyle),
Katrina Blomfeldt (50m breast),
and Hung Tong (100m back).
Other finalists were lan
MacMillan and = Morgan
Crocker.

The Otters peaked on the final
night of the competition as every
Otter swimming in the final heats
emerged from the water with a
medal,

“We must have looked hilari-
ous, jumping around on deck
every other race,” head assistant
coach Lori-Lynn Leach said of the
Sunday night races. “The kids just
kept on winning and winning.”

Head coach Jeff Beatty was
impressed as well: “It was a gas,
Somehow the kids got psyched.
Once the team gu! into a competi-
tive frenzy, the Otters could do no
wrong ... we have one last big
meet for the year coming up in
July and I hope that feeling con-
tinues.”

Putting the fun into baseball

OVER THE past several years
Baseball Canada hus been confront-
ed with the task of designing a
league for youngsters aged five to
nine years old.

The question of how to get them
involved in baseball, and not make
it too structured, was the challenge.

One of the major turn-offs was
the pitcher. Often selected as the
biggest kid in the area, that meant

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they could probably throw harder
than young batters could cope with.
If a batter was finding that baseball
meant eitver striking out or getting
hit with a pitch, it was not difficult
io walk away from the game.

tnter “Rookie League” and exit
the pitcher. There are no pitchers in
Rookie League. Instead, there is a
pitching machine which throws the
ball over the plate every time, at a

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speed determined to be hittable for
the average youngster.

Rookie League is successful in
the United States as an outstanding
method of teaching youngsters the
game of baseball. These organiza-
tions have realized the need to put
fun back into the game of baseball.
For more information on improving
your coaching skills, contact
Baseba!! Canada at (613) 748-5606.

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