A’ 32-YEAR-OLD
o.elected as the

“Association. ae
oe Leeta Sokalski, ‘who’ is: also. the

. youngest “person. of either sex: to
hold ‘the volunteer; office, succeed-

ed 66-year-old Dave: Fryatt follow-_

ing BCSA ‘elections in June.

: UBC: library 2 assistant said
she ‘was’ surprised ‘by her..election
because she felt the position should
peo filled: by someoge: “*who had
“been © around (the® organization)

longer. :But they kept. saying length

of service was ‘not important.:They
“wanted someone who could get the.
“job done.”’

: OLD GIRLS

"Sokalski’ began. cher soccer’ in-.

volvement. in 1978: when she’ was
talked into playing for ‘the Jericho

“Old Girls, a:women's soccer. team‘:

coached by a fellow worker.

“She went on to become secretary. :'
of the Mainland Women’s: League...
»Metro.

and. president: “of: the:

‘North: Vancouver
(first woman president of the B.C: Soccer .

“she ‘said,:

woman.

Women’ s Soccer League’,

She ‘was. elected: to. the BCSA
board in-May.1986.°.. .°

‘The: growth Jin B.C. women’s
soccer. teams from 48) five years
ago.to the current 100 ‘has: largely
been’ attributed“ to! Sokalski'’s ef-
“forts :in promoting and organizing
“the ‘women’s end: of, the soccer
game: :

Women’s ‘soccer in B. C..

and. B, Cc. has always been a front-

in the. entire soccer: PIO:

. paoeansaive 7

- She added that soccer overall in:

-the. province « isin’ ra. very:
“ressive siage.

has “ been

now, :
: is'-as-strong as. it has’
lever. been. since.it came to B.C:,:

» Sunday

Priorities during her presidency
include -. solidifying... soccer -.and
overcoming the misunderstandings:
between - the’: various’ provincial
soccer -programs so: ‘that. every
level, from recreationiil to elite and
professional, works together ‘for .
the improvement: of: the sport: in

Bec,

**So that recreational players re-
alize. the importance of. the ‘elite
programs,’".. Sokalski - said. ‘tand:
the ‘players: inthe elite programs
realize the importance’ of the Tec:
reational players.”” ‘

'. Sokalski. also wants to upgrade ;
the image. of. the game, “'to:make’
people realize that “itis not just.a

morning game: for. the
boys.’”. : :

"Presidential » elections’. for’ the:

'BCSA come up annually. Sokalski
‘said she. hopes to’ hold ‘the office

for more’than one term;.”'becaus ;
you:can a really get much done in)’:
one € year.” :

CAS % a coach: referee. and tinesman, Polihamier wil ‘ie
be: remembered for: discharging his duties with. cheer-

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