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Sei an example for the kids

IT’S an enormous
responsibility and was
once aptly described by
George Bernard Shaw:

“Perhaps the ereatest
social service that can be
readered by anybody both
to our country and to
mankind is that of bringing
up a fainily.”

As parents we set stan-
dards of behaviour and teach
lessons that are designed to
help our children grow into
strong, emotionally connect-
ed adults with sound charac-
ters.

Many of the lessons they
learn can and are taught in
the athletic arena.

Given the importance of
the role of sport and its
influence on youngsters it
may be worthwhile review-
ing attitudes to volunteer
coaching and the kids them-
selves so that all concerned
can gain lasting value from
the sporting process.

The intensity of parental
enthusiasm does seem to
vary depending on the sport,
but horror stories abound
about out of control moms
and dads who show no
respect for kids or coaches.

This kind of verbal (and
sometimes physical) abuse
would never be tolerated in
most work environments and
it certainly has no place
around amateur sport yet it
continues to exist and in
some cases flourish.

Parents are naturally
protective which is fine but
Jet’s send out a stronger

COMMUNITY
PARTNERS

NORTH SHORE
: OISABAITY
fy = RESOVACE CENTRE

message that any kind of
obscene of aguressive behav:
iour is not only intolerable
bat also a terrible example to
the kids we are trving to
raise.

T have listed a few sug-
gestions regarding the asso-
ciation benween parents,
coaches and kids and while
some oiy hit a nerve, they
are not intended to criticize
anvong, rather to affow us
all review the way we behave
in the “heat of the battle”
while watching kids in
sport.

B M-ke sure your kids get
to practices or planned

events on time, or even bet
ter, 10 minures before
theyre expected,

@ Respect the time coaches
give up to hels your children
and demonstrate Chat respect
with direct verbal contict

B Volunteer some ot your
time in vour nipper’s chosen
sport. (Phe one valid point
made in afetter to the editor
af the North Shore News
recentiy commented on the
lack of support from parents
in amateur kids sport.)

& Encourage vour child to
fully involve themselves and
have fun but don’t focus on
winning, as a key or necessary
clement of participation.

@ Ensure they show total
respect and consideration to
their coaches, teammates and
oppenents in any athletic
arena. There is absolutely io
reason a child should vary
trom this basic standard.

@ Find the time to physically
support vour kids. Don’t just
drop them off and pick them

up. Remind voursclt how
much veu fore them and
how much they welcome
sour twelvement, even asa
Spectator.

Finally, tor God's sake
don’t set unrealistic expect
Gons or start living vicart-
ously through vour offspring
as they are all unique and
with appropriate positive
reintorcement deserve to
have the oppertunity of
fearning their own limits and
future potential.

A closing thought on
emotional development:
“Character is what you have
left inside after everything
outside of yourself has been
taken away.”

Sexe time: The Ankle
Biters

Shane Collins is a physical
trainer and athletic coach as
well as an accomplished ultra
endurance runner and
marathon swimmer. He can
be reached at (60-4) 921-
0726.

Caps host Abbotsford today

THE Nor-Wes Caps
are still looking for
their first regular
season victory.

After six games of action
in the Pacitic International
Junior Hockey League sea-
son, the North Shore team
continues to struggle,
though in most of those
games they outplayed their

competition.

For example, despite out-
shooting the Richmond
Sockeyes 37-26 Thursday
night in Richmond, the Caps
were on the Josing end of a 4-
3 decision. With the win the
Sockeyes improved to 6-0 on
the season and tightened
their grip of first place in the
standings.

The junior hockey team

To thank the community
for supporting people
with a disability,
we invite ‘you to bring

these murals to life.

Ted Harrison

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one in the win column today
as the second-place
Abbotsford Pilots touch
down at Lonsdale Arena in
North Vancouver. The puck
drops at 2:15 p.m.

— Andrew McCredie

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Sunday. October 4, 19238 — North Shore News -— 43

NAME: Chantel Yates
SCHOOL: Argyte
GRADE: !2

SPORT: Sr. field hockey
POSITION: Goalkeeper
COACHES: Melodie
Suchy and Rob Tait

THE SCOOP: Playing
field hockey for the first
time, Chantel has 12
shutouts in 13 games this
season, including a scoreless
draw with McRoberts in
the drle game of last week-
end’s  24-team UBC
Invitational. ‘The only goals
she has allowed came ina 2-
2 de with Penticton, last
year’s B.C. triple-A bronze
medallists.

NAME: Tim Perry
SCHOOL: Windsor
GRADE: 11

SPORT: Sr. soccer
POSITION: Midtielder
COACHES: Steve
Garland Kory
Lonneberg

THE SCOOP: Stepping
into the key role of centre
midfielder, Tim's creative-
ness and ability co run the
offence has resulted in his
being the architect of the
Dukes’ four straight league
wins, including a victory
over undeteated-Sutherland.
Tim scored the clinching
goal in a shootout following
a 1-3 tie in regulation.

and

Selections are made by the North
Shore Secondary Schools’ Athletic
Association based on outstanding
performances in school competition.

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