NV soccer talent shines nationally PLAYING FOR Canada in Olympic soccer games and getting a playoff starting position on the Canadian: Soccer League's (CSL) top team doesn’t mean that North . Vancouver's Scott Macey feels like he has been under pressure. By Anna Marie D’ Angelo Contributing Writer ‘At the beginning of a game, “you have a little pressure but once you get. into the game, the pressure is relieved. You just think about the game. There is no time to feel the pressure except for maybe in.the last few minutes,”* said 18-year-old Macey. The Capilano College student showed no signs of any stress dur- ing a relaxed interview held the day after the Vancouver 86ers defeated Hamilton Steelers to ad- .vance to the final game. Besides extra practices, Macey said there would be nothing dif- ferent about the six days before the final championship game. The 86ers defeated the Blizzard 5-3 Sunday at Swangard Stadium to win the CSL’s MITA Cup for ». the fourth time. ' Besides playing midfield for the 86ers, Macey is also a member of . Canada’s Olympic soccer team. Macey was selected for the team last year and he played in all of the qualifying rounds against El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago. Canada won to advance to another qualifying round which is as yet unscheduled. : Macey who has been used to relatively civilized CSL crowds, got firsthand experience with pas- - sionate soccer fans living outside of North America during the game in El Salvador earlier this - year, ‘* We took a penalty shot and scored. It got us up 1-0 and then one of our players sort of enticed the crowd after the shot. That’s when the crowd went crazy," said Macey. “ft was playing on the right wing closest to the fans and they were throwing things like nuts or something at me. Water bags were thrown and stuff. Tney were real- ly annoyed,” said Macey. Macey and another 18-year-old are the youngest players on the Canadian Olympic soccer team. Most rlayers are in their early 20s. North § A TRIO of North Shore triathletes are warming up for the hotter climes of Kona, Hawaii where they will race in the Hawaii fronman on Oct. 19. By Elizabeth Collings News Reporter Rod Aylwin, Gordon Corby, and PauJ Granger qualified for the gruelling triathion by virtue of their times in the Ironman Canada Macey said the world’s number one sport isn’t as popular in Canada and the U.S. because es- tablished sports get more promo- tion. “There are so many sports al- ready ahead of soccer but soccer is gradually gaining more popt- larity,’’ said Macey. Macey started playing on local soccer teams when he was six and has played on teanis which include North Shore Selects. Macey was coached by his father, Gerry, until the 86er player was 16, Gerry currently coaches North Shore soccer at 12-year-clds’ divi- sionlevel, —~ Macey has one sibling, a 21- year-old sister, who just started playing soccer again on right wing in an adult fun league. “She used to play a long, long time ago,’’ quipped Macey. Macey progressed through the various levels and was selected for the Olympic soccer team after he played at the Canadian under-!{6 fevel. “It would be nice if we got more fans to come out to our (Olympic-qualifying) garnes. When we played E] Salvador here, most - people were rooting for F! Salvador. It felt like we were play- ing an away game," said Macey. (The next round of Olympic qualifying games will be held sometime in mid winter.) Macey was diplomatic when asked to compare coaches on his two teams. “Both coaches adapt their coaching to the players that they have on their teams. Bob (Lenar- duzzi) is more offensive-minded because he has players that are top goal scorers like Domenic Mobilio,’’ said Macey. “Tony Waiters (Canadian Olympic team) is more. conser- vative but the style suits the team.” Maccy has been an 86er for almost two years. This year, Macey has played in only six games during the regular season but his performance gained him a playoff start where he recently played his first full game with the 86ers in the two-game semi-final with Hamilron. Way back when Macey played his first CSL game, he scored one of his three goals in the league. Macey was put in his first CSL game 30 minutes before it ended Wednesday, October 9, 1991 - North Shore News - 13 J oN a NEWS photo Torry Peters AFTER LEARNING to play soccer on the North Shore, North Vancouver’s Scott Macey currently sports both Olympic and Vancouver 86ers jerseys. and he went on to score the game winner ‘‘really late in the game.”’ **} can’t really remember exactly how I felt but it was a bit of a rush, 1 guess,’* said Macey. Macey described teammate and CSL’s top goal-scorer Mobilio as a great finisher and excellent on and off the ball. Again, Macey was diplomatic when asked about the caliber and ore Ironmen are held August in Penticton. The ironman Hawaii is the same distance — a 2.4-mile swim (3.9-km), 2 112-mile bike (180- km), and a 26.2-mile run (42.2- km) — but the elements of wind and heat will add a new dimension to the race for these first-time competitors in Hawaii. The average temperatures in Hawaii for October include a high of 88°F (31°C) and a low of 72°F (22°C), According, 29, to Corby, the temperature for parts of the bike and run course that go through lava fields can reach an extreme of over 100°F. **{t’s like an oven, I hear,"’ says Corby, a general clerk at the Lynn Valley Stongs. Competitors will also battle the Mumuku Headwinds on the bike segment of the course with winds from five to 35 miles per hour. Corby finished an impressive 39th overali in Ironman Canada — his first — with a time of nine range of teams in the CSL. “There are some weaker teams in the CSL. But every team in the playoff games deserves to be there,** said Macey. He described himself as a soccer player who is a ball-winner and a bit aggressive. But he quickly ad- ded he has only received a few yellow cards, But Macey was red-carded once ound for hours, 36 minutes and 40 seconds. “I just want to try to break 10 hours again. I've trained to expect the worst of the course but hope for the best,’” Corby says. Granger, 31, finished close behind Corby in Penticton with a time of 9:39.30 and 45th overall. However, his effort fell short of his goal and this time he says he’s adopting a less competitive at- titude towards the Hawaii race. ‘ironman Canada was my big Tace this year and it didmt go as and that happened when he played for the North Shore Selects. “| didn’t deserve it (the red card) and I still say that to this day,’’ said Macey. Macey used to play other sports when he was younger but now plays soccer exclusively. My dad played soccer; he loved it so much that I guess I just picked it up,’’ said Macey. Hawati planned, so it’s hard to get keyed up to that level again,’’ says Granger, Meanwhile, Aylwin, 52, is also preparing for the heat and wind of Hawaii. Like Corby, the Vancouver stock broker competed in: his first Ironman event this year, finishing with a time of 12:07.33 in Pentic- ton. North Vancouver’s Bean Stan- ton also qualified for the event but will not participate.