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“NORTH VANCOUVER resident Brian Dudley has written and published two | sport handbooks
“designed with the budding sports tan in mind. No promises, but Dudiey’s spectator guides may
__bring peace ts thie Sunday afternoon remote control wars.

“AS: THE National Football
League | winds down its annual
campaign;. few things-in life
‘are more satisfying to hard and
trie football fans than spend-.
‘ing Sunday, sunup to sundown, .
‘with converter in hand, flip-.
‘ping from game to game. .

‘By Kevin Gillies |
Contributing Writer.

‘Keeping. abreast of every devel-_

pment in the playoff race ‘is™

absolutely essential.to truly under- -
tanding the second season...

: Unfortunately,.this annual five-

month ritual has a well-documented

record. of stressing relationships

‘when Sunday is no longer available

for. walks; Shopping or just “ “going
out.”
‘ Attempting ‘to increase a part-
er's interest in the game is the
‘common: tactic taken by the hard-

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core fan at this juncture.
This, however, involves explain-
ing a game that doesn’t sound logi-

‘cal when the words come out.

Phrases like “special teams,”
“end around,” “stripping the ball”
or “the Hail Mary” tend to hurt the
cause more than help it. .

But all is not lost:

West Vancouver residént Brian

“Dudley bas devised a way to make

the delicate transition into the foot-

“2 ball.world easier for the neophyte.

‘ Dudley has produced. the

‘Spectator’s Guide to Canadian and

American Football, as well as

“guides for hockey. basketball and

baseball.

“Phe handbooks ~— known col-:

lectively as the Instant Referee
Series —- explain in layman’s terms

_each aspect of a game, from typical

offensive and defensive alignments,

; explanations of scoring and penal-
ties, to playoff formats and termi.”

nology.

66 My books
make it very easy
for someone to
pick up the game
quickly... 99

- Brian Dusiley

“My books make it very easy for ”

someone to-pick up the game
quickly,” Dudiey says.-“It's some-
thing that you can ‘take to the game
or leave in front of the TV, so
whenever you have a question you
can refer to it”.

For the person who is learning

the game, the Spectator’s Guide is |
like the book that explains: the

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Local skaters advance to nationals

TWO SKATERS from the
North Shore Winter Club
(NSWC) qualified for the
Canadian championships in
Edmonton next month.

Mark Vanderbhove fin-
ished second in the junior men’s
competition at the Western
Canadian Sectional champi-

Tania Srdanovic, 13, also
placed second in her division,
the Novice Ladies’ program. A
flawless long program under
pressure qualified Srdanovic for
the Nationals.

Technical errors in their short
programs left NSWC skaters
Tammy Wngner and Lisa Daly

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Junior Ladies’ event.

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