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NEW CONCEPT FOR MINOR SOCCER?

Vikings hire Jim Easton

By ANDY FRASER

The Viking Soccer Association on the North
Shore have taken a dramatic step this week with
the hiring of former Vancouver Whitecap Coach
Jim Easton as co-ordinator of coaching for the 34
team Organization for the upcoming season.

Easton, a former Scottish
internauonal and long time
professional, will be working
closely with individual club
coaches in prepanng a
program for the benefit of
the 500 youngsters enrolled
in the Viking program

Don Gould. president of
the Vikings. said Monday
that the Association has
many good coaches. with
most being enthusiastic
parents with a_- iimited
knowledge of coaching
techniques and workng with
young players

He pointed out that a
better coaching program will

mean better player
development, which was the
aim of the club.

The president also em-
phasized that the aim of the
hinng of Easton was not to
create championship teams,
but to create a greater
knowledge and un-
derstanding of the game for
the players and coaches as
well as the parents.

In addition to his playing
and former coaching ex-
penence. Easton ts currently
a staff coach with = the
Canadian Soccer
Associanon and has been a
scout with the current

Canadian World Cup team.
He alo runs a select soccer
school during July and is
presently in Scotland
speaking to a number of
teams and upgrading his
coaching knowledge.

Both Easton and_ the
Viking Association feel that
the players will develop
faster and will have more
enjoyment by receiving the
highest possible level of
coaching. Easton” also
emphasized that the object

of the program was not to
create winners, but a player
who better understands the
game.

The new program will
begin September |! and will
include coaching programs
for those working with the
girls teams as well as the
boys.

Easton will be using Bob
Buchan and Vince Alvano as
his assistants for the program
during the season.

Spurways hold tryouts

The West Van Spurways
soccer team will be holding
tryouts for Division 6 players
(born 1970).

Tryouts will take place at

Ambleside. Thursday
August 20 and Tuesday
August 25.

New players are welcome.

THE FIRST COACH of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Jim Easton, ts pictured with some of the youngsters in his soccer
school. Easton will be co-ordinating the coaches fos the Viking Soccer Association this fall. (Eric Eggertson photo)

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