Page C2 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 19, 1992

Curling |

The driv

By LINDA MOORE
Curl B.C.

Competitive: athletes make
many sacrifices as they strive to
be ‘‘the best.”*

A curling team that is com-
mitted to excellence usually
plays in a league twice a week,
trains on the ice another couple
of times per week and plays in
two or three bonspiels cach
month, An Olympic curling
team is encouraged. to do even
more, such as weight and fitness

training and mental preparation.

exercises, : .
The problem is that most
curlers who train in order to
gain national supremacy have
full-time jobs or schooling, and
so the curling becomes a.second
career. Women in all sports, in-
cluding curling, have extra
burdens placed on them as they
still seem to carry the major
responsibilities for home and
family. 2: - a
As a member of the 1988
Olympic team; I'tried to juggle
my career, UBC graduate
courses and: the’ duties in the
home, in. order .to fit in
workouts, training sessions and
competitions, During the sum-
mer of 1987 I spent hours at a
physiotherapy clinic trying to

strengthen a weak left knee, and

I continued weight training
through the fall inorder to
maintain that strength.

My third (Lindsay Sparkes)
and [, would hit the ice at the

North Shore Winter Club: for’

many hours each week, pushing
each other, striving for perfec-
tion, We travelled to competi-

tions and curled hard, travelled
and curled, And always, there
were our jobs to come hack to
and farnilies to worry about.

The pressures are tremen-

dous, There are the financial .

pressures for some, as time off

is not compensated, nor. are |

child care “expenses paid.
Frievdships .are strained, as

teammates are together ~con-—

stantly. And family members
are missed. I remember when
Penny Ryan, the lead on our
Olympic team, had a_ brief
chance to see her children dur-
ing a long cross-Canada tour;
the tearful goodbyes as we left
town were difficult for all of us.

paper about some typical days
in.a very unusual year. Here is
what she said:

“Today is not exactly an
average day in the life of a
coach/competitive curler,
although it:is not exactly abnor-
mal either. Today I spent 12
hours travelling on four B.C.
ferries to take. my two kids to

_my mother’s for the weekend so

I could spend the weekend with
my team at- the. Nanaimo
cashspiel. As the only member
of the team with a husband and
children and a demanding
career, I often meet the team at
an event after tidying up the
various details necessary for a
stress-free competition.”

Internationally, Canada is expected to win, and to
earn anything but a gold medal seems to bring
despair. Within Canada, the national team is the on-
ice target for everyone who aspires to the top of the

game.

On top of these problems
there are huge pressures during
competitions. Internationally,
Canada is expected to win, and
to carn anything but a gold

medal seems to bring despair. |
Within. Canada, the national
team is the -on-ice target for ~
“everyone who aspires to the top

of the game.
Women hate to complain —
but we do find it more difficult

’ than men to ‘‘make it’? in the

world of sport. 1 asked Elaine
Dagg-Jackson of Victoria, the
coach of the reigning Canadian
women’s championship team
and 1992 Olympic represen-
talives, to put her thoughts to

SPORTSCOPE
Local natives ousted

KITAMAAT VILLAGE’s intermediate and senior teams put
in a valiant effort Friday before being ousted from Prince
Rupert’s All-Native Basketball Tournament. ,

The senior team hammered Hartley Bay 106-81 — with
Vernon Henry and James Harry chalking up 22 points apiece
in that game — before crumbling to the experienced
Metlakatla Trojans and, finally, the all-powerful Haida Na-
tion.

Kitamaat’s intermediates were dispatched Wednesday by
Greenville in an 85-76 contest. Ex-Rupert Rainmaker Ralph
Bright sank 21 points to help sink the Haisla squad.

‘Both the senior and intermediate teams exited the tourna-
ment with one-win, two-loss records following their elimina-
tions.

New Aiyansh, which featured a few ex-Caledonia Ker-

Trojans. Terrace’s Jackie Brown and George Robinson led
* scoring for Aiyansh with 16 points each.

Bowlers compete in Kelowna

TWO LOCAL bowlers will compete at five-pin provincial

qualifiers in Kelowna this weekend for the right to advance to

provincial finals and a shot at entering the $50,000 CBC
_Sportsweekend bowling show.

Lou Nagy and Greg Saunders will be among 98 bowlers at-
tempting to qualify for the final 18 spots in the Championship
Five-Pin Bowling Series provincial finals. -

Two bowlers from the provincial rolloff wil] qualify for the

feature four bowlers who will bow! in a one-game match play

final show for the $27,000 top prize.

1991 provincial champions Wayne Davies, of Maple Ridge,
and Paul Traynor, of Fernie, are seeded and will be attemp-
ting to successfully defend their title.

modes in their lineup, were crushed 80-67 by the Metlakatla —

televised games. In each of the five weeks the show will ©

format to determine one bowler who will then advance to the .

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“As coach and alternate for
the women’s Olympic curling
team, I] feel very fortunate in be-
ing able to meet the most ex-
citing challenge of my life, one
which: would be impossible

-without the overwhelming sup-

port.of many.’’

‘At the beginning, I had to
know. how to divide my time
between. family, career and
team, but as time went by and
we started winning, the team
time began to carry over into
family and career time more
and more. Between Jan. 1 and
Apr. 1 (the playdown season
from local competitions
through to the world champion-

efor success |

ships) I was compelled to take
30 days off work without pay
and spend four weeks and seven
weekends away from -my fami-
ly. Although’ many wouldn't
think twice about the ability of
a competitive male curler (with
a family) to meet that commit-
ment, it is very difficult for
women with careers and
families to be able to swing it.”’
“While I sometimes arrive at
a competition feeling a. little
weary or stressed oul, I reflect
on how lucky I have been to be
able to pursue my interests and
my dreams, I am very grateful
to have had the opportunity to
have such experiences at a time
in my life where the odds are
really against it. It’s worth the
price, It also has allowed me to
discover a whole new dimension
in my life — coaching.”’

’ “And I tell myself what I tell
my team before every game:
‘Have fun, just do it, and do it
better!’”’

There are now organizations
striving to assist women with
many of the issues that arise in
the workplace and in sport. It is
important to be: aware of the

barriers that exist in sport for-

women, and to recognize that
more women should be given
the opportunity to participate
and achieve success. Even
though it was a struggle, 1 was
lucky (like Elaine) to have sup-
port systems in place that
helped make the dream a reaii-
ty. Let’s hope that in 1992 all
athletes and coaches, male or
female, have the chance to be
the best that they can be.

Soccer help
essential

Contributed

The 1992 soccer season is
fast approaching.

Last season the Terrace
Youth Soccer Association had
42 teams consisting of 600
players ranging in age from six
to sixteen. This required many
hours of organization and
commitment, All of these
hours were volunteered.

This year we would like to
have our volunteer positions
filled before we close registra-
tions, If you are willing to be a
coach or referee, please phone
one of our members.

’ We need people who are
willing to volunteer a few
hours of their time to mark
fields, make posters, help with

fund-raising, and to help
organize special events such as
Opening Day and the Mini-.
Soccer Festival. Team helpers
and phoning coordinators are
also needed. ~

As you can see, there are
many ways you can help your
son or daughter have an en-

_joyable soccer season. The

number of players registered
will depend on the number of
volunteer positions we can fill.
So volunteer, register and en-
joy an entertaining season of
youth soccer.

Player registration takes
place Feb, 28-29 and Mar. 6-7.
To volunteer, call Mary
Hernes at 635-3475 or Bey Bu-
jias at 635-3719.

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