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f = Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, October 25, 1994 --31 4 ZEN SPORTS ry ci Tykes: handle with lots of patience and a positive attitude Next time you're in the Scugog Arena, check out the number of Ontario hockey championship banners hanging along the north wall One réason for the wealth of red and white banners is that Port Perry Minor Hockey goes to great lengths to make sure that when a youngster joins the organization at the tender age of five or six, the emphasis is on basic skills development and keeping the player interested and enthusiastic. "It takes a great deal of patience and a positive attitud skating--forwards, backwards, on the part of the coaches when they are working with children this age," said Tyke convenor Dave Stewart in an interview last Saturday afternoon as about 60 First Year Tykes went through their paces on the ice at the Scugog Arena. The kids are divided into four groups based on their skating ability, he explained and for the first several weeks, they will barely see a puck on the ice. The concentration" is ors turning, j both side, learning balance. If a player doesn't know how to skate properly, he or she will never develop the other skills of the There are aléo about 40 advanced Tykes (7-year olds) "who are on the ice at different times. Actually, Dave is co-convenor with his wife Connie, who game like shooting, checking. Dave said the Tyke program has one head coach for each group and three assistants. With this ratio, the gpaches are able to give the kids a lot of individual attention. And making sure they don't get discouraged is very important, as well. "The coaches are always working on new ideas. There is lots of continuity and great support for myself," he said. Dave coached at this level last year and decided to convene the Tyke program this winter. and handles the of paper work involved in these two programs. The first year Tykes have their own jerseys from sponsors Valu , Mart, Nuts About Chocolate, Kinsmen Columbus. Advanced Tykes are sponsored by David's Hairstyling and Dollar Plus. Getting kids off "on the right foot" in the sport of hockey is crucial if they arego develop their skills and learn how the game is played. and Knights of Is this the new Country Style Bantams? On Monday, October 17, the Port Perry Country Style Bantam A's decided that they were going to pldy a little hockey. The guys changed from a slow unalert team who played one day before (in Belleville) to a fas, thinking, smart team who wanted to play. Blades was really impressed with the change in effort by the team. I watched this game from the sidelines and let me tell you: this honestly was the best game of hockey that I've seen in a long time. All of the guys played great. Kent Johnston played fabulous between the pipes facing 56 shots and saving all but 3. Great game Lenny! Adam Hobbs scored our first goal even with, Cobourg defenceman, Bryan Harold's stick wrapped around his throat. Assists on this one when to Hobbsy's linemates, Adam Smith and Derek . Tindall. What a great goal this was by Hobbs! Shawn Hnatko threw a screwball at the net which fooled the goalie into 10 seconds of humiliation. : Adam Hobbs picked up his second point of the night with an assist. John Froats also assisted on Hnatkg's pretty goal. This brought the score to two biscuits a piece. The yellow and green struck next, beating Johnston to the present in this one, with crunching checks coming from all positions on the ice. We only took 3 penalties, which really helped in the outcome of the game. Way to 80, you guys for keeping your heads. Cobourg "tough guy", Mark Hoover was ejected for using abusive language and disputing with an official. Man, short side. This doesn't happen too often if you know what I . mean. Shane Norton tied the game up with just over 5 minutes left to play and that's the way it stayed. Was this a lovely goal, or was this a lovely goal? Norton took a pass from recently named captain Scott Heffern and put. 'er in the five hole with. a "no-look" backhander. Beauty Nort! A little bit of luck never hurt anyone. Jay Strickert picked u the othér assist, dishing it to Heffy. The final score remained at 3 all. A lot of body contact was I really "wish that those boys Cobourg would learn some manners! Wyatt Park was called up from the Bantam B team to replace Colin Laird on the blueline. Colin was suffering from a chronic head cold and uncertainties of the mind. Wyatt did a great job on the line backing down from no one. The paid attendance for the game was 67. Great game guys, great effort! Our next game was in Peterborough, on Saturday Oct. 22. The Nationals are a tough team, and have given a lot of clubs in the league a hard time over the years. We came out strong, scoring two goals in the first period and allbwing none, thanks to some stupendous goaltending by rookie Shane* Savage. What a show Shane put on! Jay Strickert scored our first, ripping a shot off Peterborough goalie, Craig Hendriks' abdomen and in the net. What power Jay displayed with this shot. : Fellow linemates, Shane Norton and Scotty Heffern both made great passes to get the puck to Strickert and pick up the assists. Our second goal was knocked 2. We'll get 'em next time. I can feel it. This was another great game by all'the guys. With a little more practice, I tell ya, "We'll be smokin™ This week's player profile is on second year player Adam Smith. Smitty (alias Motor City Smitty, alias Crazy Legs) playing great as of late having "' phenomenal performances; in Belleville as well as in the heme opener against Cobourg, Smitty likes to go to the net hard. Adam wants iots of fans to come out on Monday nights at: 7:30 to watch the Country in by Heffern, scoring th the five-hole. 'Once again, "50 goal man", Norty picked up an assist. Strickert also assisted. The line of Norton, Strickert and Heffern was on fire on this night, scorifig all of our points. We held the lead at 2-1 going jato--~ 'the second, but Peterborough mandged a comeback in the third to win 3- ug Style B: play b 1 like it when everyone goes nuts. When the fans get up on their'feet and start a cheer, it makes me shiver all over. It' the greatest feeling in the world." Come on out and watch some great hockey, folks. It truly is fun, and the hockey's great.