Page 3S THE HERALD Wednesday May if l Hall among fifteen from Canada to study Soviet Unions wrestling Centennial Middle School a Jim Hall will be one of IS coacbea from across Canada to make a trip to the Soviet Union to study that country excellent wrestling program Hall whose Centennial wrestlers are among the best In Ontario will leave for Moscow on May and return here June 14 Of the 15 coaches going six are from public and high schools in Ontario and he remaining nine are from schools across Canada John Pickard who coached the Canadian National Schoolboy Team along with Hall last year and John Martin the wrestling team will also make the trip BEST IN WORLD I m really looking for ward to going Hall said It will give mc on opportunity to work with and observe some of the best coaches and wrestlers In the world The tour which is being organized by the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Associated was made possible as a result or the Canada USSR general ex change agreement signed by Prime Minister Pierre and volet Premier Koaygln and specific documents later signed by the Institute or Cam para live Physical Education of Loyola Campus Concordia University and the USSR Sports Committee Hall said he was among the IS selected to go because of his affiliation with the Canadian National Schoolboy team last year This will be the first time ever that Canadian coaches have been allowed to the Soviet Union to study wrestling Hall said that the studying for the is coaches while they are in Russia will be very There are several lours scheduled out the majority of the time will be spent studying their wrestling program Hall said I expect we will be working on It 13 hours a Hall said that the majority of the Canadians coaches time will be spent observing the practical side of wrestling but that tbey will also In tome of their theory MORE BASIC I am really looking for ward to talking and working with their coaches Hall said They have a differenl approach to wrestling there it is much more physical and their technique Li more basic The Soviet Union has taken the Russians have let their wrestling program be scrutinized by To It seems that get to the point where hey become exceptional at a sport and then they let the rest of the world see how they did it Hall said The Centennial physical education teacher said he is not sure exactly how he will put the knowledge he gains from the trip to use when he returns home He said he may apply to coach to a higher level of next year JUNIOR However Centennial and Canadian junior wrestlers will benefit from Hall experience in Moscow in the very near future He said that he will once again be one of the coaches National Schoolboys team Last year Hall was also the mam organizer for the team and it did all its practising at Centennial School The mutches to decide who the team were also held in Georgetown This year the training camp for the team will bo In st Catharines Hall Is coaching the team along with Bill Smith of high school in St Catharines Centennial Middle School physical education teach Jim Hall will be one or IS coachrs going to the Soviet Union to study the sport of Hall will depart lor the trip on Hay staff photo other sports In the lost decade They won the most medals in the sport at the 1976 Montreal Olympics In his career Hall has worked almost cxluslvely In freestyle wrestling He said that in this will gel the opportunity to also work in the CrecoRoman and Sambo wrestling In Crcco Roman wrestlers are not allowed to use their legs It Is strictly attacking the torso of on opponent Sambo la a combination of Judo and wrestling The Soviet excel in those styles as well The Canadian contingent will not leave Moscow while In the Soviet Union The majority of their hours will be spent in the famous National Institute of Sport and Physical Education According to literature from Concordia iheobjcctlvc of the course Is to provide the 15 Canadian participants with a comprehensive overview of the system of sports and physical As well as studying wrestling the Canadians If they to may also study physical education and the of volleyball Hall said he will stick almost exclusively to wrestling The group will also con itself with physical education programs for male and female students at elementary secondary and university levels In the Soviet Union It will also delve into philosophical areas of education and re on programs in USSR BIG PART I am very interested in studying the psychological make up of the Soviet athletes been told it will be a big part of the course Hall said that the wrestling program In Russia differs very much In structure from Canada s In Russia they have a lot of club wrestling whereas here wrestling is basically just a school sport This Is the first time that Hall said that proximately 10 of his wrestlers will be trying out for the team Halls wife Patty is also very involved in the organizing of wrestling and was on the staff of last year Schoolboy team As previously mentioned there will also be several culture events scheduled during the Canadian con stay in Moscow Among the highlights will be trips to see the Ballet Moscow Symphony Circus and Economic the Red Square the Kremlin s Maussoleum St Basil Cathedral The Novo Devichyl Monastery and a trip to Zagorsk In addition on the return trip from Moscow there Is a stop over planned for Copenhagen Denmark for sightseeing RELIABLE AUTO CLEANING CHRIS BYDEVAATE TIDY CAR INDEPENDENT OPERATOR NEVER WAX TOUR CAR AGAIN AFTER OUR SIAUNG TREATMENT I FAST SERVICE I 111 Mountainview 8776136 REAL ESTATE WERE HERE At the corner of Maple Avenue and Trafalgar Road and we are extending a warm welcome to all our old friends and business acquaintances and the same to all our future friends and business acquaintances to drop in for a chat and a coffee with us in our new office This great location will be a tremendous sales advantage for the marketing of our clients Real Estate We invite you to come In and look us over 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