the HERALD Sports Sunday January 1992 Coach Tips Far mat information contact At Coddling of Canada or Canada Inc Learn from children Learn from children and children will learn from you When athletes are learning skills they hardly ever do them perfectly the first time The mam reason is that learning a processing of information has tain limitations The limitations are present in four areas Gathering Information No one can deal with all the information in a given situation and beginners forget qufckly To help your athletes select only three or four key points present these concisely and let the athletes practise immediately 2 Making Decisions Learners are uncertain so they make decisions slowly This in turn slows reaction time Help athletes by telling them briefly what to at tend to and why Performing The main limitations on performing sport movements are athletes skill fitness growth stage and motivation Depending on the tion help athletes to practise more or to develop more endurance or strength or flexibility Make sure the tasks you give them match their stage or motor and emotional development Be alert to possible motivation problems Evaluating Performance Beginners can always feel how they did Also because their move ment experience is limited beginners can always understand your corrections To help place them in position give lots of varied drills say the same thing in different ways and be patient It is important to note that each limitation listed above can be the source of or reason for an error in performance You need to be able to determine quickly which limitation is causing the problem so that you can give an appropriate and specific remedy Jack Donohue was coach of Canada National Basketball Team from 1972 1988 and Is a nationally recognized coaching expert For more information on coaching skills and the National Coaching Cer Program contact the Coaching Association of Canada 1600 James Drive Gloucester Ontario KlB or Canada PO Box London Ontario Squash results Men Inter Club The youthful inspiration of Cameron was not enough to prevent a loss to the chdekin Club in on December 18 Tht consensus was that Cameron s good legs were responsible for his 1 win Paul Strandberg played 2 brilliant games before he vacated the zone and lost the next Murray Jans and Terry endured identical 1 3 losses Alan Kogon was in a pre holiday slump and suffered a defeat Men sD Inter Club The D team travelled to Brampton s Regency Racquets Club this past week As it turned out the highlight of the evening was the delectable post game meal served to the Georgetown visitors since the GRC squad had to endure a drubbing The fortunate victims included David Redman Paul Duval Christine Kogon Graham Tyler and John Jones Junior Development A Junior Clinic will begin on January of the new year and will run for consecutive Satur days until February The program will be conducted by well respected squash profes sional Gene Duval ft is open to all interested young people bet ween the ages of to and is not restricted to Club members Baste skills will be emphasized along with drills and rules A nominal fee of is being charged For more information contact Murray Jans at 877 1730 Final preparations Glen Shoebridge left and 12 year old son Ron prepare to hit the Ice fast week for some free public skating at Gordon Memorial Arena Herald Photo Were moving now Brothers Matthew in front and Eric Trembtay shoot down the snow packed hills of Cedarvale Park In Georgetown during their Christmas break Herald Photo by Steven LeBlanc Harrison Public School looking for capable ski instructors Harrison Public School is going to be busy throughout the new year as they offer assemblies ski in struction and special visits for students and parents Harrison Public School is looking for ski instructors to downhill or cross country skiing to Grade and students Contact Mr Elliot Mr or Mr Murphy at 8774421 for fur ther details A parent s information meeting is scheduled for Jan at pm at George Kennedy School to discuss rench immersion alternatives with parents of future kindergarten OFFICE MAGIC FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE I ART STATIONERY NEEDS 26SGualphSL Georgetown students Harrison Peacemaker Assem will be held Jan at m The assembly will feature playground problems and show how Peacemakers peacefully resolve the problem Parents are welcome to come and watch participating Peacemakers receive their badges The Lung Association will visit Harrison Public School on Jan 10 to show Grades 3 4 and 5 children how smoking affects people s lungs The Grade 3 Celebration Assem is also scheduled for Jan at 2 30pm Clothing ens Ladies Children ALTERATIONS LOVE to What the world neeas now is love the love of God shed abroad in our hearts Christian books will help you to love your world for Jesus sake CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE 67 Main St Georgetown ONT across from Moore Park Plaza HOURS TuesSat pm Friday 109 pm 8771550