The Acton Free Press Wodnesdav Feb B3 Blow Press surrender first AT Cleaners in Blow Press were stunned ft- top spot Vans Welding 2 by a fired up Acton stayed In tho race with a Warehouse squad slip- win over Hellers ping from first to third Blow Press took the lead 10 lion In the industrial hockey in the first period when Mike standings as a result of the McMahon found the range loss and Family from Fred Crawford Henry Cleaners who topped Lake- view have taken over the frwin added a single as counted three unanswered the final period with a markers before the end of the marker again from second period Assists went tc McMahon Jeff got the Dave Cooksley with two and assist Steve Bennett Cecil Stuck in a row less and Pete Morrison with That was the last time they one each were in the game as Blow Press were not out of came back with six in a row to the game yet as they opened win going away Leading the Tiny and Cadet gymnasts compete at North York meet On Saturday the Halton brought home three in Hill Gymnastics Recreation dividual ribbons two on Tiny and Cadet teams beam Amanda Deforest won travelled to Toronto to com a ribbon with Christine Shirk pete at North York recreation and Janet both Invitational meet putting on extremely good performances here Christine The girls from Halton did also took a sixth place ribbon extremely well The Tiny for her floor group which is made up of gymnasts under years of Tiny division consisted of routines Kelt Warner had Christine Shirk and Janet and Herrmann tied for sixth on vault The Cadet division is for Cadet team consisted of girls ranging in the age Martha Armstrong group This team placed third Lynn Herrmann all round with outstanding Christine Hughes Tina performances from all the Kirk team Patrick Lisa Mitchell The following girls took I Elizabeth ribbons for their Penny Sieber and Ktn Coaches Corner by Dill Richmond SCCP Instructor START SIMPIY Work from the very simple to the more difficult a progression in teaching Don t spring a new and ficull task on your bos Sometimes boys can see that they made a major error Vou have to go over it with them and tell them exactly what they did wrong A little of everything I There need not be any sec rets in game hockey Any coach rth salt can become gram or maybe a film them the latest go to a demonstration on the developments in the game ice then a walk through to a coaching clinics new books breakout session wllh a 1 ttle dSCUSSI0n fellow bit faster tempo and then help the coach finally a break latest develop- If you re going to work out patterns example start from lovely floor program and j Armstrong the head received fourth Penny Sieber coach for the Acton division look both teams to North for the meet Her comments on this mixed roup from inter moduli program George town nlermcdiate group and the pre compilative girls from the Hills Jills were that they all performed well sportsmanlike and were a definite credit to Hills The teams in both divisions cons or 12 karris from as far as Borrie and south with one or two guys fore- checking increasing the number of forecheckers until you have a five breaking out five forechecking type ments on hockey Fred Shero hit the right on the head when he said that execution was the key to tern This is working from the hockey success Since all very simple to the very teams do not have the same amount of time for practice proper execution comes from Another point would be to well planned practices I make your drills as close as believe a team plays as it possible to game situation It practices Therefore is very discouraging to see a fundamental executed in group of boys lined up in one practice should be taught and comer of the rink and going learned so hat it will also be down to shoot on the goat tender All they re doing is lackadaisically skating down the ice And then when they i i i ability to devise drills for executed Ihe same way game situation The success or failure of most coaches probably be short and snappy with cm on on Drills should stress com petition as much as possible All practice sessions should leave ample t me for defensive work Defense is key must stop Ihe other team from scoring Sixty lo minutes is to It was a fun day an ideal amount of time for for all if it well planned Don let your practice drag Tell them off ice what you plan to do on ice I End each practice with a fun drill so that your players lcae the ice with a good feeling A five to ten pre practice warm up should be utilized to loosen up each player before hard work 10 each day jour a coach Keepadailj rccorlnf I schedules rating the strengths and weaknesses of each drill Then your In the next pract scoring in the six run burst Two quick goals from Ron Cleaners came back when Schmidt pointless were Bren Irwin and Bruce Mellon and Hugh Forbes Jacobs sailed in unassisted Steve Mdnlyre rim Cooksley with two goals each brought Hellers close but making a pair of goals by Mclntyre John Ashley Pete Morrison and Bill Vans iced the game with Severenski and Sieve Bennett three segfteds left when collected Ihe other two points McPhcrson connected again Ted Saiti Severnski and from Andrew Berry picked up assists in Glen assisted on the game both tellers late markers Even though these two while Mellon and Jim teams are battling for the picked up singles lead in the Industrial stand were no penalties the game was a clean in one with only one penalty cleaners Vans Welding finally took top for the first t control of a tight game in the final period where they out scored Hellers for their two point win Score stood at after two periods of play Gary Coulton led the as Bruce scored in four goal burst pot twice for Vans and Ron puck three times Mellon and Steve a seven minule span answered for Hellers The other Cleaners goal of Wayne Allan assisted on the period went to Floyd both McPherson goals and Ted p eked up Glen McKenzic Al Hall and assists on all four shots with Bill Fabian did the assisting a double going lo I loyd for Hellers and singles to Bart Consecutive Jacobs and Coulton Wayne Allan Doug Lakevicw finally got on the Andrews and scoreboard In the second scored consecutive goals for frame when Jim McDonald Vans lo put the game out of banged one home from Ron reach Jim Hogget Gary Schmidt and Hob Jarrclt Marsh and Brian Lloyd got assists on Ihe points got the on the markers Only one penalty was called during Ihe game AIHL standings I T Cleaners Blow Press Vans Hellers I I 17 ORANGEVILLE RACEWAY HARNESS RACING Post Time Thursday Evening 8pm Sunday Afternoons 2pm j TrlactoiEfl Waning Air ion Club HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Friday Saturday Sunday February 25 26 ACTON ARENA 16 Pee Wee Teams from across Ontario will compete COME OUT ENJOY EXCITING WEEKEND GAMES Friday 6pm 9pm Saturday7am 8pm Sunday 10a m 3pm SPECIAL BREAKFAST Sunday a 30am Acton per plate DANCE Saturday Night Acton Legion Auditorium featuring The Country Dee s 9pm shoot the puck in Really Ihey accomplished nothing But if you set up same drill that requires them to stick handle through some cones or pass the puck off and receive It maybe skate around an end cone and cut on net hen you are simulating a game situation You arc also trying to simulate the game speed The tempoof the game is very portarit and this must be est in practice You can do this by Ihe use of cones or challenge them In any way and thus keep the speed of the J SnTnce practice near thai of the Ma control passing and skating Another major point is to utilized tcach and practice when arc going defensive systems Coaches through a drill at once These stm part ability to devise their particular needs and lo coordinate them into the daily program A coach may have a tremendous know ledge of the game but unless he can teach it to the players it can go to waste Therefore In planning a hockey program for Ihe sea son the coach should take into account the following points Keep simple plicity should be stressed along with proper execution of the fundamentals of hockey t undamentals should be stressed daily during the MifCie TV errors cannot be let go if the person knows he has made the error a reminder is called for You can say Do you know what you did And they II say yes And then you can go on There no problem But you have to cor these errors at once You can lei them go on because they just multiply work to the whole Follow your planned practice schedule to Ihe let Do not deviate since you should have planned your practices specific ob jectives in mind Vary your drills from practice to practice to pre vent monotony Drills should Acton Sabres vs Dixie Saturday February 830 pm ACTON ARENA ADMISSION SEASON S PASS or ADULTS 1 75 STUDENTS SI CHILDREN under 12 50c SENIOR CITIZENS FREE JUNIOR HOCKrY An of Great Its first come first served on these feature packed limited edition RCA XL AFT Automalc no Turing Mora you buy check our LOW LOW prices mi RCA 26 inch 1978 consolewide screen walnut finish Out 16 inch Color Portable 395 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