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Get involved with Actons minor sports There s usually many ways to look at a problem Both Acton s soccer league and soft ball leagues are facing a similar dilema they can t find enough bodies to fill their executive Last week both leagues held their an nual meeting and had similar out comes The Acton Soccer Club and a mere 14 parents show up to their meeting Tuesday October 6 while the ball league had parents turn out for it annual occasion Thursday Oct a The two leagues may be facing the same problem with not enough people to look after the 600 kids involved in the two summer sports but the league presidents see the issue quite ent Richard VanderWal has just finished his second term as the soccer club chief officer Last year when the league faced a similar lack of people to fd its executive decided to stay in office another term As expected the president is dis enchanted with the apathy shown by parents who he said just use the club as a baby sitting service He feels peo ple are willing to let someone else look after their kids as long as they don t have to do any work themselves When it comes to helping run the sport they re all too busy sports editorial VanderWal feels and rightly so he has given away long hours looking after the running of the league while sacrificing the time he has had with his family He feels it is now someone else s turn to run the show The ball league has just elected Elmer Dunn a relative newcomer to the world of the league executive Unlike VanderWal Dunn doesn t biame apathy for the leagues poor turnout at the general meeting It true only eight of the positions open on the executive were filled but Dunn think it the parents fault at all Dunn realizes people don get volved with an organization like the soccer or ball leagues without a little push He began coaching after one of his children teams didn t have any one to coach He became president of the league the same way no one else was interested so he threw his hat into the ring The ball president feels all people need is a little push that any of the parents of the kids involved in the two leagues would gladly coach or give sometime on the executive if they knew they were needed and were given just the tiniest of a push He like his soccer counterpart plans to hold yet another general meet in hopes of filling up the executive ranks Hopefully the soccer and boll parents will prove Mr Dunn right That a little push is all that is needed to bring new blood into the two league s executive If not the only one going to be hurt are the few dedicated people like Dunn and and of course the 600 players who are the reason behind the sports and recreation ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14 One Hundred and Seventh Year No 14 Lack of execs Soccer and ball woes by Dave Darken The number of players In Acton soccer and bail leagues may be growing every year out the same can be said about the organization a committees Last year Actons soccer club anyone to take over helm from president Richard As a result VanderWal had to take on a second term as president This year the league still can t get anyone interested In helping run the organization at their general meeting last Tuesday only 14 parents showed The ball league had a similar problem at Its general meeting Thursday night Only 18 people showed up to elect a new executive they still held vote and filled only of the Elmer Dunn the newly elected president t overly disappointed with the situation however I don think people realize just what Is involved running the league I don t think they re lazy they just don realize Ire said Dunn sympathizes with the Not long ago he too just sat on the sidelines while others did all the work I was the same way I got a call because my daughter team have a coach said Dunn He spent the next four years as a coach and this year because once again their was a hole nobody was going to fill Dunn once again volunteered his services Sometimes you just have to ask people I m not the volunteertype don like to be out In the forefront he added Once the problem Is known people will volunteer and do what they Soccer president VanderWal as sympathetic to those sitting on the sidelines He said a lot of people just treat the ball and soccer leagues as baby sitters They 11 dump their kids off but they re not willing to help out They just want the night off and can be bothered said VanderWal It like the old Chinese proverb Many hands make light work you re always straffed for help with not enough people to spread the work around You end up with few people doing the majority of work knows some people do the majority of the work He a been in that position for the past two years and feels he needs a break Being the president of a soccer or baseball league means you re in volved with many people It entails tremendous responsibilities and frustrations since you re dealing with people he said The soccer chief is disheartened with the apparent apathy shown by the parents in the organization and even coaches who fall to take the added responsibilities of getting in volved with the executive as well as being pleased with the progress of the sport In and around Acton Not everything is dark the enrolment is up he said I feel we ve made good progress with Rock wood Eramosa and the Peel Hal ton league Bo presidents are going to call another general meeting hoping they can give those on the sidelines a little push to get them involved in the running of the leagues We just have too few horses pulling the carl said a melancholy Van Ups and Downs for Sabres This coaster ride is all down hill by Dave Darken Like a kid at a carnival Jules Russian has just stepped on a rollercoaster but already he wants to get oft During the first four games of the still young sea son Acton OHA Jr B Sabres have already sent coach Russian emotions through more and lows than even dreaded rollercoaster The ride started suddenly as Sabres plunged into the depths of the division cellar with a pair of losses The first a decision against Burlington Cougars didn t disturb the sophomore mentor His players hod to suffer without any exhibition mat ches and only had a single practice so their sporadic play was to be expected night the ride took a turn for the terrible Sabres were humiliated in their home opener putt the fans to sleep and Russia ni into a frenzy as they lost fl1 to Blades Last Friday night things started looking up for Russian and his Sabres With two games and four dices under their belts the team began to take it also took a decisive 42 win Birds Russian felt he had cause to celebrate I really happy with the team they ve ed a lot since last weekend beamed Russian after the win Just hours later Rusilani was far from gnnn Sabrcsscnthlmscrcamingbacklntothelandof the emotional low as they dropped a third period lead to tie Brampton Warriors in Brampton it t one of our better games they were Just doing a lot of things wrong They had a lot of scoring opportunities and they missed them hat hurt The boys weren concentrating the way they should have they had the game but they blew it They should have had a lot more offence he said As in the first two games of the season Sabres once again fell prey to the boys In the striped suits Ono penalty with Just three minutes to go in the game cost a goal Instead of win the had to settle Russian didn think the was as capable as It should have been but still wasn t hap py with the penalties he thought Sabres deserved Tuesday night was back down hill as Sabres put in a dismal performance in a loss to Derby The problem is they don t want to win they put some effort in but not enough for three periods said Russian I not happy with their Intensity they don play with any enthusiasm t play with any intensity they don follow their game plan theyrenotdlseiplfned On Friday night Russian mood and the play of Sabres was just the opposite Sabres net minder Lcs Williams was flawless on all but two of the iZ shots blasted his way A hot Birds goaltender was able to halt all but four of the SO shots by Sabres marksmen ThornhUi was first on the scoreboard jumping on a lead with a power play goal at the 13 mark of the opening frame Acton their opponents 1810 but still find the opening In the first 20 minutes took a pass from Roy Spear and Don and threaded it past the Birds keeper to even things up at in the second period Just four minutes later Sabres Wade Vickery snared a pass from Dave and Mark Duval to put Sabres ahead T Birds again made things even with a goal just eight minutes into period A power play marker by Sabres Duval from and again put the home club ahead With just 1 showing on the clock added a power play safety to secure Acton win uva an assisted fired a Ken and Paul Stark had Blngles In the tie to Brampton and Monahan scored for Sabres in the loss to Sabres meet their two cross town rivals this week Friday ho club travels to Milton for an in game against the Flyers Saturday they re at home to host Georgetown Gemini at the Acton Com Centre Sabres have a Thorn hi Birds top looks back as the puck hits the mesh during the game against Acton Sabres Friday Sabres played a strong and aggressive game ox while dumped Birds Below Sabres take their lumps but still outplayed and out scored Birds