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THE HERALD Wedimday March ISM Promising young athletes need proper guidance Sports sure aint what they us ed to bel That is the dirge that increasing ly crops up whenever and wherever sports fans gather to discuss their athletic heroes or antiheroes for that matter To point out the obvious of course sports aint what they used to be But in a changing and sup posedly evolving society nothing remains the same for very long It mightalso be suggested that perceived changes in sports are mainly in the eye of the beholder because the majority of major sports hockey football baseball soccer and basketball have chang ed very little in terms of rule changes over the years Increased media coverage coupled with the mindset Watergate socalled investigative reporting of media types have un covered the blemishes the scars and the skeletons in the closets that or years went by unnoticed by an uncaring public who just wanted to know the final score who got the points and where their team stood in the standings Yes times and sports coverage has changed but the basic premise for athletic supremacy remains the same Talent hard work and dedication to your sport will always win out in the end All too often this is forgotten when previously unheard of salaries are paid out to athletes who seem to hit the headlines more for their antics away from the game than for the effort they put into the contest Now all athletes are tarred with the same brush of the Colin Gibson Editor sport Overpaid whiners who leave their best game the bedroom and abuse their bodies with illegal substances while laughing all the way to the bank What of the young athletes mere ly playing for the love of the game Where does this negativism leave him in the scope of things What of the borderline player who only knows athletics and is viewed with scorn Child prodigies in the arts music and literature are lauded early then coaxed cajoled and counselled every step of the way until The time is right Why cant this be done for pro mising young athletes without them being viewed as a scourge on our socalled intellectual piety Why is it that young athletes who clearly dont have the talent to make it all the way to the top are given false hope than for the most part discarded like yesterdays garbage Where is the guidance for the player that nobody wants You cant help wondering when watching a minor hockey tourna Georgetown to ice two tourney entries The host community Georgetown will have two entries vying for top honors when the 30th Annual 1990 Georgetown Minor Hockey Association Bantam International Hockey Tournament gets underway this Saturday at Gordon Memorial Arena M and Pro Sports will challenge in Division while the Georgetown team carries local hopes in Division The see action first going head tohead with An caster a game scheduled for p m Saturday Immediately afterwards M and Pro Sports laceup the skates against Royal York in an 8 m scheduled game All tournament games will be played at Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena AND PRO SPORTS ROSTER Coach John Assistant coach Rod Tom Spencer Jake Mashmter Mike Large Steve Dustin Thomp son Ryan Ward Tom Dave Osborne Chns Barrow Shawn Pearson Tim Brent Matt Downs Mark David Shaun Curry and Derek Ellard Rick Downs is the team manager ROSTER Coach Barry Mills Assistant coach Jim Pine Team manager John Kalbarski Players Randy Bond Paul Kalbarski Tim Kingston Mark St Pierre Marc Johnston Corey Jim Kavanaugh Steve Troy Gardiner Scott Greg Dawson Jeff Pettigrew Matt Deruchie Grant Bowler Ryan Pine and John Kalbarski Thirty two teams are entered in this years bantam hockey ex travaganza including a team from Quebec Four division championships are up for grabs and all division champs get a chance to capture the Grand Championship trophy Games this Saturday run from a through 9 15pn Games are scheduled every day next week from Monday through Friday with Saturday being reserved as Division and Grand Cham The Grand Championship game is slated for p m March at jordon Alcott Memorial Arena 26 Guelph St Georgetown Onl 8779896 Floor Lid GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND THE CAR STEREO EXPERTS GEORGETOWN NORTH END NISSAN 610 MARTIN STREET MILTON ONTARIO 8784137 SAME DAY TAX RETURNS Guelph Si Georgetown or any other minor sports tournament for that matter just how many future stars are par ticipating You see a youngster exhibit a neat bit of or throw a perfect pass or lash out line drive after line drive and you think Maybe Ill be reading about him in years to come Envy sometimes sidles into your thoughts when you think of the money fame and adulation that gifted athletes are accorded To many people the best thing that could happen to them or if not to them then their youngster would be to become a professional athlete Good God think of it To be ableto play a game and get paid for it There is another side to the story and because its not exactly what you would term the happy face of sports its been lurking in the background like an unwanted relative It is however very much a part of the sports world and has been straining for the light of day The youngster who almost made the grade but not quite the hockey baseball or football player whose glory days are behind him brief as they were and now must face the shadows instead of the limelight It is a fact of life in sports but no one involved in sports least of all the athletes wants to admit its there The proliferation of professional sports teams is allowing more and more young people to make large sums of money playing sports Unfortunately few of them realize how fleeting this moment in the sun can be Only the top athletes regardless of the venue last or more years in their chosen sport And what is years out of 75 years or even 60 years Simdarly there is a lot more to life than sports Sports is basically an entertainment and should be looked upon as such not the be all and end all that some people regard it to be Minor sports organizations public schools high schools and universities should offer counsel ing services to young athletes It happens for every other career oriented profession The young people who aim for a professional career in athletics have a right to be made aware of the pitfalls and disadvantages they could encounter in later life Parents who are sometimes blinded by the side benefits of a youngsters athletic career should make a point of seeing that their children are fully aware of what they may be letting themselves in for Broken down stumbling sometimes drunken exathletes have often been made to bear the brunt of many a joke The unfortunate part about this scenario is that there was no one around when they were young to offer them advice Help and advice should be there for young no other pro fession can raise a person to the heights or similarly sink them to the depths that athletics can As I see it anyway Available at The Herald Office in either 8x10 or Sizes the HERALD St Georgetown I I 11 ID VAL left and Marlene Baylto Georgetown lean heavily on the brooms in an effort to get their rock In the house during play in the Ladies Invitational Curling staged last Saturday at North Halton Golf and Country Clubs curling facility Sixteen rinks including four from the host club challenged In the event won by the Belle rink of East York Curling Club Herald photo East York rink captures bonspiel Sixteen rinks including four from the host club competed in a Ladles Invitational Curling Bonspiel Saturday at the North Halton Golf and Country Clubs curling facility and the East York foursome of Bette Donna Sutton Jill Prentice and Elsie Jackson walked off the ice with the top prize In a rather complicated scoring formula each team played two games with points gained for a win point per scoring rock and one point for winning an end Competing rinks included two two from Richmond Hill and two from Humber Highland Curling Club in The rink skipped by Mary Hutton of Milton placed second while the North Halton Curling Club rink of skip Joan Shapcott vice Peggy Darmody second Theresa Smith and lead Enid finished third The high one game winner while finishing fifth overall was the North Halton Curling Club rink of skip Karin Henderson vice Betty Cox second Dolores Houghton and lead Sandy Peer Also representing North Halton Curling Club was the rink of Jane jilmour Brenda Smith Sabra Stephens and Bayko and he rink of Ev Cadenhead Val Erica Thompson Susan and Marlene Bayko APPLE VIZ WINDSHIELD REPAIRS Handl All Insurant Claims 8731655 IMH7 SPECIAL THURSDAY HOT ROAST BEEF PLATE INCLUDES FRENCH FRIES VEGETABLES DELICIOUS MARTYS TOO RESTAURANT Georgetown Market Place HALTON HILLS BLUE FINS REGISTRATION MONDAY MARCH 19th 1990 AT THE GEORGETOWN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL POOL FROM 600 PM 730 PM- COST IS Weeks FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL GORD BASSETT at 8777893