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6ports In Badminton Opener disappointed in the turnout for the team. I get the feeling that many girls don't take badminton as much of a sport." Returning to the badminton line-up are seniors Valerie Boeldt. Sherri Cristy. Stephanie Hankins. Patty Henderson and Donna Hoeh and juniors Charlene Einweck and Bobbie Orin. Starting at the number one singles spot will be Donna Hoch. a third year varsity player. Popovich is pleased with her dedication and determination to improve. "She shows definite potential as a state competitor. Her clears com­ mand the court, which will keep her opponent on the defensive on the far end of the court." Another outstanding player is senior Jill Kuhng. Kuhng. who has never participated in any competitive sport, is presenting herself to be a player to be reckoned with. "Jill has a very positive attitude. I wish I had more new players like her." said Popovich. "Jill is progressing really well. She is a hard worker and trys to do what I suggest ." The Lady Warrior's will open their badminton season this week with matches against DeKalb and Rolling Meadows. STOCK UP BEFORE PRICES RISE CALL US ABOUT OUR TOP QUALITY-BEEF SIDES, STEAKS, GROUND BEEF & ROASTS PIZZA 5 LB. MINIMUM PER ITEM 815) 385-8300 1313 W. Old Boy Rood Pistokoe Bay * McHenry, III. "Where The Top Area Restaurants Buy Their Meat" HRS: MON-FRI 9am-3pm SAT: 9am-lpm BARB ANSELL The Lady Warriors badmintonteam faced a tough DeKalb team as they opened their badminton season Monday. Although KeKalb managed to win all but one of the six matches. Warrior Coach Jim Popovich was pleased. "I think the girls handled them­ selves well for the first match of the year. DeKalb is a strong team, and for our girls who have never played, it makes the first out even more dif­ ficult." The only Warrior to win a match was number one singles Donna Hoch. Hoch swept her first game over her opponent Alison Simon 11-5, but found herself in a bit of trouble losing the second game ll-€. Hoch rallied to pull her game together in the rubber match starting out with the lead, ano then having to break an 8-8 tie to pull ahead and win the match. "I was more conscious about certain aspects of my game during the third game than I was in the second game," said Hoch. "I tried to hit to her back-hand more. The smashes paid off because they made her run. and allowed me to use the drop shot more, too." Coach Popovich said Hoch took more time in setting up her plays. "Donna cut down on her errors and kept the rally going better. Donna used better judgement in the third game when selecting her shots." Second singles player Char Ein­ weck also had a good game," said Coach Popovich. "Although she did lose, she had some very close scores." Einweck fell to Mary Ball 11-7, 9-11. Other single results were; Jill Kuhns lost to Angie Kuisto 11-5, 11-4, and Patti Henderson lost to Kristin Johnson 11-7, 11-0. Both McHenry doubles pairs lost as Julie Vaughn and Robin Wiggins defeated Valerie Boedt and Stephanie Hankins 15-6, 15-2. While Michele Bosic and Nancy Teichmiller downed Marge Dixon and Bobbie Orin 15-4,15- 7. "We're coming out of our first match with a positive attitude," said Popovich. "But there is alwaysroom for improvement and that's what we'll be trying to do before we meet Rolling Meadows at home on Thursday." THIN. CRUST PIZZA 3910 W. Main St., McHenry 344-2700 Delicious Pasta, a real troat! 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However, badminton is not a new port to Popovich. who became in­ ched in the sport by accident. While attending college in Min- Popovich was teaching tennis MI :• recreational department, when lis -upervisor asked him to fill in as a 1 >adminton instructor. "Well, instead of just being an in- >tructor." said Popovich, "I found myself in the midst of coordinating 'he. program for all of Minnesota's top-notch badminton players." Popovich said he eventually began to compete against the badminton members and even entered a few tournaments. Popovich replaces Jean Natoli who had coached 'he Warrior badminton team for the past several years. Popovich says much of the pre­ season practices have focused on learning the basics of the sport The basics include; learning the correct stroke, and proper techniques, such as following through on their swings. Popovich says the most important stroke for the team to work on will be the clear. "Clears are an under estimated shot, but they usually set­ up the winning shot," said Popovich. "I hope to developed a serious competitive attitude towards the sport," said Popovich when com- templating his goals for the season. Adding, "I'd like to help develop the girls' skills to their best potential." Popovich has an 11 girl team, with six returning varsity players. "I'm HUNTER COUNTRY CLUB ON RT. 173-ONE BLK. EAST OF RT. 12 5419 KENOSHA ST., RICHMOND (815)678-2631 Mathis Is An Expert On Many Things Injuries Not Only Hurt, But Are Psychological Too 8 PM-12:30 AM PLAYING ON SI. PATRICK'S DAY! MIKE LAMB Sports medicine is a particular science that has played a big part in just about every kind of sport there is. It was started by the recent Olympics and has revolutionized the thinking of people involved with sports. Sport medicine is not just involved in professional sports and the collegiate arena. Sports medicine has also touched the high schools. Although not in such a grand scale as the professionals and colleges, high school coaches and athletic directors have somewhat been educated on it. At McHenry High School, trainer Ray Mathis is the Warrior's expert onv sports medicine The modern trainer j< ist does not treat physical in­ juries The job of the school trainer has increased jn the amount of responsibilities. Now, you might be asking just what exactly is sports medicene and how it effects Mathis' job? Well. Mathis does treat injuries and does all the taping like trainers in the past have always done. But, he is also an expert on nutrition, weight training, rehabilitation, conditioning and treating the injured mind. That's right, the injured mind. How can a mind get injured and how can a trainer treayit? Ac­ cording to Mafhis, this^he part of the athleti^ trainer's job that is new and very revolutionary. ^V_'A lot/of times there is a psychological proponent in being injured. A lot of injuries I treat are a stress reaction," said Mathis "A lot of things are nagging him (athlete). Athletes are under a lot of stress in competing from coaches, parents, and their peers -- to satisfy their expectations. There is a lot expected of kids. Kids get stressed out." It's clear that Mathis is just not a only a trainer but a counselor. He gave one example of coun­ seling a particular athlete. This particular athlete was receiving a great deal of pressure from the parents to perform and it was effecting her performance the wrong way. He taped her head and wrote on top of it that she will do good enqughtfto win. After awhile. Mathis said it became a jOke between her and him. but it was all part of the counseling. "You have to keep care of kids, because they ^are kids," said Mathis. He added that sometimes parents and coaches expect too much and don't let the kids inside of the athlete come out." Mathis says counseling isn't a real big part of his job. Most of his time still consists of treating physical injuries and attending every home sporting event in case of an injury. Another new aspect dealing with treating the athletic mind, is "muscle relaxation imagery." According to Mathis this is another revolutionary aspect that he works with a whole team. "You run yourself through rehearsel of what you will be doing with the result being FRIDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT O • Danny Garner AND Tom Miller "PLAYING ALL YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC TO DANCE TO" McHenry High School Athletic Inner Ray Mathis checks the athletic teams at McHenry in case of an injury or over his trainers kit just before the track and baseball related problem. practices begin. Mathto to required to be available to all , STAFF PHOTO -- WAYNE GAYlXHiP < T successful," explained Mathis. "Most kids are so nervous and it does more harm than good. It's a tool or skill to relax before the game. "If the kids mind is not right, it doesn't matter how the body is." Mathis not only has a degree in health from the University of Illinois, but he also works as a paramedic and is a paramedic instructor. That kind of training, according to Mathis, should ease the minds of the parents. "Most parents will be com­ forted to know the kids are in good hands. One nice thing about being a paramedic, if the kids need advance life support, I can go from being a trainer to a paramedic -- whereas most trainers can't do that. "In a full contact sport like football, you can have head and abdomen injury that could be serious. We have been lucky we haven't had that kind of in­ juries." "If the kids mind is not right, it doesn't matter how the body is." Mathis says most injuries involve joint muscles, ankles, knees and shoulders. sWhen a athlete does get injured and needs to be rehabilitated or help in mending it, it's Mathis' job to help that athlete. "We haven't had anything too bad," said Mathis on injuries to McHenry High School athletes. "One of the problems is keeping track of the kids that need rehabilitation. Some of them you have to convince them to take time for rehabilitation. They want to get out there < practice field) right away." Mathis says he also has a hard time keeping track of all the athletes because of the two campus system. "One problem, especially during the winter season, we have two campuses and the teams rotate practice times. It makes it difficult to help everybody at once." The schedule of an athletic trainer involves many hours, according to Mathis, and he tries to set up his schedule so the coaches and players know where he is if they need him. It's because of those hours that has caused some of the athletic trainers to move away from the One of the traditional jobs of a trainer is taping ankles and other areas of injuries. Ray Mathis tapes the ankle of a Warrior athlete just before his practice. STAFF PHOTO -- WAYNE GAYLORD high schools. Mathis knows of a couple trainers from the Fox Valley area who have quit and gone on to another area involved with sports medicine The availability of trainers and the more knowledgeable coaches has led to fewer injuries, ac­ cording to Mathis. "The statistics are going down. "People are getting more in­ volved with conditioning, the e^^^i^i&better and some of football have been eliminated." Mathis feels the Olympics have helped in educating this country in the importance of sports medicine and he feels as time goes on, coaches and trainers wUl become more educated in the field. "Things are moving along. A lot of study is being done on sports. Colleges are doing a lot study on sports medicine. As time goes by, we will be getting a lot more attitude changed.