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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 4 Jun 1980, p. 27

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§portWaterloo Soccer Athletics ate off and running Waterloo Athletic A's made it two in a row Sunday when they successfully opened their home soccer sea-, son with a 3-2 win over Brantford at Columbia Fields. A's now undefeated after two Ontario Amateur Soc- cer Development League games after winning their first game 1-0 on the road over Thoroid two weeks ago. This Sunday they are in Oakville to play USF before returning to Columbia June 15 at 4 p.m. against Guelph. Waterloo jumped on Brantford early Sunday and had a 3-0 lead by the 18-minute mark of the first half. Richard Henly, a newcomer to the A's roster this year, opened the scoring at the 11-minute mark. Less than a minute later Darko Sporcic made it " and Henly got his second of the game at the 18-minute mark to give A's the wide margin. Branttiird came back with gals at 30 and 39 minu- tes of the second half and fought furiously to tie but just couldn't get the equalizq. __ - _ “I've got 18 players on this team. 16 of whom play, and we just don't feel we can sit players on the bench," said Waterloo coach Harry Burns explaining Brantford's territorial edge in the second half. “If we had stayed with our first-team players all game I think we probably would have taken them ( Brantford) by at least four or five goals. _ "eve got a lot of gait. who are going to be with us next year and if we're to count on them, then we'll have to give them the experience 99w." -.. -- . Bumsvwas pleased with his Club's over-all effort, and admitted it will take time for them toget used to their new 3-3-4 formation. "We had the mid-field tied up really well the first half but fell away from it the second, that's why Brantford appeared to have the edge," he said. “But over-all we've got a solid seven-man first team with enough capable players fitting in that I think we can make a real go of it this year." _ By Rick Campbell Chroma-890mm Ttternaindiftereetee batmagoodnunothockey 'tutrerandatettmeitoutiygteitr. -_. . . That's not just one person's opinion either. it is usually the first eomment.rnade by any coach when asked his team won or loot. . , _ And starting June M, Wayne Francis ia_lIopiu to help a loton local minor hockey players improve on the most important facet of the game when he will be operating the Wayne Francis Powerskating School in conjunction with Waterloo c.t.mmunity,ferviees . We" DIM Wad-loo ' m I." I)!“ _ The severr-day course will run oie' hour per day through June 20 at Waterloo's Rink in the Park and the tmtirxrsessittet is open to all youngsters in the re- gion at a cost of $35. . Francis, a former figure skater, has operated simi- lar schools in,the past with three associates in places like Brantford, Barford and Paris, and since be was transferred to the Kitchener office of Moore Bttsineds Forms, he decided to venture into a similar school Nam [than limo “Cally! China ' unmoumenm-u Bmrttatedvtqt-errrmr iididii-_ittetnrsp.tn, “a“: Most important part of the game (burl- Anucr Soccer Dunlap-alt In... May'- an.“ Standings Brandon , can“: INF ' was um o - sum Nationals , or. MY. Falcon. 0 num- sanders t Francis brings powerskating school to Waterloo ground." aid Francis. "Mr (“are mum couch and her hummivho was involved with hockey at attouttt-iorAuv-qtatrrngrantttaedetet, the theory of skating and combined it with skills of I“, . . “Since then I've expanded on thatpmgmn nodde- veloped my own format. dealing with things such as starts, rims. tum and so on." Accompanying Francis in the school will be Bob Coyne, physed coordinator at the Ontario School for the Blind in Brantford, Graham Beam, who has an ex- tensive hockey background. and Ike lanes. formerly a physed instructor in the armed forces. , "'.rrerovrtouarootitt.opttuyt,ttt1t?ty ookitutliw_tteeare/!fyt9P!t skating tmeh.. "We'tt be dividing the group into three based on age and ability,." said Francis. “Each coach will be re- sponsible for one group and I‘ll sort of be a noater, in- troducing the lessons each day. Then it will be the other coaches responsibility to go over what was Chronicle Sports Line -__ 886-2830 l learned the preview day and coordinate that day's lesson. "We're going seven days straight “My to my on top of each kid's progress." The mouse in the other centres the school has been held in has been excellent. according to Francis. tothepointthatseveraltimesregistntionshadtohe cut off to make the program feasible. tt “We've had nothing but good comments about it, Bott Coyne coached a Btu-ford bottom level ttiratar team ahontm otthetimeheqientstreuingponersr kating. I think they ended up Mn near them- tario finals." . With its open-ice concept, Francis says Rink in the Park is "a super facility to Work with" and plans are to hold a more in-depth program for two weeks in late AugmrtttasedoettttereetsetotheJunepmgram. Further information on the Wayne Francis Powere kating School can be received by phoning 88b0644 be. tween " pm. _ Wmloo Chronic... ttted; Emman- M15

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