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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 Dec 2008, p. 22

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I / At " ihey‘ie learned that what personalities in the dressing room. ‘3 ‘ a: ; 'l'ony has to say is important and i But eyery once in a while there ’ ._. that he's just another kid." comes along a eoaeii that (an say ' Sue's son Koltmi, who plays on something important about life " y the team and has played for coach and In the end makes “Inning and ' ' _ l‘ony for a t'otipie of years, said it‘s losing matter a whole lot less, ’ e ' been a great experieiit e. Meet izryt-arrtiltl Waterloo ‘ . "When we get oil the lee be native 'i'ony iiorghese, who u as 3%" "s, always pals us on the back, and named December's ( oaeh ol the ~ ‘ t" ' x ‘ when we‘re on the lt‘t‘ he‘ll yell out Month by the ( oat‘hes Association " , , instructions," said Kolton, ll. "lie of t )nrario. lie shares the eoat‘hing ‘ ‘ / also gets tis going before the game. duties of the Waterloo tnirior pee- ‘ a ’ “When he says it's time to store wee house league learn with his . ’ ,. ‘3‘“ at the end of chalk talk eyer\l)od\ dad Mark, and is a guiding light lot m ‘. 0 g v? theory“ his kid brother Randy, who plays ‘ ’ ' ’ I? " ~ When \iark heard that ioiiy lor the squad. " _- " ' won the award, he went home and ioriy‘s also an inspiration lot ' . read the titatioti to his son and the other kids he's helped t'llkitll . ‘ . tried to explain to him what ll sinee his dad took over his broth ' ‘ meant. He wasn't sure hoii ”Hit it er's ty'ke hockey team it few years “ [titty understood until he said “Nat ago. He would like to play lt't‘ , ‘ rnet‘oat‘hdad.” hot‘key himself but his Down syn- u ;‘ “i wasn't sure how much he drome makes his skating ability A ‘ understood it biii then he looked limited. Coach Tony Borghese was recently named Coach of the Month by Coathes Assooatiori cl Ontario The l2»year-old at me and said. Me coat h ( algarv I hat iiasrit sioppetl him from has Down syndrome but that hasn’t stopped him lrom helping out dad Mark, and being a posrtive role model for i‘latnes,‘ " said Mark. ' being an a\ id ballzhot key player the players on the Waterloo Schlueter's Hyundai minor peewee hockey team the Calgary liatiies are ioiiy's and onmg all aspeets oi (‘ariada's ”W“ W“ favourite hockey team, so don‘t put national game 'i hair‘s why hes board anti tell the players what nizt‘ Tony as his assistant (oath so the arenaknows(oat h 'i'ony. it past him if you see him behind moved from cheering on the boys their responsibilities were he approaehed Waterloo Minor In addition to being a big boost their berieh one day said the in the dressing room to doing all ”The next thing you know he Hockey to get permission [he to ioriy ‘s self esteem, he's also proud dad the other little things a good (“Sis was asking if he Could do that." Iot’ai association put it through done a great lob in showtng the "lie doesn't understand the taut (oath does from giving the said Mark “ ”it'll one day i let him. with the oiily stipulation being that team that children With disabilities (omen of it, but he understands pie game chalk talk to making sure “i gathered up all the guys and he had to wear a helmet on the are rust kidslike them. that somethings heeri done for all the equipment is ready for their told them, ‘i istett tip, [out ‘s got beneh for insurance reasons "Kids who aren't exposed to dis» him confirming that he‘s a roach," warm tips somethinglie wants to tell you ‘ " abilities like that, it's a real eye said Mark “it's pretty etit‘iting " " iliis has sort oi eyriiyedi" said ihey‘ didn't understand a lot of opener for themi" said Mark "it's It‘s even inspired his dad. Mark his dad Mark, who was the to win \sliat he was sayin Y but his s irrtt 4- - r . atria/in ’ how attaehed these kids was thinkin about staimg back tier oi the monthly (oat lungaward was infettioiis likii‘a lot of (limit lfltS anyflu’Ig [0 (10 get to hilly his t‘oat‘hrnggduties this year after but said ioiiy deseryes all the spot syndrome ibiltireii, iony‘ has a lot “dill hock?" his boots “it's lust been a great thing and running two different i'luhs last light “lie rust loves hoekey oi loye to give. and his gentle ' . s all of the iarents have come up to season. " lorry would always be in the nature was something that siriitk a (If? 0" (”1d hes gOIIIg, me and siiid that it's been just awe But that would mean that loin dressing room helping Randy get thord With the team, 7‘48 (70"lingd .. some to have him there ihey )ust would also lose his spot behind the ready and that kind of stuff (her "He was blahbering away at the absolutely lovehim beingtht're," bench so he decided to i‘ontiriue the year: as Randy has groiin thalk hoard. and the kids were rMaranrghese ()ne couple m Ray and Sue onfor hisson. older, itill\ has bet oriie more wondering what he “as saying,“ ”" h“““5““‘Wm‘hamwn' Moffatt ~ thought it was such a “it's just huge for him." said lll\‘(ll\t'(i in talking to the other said Mark "lint as I sat bark and (mm ”I’M ”mm “ward significant life lesson that Tony was Mark. “lie getssomuch out of it kids lit the «liarigi- room and ysatr hed him do that i thought it ““7“” ””8”?th sharing with everyone that they “if there's a practice at seven (herring itir them ” “as a big thing for liirri it‘s a life nominated him for the (ioathes o'tlock in the morning on a Vitiir (the day Mark, who has been skill forlorn Assot'ialionoftlntarikoard (lay, jlhl try to get out the door (”.11 long ilit iii minor hot key lor " the next thing you krioiy Now he‘s behind the beneh for "The kids are reaiiylearningtol without him saying, ‘\\'here you tiltitt' than Rt) years, until ed that eiervbodi is tailing him (oath, every game patting the boys on the (‘I’allt't‘ and understanding and it's going?’ tony had started to gite his nun he's tarryiiig the pot ks and he‘s hark for a [oh well done. and con made them patient in dealing with "lfit‘s anything todo with lioek lil.ilk talks to the kids He would tliroysingthem out on the ire." graiuiatiiig them for their efforts kids with disabilities," said Sue ey his boots are on and he's going. draw out the positions on the Mark yyanted to lortnally retog after with game .\nd everybody' in “'ihev |ust set such a great tone ‘Vietomirig ' " l ‘ 1. 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