The Northern B.C, Winter Games in Dawson Creek are now over and without fear of contradiction they were very successful. Some 320 athletes, attended from the Kitimat-Stikine region and in total over 2500 athletes and coaches finally assembled ‘in Dawson Creek. : : . ba The most notable § ingredient was the ‘en- thusiasm which was generated and the ex- citement and anticipation which. could be felt in the air, Everyone there ex- pressed the feeling that the games should continue and move from community to community, thereby enabling all. areas of the north to get full advantage af the “Espirit de Corps’’ which is experienced by the host community. This was the third annual Northern - B.C. Winter Games and the first time they had moved from Fort St. John. These games differed from the first two in that the events had been regionalized. Prior to this year. anyone wanting to attend and compete could just apply. .This year the iormat was changed and. teams and individuals had to compete in their regions - for the right to travel to the finals. This change made the finals a controllable size and indeed this must happen or, as Fort St. John were beginning to realize, the. whole effort would become prohibitive for smaller. communities simply -because of the lack of elimination at the “grass roots” level. The results at the games themselves were really encouraging for our region. Out of six regions who participated we finished third. Out of 33 com- munities, Terrace finished fourth and Kitimat a _ eighth, However the most im- portant thing was that the competition was keenly contested and everyone enjoyed themselves - respectable making all who participated . winners. Individual trophies were awarded in Alpine Skiing to Dawson Creek: Badminton - Fort St. John; Basketball - Senior Mens - Terrace, Senior’ Girls - Prince George, Senior Boys - Dawson Creek, Junior Girls - Dawson Creek and Junior Boys - Terrace. In Broomball the trophy went to Fort Nelson; Chess was - divided between Williams Lake and Dawson Creek; Curling to Dawson Creek; gymnastics - Fort St. John; Hockey - Quesnel; Indoor Soccer - Dawson Creek; Markamanship - Fort St. John; Nordic Skiing and Snowshoeing to Burns Lake. The water Polo team from Terrace won the trophy for the first time as - did the Junior Girls Volleyball Terrace. team from Next year the Games will be in Prince George and let’s all make the effort to return to the area and enjoy ‘some healthy competition. In Terrace at the District Swimming Pool the Terrace Blueback Swim Club will be holding their third annual SWIMATHON. It will start on Sunday the 6th of March - at 7 a.m. and run through until] 6 p.m. There are some 60 swimmers taking part and each of them is un- dertaking two hours in the water or 200 lengths or any part thereof. Come on out to support and cheer your favorite swimmers on. Anyone wishing further information should contact Pat Kenny at 638-1177. Minor Hockey round-up Terrace Bantams won a pair of close decisions over the visiting Prince Rupert Bantams in Minor Hockey Rep team action on the weekend. In Friday’s game, Terrace almost blew a 5-2 third period lead before coming up with a 6 to 4 win. Rupert got a pair of goals in the last two minutes, then pulled their goalie. An open net goal by Rob Brown cut’ off the rally. Tony Procaccini paced Terrace with two goals. The others were scored by Ken Wideman, Simon Dodd and Emile Gagnon. Saturday’s game was a wide-open affair with Terrace coming out with a 10-8 victory. Procaccini had a hat trick while Brown fired a pair as did Bruno Hidber . Doug Ritchey, Dodd and Steve Bogie each had one. Terrace was down 7-4 going into the third. period but came back with six goals in the final 20 minutes. Terrace Peewee Reps made their weekend seriés a winning one. They travelled to Kitimat and came back with a 5-2 victory over Kitimat’s Peewee Reps. Mark Flaherty had two goals for Terrace. Mel Reimer, Colin Parr and Eric Metzmeier also scored. . On Sunday at Terrace, the Peewees got two-goal ef- forts by Roger Tooms and Metzmeier as they pounded Kitimat 11-5. Terrace held a slim 5-4 lead going into the third period, then fired home six goals, Other Terrace goals were scored by Glen Palahicky, Warren Riding, Doug Sharples, Mel Reimer, Colin Parr, Steve Evans, and Mark Flaherty. Terrace Fiaps had only one game. They went to Kitimat where they defeated the Atom Reps 9-2. Red’ Philpott and Terry Zaporzan each fired a hat trick for Terrace. Eddie Digiovanni and Troy Kaye also scored. A Terrace Bantam team picked from the Bantam Minor Hockey District Playdowns Peewee, Bantam and Juvenile District playdowns in Minor Hockey are on this ‘weekend with Kitimat. hosting the Peewees, Terrace hosting the Ban- tams and Prince. Rupert hosting the Juveniles. In the three-team, round- robin Bantam playoff. at Terrace, Kitimat meets Terrace in the first game Friday night at 9 o'clock. The second game Saturday at 12 noon has Prince Rupert against Kitimat. Game three Saturday night at 3:30 sees Terrace take on Prince . Rupert. If a tie-breaker game is required in this series, it will be played Sunday morning al 7:30. Smithers is hosting the east section of the District Men’s Bas The T.M.B.A., returned to action following a one week break, with a full slate of © games. Monday night, the top two teams, All Seasons and the Terrace Reds, won their games. The Reds met the Skeena Hotel Orphans in the first game and came out with an 11 point victory, winning 88-77. Al Glover led the victors with 20 points, followed by Willie Chemko and John Walbergs with 18 points apiece. For the Or- phans, Albert Olson had 18 points and Fred Philpot 14. _ In the second game, All Seasons narrowly defeated Ev's Clippers, 65-65, a8 Doug McKay scored the winning basket with two seconds remaining. McKa scored 14 points in total, second to Mike Ireland's 19 "NEW IN TOWN? LET US PUT OUT THE MAT FOR YOU! Uhe Mast Famous Bartel on the World ** vyane 696-5571 . Bantam playdown. They play a best-of-three series - against Fort St. James withi games Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., if necessary. «1 In thé Peewee playolf at Kitimat, it’s also a three- team, round-robin series. Terrace plays Kitimat Friday night at 7:45. On Saturday, Prince Rupert meets Terrace at 6 p.m. Sunday’s game has Kitimat against Prince Rupert at 9:30 a.m. If a tie-breaker is’ required, it will be played Sunday afternoon at 5:15 or Sunday night at 9:15. Fraser Lake hosts the east section of the . district Peewee playdown. They play a best-of-three series against Smithers with by Mike Ireland points for All Seasons. Dale Prest and Rod Kluss scored 21 and 18 points respectively for the Clippers. _ Wednesday night was somewhat different, All. Seasons continued to win but Ev’'s upset the Reds. In the first game, All Seasons built up an early lead and hung on to defeat the Skeena Hotel team 77-74, Tom Marvin, Ed Devries, and Mike Ireland led the winners with 20, 18 -day, if necessary. kethall games at 11a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sun- t Four teams are involved. in round-robin play this “weekend. in the Juvenile division at Prince Rupert. ‘Games are scheduled as! follows: ; Terrace vs. Prince Rupert, Friday, 8 p.m Stewart vs. Kitimat, Friday, 10:30 p.m. Kitimat vs. Terrace, Saturday, 11:15 am. Stewart vs. Prince Rupert, Saturday, 1:45 p.m, Terrace Saturday, 8:15 p.m. Prince Rupert vs. Kitimat, Sunday, 1:45 p.m. The Midget playdowns | will be held the following weekend at Prince Rupert and Houston. report and 16 points respectively. Albert Olson was the high man for the Orphans with 34 points. . In the second game, the . Clippers were led by their two big men, Dave. Crawley _and Dale Prest, with 36 and 27 points respectively. Led by their two high scorers, the Clippers beat the Reds 107-89, John Walbergs had 39 points and Willie Chemko 25 ' points for the losers. vs. Stewart, , ale Se / ‘sanpman inn A ‘4828 Hwy..16 West Terrace, B.C. . Dining Room Open — 5 p.in. to 11 p.m. SAUNA BATH | SWIMMING POOL SG fectal | ¢ fom, tot 7 te, “A” Division took part in a tournament at Houston on the weekend and lost beth ames in the double ockout series against Rep teams from other com- munities. - Terrace lost 7-3 to Granisle and 85 to Burns Lake. Terrace Peewee ‘B’’ team scored a one-sided 12-2 win over’ Kitimat’s ‘‘B”’ team on Sunday. Mike Lambert paced the winners with four goals. Richard Mallet chipped in with a hat trick while Tim Andersen _had a pair. Singles were scored by Steve Turner, Jeff Selder and Brent Rogers. B.C. coaching d This new program offers a series of graduated courses through which amateur coaches and instructors. may upgrade their in- structional expertise in a wide range of sports ac- tivities, The program will be of great assistance to community recreation departments, continuing education departments and sports clubs because it will provide 8 supply ~ of nowledgeable and cer- tificated instructors with whom to staff their programs. The British Columbia Coaching Development Program is part of a national program which has been developed cooperatively by the Goaching Association of Canada, national sports associations and the provinces to meet an in- creasing need expressed by sports governing bodies for more and better trained coaches. In British Columbia the program is being developed cooperatively by the Leisure Services Branch and provincial sports associations. The program . consists of five levels, with each level having three inter-related. sections: general theory, technical and practical coaching. For many years, amateur coaches in Canada have been able to increase their knowledge by attending clinics which have provided technical information on the skills, drills and tactics of a particular sport. ‘The new British Columbia Coaching Development Program expands on the existing mode] by providing five levels of technical expertise to suit coaches at different stages of development. A Zone Finals * The Senior High School Basketball Zone Finals will be played at the Caledonia High School gym on Friday an Saturday, March 4 and right to advance to the Provincials which will be Advertising|. keeps people ' working. CANADIAN ADVERTISING ADVISORY BOARD 7 a —_ ae — 635-9151 _ - held on March 16 to 19 in Vancouver are Caledonia and teams from Prince Rupert and Kitimat. general ‘theory component s been added at each level, providing a scientific base to sport, upon which all coaches may 6uilt their programs, A period of practical coaching in which coaches may put into practice knowledge acquired: in the general theory and technical sec- tions is required. Recognition through -accredited certification will be provided to coaches who successfully complete three sections at a par- ticular level in the program. The program provides in one. package three major ingredients of successful coaching: theoretical knowledge, technical ex- pertise, and practical ex- perience. When these are combined with ‘the dedication and enthusiasm of our coaches the results should be more enjoyment for more athletes, with a- consequent increase in participation; higher all- round levels of performance and more satisfaction for coaches. For the first time in British Columbia large humbers of coaches, irrespective of age, sex or level at which they coach, have available a program which offers formal training. in the art and science of coaching. For the first ime, they have available an in- tegrated development program similar to that employed so successfully in countries such as East ‘Germany. GENERAL -THEORY COURSES: The general theory sec- tion of the program contains ‘fundamentals of coaching common to all sports. ‘These include leadership and communication, growth and development, psychology .of sport, motor learning, exercise physiology, sports medicine, biomechaniés and’ training methods. Theoretical concepts are introduced and explained through films and lectures illustrating how they apply “Teams competing for the | Call Evenings Re-roofing specialist. ee Complete new roof or repairs. Free Estimates. Dave's Contracting Introducing L the new Manager of Canadian Propane camping equipment. It’s almost spring. ARGEX Let us show you our selection of major ~-. , propane appliances at attractive sale prices. seg While you're here check out our Primus perce prices in town Our fully qualifi to a wide range of sports skills and behaviours. As the knowledge offered in the general theory section of the program is equally ap- plicable to all sports, all coaches altend the same course, TECHNICAL COURSES: In the technical section of the program, each sport has its own courses at each level. Each course deals with the skills, drills, tactics and strategies specific to that sport. In addition, the general theoretical concepts to which the coaches were introduced in the first section of the program will be integrated with the technical aspects of each specific sport. PRACTICAL COACHING: The required period of practical coaching is one _full season at Level 1, with longer periods as the coach progresses through the program. Many practising coaches will already have several years of coaching experience and will require only the approval of their provincial sports association to complete the section. ° Ideally, a coach would complete the three sections at any level in the sequence, general theory, technical and practical coaching, so that one section could be applied to the next. Until the program is fully available in all areas of the province, however, the three sections of Level 1 can be completed in any order. Many experienced coaches are finding that attendance at a Level 1 General Theory section is an ideal refresher course and a means of keeping abreast of Kitchens. Highway 16 W. CANADIAN PROPANE COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL “ow ms, . arn master charge RESERVE NOW Color TV — Complimentary Coffee - Telephone - Special Skier and Weekly Rates FLORENCE MOTEL Smithers ed staff is here to full-fill’ your gasoline needs. We have the lowest for regular gas. . Come on in and see. - THE HERALD, Wednesday, March 2, 1977, PAGE All evelopment recent developments in coaching - theory. Upon successful completion of all three sections at a par- ticular level, the coach will be certificated by the Leisure Services Branch. The branch wili administer the general theory section of the program. The technical and practical coaching sections will be handled by more than 30 provincial sports associations. : The program, including the training of specially selected instructors, the provision of teaching resources such as films and coaches’ manuals and the subsidization of coaches’ training courses, is bein funded by the Britis! Columbia Physical Fitness and Amateur Sports Fund. The British Columbia Coaching Development Program is now fully operational and Level 1 courses, both general theory and technical in an in- creasing number of sports will be organized in all parts of the province where and when demand arises. Courses may be organized by colleges, universities, schools, community. recreation departments; continuing education departments, YM-YWCA’s, sports clubs, etc. and requests should be made to. Leisure Services Branch. offices. . . A General Theory (Level: 1) Course is being conducted in Terrace at the Senior. Citizens Room at the Arena, starting at 7:30 on Friday, March 4. All coaches in- terested in attending please- hone Roger Dufty, 638-1174; tween 8:30 p.m, and 4. p.m. Monday to Friday. SKIING IN SMITHERS 847-2678 ¥2 Poa in i PE oe ee ee 3 ‘Gta auo - .