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Show swn Page 4B South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, July 6, 1983 i McNicol Likes Kids; Just Look at His Sticky Hands By KENT SOMERS Review Sports Editor For a man who doesnt use his hands while on the job in the winter, Billy McNicols dexterity in the summer soccer clinics he conducts is surprising. McNicol, who plays for the Golden Bay Earthquakes in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the winter, uses his hands in the summer camps to rub heads, to shoulhang around ders and to hold sticky candy that will eventually be popped into his mouth. McNicol likes kids. Ever met an adult with sticky hands who didnt? And McNicol practices his Sticky Hands Philosophy in his camps and it dictates how he teaches and coaches kids. Rule number one in the Sticky Hands Philosophy is to be positive when teaching kids. I find many (coaches) who coach to the faults of the kids, McNicol says. In other words, a kid is played in a position because he cant play any other positions. .I look for strengths, McNicol says. In keeping with the Sticky Hands Philosophy, McNicols icamps are small and informal, but not because of a lack of demand, but because thats the only way McNicol will have it. Hes had offers to run larger camps, but the kids dont get personal instruction at those icamps and at the end of the week only know how to run around, McNicol says. And McNicols philosophy is popular. Hes sometimes booked five months in advance and is teaching almost every day in the summer. But it wasnt always that way. McNicols first clinics ! in 1977 were about as popular as a dentists chair. McNicol can remember when Chuck Bacon, the father of the state 4A most valuable player, Brian Bacon, asked him if he would teach a coachs clinic. The first clinic I put on in Utah was in Kaysville Junior High School which Chuck organized, and one other guy showed up. We just couldnt get them to come out. McNicol is now traveling to Coeur dAlene, Idaho and throughout Northern Utah conducting clinics. But some of the clinics arent organized and can start with just a phone call. Ill be at dinner and a kid will call me and ask if I can play with him for half an hour, McNicol says. He usually goes. The love of the game, he calls it. Its one reason why he runs the camps and its the reason he still plays professionally at You can age 28. measure McNicols professional success by the clothes he wears. Brand name shirts, shorts and shoes are worn now because he gets paid by the manufacturer for the endorsement. Not bad, for a kid who grew up in a Scottish vil- watches, two things McNicol never wears. He has trouble with the rah, rah, win one for the Gipper attitude and says he has never coached a kid under 10. He teaches them. I cant guarantee that theyll win every game, but I can guarantee that theyll play the best soccer youre capable of. The Sticky Hands Philosophy differs a little when McNicol deals with high school players, who want more discipline more coaching. McNicols camps have been successful. Junior teams which have attended his camps have won titles. High school teams, such as Woods Cross and Davis, which have attended his camps, have won state championships. In fact, out of the 22 players on the field in the state championship game between Brighton and Davis, about 10 had been instructed by McNicol, he says. And although McNicol becomes attached to these teams, he says he plays no favorites when it comes to teaching the game. To do that would violate the Sticky Hands Philosophy. My loyalties are to the game and not to any team. Whoever calls me first I go to that team. Soccer in Utah has grown like a yard full of weeds since McNicol moved to Bountiful in 1977. McNicol played on a professional team in Salt Lake that liquidated faster than a factory Staff Photo by Rodney W. Wright McNICOL listens to a player enrolled summer soccer clinic in Kaysville recently. McNicol, who lives in Bountiful in BILLY in lage and didnt have a pair of cleats until he was 14. And that image, one of a small-towkid who did make it, is what McNicol wants to convey to the kids. I can tell them were human, not just up on the outlet. But the experience wasnt an screen. He exposes the kids to the professional game, telling entirely bad one. While in Salt the kids about the stars they Lake, he met his future wife, rarely hear or read about while Stacy, before returning to Scotland to fulfill a professional coneating popsicles with the kids. The Sticky Hands Philosophy, tract. He and Stacy then moved to (you can get them after a popsi-cl- e break) outlaws whistles and Pittsburgh where they lived for n his plays professional indoor soccer for the Golden Bay Earthquakes. the n, McNicol, explaining the reason that, he says, because that for indoor soccers success. would be doing a disservice to McNicol was sold to the Its (indoor soccer) a lot of fun, the game he loves. Quakes, where he played strict- but its not the soccer I know. And that brings us to the final ly indoor soccer this year. He Its kind of like pinball on ice. in the Sticky Hands element did not play outdoor soccer this will take another generaIt and a problem in Philosophy, year as he usually does. tion of players before the outof soccer, says the game leasecure more a is Indoor door game becomes popular in McNicol. There are not enough gue, says McNicol, and more America, says McNicol. fans people in it (the game) because popular with American After hes through playing, of the game of soccer. Rather than the traditional, s refour or five years from now, than looking at the outdoor game. For some reason there must McNicol would like to try coachcord, lets look at whether they be goals to be exciting, says ing. He wont play longer than are enjoying soccer. four years while McNicol played soccer. But in December, low-scorin- g won-los- Kiwanis Club Sponsors Early Inning Problems Hurt Roy's Pa nfiloff 250-Mil- Marathon Run e To help provide an opportunilives in Bountiful with his wife, ty for kids to compete in the June, and is chief technician Special Olympics, the Kiwanis opthalmology at the University' District of Utah Hospital. Clubs of the y are sponsoring a Funds raised through run from Salt Lake City to sales, contribution-can- s and reIdaho Falls, July 25 to August 5. gistrations for runs associated The runner will be Terrell with the marathon will help Blackburn, a member of the mentally retarded youngsters Lakeview-Bountifu- l club, who enjoy the thrill of competing in offered to run the 250 miles to Special Olympics events this celebrate his 40th birthday! He year. Utah-Idah- o 250-mil- e, 10-da- Golf Lessons Scheduled KAYSVILLE Golf lessons for boys and girls ages 9 to 15 will be held July 11 through July clubs. clubs, For those who dont have they will be provided, at the Davis Park Golf. Assistant pro Brad Stone and John Reynolds will teach the course. Students are asked to student and they are en- - come at 8:30 Monday morning couraged to bring their own to register and pay the fee. 15 Course from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. " The cost will be $10 for each Two former area OGDEN high school baseball players, who are now playing for the Ogden Flyers, a minor league class A team, have both suffered this season, but from different afflictions. Greg Panfiloff, a former Roy High pitcher, lost his first two games with the Flyers, but has won two of his last three starts, vicincluding a complete-gam- e over Fork American last tory week. But Panfiloff, who is now gave up seven hits in one and disease for any pitcher. I cant figure out what it is, he said. But in the 5th or 6th innings, I start heating up. Panfiloff also said umpires in the Rocky Mountain Baseball League, have not been calling strikes on the corners, forcing pitchers to groove the ball to the hitters. Theyre good hitters and when you get an umpire that makes you groove the ball, you can just tee off, hesaid. Panfiloff said that he had a good umpire in his complete-gam- e s win, and pitched smarter innings against Tooele Saturday, allowing four than he did before. I mixed them up pretty well, he said. earned runs. I was using my head. One reason for his mediocre Former Layton High School record this season, Panfiloff is star he is trouble Robby Taylor has also sufsaid, having throwing his fastball hard in the fered this season for the Flyers. But after missing four games a dangerous early innings 2-- 2, two-third- i because of a hamstring pull, Taylor has won a starting job at shortstop for the Flyers. As of Saturdays game against Tooele, Taylor was batting .350. Although scores in the league often hit double figures, Taylor said the players are not below par. A lot of people try to say this is baseball, said Taylor. As far as Im concerned, it is above and beyond sub-colle- college baseball. There are good ballplayers here who havent found themselves yet. You wouldnt be here if you couldnt play the game. Taylor, who played college ball at the University of Utah and Central Washington State, said the quality of pitching in the four-tealeague varies. There are some quality pitchers and again there are some ' who arent, he said. I guess it all depends on what night you catch them on. They can be compared to junior high school pitchers at times, and when theyre on, they can be compared to college pitchers. Taylor said the Flyers are starting to come together as a team and are starting to get the good pitching that they need to win. He said that while he missed the four games because of the hamstring pull, he had to come back early in Thursdays game because the other shortstop was injured. Taylor had been playing the outfield before his injury. I dont know whats in the skips (Manager Jack Fogerty) plans, but I hope to play shortstop regularly. Thats where Im most comfortable, he said. in First Year of Competition Bountiful Track Club Wins Junior Olympic Title The Bountiful Youth Track meter run, 51.17; Mark Law, David Titen-so- r, Club organized this year by the javelin, 170 47 shot put, 8Vz, discus, Bountiful Jaycees, recently won the T.A.C. sanctioned Junior Olympics Utah State Track Meet held at Alta High School. The Bountiful Youth Track Club earned 695 team points in the meet to beat the Sandy Striders Club, which finished second with a team score of 567. The Bountiful team, under the events. First place results for the team were: under boys, Gavin Malcom, jump, meter 3V2; Keate, run, girls, race walk, lene boys, Shane race walk, kham, girls: race walk, Jerry Ruebel, Ginger meter hurdles, meter hurdles, Amy derson, Sessions, 3000 meter run, boys: Michael Scheel, race walk, Brian Larson, shot put, 415. girls: Elizabeth Tayler, meter run, Holly Nelson, javelin, boys: Craig Carter, shot 82. put, 5010. u girls: Laura Zaugg, ' Staff Photo by Dan BRET ALLEN, 7, of Bountiful, gives the standing broad jump his best shot and that appears to be good enough for his mom, Sheryl, who congratulates him on his performance. 1 4 9 1 Vi. 3; under girls division; Brenda Ward, sixth, 200 run; fourth, 400 meter run. under boys; Danny Flares, second, 1500 meter race walk; Gavin Malcom, third, 200 meter run, and fourth, 100 meter run; Philip Tate, second, 400 meter run; Patrick Gee, fourth, 400 meter run, and fifth, 800 meter run; Paul Servey, second, 500 meter run; David Baggett, fifth, long jump; Lance Oscarson, fifth, shot put. 10-- 1 1 girls division; Melanie Clements, sixth in the 400 meter run. 1 boys division; Mike Long, fourth, 1500 meter race walk; Chad Buhrley placed second, pentathlon; Darrell Wright, fifth, 1 Ou meter run and fifth in the long jump; David McBride placed fourth in the 400 meter run and second, 800 meter run; Mike 31 Chamberlain, fifth, discus. 3 girls division; Jerry Ruebel, fourth, shot put; Amy Wall, third, 200 meter run and third, 100 meter run; Rochelle Clements, third, 400 meter run, third, high jump; Amy Sessions, second, 1500 meter run; Jina Sanone, third, long jump; Teresa Janecki, 9 & second, shot put. 13 long 3 boys division: Tyler Gee, fifth, 200 meter 800 Scott run; Adam Bombard, third, 400 meter run; Brian Larson, fourth, 400 meter run; Joe Doucette, third, ' Char2.53.18; 10-1- 1 javelin, and second, high jump. 5 Manful, 1500 girls division: Denese Christensen, fifth, 200 meter run, and third, 100 meter run; Kir-- , Stephanie 10.39.74; 10-1- 1 Clements, second, 400 meter run; Elizabeth Tayler, 1500 9.55.74. fifth, 400 meter run; Holly Nelson, third, shot put. 12-1- 3 5 3000 boys division: Con Fox, third, steeple cnase; Michael Steed, third, 200 meter run, fourth, 100 An23.36.35; meter run; Mott Bombard, fourth, 200 meter run, 80 13.15, second, 100 meter runi Craig Carter, third, 100 meter run, third, 400 meter run, plus lecond, discus; 200 30.84; Todd Malcom, second, 10 meter hurdles and third, triple jump; Steve Martinez, fourth, 110 meter hurdles, third, 400 meter hurdles, fifth, javelin,- Ryan 12.37.34. Young, second, 400 meter run; Darren Tuttle, third, 12-1- 3 800 meter run, fifth, 1500 meter run; Jim Rampton, 3000 second, 400 meter hurdles; Ryan Handley, third, 19.14.36; Mike Doucette, fourth, javelin; Andrew Eile vault; third, discus. 14-1- 5 7 boys division; Gary Bridges, third, 200 meter run, fifth, 100 meter run; Bill Vonotti, sixth, 800 2.19.67; 100 meter run, fourth, 1 10 meter hurdles; Ken Jones, 71 second, 800 meter run; Mike Allen, third, 15X meter 14-1- 5 run; Morgan Nelson, fourth, long jump, and second, high jump; Tim Jones, second, pole vault. 1 boys division: 4 X 400 relay team of 16-1- 7 200 Michael Chamberlain, Phillip Martinez, Shane and Darrell Wright, third. hur27.17, 100 Girls 3 division; the 4 X 100 relay team of 400 Ginger Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Amy Wall, and Jina third. 400 Sanone, 1.01.09; 3 boys division; the 4 X 100 relay team of 1.10.33. Adam Bombard, Tyler Gee, Brian Larson, and Phil 16-1- 7 Neve, third. 200 5 girls division: the 4 X 100 relay team of 22.87, 100 Denese Christensen, Jan Black, Tina Tuttle, and Elisabeth Tayler, third. 110 10.94; 7 X 100 the division; 4 boys relay team of Bill 14.73, 400 hurVanotti, David Chowen, Gary Bridges, and Jon 57.54; 400 Warner, tecond. direction of Coach Lynn DuBois, placed first in ! 138 meter run, meter meter run, 15.16, Sharon Anderson, meter hurdles, boys: Jon Warner, meter run, meter run, Dave Chowen, meter dles, hurdles, dles, meter Ricky Smith, & meter 9 & |