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Show J- Spotlight on Sports (by Don Robinson) The very day the paper came out last this column's comment about the lack of s tivity in Utah for youth we received a Wt the University of Utah advertising an ,f:-' track moet July 14. The U plans to hold nil two weeks. That normally would call for ah ing of crow for dinner seeing that the coliijf plained about the lack of that very thing jj!"' the letter went out only to athletes recruiu? University and 95 percent of their team la came from the Salt Lake area. With the annual mailing of invitations t0 for the Moab football team being made this question of who accepts and who does not'jf One has to wonder at the carryover value ofV high- to high school when so few sophomor the transition. Last year, 9 of the 19 boysho in junior high came out for the high, school. Tli before, 1968, only 13 of 39 came out for Devil team. Thirty-seven incoming tenth grader' year played at the Junior High. The low perf--of past years has made it very difficult to champion-ship t:ams or to have a quality juniof". sity program. Let's hope the trend changes. experts have often been critical of the Little L program as serving the interest of the paret-discouraging paret-discouraging the youngster. Too much too soon -be a factor. My feeling is that the transition-' Superman to sub or ninth grade hero to tenth squadinember is too hard to swallow for some1, It might be suggested to the kids that you doii'-many doii'-many people who started from the top, and of1 who did, many worked their way downward. "You've got to- pay the price", is a frequer 1 over used expression in sports. It is however, u true especially for the parents of the athlete eluding such items as insurance, blazers, letter jackets, banquets and so on, here's how you cu the price. Football shoes range between $14 and : Good basketball shoes are around $10 and an i player will wear out at least two pairs in s. Track shoes are incredibly; expensive. A good f: tails for $31.95 and a top line competitor vi3 : two pair. With a to-tail weight of ten ounces only $3.20 an ounce. If you think that's exp: raise a cheerleader. Their uniforms cost a sms'l tune. Considering some of the alternatives -having the police call to say they are holding : child on a drug charge I'll pay the price. |