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Show O Hilltop Times September 18. 2003 Sports if Speaking I". by Airman 1st Class Micah Garbarino " Recently, I took my daughter to her first soccer practice. She goes to dance class once a week and she tries her hand at tumbling once a week, but this was her first organized sports experience. She hated it When we got there, the coach had all of the kids line up and she gave them their uniforms cute jerseys, shorts and socks. Being in the .000005 size percentile for children her age, my daughter's jersey looked more like a chartreuse moo moo. I guess if I had to look that ridiculous, I wouldn't be interested in learning a new game either. After all the junior Peles got suited up and calmed down, they formed two lines with their parents across from them. We began to drill. While some of the kids were obviously veterans and had a general idea of what they were supposed to be doing, others, like mine, were clueless. Clueless is fine if you are willing to learn and want to play, but my daughter didn't For a few minutes we kicked the ball back and forth, and I dutifully ran to get her every errant kick. I was staying positive and upbeat, but she was getting tired of it, fast The coach wanted us to have the kids kick the ball with the inside of their feet, and the outside of their feet, keeping their shoulders straight, kicking the ball in a straight line. Forget it, I was having trouble keeping her on her feet instead of rolling around in the grass. I kicked the ball to her and she picked it up, turned around and sat on it. "What are you doing?" I asked, "Don't you want to play?" "No, I want my mom," she said. I took the ball back to my side of the line and I kicked it to her. It was pointless because she was twirling around, looking up at the sky. I walked over to talk to her again. "You're not having fun?" I asked. "I wanna go home," she said scowling, tearing grass up and picking through it as if she would find some undeniable proof that we must return home immediately. I then found myself in an interesting position. Do I let her quit something so easily, or do I do something I vowed I would never do as a parent - force her to play? It makes me sad to see parents on the sidelines of some sporting events, screaming at their children, forcing them on, living through them. I don't want to be like that Then I realized that I did something almost as stupid. I should have been practicing and playing with her from the first day my wife told me she had signed the little one up for soccer. We should have known that she hated it. Instead, there I was in the middle of the field, trying to convince her that this was fun and she really did want to play. Over the next week, we played with the soccer ball in the backyard, halfheartedly kicking it back and forth. I wanted to see if she really disliked the game or if she could be coaxed into the next week's practice, because while forcing them to play is bad, so is allowing them to quit. During the middle of that week, my daughter was visiting me "I hate that soccer. I don't want to at work and told a I to soccer that again." guess that settles that. go While she may hate soccer, the Youth Center sponsors all sorts basketball and of course soccer. of children's sports like karate and rollerblading. as have activities other well, They to find out more about the youth center's Call Ext. programs, but make sure your children like whatever you sign them up for. T-ba- ll, INTAMURAL FLAG FOOTBALL STANDINGS WON 75 SFS CGOC 367TRSS 75 CES 75 COMMS 388 CMS 75 MDG 6 6 6 3 3 729 ACS DIRT BOYZ SEEDING LOST 7 7 1 0 2 1 2 3 3 3 5 6 8 9 2 3 4 ; ' "- . " ' " ' J HANGAR RATS 649 CLSS 75 LRS 7 7 6 5 2 2 .w - SV v .. - . CO-S- by Gary Boyle t '- Hilltop Times staff 8 Upon a grassy field of glory Hill's intramural flag football continues to heat up. The play-er- s of the 649th Munitions Squadron were looking for some payback against the 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron who previously beat them in a 34-- rout. Both defenses played tough, holding yardage to a minimum in a gridiron showdown, Sept. 0 V 11. MUNS was plagued early on with poor hiking, which cost $4 them several yards and lost plays. CLSS couldn't take advan- tage of MUNS miscommuni-cation- s and couldn't capitalize on the possible turnover opportunities. Fancy footwork by both team quarterbacks kept drives alive and the ball moving. As CLSS drove toward the goal line, MUNS picked off the ball and were charging down-fiel- d when the referee called the play back on a penalty. CLSS was able to regrouped and struck first late in the first half of f a bull-rushi- flea-flick- er scored the extra point off a short run. field, determined to best their foe. The seesaw action had each team rallying only to be denied by stiffening defensive play and awkward passing. As time ticked away and the warning was given, MUNS duplicated CLSS's trick play and scored with seconds two-minu- te left in the game. Faced with either going for a tie with a one- - D Outdoor recreation trip to Zion's Oct there is a camping trip to Zion's National Park in southern Utah. The cost 3-- 5 is $40 for adults and $20 for children. For more information on this or upcoming trips call Outdoor Recreation at Ext. Coaching positions The Hess Fitness Center is accepting - two-poi- nt yards of the goal line. Quarterback Jeff O'Hagan threw it deep in the hopes of one more touchdown but MUNS picked it off again. Fancy running was not enough to separate MUNS from their CLSS pursuers and the flag was torn well short of the goal as time ran out CLSS prevailed in the end, beating MUNS 7-- 6. in base has hosted the annual marathon. Even though they have been running for years, both runners are e marathon runners, and both have distinctively different training programs. h While Davis and others rely on a or similar program, Arpan uses his own training regimen. "I train for time," Arpan said, "I use a percentage of exertion over time. I have found that the body will sustain a larger workload if the mind keeps going. Training is a mind first-tim- four-mont- game." And you just need to know how to beat it, he said. Beating the odds is typically what motivates many marathon runners, novice or veteran. 2nd Lt. Francis Tyson of the 75th Commu D Fishing information resumes due Nov. 14 and Men's and Women's softball - resumes due Dec. 1. For more information, or to turn in a resume, contact Mo Uhlhorn at Ext or Karen Wright at Ext Fishing information, provided by DWR personnel and anglers who supply information about their latest fishing adventures, is recorded onto the DWR's information hotline by Friday afternoon e inforeach week. The DWR's mation hotline number is (877) Anglers in the Salt Lake Valley and most of Davis County may also access the hot- B RC club meetings toll-fre- passion. "I see other people who aren't as fortunate . as myself and they can do it. If they can, I can as well," Tyson said. Tyson and three other lieutenants from the ALC's ICBM Systems Program Office action group, placed first in the men's open division in the Utah Relay Marathon last Saturday. Many runners, including Tyson's teammate, 2nd Lt Jeffery Driscoll, participate in marathons in other aspects of their as a stepping-ston- e lives. use them to reach fitness goals," Driscoll says, The commitment to a training program also pays off." "I Arpan has similar goals, but for others, "I want to set an example for other airmen and service members," he said. Many of the people Arpan admires lead by example. "I should do the same thing," he said. Arpan has some advice for those who may doubt themselves, "If it is a goal of yours, write it down. Post it, look at it and do it. 'Inch by inch, life is a cinch!'" "Believc.and you will do it" Tyson echoes, "Don't be intimidated by the work. Don't say you can't do it, because you can. It is a long-tergoal. Use stepping stones to reach the end goal." m 592-516- second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. in Bldg. 1219. For more information call James LaRocque at Ext line by calling Wright-Pa- t nications Squadron has run seven marathons in his lifetime, and he continues to run with n 15 point play or going for the gusto on a conversion, MUNS took the gamble and came up short on a dropped pass at the goal line. With less man a minute remaining, MUNS booted the ball deep down the field and CLSS produced a decent return. CLSS unleashed a pass and run assault that brought them within 20 The Hill Falcons RC club meets on the resumes for the following varsity coaching positions: Men's and Women s volleyball 26.2-mil- combined ' ; where softball is routinely played, As the second half began, MUNS walked back on to the 4 5 6 7 e Air Force Marathon Saturday at AFB, Ohio. As the Air Force celebrates its 56th birthday, Capt. Ethan Davis, Ogden Air Logistics Center's Maintenance Directorate, and Staff Sgt Nathan Arpan, 729th Air Control Squadron, will represent the base at the Air Force's seventh annual marathon. Since the 50th anniversary of the Air Force's inauguration, the Ohio a . dEriDQs KVHanims dlaoirDDDg S 8 9 3 Hilltop Times staff Wright-Patterso- J : Photos by Gary Boyle pass that scored six. They 2 by 1st Lt. Sean Carter the . Kv '.h i Marathon runners ready for runners from Hill will be running s V - 5 6 7 1 PK 75 MSS 649 MUNS MAD MAINTENER 0 34THAMU 34TH AMU has forfeited out of the league. Standings as of Sept. 11 Two : SPORTS BRIEFS 0 3 3 4 4 8 8 9 10 r' t Dirt Boyz have forfeited out of the league TuesdayThursday league r"'rtiX.'.., :'.&; M, I I MondayWednesday league iff. . Hilltop Times staff TEAM - 4 596-866- 0. challenge MARATHON ELEVATION f ttKlwrr I.? mOn attteziaitofttw ft T1 Tl fr. ...... 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