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The Canadian Champion, Friday, February 11, 2005--23 Oak PH, 1 U ýgDHOUS 2 l Monagi m P 4 j,,'5, ,Small players, big fun for new Timbits coach Positive parent feedback and smniles on kids' faces a winning combination for Nowoselski By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion B rian Nowoselski doesn't gauge his coaching success on wins and loss- es. Instead, his effectiveness can be judged solely by the number of . smiles seen both during and after the Yellow Timbits take to the ice each Saturday. .'That's my (tnly measuring stick. If the kids leave the rink happy every week and want to corne back next season, then l'il have had a successful year,' said the 42-year-old Miltonian, after a practice and subsequent scrimmage with the Timbit Whjtes. "The srnîles on their faces, that's what it's ail about." Currently coaching bis son Adam and about a dozen other nink rats, Nowoselski said he had an extremeîy enîhusiastic coach for the huit ot bis rep hockey career in Etobicoke, and noss»s his chance to For the LOVE of the GAME give back. And wbîle stitl only a rookie having donned the coachtng mantde just tbis past flt the amount of positive feedback received on a weekly hasts suggests be's dotng sornething right. "I-e's a gond coach, and I love wben he shows us bow 10 play reai hockey," said Peter Chiappino, whose farnily norninaîed Nowoselski for The Chamnpion's Coach of the Month. CJ>ampiSoe ,OI I Added moîber Kathy, "Bt-ian bas gone oui of bis way to make my son's first year of hockey a very memorable one. My son cornes off the tee with a smile each week, and asks how mai» rnore days until the nexi time he gets to play." And by no means are the Chîapptnos' comments unusual. 'My husband and I have nothing but great things tu say about Bian. He's very positive, patient and encouraging for ail the boys," said mother Natalie Kasyzcki. "Our son Jack il one of the smaller boys out there, and he's corne such a long way since the start of the seaaon." So what does Jack think of coach Bt-ian? "I rcally like bim. He's taugbt me a lot. He belps me with my drills, even when l'mr slow," In hockey-crazed Canada, it can bc a mighty bizanre concept te, watch a hockey gamne and flot be concemred wiîh who's winning - and by how rnuch. But with the nation-wide Timbits program, scores and goals are neyer tabulaied. And that anuita Nowoselski just fine. "It's ail about giving themt a positive introduction 10 the garne," he stressed. Since joining the coaching ranks this past year, Nowoselski secrns 10 bave a newfound app-e- ciation for the lime commitiment parents make to their hockey offspring -cspecially tbose with two or three players in the family. "There's s0 mucb in thc media about thc few bad hockey par- ents out there, but most of thern are really greai and put so much mbt tbeir kids, driving thern 10 gaines and practices three or four nights a week. What kids gel oui of it is, I tbink, a reflection of the parents. "And thc parents on ibis tearn bave just been great 10, me, offering positive feedback ai the arena or tbrough e-mails pretty mucb evety week." So with sucb a rewarding year now nearly over, will Nowoselski even have lo be asked 10 retum for 2005/06? "Oh yeah, 1 definitely want 10 continue ibis," bie said. TRAIN HARD-PLAY SMART 3mIMO:Q 8IOCER ACADEMY SOCCER REGISTRATION: SATURDAY 9:30AM TO 5:OOPM Milton Mall (booth near Shopper-s) House League - born 1999 through 1995 Skilis Development - born 1995 & 1996 New Soccer Parent Clinic 905-878-0209 www.miltonsoccencom