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RN Br ay Th 20 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 5, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Port Perry's Brad Brouse has been chosen as The Port Perry Star's Coach of the Year for 2001. Most recently, Mr. Brouse has coached the Tri-County Tykes hockey team and in the Scugog Soccer Association. As well, he coach- es a variety of sports at Fallingbrook P.S. where he teaches, and sits on the executive committee of the Durham Elementary Athletics Association. Well-known and respected local hockey, soccer coach Brad Brouse chosen as 2001Coach of the Year By Chris Hall Port Perry Star In only a few short years behind the bench, Brad Brouse has earned the respect of both his players and their par- ents. Whether it be at the Scugog Arena where he headed up the Tri-County Tyke team or on the soccer fields, Mr. Brouse earned the respect of all around him, and for that he was nominated as The Port Perry Star's 2001 Coach of the Year, an award he was presented with last week. Nominations for Mr. Brouse which were forwarded to The Star outlined how the 39-year-old Port Perry resident held an excellent rapport with his players, was an excellent communicator, and taught team concepts and sportsman- ship to all his young players. When reached by The Star and informed of his award, Mr. Brouse explained that coaching has been some- thing he's enjoyed during the short time he's taken up the challenge. "It's obviously a passion of mine that started with the school and I've followed through with that," said Mr. Brouse, who teaches at Fallingbrook Public School in Whitby. He began his coaching career within the Port Perry Minor Hockey Association ranks three years ago when his son Jonathon, who's now eight, first took up the sport. During those three years, Mr. Brouse was an assistant coach on his son's mite and tyke teams, and head coach of the Tri-County team this year. In 2000, the tyke team captured the league championship, and a year later they captured the "B" championship. Next year, he will coach the novice rep team. Locally, Mr. Brouse also acted as an assistant coach with his son's Scugog soc- cer team last year, and this year will hold the role of Scugog Soccer Association vice-president and head convener. As well, when he's not helping out Jonathon or his son's friends at home or hard at work in the classroom, Mr. Brouse also lends a hand coaching his school's volleyball, basketball and baseball teams and is a executive member of Durham Elementary Athletic Association. Oh yeah, and when he has some spare time to himself, he plays baseball in Port Perry, volleyball in Scarborough and touch football in Whitby. "All of this keeps me busy. I like to coach and play myself, so I'm involved in a lot of things in and out of the town- ship," Mr. Brouse said last weekend. "They all interest me." As for the award itself, Mr. Brouse noted it was a "pleasant surprise. "It's nice to receive the recognition, but it's certainly not something | started out coaching to get. I coach for the kids," he said. "Coaching is important to help devel- op the kids as a whole. Obviously we're out to teach them the skills specific to the various sports, but more significantly Turn to Page 21 JUNE SPECIAL 18 Holes CASCAR series stops at Mosport June 9 & Cart x1 OISIEN 0151851010 Golf Country Club Elim Tree Rd. south of Little Britain Rd. At the Stone Pillars 705-786-0200 o(UAF PIZZA, SUBS © &WINGS 80 Water Si 985-8448 \Vlelale F=\YAEM Idle P21; fil By J. Wally Nesbitt From Corner Five | When the Castrol CASCAR Super Series stops at Mosport Speedway on June 9, among the starters will be Port Perry's Rod Sauder. Saunder, who has spent more than a quarter of a century racing stock cars throughout Ontario and the American eastern seaboard, rejoins the CASCAR battles after an I'l year sabbatical. "I last ran CASCAR in 1990, but I've kept very busy since then. I've run all over Ontario and enjoyed a fair bit of success, having won a major event at every track except Cayuga." The 43-year-old welder/sculptor still calls Mosport Speedway his home track and has earned consider- able success there as well. During his Mosport career, Sauder has raced in the Sportsman, Late Model and open-wheeled Modified classes, claiming the track's Late Model championship in 1993. "Canada's best drivers aspire to CASCAR,"" explains the Scugog Island resident. "This really is our answer to Turn to Page 21 3 PEG a ey 2 ADs ole {ia Fae bo {] H . 2 ih J RON Dod '¥efels " ZN ry a § o 3 Tle & x - 9 ° » 2 A ; - slo] 5 pe HO} + A® » n 0