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economist suntyibune sports thursday aug 8 2002 33 lack of fields prevents sport from growing from page 32 economics could also be a factor mr husbands says in community football players are responsible only for supplying shoes and a girdle all other equipment such as hel mets shoulder pads and pants comes from the organizations parents enrolling their youngster at the tyke rep level pay around 275 he says that covers a season which runs from july to october and even into early november if they make the playoffs the kids get exposure instruction and exer cise its still one of the cheapest deals in town ms seilis and mr husbands point out the old phobia of moms worrying their kids will be seriously injured play ing football just isnt necessary mr husbands thinks youngsters are more susceptible to receiving injuries in sports such as hockey in the six years ive been involved with the raiders theres been no serious knee or neck injuries which people are concerned with when they see these type of things on television says mr husbands who also coaches the raiders bantam entry our goal is to get as many youngsters into the game to teach football and let them have fun at the same time winning is a bonus sure theres been a broken arm fin ger or broken collarbone but thats it mr husbands also believes football gives less athletically gifted kids a chance to shine its a sport where youngsters who are physically big can play they still have to be able to move but not at 40 yards allout each play that said mr husbands and ms seilis acknowledge some drawbacks among them is finding a place to play getting fields has been a problem ms seilis said of the situation in newmarket theres only so many full- sized fields in the area and soccer has the majority of them we practise twice a week and have two fields the town allows us to use soccer has a lock on the fields when we need them mr husbands says of the markham situation adding a lack of fields prevented the raiders from start ing a tyke or atom houseleague pro gram mr husbands says one of the organi zations goals is to enable the sport to reach a level that rivals the provinces minor football powerhouse in burlington we had the numbers to start an atom houseleague program mr husbands says we could have fielded at least three teams and another two tyke houseleague teams having no houseleague program disappointed a good number of parents but well try it again next year our goal is to get as many young sters into the game to teach football and let theni have fimat the saipp tijnems seilis says winning is a bonus holeinone golf tourney benefits cnib by jerome watt staff writer anyone who can swing a golf club will get a chance to win 1 million starting next friday the york region canadian national institute for the blind holds its third annual holeinone competition aug 16 to 18 at parkview golf club in markham to win the competition golfers need to hit their ball closest to the pin 100 yards from the tee a winner will be chosen each hour it costs 1 a shot we help people main tain their independence cnib spokesperson carole williams said adding the organization has 1600 clients in york region the cnib offers library services teaches daily liv ing and travel skills and offers many other services for the visually impaired auroras jeffrey rainey who has been blind since birth is well aware of the work done by the cnib they help me do stuff like make supper for my parents we help people maintain their independence the semifinals will be held sunday with 21 win ners getting one shot at landing their ball closest to the pin 150 yards from the tee the winner of the semi final will drive away with a new car and a chance to shoot for 1 million at the toronto classic golf tournament aug 26 the cnib works with the visually impaired and blind in york region they help me do stuff like make supper for my parents the eight-year- old said jeffrey will act as child editor for the biannual kidsworthy newspaper for the cmb as part of that position hell inter view authors competition for the milliondollar hole in one begins at 1 pm friday and ends at 7 pm saturday it runs 10 am to 7 pm sunday it starts at 10 am and finishes at 3 pm for more information or to become a sponsor call the cnib at 9057316307 fw your covers flyer in selected areas staff photosjoerd witteveen horseback holiday saskia bremmers owner of harmony ranch left instructs ginger linds in the finer points of western riding recently ms linds was at the ranch at bloomington sideroad and warden avenue to pick up pointers before leaving on an alberta vacation the brick barrle brampton burlington hrmk mtomw mimrtim 70572m10s 90s4m3100 9053336533 central tor hamilton mississauga mississauga n 065353000 jo53j77082 90s929co m5so27s00 m north york richmond hill scarborough ttt7ttt iw nmci out 01 town cai 416291211 bni2221 4k75133s3 180097brick see in store for complete details for the store nearest you shop online at www thebrickcom