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QIOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO OI- IIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIOII JUNE 2003 I continued to coach my son Shane's coâ€"ed teams for four years, behre bowing out by piloting my daughter Marissa‘slessthansteflarsqumufls'squadtoamere two wins in M games in the summer of I987 in what would be her only year In softball. while Stouffviiie teams consisted mostly of pint sized sand castles and outfield idiers. these oversized invaders had a singie-mindedness of pulpose that was downright intimidating, Their coaches expected victory every time out, and would read the riot act to their young hot shots on those rare occasions when they found themselves behind in a'game. 6397 Main St, Stoufl'ville 905-642-9864 As a rookie WhitchurchrStouffville Softball Association coach. 1‘ was as green as the grass we‘ would play on. i had been told by the convener that it was all about having fun, that winning was almost irrelevant Obviously. someone forgot to tell that to theopposition from Vandorf. which burst my naive bubble with a romp over my less than stellar bunch that was accomplished with a military precision which would have made Tommy Franks beam with approval! I would soon learn that softball, even at the neophyte T-Ball level. was played for keeps by the players and coaches from Vandorf and Goodwood. House league be damned, this was war. The Battlefield Of Dreams As I recall, it was a pleasant night back in May of I982 that I marched my troupe of eager. and some not so eager. six and seven-yearâ€"olds onto the diamond for the opening game of the Tâ€"Ball- Novice season at Stouffville's Franklin Park. ' e.tob¢n.ieiWco.cn Ukwoud-ed Old toys in the closet? China In the attic? Furniture' In the basement? We can help you dispose of unwanted furniture housewares, jewellery and antiques fi‘e‘ésare 6? Send this questionnaire to s'anders.stouff@rogers.com or mall your answets t9 Wâ€"S Historical Society. PO. Box Your name and phone number so we can enter you In the draw: I wonder if Tommi Franks Has a website where I could pick up some tips. Stouffville? D Digging deeper into the history of local families at the library. if someone were there to guide you? 0 Taking part in fun event days with a historical theme? CI Using a website? , Other __, , , But‘frorh what I hear. Gooawood ls still taking no prisoners on the house league circuit so It looks like we'll be glamour lumps once agaln. As for Griffin, he's failing into line lust fine. The day afterbelng told I would be tunnlng his team, he bld me a 1300:! night. _Coach." before going to bed. Meanwhile, experience has taught me to utilize all my resources as a coach â€" in other words, delegate; Drew offered to do the initial phone around to tell the players when we were to start up. and my wife Sue has been roped In to serve as team scorekeeper. The first thing I planned for our initial practice was to oommandeer a few base coaches and a bench coach to keep the batting order straight, along with a few extra aslstants for when we go on holidays. As it will be Grifi’s first year playing ball, i’ve been taking him and his brother over to the park since April to get him ready. And the little guy looks like he might lust turn out to be a gamer, showing some serviceable form fielding grounders at second base. He’s even caught a few pop ups - although he _tends to play first base with his face at times! Sixteen years and a second family later. I’m dusting off the old clipboard and heading back to the diamond. Having got my feet wet by sewing as third base coach for son Drew's Mite Boys house league crew last season, I've signed on to head up si_x-year-old Griffin's Flve Pitch Advanced unit this year. ‘ 2 001‘? t1 9 “a, dials? with Bruce Stanley 0 Real Estate 0 Wills Estates 0 Litigations 0 Corporate 0 Family Law Eric R. Button, B.A., L.L.B. Gordon c. Ness, 0.0. and Associate Kenneth c. Goodbrand B. Comm. LLB. 905-986-0941 905-640-3530 Port Perry 6361 Main St, Stouflville BUTTON, ARMSTRONG NESS BARRISTERS SOLICITORS "WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH" - 2] , Dog Obedience _ - 9 Agility Expert Legal Service Since 1896 Usual business hours: “mm m Sammy 10am to 6pm Sunday by m