The Reluctant Coach in Youth Leagues
A narrator confesses being a domineering coach from a past, noting many adults now pressured to coach children. The piece urges readers to consider volunteering as September approaches, even with no playing experience, highlighting widespread demand in youth leagues.
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America
Coaching Kids In Sports By Dan Speraw
Coach Speraw argues effective coaching focuses on inspiring learning and keeping drills short. He cites Maynard Howe and Steve Moyer on attention spans, positive feedback, and learner responsibility to keep children engaged and discovering.
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Kids In Sports
Dan Speraw
Maynard Howe
San Diego
Calif
Howe
Steve Moyer
University of Oklahoma
Mayer
Dodgers and Braves duel in tense late season showdown
Los Angeles beat Atlanta 5-2 to tighten the NL West race as Ken Landreaux hit a two run homer andSteve Howe earned the save. Torre and Lasorda traded game day riffs with umpires over bandages and necklaces during the spirited clash.
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Associated Press
Joe Torre
Tom Lasorda
Atlanta
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Steve Howe
Braves
Dodgers
Los Angeles
Ken Landreaux
Landreaux
Torre
Bob Welch
Welch
Lasorda
Pascual Perez
Perez
Dusty Baker
Rick Monday
RBI
Baker
Greg Brock
Bill Russell
Jack Fiimpre
Howe
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New York
Walt Terrell
Danny Heep
Chicago
Terrell
Charlie Puleo
Mookie Wilson
Heep
Ferguson Jenkins
Ron Cey
Bill Buckner
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Expos
Montreal
Tony Pena
Larry McWilliams
Rogers
Pena
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Padres
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Eddie Milner
Dave Concepcion
Dan Driessen
San Diego
Driessen
Frank Pastore
Tom Hume
Mulner
Concepcion
Eric Shaw
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Cardinals
Philadelphia
Greg Gross
St. Louis
Marty Bystrom
Ilg wins steeplechase as Marsh falls at Helsinki meet
Ilg takes the 3000 meter steeplechase in 8 15.06 as Marsh crashes on the final hurdle and finishes eighth. East Germans sweep golds with Michel winning javelin and Weigel the 50 km walk amid rain. Fibingerova wins women's shot put with 21.05 meters. Slupianek and Knorscheidt medal in other events. weather cited as hurtful to several throws.
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Poland
Boguslaw Maminski
Britain
Colin Reitz
Detlef Michel
Tom Petranoff
United States
Ronald Weigel
East Germany
Helena Fibinferova
Fiona Sluptanek
Tony Daly
Slg
Reitz
Petranoff
Michel
Los Angeles
Dainis Kula
Soviet Union
Fibingerova
Helma Knorscheidt
Slupianek
Weigel
Helsinki
Tahways
Meredith earns sixth District Senior golf title in 10 years
Horace Meredith from North Syracuse captures the Syracuse District Senior title by defeating Phil Tacons 5 and 4 at Liverpool. Tacons, in his first final, upset William Baker in semis while Russo Sr. faded late in a key semifinal after a water hazard mishap.
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Syracuse
Kanon Valley
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Liverpool
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Meredith
William Baker
Horace
Iaconis
Herd
Russo
Lasinsky Captures Syracuse District Junior Golf Title
Len Lasinsky, 16, of Baldwinsville won the Syracuse District Junior title at Crumlins East with a 1up victory over Pill Latte of Jamesville DeWitt. The Radisson Greens member added to his Onondaga County and New York State junior crowns, finishing a dramatic 36-hole final as Little mounted late challenges with a 20-foot birdie and clutch shots.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
New York
Crumlins East
Jamesville-DeWitt
Lasinsky
Little
Pompey Hills
Mth
Nnisor
Radisson Greens
Phil Blyde
Mike Worden
Chiefs washed out again at MacArthur Stadium opener
The Syracuse Chiefs opening weekend game against the Pawtucket Red Sox was canceled by rain. A double header is set for tonight starting at 6 p.m. Kids Bike Night tickets will be honored as four bicycles are to be given away. Key and Morgan start for the Chiefs with Denman and Nipper for Pawtucket. Sluggers Fernandez and Webster boosted averages while Johnston has seven straight games with 14 RBIs and four homers. Shepherd and Reynolds slump as attendance falls from 139,401 to 132,379 through 49 dates.
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MacArthur Stadium
Syracuse
Pawtucket Red Sox
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Pawsax
Jimmy Key
Mike Morgan
Pawtucket
Brian Denman
al Nipper
Tony Fernandez
Mitch Webster
Chris Johnston
Ron Shepherd
Jeff Reynolds
Shepherd
Reynolds
Ricky Bell Seeks NFL Retirement From Chargers
San Diego AP reports running back Ricky Bell, aged 98, has asked the Chargers to retire him from the NFL roster due to polymyositis. Coach Don Coryell said Bell hopes to regain health and possibly return in the future. Bell, USC All American, led the nation in rushing as a junior and totaled 3,063 yards in his NFL career with the Buccaneers and Chargers.
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Ricky Bell
San Diego Chargers
Don Coryell
Bell
Tony Dorsett
University of Southern California
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Chargers
Green Bay
Jets waive SU's Carpentiers in NFL roster cut
The New York Jets cut seven players to reduce to 68, waiving former Syracuse University kicker Russ Carpentier and four others. Waived on the injured reserve list were Jeff Kyger from Slippery Rock, Pat Harrington from Towson, Tony Cella from Rutgers, Pat Zakskorn from Washington, Tim Bucks from Carthage, and Darin Wright from Tatero.
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Russ Carpentier
Jeff Kyger
Slippery Rock
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Rutgers
Pat Zakskorn
Washington
Tim Bucks
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Darin Wright
Tatero
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