Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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senior ootball HIS YEAR,S TEAM e-ould have played with distinction in the pre-torward-pass era. They liked doing all things the hard way, and the old 'two bueks and a kick' game would have been more to their liking than the modern aerial aifray. The forward pass bewildered them when they had to defend against. it. On the offense we considered the pass a desperate gamble at the best of times, and usually settled down to defensive work as soon as the ball was in the air. This was the story throughout two thirds of the season. ln that period, the only game we won was against a team whose passing, unbelievably, was no better than ours. Toward the elose we improved, and in our last game at Petei-borough-the best game we played, and against the best team-we threw pass for pass with them and completed an impressive number. But throughout most of the seas-on we lost in the air more than we gained on the ground. This was a heartbreaking experienee, and the team is to be congratulated for the grim determination with which they used to tight out every game. Against everything but the pass the team 's defensive work was good. Un the ground they c-ould mount a strong offensive, displaying some very promising ball Carriers and etfeetive line blocking. Time and again they moved the yard- stieks more frequently than their opponents only to lose the game. The weak- REAR Huw l,EF'l' TU RIGHT: Dun Tlnlnzlris. Cltllck flflfzrzls. George BGWIIIFSS, Iran Melzrik. lliclf Bunce, Saul Lubarslry, Lorne Mould. Run llmplirey. CENTRE Row: Mr. Rourlre. Art Dobson. Terry Sumner. Bill Balfes. Ben uvlllilllkll Scotty Mrlnloslt. .-lrnzrzml fflmput. Bill Rifhurzlsun. BKIFIIP-I Jllt'A'b0ll ll'UllClli. FRONT Row: Ted Cannon lmanugerl, .4le.x Bull. Teil Lczwrerzre. ll.-e LUIITCI, Russ Dabell tcaptainj, Hub Ba1'nbr1'dge, Howie Reynolds. Gerrit WVITSCIVI. Bill Hyslup. Twerzly'-niri e

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We hope that the students who return to the sehool next year will enter into this game with wholehearted enthusiasm. From observations made this year we are sure that the six man game provirlefl a ehanee for many students to really play football. The skills of hloeking' anal taekling' are just as neeessary in the six man game, and of course, passing, eatehing, and kicking' are no less important. Players shoulcl he ahle with all these skills, to play the game sueeessfully anfl with satisfaetioii. t'onclition is imperative heeause eaeh of the players on the fielil must he ahle to move around quit-kly and anyone of them may become the hall earrier on very short notiee. So far as plays are eoneernefl these must he as earefully thought out as for the higger game. Six man foothall at l'ieke1'ing' r-an he a game wherein many students learn the t'unflamentals ot' foothall thoroughly. Anfl then, when age and size per'- mit, they will he reaily anal ahle eanrlitlates for the big teams which will eontinue to earry the Blue and Silver over the griclirons of many schools with success. Tu'en1y-eight

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ness in passing was partly a result of inexperience, partly a result of the coaching. With only one last years colour back on the squad, the emphasis was placed on the fundamentals of line play and tackling. Only t-oward the end of the season was there any effort to make the pass effective. More Wins might have made for a more enjoyable season. Perhaps the year is best considered as one in which the team was learning the hard Way. It is to be hoped that enough of them will be back to form the nucleus for a more experienced squad next year. Yet, I believe most of us had fun during the season. XVe recovered our good spirits quickly after a loss, and were always ready for the next game. senior soccer OCCER IS THE first game ever to be brought to Pickering wholly by the initiative of the students themselves. This past fall a few determined students got together and began to inquire about the possibilities of forming a team. Eleven players, a coach, and games were needed. A soccer-wise newcomer to' the senior school staff, Henry Ide, agreed to coach us. He told us that games could be arranged if we managed to make REAR Row LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Ide tcoarhl, Jock Coobie tR. Halfl, lack Ruther- ford IL. Wingj, Jacques Marcq tGoall, Mike Hare tSub.l, Bruce Parsons tl.. Insidej, David Claxton tmanagerl. FRONT Row: Doug Sirrs tR. Wingl. Dune Cameron tL. Hulfl, Panos Anastassatos tR, Full Baci-pl, Rirky Arnold tC. Half.-captainl, Ed Stephenson IR. Insidel, llmayne Fislileigh tL. Hal-lj, xilastair Macdonald lL. Full Backl. 'VlIss1Nf,: Alvaro Sauredra 'Centre-jorwardl. Thirty