Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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Below: Yelling instructions to his players or comments at the referee keeps basketball coach Carl Savalli in his element. Right: A strategic move is planned out by football coaches Don Snyder and Bob Mulligan in a game against Oceanside. Above: The lacrosse team huddles during a time out in a game against Bethpage as coach Bob Hartranft gives instructions to his players. Center Left: Volleyball coach Rosalie Lebenick discusses the game plan. Center Right: A major asset of the cross country team was coach Al Parks, who was cited as a main reason for its winning season. 144 Above: Track coach Walter Brem keeps time as the team does its daily laps around the gym.

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Below: Dave Reid, senior, practices coming out of the blocks. INDOORS-OUTDOORS I'll tell you point blank guys, the reason for winter track is to carry right over for the spring season — Walter Brem, coach. A big disadvantage is the lack of space to work out in, because the school refuses to let us run in the halls — Vinnie Grande, senior. Mr. Brem fought a long time to get an indoor track team so we would be in shape for spring; the dis- advantage of running indoors is it really hurts our legs and there are really sharp turns — Chris Beat- rice, senior. It's hard to practice inside because we have to run around in circles in the gym. I’d rather be running outside” — John Mazujian, senior. '7 personally don’t like running indoors, because I’m a distance runner. Inside we have to do more laps and that’s a psychological disadvantage” — Rick Reichel, senior. Running inside we don't have to worry about the rain or any other kind of weather, but running on the floor hurts the ankles, the knees, and the shins — Tom Soluri, senior. Winter Track FHS 70 League Meet 1 st place 21 Conference Meet 4th place 17 County Meet 4th place Above Middle: Concentrating deeply. Mike Ward gets ready to throw the shotput. Back Row: Ann Lankford. Nancy St. Nicolas. Karen Fast. Donna Hickey. Patti O'Brien, Cathy Shellhorn. Second Row: Diane Kalkof, Janet Paula, Barbara Rice. Jean Timmons. Laurie Kovacs. Vicki Skevofelix, Coach Walter Brem. Front Row: Kathy Sindilar. Chris Abato, Debbie DiCicco. Carolyn Rosberg. Kim Newman. 143

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Below: Assisting and working to Center: Coach of the boys' and improve his players' tennis game is girls' swim teams. Bill Annis coach Steve Bitel's duty. studies the form of a key swimmer. Coaches Inspire and Lead Teams to Victory In the final seconds of the last game to determine the county championship, there is a look of intense concentration on the faces of the players as they con- template in silence. How- ever, one voice repeats en- couraging words. One per- son mumbles quietly “OK, we’re going to win this one.” At every sporting contest the coach is destined to re- main a voice from the side- lines. His eyes never leave the action as he paces back and forth like an expectant father. The coach is not only a teacher for his team; he is a surrogate parent and a friend. “I coach because I enjoy teaching the kids the basics of the sport and then allowing their skill to take over,” Angelo DeFrancisco, varsity baseball coach, ex- plained. Although most coaches suggest that they coach in order to benefit the stu- dents, most admit that coaching enables them to stay in touch with their own high school athletic suc- cess. “I guess I’m like Peter Pan. He didn’t want to grow up and neither do I. I am still playing and enjoying the sports I played at age ten,’’ DeFrancisco stated. While coaches are re- quired to sacrifice an in- credible number of after school hours, Long Island high school coaches are not paid accordingly. Al- though in other districts the coaches are protesting this to the detriment of the stu- dents, Farmingdale High School coaches have con- tinued to stand by their young athletes. Many attribute the suc- cess of the Farmingdale teams to the coaches. While they encourage com- petitiveness, they also pro- mote sportsmanship and dignity. The players learn not only how to win, but also how to accept defeat. SIDELINES “A good coach cares about the people on his team. He is always ready to help, and he gives his team confidence” — Ross Fabregas, senior. “A coach who is really into his sport can bring up the spirit of the team” — Melody Sharp, senior. “I've been satisfied with all of the coaches that I have had” — Cathy Shellhorn, junior. “Most of the coaches are dedicated. They give the team members confidence and inspiration” — Tom Soluri, senior. Left: Wrestling coach Irv Apgar watches intently for the outcome of the match. 145