opment camp.

The camp, sponsored by the Oliver and District Parks and Recreation Commission and the BCSSA, is held to as- sist swimmers in achieving higher levels of performance through better coaching, bet- ter officiating and better in- formation.

Open to swimmers in Divi- sion four and older, the for- mat of the camp is one of learning new skills in the morning, and afternoon prac- tice sessions in the pool and trying them out in a swim meet setting that same even- ing.

by, who has coached the Olympic team and world rec- ord holders such as Elaine Tanner and Ralph Hutton. He also helped develop not only the ESSO Swim Canada Program but was also in- volved in the development of the National Coaching Asso- ciation and the National Cer- tification Program for swim coaches.

Another resource person is Vie Lindal, a consultant for 30 B.C. sports organizations through the Recreation and

selected coaches.

coach Ray Yule will also be at the camp taking the level two coaching course.

In other news, the Castle- gar Aquanauts swim-a-thon is taking place on June 2nd this year. The swimmers will be trying to get pledges for this event.

Vikings tie

The second round of the Kootenay Cup Soccer Cham- pionship took the Castlegar Vikings to Nelson on Satur- day evening where the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

The game was only five minutes old when Nelson centreback Scott Mason hit a drive from 25 yards against the Vikings.

Mason's effort seemed to boost the Nelson team, who pressed hard for the opening

seore.

The first half was marked by a spirited display by Vikings centrebacks John Willshear and Toth Thor- Larsen with fullbacks Frank Antignani and Pat Kulbaba doing well to retain the + speedy Nelson wingers.

In the second half Nelson went ahead with a well-taken

goal by player-coach Paul Kelly. However, the Vikings counterpart Dominick Kelly evened the score 10 minutes later with a header off a cor- ner taken by Chris Coburn.

A game in which the de- fences dominated, neither side got too many scoring op- portunities and a draw seem- ed a fair result.

The third round of the Cup switched to Trail on Sunday when the Vikings were vic- torious with a 3-2 decision. After the Trail Spurs had opened the scoring with a re- bound shot from close range, Chris Coburn got the better of a tussle with the Trail goalkeeper, held his compo- sure‘and stroked the ball into the net for the equalizer. Trail took the lead again from

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In the second half the Vi- kings took the play to Trail with Mike Kelly and Tom ThorLarsen dominating the midfield with Frank Vecchio having an excellent game in defence. Their continual pressure and speed around the penalty area finally wore down the Trail defence who gave up two penalties.

Vikings ace marksman Ray Sele was not intimidated by the antics of the Trail goal- keeper and calmly shot both spot-kicks to the net. Seven- teen-year-old Arnie Brattebo had an outstanding game for the Vikings, terrorizing the Trail defence with his speed and showing some excellent ball skills.

Disciplined team-effort and fitness marked the Vikings

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Basketball team close to Summer Olympics

China dumped Cuba 73-65 and Yugoslavia defeated Australia 70-54 in other ac tion Tuesday to remain tied for first in the qualifying round with 5-1 records.

The tournament ends to night with Canada playing South Korea, China taking on A lia, Yugoslavia meet- ing Hungary and Cuba going against Czechoslovakia.

HAVANA (CP) — The Canadian women’s basketball team is one victory away from joining China, Yugos- lavia and the United States at the Summer Olympic Games.

substitute role to lead Can- ada to a 71-68 romp over winless Czechoslovakia at the women's Olympic qualifying tournament Tuesday night.

The victory Tuesday gave Canada sole possession of third place in the eight- country qualifying round with a 42 record behind China and Yugoslavia.

Alison Lang of Saskatoon, Sask., scored 17 points and Anna Pendergast of Kensing- ton, P.E.L, added 12 in a

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Villeneuve, 28, is the de- fending Can-Am series cham- pion as well as the brother of the late Gilles Villeneuve, a Formula One star. Guerrero, 26, was a regular in Formula One for the last two years, and Holbert is a former win- ner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Gloy, is a veteran sports car driver and former For- mula Atlantic champion, and Andretti, 21, is the son of Mario, Andretti, a former world champion and Indy winner.

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trials, averaging 200.013 m.p.h.

“It’s not easy to go that fast, especially on a narrow track like this,” said An- dretti. “But you get used to it.

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Villeneuve shrugged and said, “When you are a race driver, you go as fast as it takes. If that means going 200, then we go 200. I really didn't think about it before I came here.”

Fittipaldi said the Speed- way needs getting used to.

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walking team. covering ground'that quickly. The rules demand that a It's almost like fighting walker always remain in against your bédy.”

contact with the ground and that the supporting leg be straightened with etery step, producing a charac: teristic hip-sway gait.

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notice. I guess I'm still not over maybe people will see it this summer at the Olympics and then they'll know what I was doing.”

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NHL p personal pr and those who have retired find new careers after hockey. By LAURIE STEPHENS The Canadian Press

When Phil Esposito retired from professional hockey in January 1981, he foynd that, despite his star status, “no one seemed to give a damn.”

He had devoted 18’ years to the National Hockey League, playing with Chieago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, and had collected more points than anyone in the history of the game, except for Gordie Howe. But at age 42, his hockey career was over.

_ Esposito had planned for the future: he was to start the following September with the Madison Square Gar- dens network as a broadcaster on Rangers games. He was also ially secure from i made during his career.

But he hadn't counted on the psychological impact of retirement.

“I really missed it,” he says. “I had a lot of trouble adjusting there for a while.

“And I said to myself, ‘What about these other guys, guys that don't have jobs lined up, aren't financially secure, who only played four or five or six years?’ That's when I started to investigate a little and found out a lot of these guys are hurting. So I said, ‘T've got to do some- thing to help these guys.” ”

PROVIDES HELP

What he did was establish the Phil Esposito Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps active and retired hockey personnel plan new careers and deal with personal and financial problems.

Based in New York, the foundation provides profes. sional counselling services to players, coaches, trainers and on-ice officials. Its work is divided into three mair areas: career counselling, financial crises and drug and alcohol abuse.

It’s entirely independent of the NHL — and for good reason, Esposito says.

“It’s always easier for a player to contact someone outside, other than management, if they've got a problem. If you contact management, it’s like you've let your guard down. Management knows you have a prob- lem.”

Esposito has brought together top people from all professions to give the-foundation legitimacy.

HE'S PRESIDENT

Incorporated in November 1981, the foundation installed Sonny Werblin, chairman of Madison Square Gardens Corp., as its honorary chairman. As president, Esposito heads a board whose members include former NHLers Jean Potvin, Gary Bergman and Pat Quinn. This active board meets monthly, either in person or by conference call, to set policy.

An honorary board, consisting of former members of the active board, includes Bobby Orr, Howe, Rogie Vachon and Yvon Cournoyer.

Working in conjunction with the active board is an advisory committee made up of businessmen and prominent figures in the New York community. It meets monthly and helps determine the direction of the foundation, based on the board members’ areas of exper. tise.

Finally, there is a four-member staff in New York to run the day-to-day business and co-ordinate all inquiries.

The foundation's programs revolve around Dave Tucker and Scot McFadden, two registered psychologists who work for Murray Axmith and Associates, career transition consultants, based in Toronto:

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When someone approaches the foundation for career counselling, whether he be an active player or a retired referee, he’s sent to Tucker and McFadden. The expenses of aretired player are picked up by the foundation, while an active player is charged the regular fee, often less than $1,000, although Tucker says this is negotiable.

The initial part of the counselling program involves a full day of aptitude, personality and career-interest test- ing.

“We put them through a whole battery and have them scored, give them feedback in terms of what the testing indicates, and put together a six- or seven-page report which focuses primarily on careers that would be called good job fits,” says McFadden, who once played with the Swiss Olympic hockey team.

The process gives the person career focus. Active NHL players, whose careers now average 5.1 years, are given the opportunity to effect as smooth a transition as possible from one eareer to another, while retired players are given the confidence to re-enter the job market.

Aside from the career counselling program, Tucker and McFadden also assist in drug and alcohol abuse cases. Acknowledging that it's really out of their area of exper: tise, they listen to a player's problem, then refer him to an appropriate institution or doctor, if necessary.

Esposito says that without Tucker and McFadden, “there is no foundation.”

The foundation's other concern, the crisis program, assists former NHL personnel who have severe financial difficulties. This might involve providing an interest-free loan to help avoid bankruptcy or a grant to a player who requires medical treatment not covered under medical insurance.

Of course, all the foundation's programs cost money. In steps Esposito, who receives no pay from the foundation.

Always an outspoken high-profile player, the former centre uses his reputation to garner support and funding.

Most of the foundation's operating budget of $130,000 comes from the Masters of Hockey games — exhibitions that pit a team of former NHL stars against the hockey alumni of a city.

In the last 2 years, Esposito has arranged five of these exhibitions, all of which have been held in the United States. The first game, in New York in 1982, raised $82,000, while benefits have ged $25,000-$30,000.

For 1984, Esposito hopes to crack the Canadian market and lists Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City as possible sites.

For the most part, Esposito says the foundation has been greeted with enthusiasm by hockey players and their agents, although some are skeptical.

“Athletes are very suspicious people,” he says. “And that’s because they've been screwed over so many times by agents, lawyers, what have you, that they've got to be a little scared.

“I can't blame them. I was the same way.”

Neither the NHL Players’ Association nor the NHL has taken an official stand on the foundation, and it therefore lacks a firm mandate to work with NHL per- sonnel on a unified, team-to-team basis.

But sooner or later, Esposito says, the need for the foundation's programs becomes obvious to even the skeptics.

“Maybe they're wondering about it,” he says. “But one thing they can never stop wondering about and the one thing that will happen to them — it will happen no matter what and no matter who — is that it comes to an end.

“They're going to be in the same position as everyone else.”

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