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Remington’s Cornwall Men’s Flag Football League

is serious fun

In the mid 80’s the game transitioned Only about 30 to 40 per cent of the
By H. Armstrong
from touch to flag football. Flag players played football in high school
Cornwall has had a men’s football football, explained Dexter, because it because For a time there was no football
league since 1975. “This is probably is easier to referee than touch because at the high school level. The league is
the oldest consecutive running league in it is definitive when a flag is removed. multi-generational: Dexter, for example
Cornwall,” says Marc Renaud, who has “We play seriously when we’re playing. has a son and a nephew who play on
played for the Remington’s Cornwall Sometimes it does get a little “hot” out his team. The average player age in the
Men’s Flag Football League for 8 years.” there, but nothing carries on beyond the league is 30-31 years.

The league has grown and changed over play.” The 68 game regular season starts at the
the years. The first year there were six The players agree that flag football end of August. Each team plays twice
teams; this year an 11th team was added is more difficult than touch. Leigh weekly. Jeff Cicchini, the league treasurer
as interest continues to grow. Bergeron, who has played with the and a player says the players take the
Gary Dexter, who has played 38 seasons, league for 10 years, said flag football game very seriously. “It is still friendly
is one of the founding members of the is more of a “Brain Game” than contact enough, but it is pretty competitive,”
league. He explained after finishing high football. He admits that many shirts and he says. Everyone wants to play in the
school a group of guys were playing shorts are torn through, as the players finale. The League Champion Game will
pickup football, but were looking for spin and dodge to avoid losing their flags. Gary Dexter tries to prevent Marc be played November 10 at Holy Trinity
more. “We found out a lot of our friends Renaud said they play flag football to Renaud from grabbing his flag High School.
from other schools were also doing the prevent injuries. “It’s all guys who have during a Sunday morning flag According to Dexter the reason he
same thing. A brunch of us got together a passion for football and they want to football game, as Marc Sauve plays flag football can be summed-up in
and decided to see if we could form a prolong it for as long as they can,” says looks on. Photo by H. Armstrong one sentence: “Us old guys get to play
league.” Renaud. longer.”

It’s a Girl’s Game Too!

By Richard Waldroff

The game of hockey has moved in many directions. It has grown in a variety of forms: we have
in-line, sledge, several on-ice versions, and equally as many off-ice ideas. The one that has grown

tremendously is “Women’s Hockey. “ Hockey, like everything good, began by a few willing to
endure resistance and criticism from those with a narrower vision.
Women’s Hockey is not for everyone. It, like many other sports, receives less spectator interest
than the male game, and that’s too bad. Hockey in Canada, since its beginning, has been believed
by the fans to require a rough and somewhat not so skilled format. It was not for the faint of
heart. Interestingly enough, that ideal is moving in a direction of establishing respect for your
opponent.
On the North American scene, as well as internationally the Canadian Women’s team continues
to lead all others in wins, with team USA being our strongest competition. The European teams

remain in striking distance but don’t have the talent of our Canadian women.
A couple of seasons ago a group of women from China came to Canada to work with and learn
from the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association. Who better to learn from? This Association has a
membership somewhere in the neighborhood of 50,000. That is a considerable number, especially
when you consider they have only female participants unlike the minor hockey associations who accept both females and males. In
the immediate area we have one large association and some smaller ones, but these associations as well have experienced similar
growth, generating the need for more icetime, more volunteers, and greater community support.

April 2013 Ottawa will be the place to be for Women’s Hockey, as it hosts the 2013 Women’s World Hockey Championship.
With with such a great event being held so close by, everyone with any interest in hockey should plan on attending. The tournament
runs from April 2-9, 2013, but for more info you can go to www.hockeycanada.ca/2013ottawa. See you there!
Until next time, keep your stick below the waist!