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Men’s
Flag
Jonathan Campeau Insurance Presents Football
613-933-2105
Flag Football Update: A Family Affair
By Casey Leger The biggest difference for Fred
is missing the comradery of the
or the Bowmans, Fred, Nick, being on a team. “Referees can be
Fand Eric, the Cornwall Men’s unpopular because you can’t make
Flag Football League has been a
everybody happy and you can only
source of family unity. At fifty- call what you see,” he explains,
five years young, Fred has been “and that’s the same thing across
in and around the league since he
any sport. Having been around
was twenty-one, first as a player the league for so long, I’ve met
and now as an official. Both Nick and made a lot of good friends,
(twenty-six), and Eric (twenty-
so a difficult part is making calls
two), were introduced to the game
that impact them, like taking a
by their father. As youngsters, they touchdown. You hate to do that but
would watch him play, and they at the same time, it’s your job as an
were eventually drafted into the
official.” Fred says what he misses
league. most about playing is sacking Brian
The transition from playing O’Neill.
to officiating isn’t always easy. Continued on page 10 Photo Submitted
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Jonathan Campeau
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Cornwall
613-933-2105
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