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Continued from page 40 subject of metric; so looking at the
way athletes feel internally, how do we
Performance at Mass Lowell) of a test that, how do we look for it?” says
brand new book, hitting the shelves
Roethlingshoefer.
February 5, 2018.
The book’s called Intent: A Practical His book also goes over how to
accomplish all this on a budget that
Approach to Sport Science and Athlete
Development. matches every level.
“What it is, is taking the technological “When my co-author and I were
side of sport and giving a blueprint of presenting at the NFCA conference
what to use, how to use it, what metrics in Colorado Springs, a lot of our
to look for, and basically developing talks were about the utilization of
the puzzle of what is sport technology, data analytics and performance data
and different sport development and to drive athletic development and
sport and athlete management,” shares everywhere we presented…we always
Roethlingshoefer. go faced with the same questions
“Say somebody who is wanting and we always had a lot of people
to start a facility or someone who coming up to us and asking us how
is wanting to work with a team and we did this and how it would work. It
implement data, they will be able to was quite often overwhelming after a
look at this and say ‘okay, I know that presentation when you have 100 people
I want to do heart rate monitoring. asking how to implement it,” says
Well, what heart rate monitor do I Roethlingshoefer. “We were just like,
get?’ Well, we list a lot of options.
if it’s not this understood or common
‘Once I get them, how do I use it?’ We as we think, there’s obviously a need
list how to use it and apply it to your
for something like this.”
sport whether it’s hockey, whether So after many months of work,
it’s football, whether it’s baseball, constant e-mails, and brainstorming
whether it’s basketball, whether
sessions, the book was ready to go.
it’s soccer. ‘Once we have the data,
how then do we get buy-in from our On February 5th, Roethlingshoefer’s
book will be available at all places
athletes and our coaches?’ That’s all
in there as well, how to apply it to books are sold, including at: www.
the sport setting. Same thing with thehockeysummit.com/books.
Whistle Stops
The “Team” has just completed Issue # 63, and as
always, I would like to thank Lynn (Graphic Design), Margo
(Editor), Bernadette (Website); our writers, Todd, Molly,
Victoria, Carrie, Thom, Casey; our editorial columnists,
Jim, Jorge, Dave, Matt and Christine, Kirby and Gord; The
Sports Panel, Gilles, Jake, Jim; our distribution locations, our
advertisers and of course the people who are featured in our
stories. I hope you enjoy # 63
I can tell when February comes around. Two things
always happen. 1- Its Roll up the Rim time at Tim Horton’s, and
2- rumors and grumblings about an OHL Franchise relocating
here.
The great debate is will the OHL work in Cornwall.
While it was nostalgic for people my age to see the Nationals
wear the Royals jerseys at a recent game, reality is can we
support an OHL franchise? I have some old Royals pictures
from the late Vern MacDonald. In them, the stands are full,
but most come from the day’s when the Royals played in the
QMJHL. The Ed Lumley arena is one of the largest facilities
in Ontario without a major Junior Team. For the OHL to work
here, our city council would have to change its “User Pay” policy
and partner with a team. Since the Royals and Aces, council
has repeatedly stated they are not in the hockey business. This
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Three Players Still
Hitting the Ice at 75
hey are each 75 years young, and
Tthey are hitting the ice in Long
Sault with their club, the Huff and
Puffs, twice every week. They are
Ray Gervais, Bill Doan, and Peter
Inouye. As hockey players, they
have a lot in common.
Ray Gervais, whose favourite NHL
club is Les Canadiens, didn’t lace up
as a hockey player until his own kids
were grown. “Some of the guys I
knew played with the Huff and Puffs,
Bill Doan, Peter Inouye and Ray
so I played there,” he says. He recalls
Gervais. Photo Submitted
first hitting the ice in the early 80s.
Bill Doan was 40 when he started kid. He did skate with a team in the
playing in Finch. Before that, he Industrial League in Toronto, and he
played intramural hockey at McGill has been with the ‘Puffs for about a
when he attended Macdonald College dozen years. “Hockey is something
to study agriculture. Doan is a farmer I enjoy and have fun with. I like
whose main crops are soybeans that I can keep doing it at this age,”
and corn. “I sort of aged out when says Inouye. He moved to Cornwall
I played in Finch,” he says. “The in 1969 and has since retired from
Huff and Puffs are a great bunch of Richmond Diecast.
guys. They really value fair play and The three gentlemen agree that it
sportsmanship.” would be difficult, if not impossible,
Peter Inouye, like his team mate to find a better bunch of guys with
Ray Gervais, didn’t play hockey as a whom to play their favourite game.
would have to change. According to Hockey DB, 5 OHL Teams
have average attendance below 3000. All, however, are above
the 2000 mark per game. Can Cornwall hit over 3000 per game,
with walk-up adult ticket prices in the mid $20.00 per game?
How many people and businesses are willing to commit upwards
of $400.00 for a season ticket? Arena advertising packages would
also have to be sold.
If we have a commitment from the people and council,
all we need is a team not happy where they are with a lease that
is expiring, wanting to relocate (or sell), and willing to give
Cornwall a chance.
I have always said the best way to draw attention of
potential OHL investors to the city, is to support what is here.
If the Nationals and Colts were drawing 2500 – 3000 fans per
game, someone will take notice.
Speaking of the Nationals, welcome back M.J. Graham.
MJ is an exciting player to watch and a great pick up for the
stretch drive.
Congrat’s to Colts’ goaltender Liam Lascelle. Liam
holds the Colts’ record for most games played and most wins.
I would also like to welcome Football Coach Kirby
Camplin and Gord Shaver to the Energy Team. Coach Kirby will
be writing a column on football while Gord will be submitting
sports news from South Stormont.
Winners never Quit, and Quitters Never Win,
Signing out Until next Month
Mike Piquette, Publisher