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Dow trades clubs
for ski poles
From the grassy
greens and fairways
of Exeter, to the
snowy slopes of
Montreal.
For Gib Dow, Jr, its a natu-
ral transformation he under-
goes every year.
In the summer, Dow is the
manager of the Exeter Iron-
wood Golf Course and in the winter, the 24 -year-old is a ski
instructor. He enjoys the balance between his two outdoor oc-
cupations.
"By the end of skiing I'm burned out and by the summer I'm
burned out. They're both service industries and they both re-
quire you to work six or seven days a week," said Dow.
Within the next couple of weeks, he'll be trading his work
boots and golf clubs in for goggles and ski poles.
"The two seasons work out great for me."
In fact, the last several years have been great as he Teamed
to ski when he was 16 and since then, has spent three years as
an instructor at Horseshoe Valley in Barrie and the last two
winters was at Gray Rocks in Montreal.
At Gray Rocks, he was named the rookie ski instructor of
the year and had built up some seniority. But Dow had decid-
ed to give that up to go across the mountain to Gray Rocks'
neighbour, Tremblant, which is about an hour -and -a -half
north of Montreal.
"I've worked at small hills the last five years and I had the
real urge to go there. I was on the fence, I didn't know wheth-
er to go there or to Whistler."
Tremblant is no small hill as a convential chairlift means a
half hour trip to the top of the mountain. It takes the novice
skier that long to ski back down, but Dow said for him, it's
just a quick couple of minutes.
Giving up his seniority, taking a decrease in salary; moving
to Tremblant was a tough decision.
"I didn't know where to go. I talked to the head coach at
Tremblant. He'd seen me ski and he asked me to coach."
During the week, Dow will be giving lessons to visiting
tourists but on weekends he will be preparing young racers. A
challenge he is really looking forward to.
"They have a strong racing program. It's something new for
me."
Last year, Tremblant graduated 70 skiers to the national
program.
Leaving Gray Rocks: Dow admitted Gray Rocks was an
outstanding place to work at but he decided to go to Trem-
blant because he felt a sense of enthusiasm from Tremblant.
"That's (Gray Rocks) a big school and it's one of the hardest
to work for. There is very little tumover. It's well paid, very
organized and they have a good reputation."
But by the way Dow speaks of Tremblant, it seems to be the
resort of the future.
"I'm really switching because the new ski school director is
a really good director. His last school was hot. They kind of
raided the other schools. There is going to be a lot of money
spent there."
Looking towards the American Thanksgiving when 1 rem-
blant will be filled with skiers, Dow is anxious to hit the
slopes.
sidelines
by
Fred
G roves
How about those Toronto Blue Jays?
I had a couple of wagers with my father and Times -
Advocate publisher Jim Beckett. Both had high hopes on their
Jays'. My own personal feelings are is that the Jays were
lucky to get that far. Besides not having the right pitcher on
the mound at the right time, catcher Pat Borders played very
poor defensively and third baseman Kelly Gruber made far
too many errors.
Exeter's Dave Shaw showed he's a classy guy when the
New York Rangers defenceman recently handed over the cap-
tain's title to Mark Messier... On another hockey note, it's nice
to see the Dunnville Mudcats didn't have Gerry McSorley in
the lineup for Saturday's Senior A game against the Mo-
hawks... Just a reminder coaches to get those game sheets in.
Skating is priority
Tiny tykes learning hockey,
becoming future Exeter stars
Two hopefuls working out.
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EXETER - Everything has a be-
ginning.
Hockey in Exeter will soon find
its grass roots will be coming from
its newly created program for pre -
tykes.
The youngest hockey players in
town, five -and -under are now get-
ting ready to be part of the future.
From now until January, Stuart
and a group of devoted and patient
parents will be out on the ice with
the youngsters and teach them how
to skate.
"Then were going to work on
making and receiving a pass and
then positional play."
After suffering a stroke in 1984,
"Everything they do
is progress."
On Friday they joined their older
counterparts, the tykes, for a prac-
tice at the South Huron Recreation
Centre. While the older tykes are
serious about scoring goals, the
pre -tykes concentrate on one thing,
keeping their balance and not fall-
ing down.
Under the guidance of coach
Harry Stuart, the pre -tykes are
taught how to skate; scoring goals
will come later.
"When I first started coaching 10
or 11 years ago, tyke was the bot-
tom level and they had no schedule.
It was mostly learn to skate then,"
said Stuart.
But in the past few years, the
tykes have been playing games.
Rules and regulations were fol-
lowed but missing were some of
the basics.
"The kids aren't getting the skat-
ing skills before they get into the
games."
Stuart stopped coaching. But now,
fully recovered, he is filled with ex-
citement about coaching those who
are between three and five years -
old.
"I like the little guys. Everything
they do is progress; standing up is
progress."
Stuart has what he calls "trading",
when it comes to having the parents
on the ice helping. He matches the
players up with other parents, he
says the adults seem to have a little
more patience that way.
"One thing that helps, and I stress
to the parents, is not to criticize. It
has to be positive, you can't turn
them off."
Some involved in hockey may
think that three years -old is too ear-
ly to teach a youngster how to play
hockey. But, as noted by Stuart,
with tyke hockey becoming more
competitive, a basic teaching level
is required.
Mohawks drop opener
DUNNVILLE - The Exeter Mohawks lost their Senior 'A' hockey open-
er here Saturday night as they came up short 6-3 against the Dunnville
Mudcats.
Dunnville got on the scoreboard first when Gerry Gagnon scored mid-
way through the first period. It was 2-0 for the home team on Paul Tyne's
goal.
With just 12 seconds left in the opening period, the Mohawks got one
back when Joe Scherer set up rookie Marty Rutledge. Halfway through
the second period, the Mohawks tied it up on a powerplay goal by Scott
Pfaff, assisted by Barry Baynham and Wayne Urbshott.
It was all Dunnville for the rest of the game as they took a 5-2 lead on
goals by Dale Booker, Rod Minor and Glen Czepek.
Greg Snyder scored from Paul Barnes to make it a little closer in the
third but Czepek got his second for Dunnville.
Mohawks moments...Dunnville did not have badboy Gerry McSorlcy
in the lineup...Exeter travels to Dorchester on Friday where they will take
on the Dolphins...Both benches were short, Exeter dressing only 15
players.
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