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When, she was asked if she would like to be on the Canadian Olympic team, she was quite surprised. The 24 -year-old university graduate has been spending her summers in Bayfield since she was a young girl. She was happy to get back to the serenity of the small town, despite enjoying the events at the 1984 Olympics in Los. Angeles. The Canadian team finished in fifth place but the thrill of competing in the Games was reward enough for Miss Bauer. Late start Most Olympic athletes will say they have dreamt of competing in the Olympics since they were young. But Miss Bauer didn't start playing field hockey until she was in Gra „12. ""l1eyball and field hockey are played during the same season and I'd played volleyball the year before and didn't really like it. I guess it's not my favorite sport. I had heard that the field hockey team needed players, and I've always liked running sports, so I decided to try it," she explained. Her high school coach had been on the Canadian team three years prior to Miss Bauer's debut and she felt that being taught the rules properly, helped her a lot. In university, she had the choice of playing basketball or field hockey. Miss Bauer was concerned about the amount of time the longer basketball season would cut into her study schedule, so she decided on field hockey. The University of Waterloo's field hockey team was usually on the losing side, but last year they placed second»in Ontario and sixth in the Nationals in New Brunswick. It was during the Nationals that Miss Bauer turned a few heads by being appointed to the Tourney 11 team. (This is similar to an all- star team and is made up of players who.. have been recognized at various provincial and university tournaments.). At that time, Marina VanDeMerwe, the Canadian Olympic team's coach, asked Miss Bauer if she would like to be put on the back-up squad. Training camps April was the first training session for Miss Bauer. The team had not yet been named, but those trying out were taken to Los Angeles to use the Olympic turf for three weeks. Four weeks at the end of May and beginning of June were spent in Holland. According to Miss Bauer, Holland has excellent club systems, so the Canadians ventured down to experience them. From July 3-15 the team was in Montreal to play on the astro turf. July 15-23 was spent in California so the team members could become accustomed to the climate. On July 23 they headed for the Olympic Village. Training consisted 'of two two-hour practice sessions and one hour on the track. Drills, one -on -ones and shooting were stressed during the sessions while timed 5,000 metre runs and sprint works were held on the track. Lisa Bauer recently returned from the 1984 Olympic Games where she competed in the women's field hockey competition. Lisa enjoyed her time at the Olympics but was happy to home and relax with her family. Above, Lisa shows her nephew, Daniel, how to play smashball. (Anne Narejko photo) While at school, Miss Bauer had to continue her training on her own. Here she did some running and stick work. "Running was no problem to do on my own, but the stick work was more difficult. Sometimes' I would just grab anyone and give them a stick," she explained. Olympic Games "The opening ceremonies were unbelieveable! There were so many people cheering. I think they did a great job introducing the games," Miss Bauer commented on the colorful display which caught the eyes of those across the world. The field hockey competition was set up as a round robin tournament with the top six finishers at the world tournament vying for the gold medal. For this reason, the field hockey competition,. was not affected by the boYeott. The Canadian team lost their opening game against tlhe United States 3-1 and dropped their second game to West Germany,3-0. Then they pullet] up their socks And defeated Australia 2-1. The team then played to a 2-2 tie with the country that ended up winning the gold medal, Holland. Their final game was played against New Zealand, winning 4-1. When the competition was over, Canada, the United States and Australia were tied for third place. The officials then looked at the goal differences and Canada was counted out. However, the United States and Australia were tied in that statistic as well. To decide the third place winner, a stroke - off (similar to a penalty shot) was held. The United States finished third and Canada placed fifth while West Germany took second place. The Canadian team and Miss Bauer left Los Angeles without a medal and she is undecided as to whether she will set her sights on the 1988 games. Not winning a medal disappoitlted Miss Bauer.(! However, the fact that she had not expected to take part at all, helped ease the sorrow. "My national experience was so short Y never expected to be there, so I found everything really exciting. 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