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The Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-12-16, Page 34Page 34 - Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, December 16, 2009 WE KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO RENT THE PLACE BUT OWN THE BIG SCREEN TV. Your landlord's insurance covers the building, not your stuff inside. As a State Farm agent, I can help protect your things for about the price of a DVD a month. Call me for details on State Farm Renters Insurance. Brian Hesse, Agent 75 Hamilton Street Goderich, ON N7A 1R1 Bus: 519-524-7551 brian.hesse. jm7s©statefarm.com LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR ,P02847CN .IAN .AAS 41. STATE FARM IS THERE" Providing Insurance and Financial Services statefarm.cam4 State Farm Fire and Casualty Company • Canadian Home Office: Aurora, Ontario 04/02 Cooke recognized for sports leadership D Sohwab sun media On Nov. 28, Jim Cooke left his Goderich home for Stratford, thinking he was about to attend a speech given by a sports psychologist. But Cooke, a volleyball coach from Central Huron Secondary School, had a surprise coming to him. It was during the opening banquet for the boys 'AAA' volleyball championships that Cooke's fellow teacher Cindy Carter took the stage to address the crowd. Before long, Cooke realized there wasn't going to be any speech from a sports psychologist and that he was the one who'd be spotlighted that evening, as this year's winner of the Leadership in Sport Award, spon- sored by the Ontario Federation of School Athletic As- sociations. "I have had the opportunity to work alongside (Cooke) for the past four years," Carter said during the award presentation, according to the CHSS website. "His ability to coach the skills of sport are obvious; however, I believe his true strength lies in his ability to prepare his athletes for the mental aspects of the game." During her speech, Carter thanked Cooke for his "positive energy." "His positive philosophy allows coworkers to work within the boundaries of the curriculum allowing for individual styles to coexist," she said. CHSS basketball and soccer coach Tracey Weston and former volleyball player Jenna Rinn were also on hand to present the award to Cooke. Rinn called Cooke a teacher, coach, friend, role model and hero. "As my PE teacher, he didn't just teach us how to serve a vol- leyball or score a touchdown, he taught us self-respect, team- work and valuable life skills that we will use in our future," Rinn said. Cooke, 47, has been coach- ing at CHSS since 1995 and is now head of the physical education department. He has mainly coached girls and boys' volleyball teams, but he's also coached golf for the past six years. Last season, he helped lead the girls' hockey team to a bronze medal during the WOS- The Goderich Signal -Star Invites You to... win the TCanada Trust 'Best Seats in The House' r For the Saturday, Jan. 9 Jr. C Sailors home game The Goderich Signal -Star gives you a chance to win one of 4 Pairs of Tickets for the 'Best Seats in the House! Included for you and a guest is... • Admission to Exciting Hockey • IlICION io11= UMW by EasyHome • Scrumpdous Catered Food and Maher by Goderich Grill and served to you in your seats. No waiting in line for youl Answer this week's question and send in or drop off your ballot Or enter online at www.goderichsignalstar.com When do the Sailors play their next home game? Answer: Name: Phone: Address: One ballot per person. Draw will be made 4:30pm Wed. from correct entries!! 120 Huckins St., Goderich N7A 4B6 519-524-2614 Photo by Dan Schwab Central Huron volleyball coach Jim Cooke was in for a surprise Nov. 28, when he received the Leadership in Sport award from the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations. SAA tournament. Cooke has also had a successful career as an athlete. He started playing volleyball competitively in high school and later played for the University of Waterloo team, helping the squad win the Ontario champion- ship. In 1992, Cooke and his volleyball partner won a tournament that had teams from North America, South America and Central America squaring off. He became the athletic development chair for Vol- leyball Canada, where he ran clinics for up-and-com- ing players. In 2000, Cooke headed to the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, as coach of the men's beach vol- leyball program. Canada's two teams finished fifth and ninth in the Games. Cooke says being a part of Canada's Olympic team was an honour, but the highlight of his career is still all the time he's spent with high school athletes. "I have been able to meet a lot of fantastic young people and hopefully I've had an influence on their lives," he says. Cooke says a good coach has the ability to develop the student as "an athlete and as a person,"' he says. "Change is probably the hardest thing a person can do and part of that change in team sports is letting go of yourself and choosing to work with others." EXERCISE AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH STUDY Would you like to participate in the ARTEMIS Research Study that will investigate how technology and physical activity can change risk factors for diabetes (metabolic syndrome)? Do you have the following symptoms: 1) High blood glucose or 2) high blood pressure or 3) high cholesterol or triglycerides or 4) are you overweight? If you have 2 or more of these symptoms you may be at risk for diabetes and heart complications. We are looking for men and women between the ages of 18 and 70 years to participate in this research study. All visits will take place at the new Gateway Rural Health Research Institute, 4-32 B Centennial Drive, Seaforth, Ontario. If you are interested please contact the ARTEMIS Study Coordinator at 519-685-4292 ext 42629 for more information. •fri*♦•!•%.`+i.••010f.••# • 4.41E4f_♦,•i•••••••••4••0••06.0•$rftl0•