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Local scene By the time you read this, the Trade and Leisure Show come and gone. The Phantom Lake soccer club had a booth there, where donations to our very successful buy a yard of turf campaign could be made. We also had our line of Phantom Clothing for sale. The Phantom logo was designed by local artist Gerry Clark and we have entered into a partnership with a local supplier to supply this clothing, with any proceeds going to the clubs improvement fund. As luck would have it, when the names were drawn out of the hat for the Manchester United soccer shirt , the same name came out twice! Brad Erikson won both soccer shirts for his children. If I was Brad, I would buy a lottery ticket, with luck like that he could be Flin Flon's next millionaire. Clinics There is a coaching clinic being held in Flin Flon on May 6 and 7 at McIsaac School Ecole McIsaac school. This is a youth coaching clinic, with training by the Manitoba Soccer Association. As a coach, it helps to improve the skills of your players, this course will give you the knowledge required to organize a coaching session, improving both skills and enjoyment for yourselves and players. Register by phoning Dean Grove at 687Ð8307 or 681-3415. Steve Lytwyn has confirmed that he can run a coaches skill and practice clinic at Phantom Lake soccer field on Tuesday May 2nd from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Coaches who attend should bring a soccer ball, and dress appropriately. There is no charge for this session. Referee clinic The weekend of April 23rd and 24th, Phantom Lake Soccer Club held a referee qualification course in Flin Flon. The 13 young people who attended are the future adult referees our region. The Phantom Lake soccer club is being proactive in not only sponsoring the courses, but also providing referees shirts and card wallets. Our intent is to have referees for all games, and both referees and assistant referees for senior games. We are lucky in having so many young people who want to referee; this is not an easy job to volunteer for. Tough job Referees have a difficult task. Young referees need help and encouragement; certainly they do not need constant heckling from either coaches or spectators. I have refereed many games, and I have made mistakes. I know I have made them, but a decision made is a decision upheld. I have never minded being asked after a game why I made a call, and if I was wrong I owned up. What I disliked was the constant heckling by a minority of fans who do not know the rules, or even understand soccer. Kirkham's coaching tip of the week Ð defensive heading There are several things to concentrate on when heading the ball away from your goal area. Most defensive headers are the result of balls played in to the penalty box from either wing. The idea is to head the ball as far and wide as possible to clear the ball away from the danger area. Get in line with the ball as quickly as you can, you wan to get there before your opponent. Try meeting the ball from a slightly side on position. This will give you more power and less chance of clashing heads with the attacker. Be careful what you do with your arms. If your rams get too high, or you push an opponent, you may be called for a penalty. To power the ball upwards you need to meet the underside of the ball. Arch your back so that you can put power into your header, and keep your eyes open. Until next week Ð keep on kicking1/5/06
