Page Four
The Pendulum
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PRING
PORTS
By Gary Spitler and Janie McGann
The Elon Sports Corner Presents:
My Philosophy of Athletics
March 4,1975 ’
1975 Women Cagers To
Host Southern Regional
Tournaments At Elon College
By S.S. Wilson
One of our leading scientists
recently said, “this generation
in which we now live is either
going to be the best or the
last.” I do not know how it
affects you, but it really got to
me. I realized how vital our
responsibilities and obligations
are to the youth of today. The
future of our country will soon
be put into their hands. At the
moment, we have the responsi
bility of training our student-
athletes to meet the coming
situations. How they turn out
must be our particular concern,
because their success in life will
be the yardstick of our success
in an athletic program.
Fortunately, Elon College has a
fine record in this category. But
times are changing and we must
understand the thought pat
terns of today’s youth in order
to give the student-athlete the
best training possible.
We should help our athletes
develop academically, socially,
Elon College
Courses Are
By Ron Perkins
The Physical Education
Department of Elon College was
one of the first to offer snow
skiing to college students in this
area. The course is offered
through the French-Swiss Ski
College. There are now 110
colleges involved in the
program. At the present time,
there is a one-hour ski program
starting during the latter part of
Christmas vacation and a
three-hour interim program in
which students may ski through
January and advance from
beginner through intermediate
to advanced intermediate.
Last season, the Elon College
golf team, under the leadership
of Head Coach Bill Morningstar
and Assistant Coach Charles
Harris, has an impressive
record. They challenged some
of the best collegiate teams in
the state at the North Carolina
Collegiate Golf Tournament in
Charlotte and brought home the
first-place trophy. Chuck Scott,
Elon’s number one player, won
medalist honors in the event.
Elon had a fine 18-2 record at
the end of the regular season
and then took Carolina’s
Conference and NAIA District
26 honors to qualify for the
NAIA national championship
tournament in Aberdeen, S.D.
This year, Elon will have 12
physically, emotionally and be
aware of the vital importance
the attitude plays in absorbing
knowledge and reaching matur
ity so that they become
well-rounded individuals. To
day, more than ever before, 1
am convinced we need a strong
sports program in our colleges,
high schools, and on all levels of
education. Simultaneously, I
realize that athletic programs
must operate within the
perspective of the overall
educational program and fit into
its aims, objectives and goals. If
we believe the sports program
is important, let’s have a good
one—one that will earn the
respect of all concerned. It is a
privilege for me to talk to a
visitor or outside acquaintance
about such outstanding depart
ments here at Elon as our
science, business, music, tea
cher education, history, English
education, history English, or
whatever it may be. I hope the
athletic department has earned
Skiing
Popular
The three-hour course was
first conducted in Europe at
Innsbruck, San Antou, and
Dorfgestine. The department of
physical education also set up a
three-hour program in Vail,
Colo., but the class size was not
sufficient to reduce the cost.
The department at the
present time is planning to offer
the same type of program for
the Christmas vacation and
interim semester next year, and
it is hoped that it might be
possible to have students repeat
the courses on an advanced
level.
players in two teams. When
asked about his expectations for
this year, Coach Morningstar
said, “We’re working for the
tournament more. We’re set
ting a goal to win the district
and conference and return to
the national tournament. We
should be much stronger than
last year.”
Elon’s players this year are
seniors: Bill Atkins, Tom Hall,
Tim Stevenson, and Jimmy
Simmons; juniors: Bill Overton,
Bill Burton, and Wilson
Shelton; sophomores: Chuck
Scott, Greg Nance, and Ray
Dodson; and freshmen: David
Overton, Danny Arnold, Dave
Braxton, and Myron Moore.
and will continue to foster this
type of mutual respect. Loyalty
to each other and to our college
as a whole is a'treasured
possession. We can point out
many values of a sports
program, but the time has come
to test ourselves to see if we are
accomplishing what we say we
are.
Athletics is only a supple
ment to an academic life. We
have many students partici
pating in our overall sports
program. Those who cannot
participate on a varisty level
have an opportunity to engage
in the intramural program or
free play provided by our
physical education department.
The combination of sports and
academic work can be a
tremednous experience in a
young person’s Hfe. It has been
said, if you want to find our
about a person, play a game
with him. To back up the values
that can be derived from a good
and wholesome sports program
we must set up definite plans to
follow. (1) Enter into the
contribution in the development
of the student to well rounded
maturity; (2) Train the students
for leadership; (3) Encourage
the student-athlete to achieve
academic success; (4) Make
them concerned in regard to
their mannerisms, dress and
general appearance; (5) Deve
lop refine and teach ethical
values; (6) Teach the practice of
excellence in competition; (7)
Be concerned about his attitude
in the overall educational
process. Attitude, from all
reports 1 have studied, is the
key to success. We must realize
a person’s attitude can and will
direct his life and future. He can
control his attitude by how he
thinks. We become what we
think about.
I believe the destiny of our
nation rests in the hands of
coaches and athletic adminis-
strators who are willing to take
a personal interest in each
young person they come in
contact with and laecome the
molder and designer of
tomorrow’s national and com
munity leaders. In our work, we
can influence and affect the
lives and character of young
people. We can teach true
values and the real meaning of a
successful life. We can teach
the proper mental attitude and
the vital role it plays in
absorbing knowledge and
reaching maturity. 1 believe the
crucible may be the football
field, the basketball court, the
baseball diamond, or the track;
the ingredients-courage, hon
esty, self-confidence, determi
nation, the will to win, and love
of God—but the inspiration must
come from the one who leads.
We must develop leaders!
By Janie McGann
The Elon College Fightmg
Christian girls basketball squad
will host a Southern Regional
Women’s Intercollegiate Tour
nament this Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday. Sixteen teams
will participate, coming from
five states: Tennessee, Kent
ucky, South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Virginia. The top
three teams plus Elon will
participate.
The junior college regional
tournament will als(Tbe held at
Elon this year. Four teams will
be participating: Peace and
Brevard College from North
Carolina, and Sullins College
from Virginia, along with
Anderson College (the defend
ing national champions).
Student tickets cost $1.25 a
day and $3.00 for all three days;
whle adult tickets cost $2.00 a
day and $5.00 for all three days.
Elon students and faculty must
purchase tickets, since this is a
tournament of importance and
not sponsored by Elon.
The women’s intercollegiate
basketball team racked up three
more victories in a row. The
teams defeated were High
Point, UNC-G, and UNC-CH.
After completing the UNC-CH
game, the women held an
overall average of 11 wins and 3
losses.
Wanda Wilson and Sherri
Pickard now hold the highest
point average. Wanda leads
with an average of 18.4 points
per game, and Sherri is next
with a 17.0 average after the
High Point game. Players Susan
Yow and Teddi Ireland hold the
highest rebound average. Again
after the High Point game,
Susan’s average was 8.4
Elon College will host the
36-hole Elon College invitation
al golf tournament on March
10-11 at the Piedmont Crescent
Country Club. There will be 20
teams participating: Elon Col
lege with two teams UNC-CH,
Lenoir Rhyne, Greensboro
College, Lynchburg College,
High Point College, UNC-W,
Richmond, Atlantic Christian!
Wofford College. Campbell
College, Gardner Webb, Hamp-
den-Sydney, N.C. State, Wi!-
rebounds per game and Teddi's
was 8.3. Senior Laurie Newman
holds the number one record for
steals or interceptions, avera
ging approximately 4.0 per
game.
The UNC-G game held some
exciting plays. One such play
occurred right before halftime.
The cagers had three seconds to
bring the ball in before
halftime, so Susan Yow threw it
in to Laurie Newman, who
passd it to Wanda Wilson, who
in one second took a long shot
which dropped through the
hoop just as the buzzer
sounded. At this time, the
cagers were leading with a
halftime score of 47-34.
The second half the game
brought more rebounding and
several other exciting plays.
Another amazing play took
place when Sherri Pickard stole
the ball from a UNC-G player
and then was caught in a crowd
on UNC-G’s offensive part of
the court. Meanwhile, Wanda
Wilson broke off down the court
to Elon’s offensive court.
Without turning, Sherri Pickard
took the ball and threw it
backward down the court into
the hands of Wanda Wilson who
then scored for Elon. This play
was only one example of the
excitement and fantastic plays
that occur game after game with
the Elon women cagers.
Coach Kay Yow told some
spectator at the UNC-G game,
“It is always good to see some
familiar faces at our away
games.” She added, “We need
the support of the school,” and
jokingly said to some girls, “It
was your cheering that helped
us win the game.”
liam and Mary, Christopher
Newport, Virginia Common
wealth University, Louisburg,
and Coastal Carolina College.
The teams will stay at
Ramada Inn. Tee off time is
8:00 a.m. March 10 for the first
round.
The first-place team in tb*
tournament will receive a team
trophy and each team member
will receive a plaque. Secon
and third place team trophies
will be awarded.
Fighting Christian Golf
Team Hopes For Repeat Season
The Elon College Fighting Christian Wrestling Team has ended
another great season. (Photo by Dave Shuford]
Invitational Golf Tournament
To Be Held At Piedmont Crescent