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7. November 4, 1983 The Lance It’s Bear-ly Christmas In celebration of the teddy bear’s 80th birthday, ttie ih pJace has a great selection of teddy bear ornaments, decorations, and stuffed bears. 10% discount to students & staff trt interiors 713 s. Main 276-9710 homEffWHo?;? A Question Of Taste Knights Soccer Sustains By Kim Wallace While I was a spectator of the St. Andrews’ Knights soc cer games, 1 began to notice the difficulty in keeping track of all the members of the team. I found myself constantly asking questions such as who is playing what position, who is wearing what number, or simply who is on the injured reserve list this week! It seemed as though every time I turned around another player had disappeared. So being the curious soul that I am, 1 decided to look into it. The results were suprising. This year’s injured reserve list included 8 of the 24 members of the team. At one point 7 of these 8 players missed a game at the same time. What do I meam by the in jured reserve list you ask? By this I mean that a player was out with an injury which incapacitated him for one or several games. These injuries ranged from sprained ankles to dislocated shoulders. What about the others? Well as is true with many new and building team sports, there was a lack of communication and understanding bet ween not only members of the team, but between members and the coach as well. These kind of problems are inherent in teams of this nature where old starters are'replaced with new players, or certain positions are switched “due to in juries” or “circumstances beyond one’s control”. Once this has occurred, team spirit often suffers, and it becomes harder for the team to function as a whole. At the start of the season, the Knights were a closely knit group of athletes with a lot of determination and spirit; however, with the many problems that befell the team, it was very difficult to rebuild that once strong foundation and continue to play as well as they did when all members were present or in playing condition. The solution to the latter of the two problems is really quiic a simple one; so simple nowever, mat is is rarely recognized until it is too late. The answer - honest and open communication as well as a lot of give and take bet ween not just one member but all members of the team. This is not only the working foundation of a team but the working foundation of a community (such as St. Andrews) as well. With this in mind, maybe next year we won’t be asking “where have all the players gone?” m Knights End Season 1000 South Main Street Scotland Square Phone (919) 276-1348 i Laurinburg, N.C. 28352 By Kim Wallace , The Knights Varsity Soc- |cer Team wound up their 1983 season on Saturday, 1 October 29th at host N.C, 1 Wesleyan College in Rocky I Mount, North Carolina. ; They ended this year’s season Iwith a 5-11 record overall which is a great improvement over the past several years. After the disappointing loss to Citadel over Parents’ i Weekend, the Knights came back with two decisive vic tories over Francis Marion College and Greensboro Col lege. The leading scorers for these games were Paul Fran- i zoni and Shawn Connaway, I each scoring one of their ' goals with a “hat trick”, and ! adding their names to the 1 “Hatters’Club” of the Dixie 1 Conference. . . I Despite the many injunes ! and various other problems I the team was confronted I with this year, the overall 1 more enjoyable for their fans playing of the team was a to watch. With recruiting for vast improvement over years next year already under way, past which made it that much next year should prove to be even more exciting. WHST is signing back ON THE AIR, Monday, November 7th . To say HELLO, WHST is throwing a "RISKY BUSINESS” Party, this Saturday, November 5th, at Farrago. SO GRAB YOUR SHADES AND REMEMBER. SOMETIMES, YOU JUST HA VE TO SA Y, “WHA T THE / ” Keep it on the hitmaker! WHST
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