E Hockey vs. Michigan State Friday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SPORTS Women's swimming vs. Pittsburgh Friday, 6:00 p.m. Matt Mann Pool The Michigan Daily Thursday, November 8, 1984 Pag 8 IN SEARCH OF COMPETITION 'M'floor By JERRY MUTH So they aren't the Islanders or the Oilers. And they don't play the same kind of game as the Red Wings. But that doesn't stop the Michigan Floor Hockey club from having a good time. John Tobin, a senior, said the casualness of the club is what attracted him to the sport at the university. "It's not cutthroat competitive like some other sports," said Tobin. BECAUSE he had played some in- tramural floor hockey in high school, Tobin decided to check out floor hockey at Michigan as a sophomore. He had such a good time in the club, he con- tinues to play and now serves as the club president. Basically, floor hockey is just like ice hockey, explained Tobin, except players wear shoes instead of skates, aren't required to wear protective gear, and use a ball in place of a puck. "There's not that much bodychecking in- volved-the whole club is pretty infor- mal," Tobin added. "Mainly there's a : hockey: lot of speed" in the game, with physical contact deemphasized. Adding to the casualness of the club is the informality surrounding floor hockey itself. The club doesn't follow any specific rules. Instead, the rules are adapted to the location of the game, taking into account whatever subtle nuances apply to that "arena." This The Club Spo r-ts* year the club's "rink" lies within the friendly confines of the Sports Coliseum at Hill and Fifth Streets. SENIOR MIKE Pfeffer is another floor hockey fanatic. His freshman year Tobin told him to check out the The casual club club. Pfeffer obliged and he, too, en- joyed the laid-back atmosphere of the club. "I played intramural floor hockey in high school, but I've never been into ice hockey-just floor and street hockey." John Tobin's younger brother, Tom, used to play in a large in- tramural league in high school. Now he claims he plays because "it's the only regular exercise I get." Junior Mark Chappel points out that unlike ice hockey, floor hockey relies on even more basic skills. "You don't have to be a good skater to play floor hockey," said Chappel. The emphasis is on running, in addition to skills like stick-checking from ice hockey. According to John Tobin, there are quite a few "total hockey zealots" in the club. "They're used to playing hockey in the streets of New York and Michigan. You won't find too many California boys out there." Others in the club like Chappel agree. Chappel, who's played floor hockey ever since grade school, estimates that about one- third of the club is from the New York and New Jersey area. Chappel, who has even done research on floor hockey, said, "Out on the east coast, floor hockey is a pretty big thing. It's organized (there) like little league baseball." RIGHT NOW, according to the elder Tobin, the approximately 30 hardcore members divide up and play among. themselves on Monday and Thursday nights from 7-10 p.m. But "the biggest restriction is people," says the club president, because two squads have only five men per team. "We don't ad- vertise our club, but anyone is welcome to play," he added. "We're non- discriminatory; even girls can play." The floor hockey club is considering merger with another league. Accor- ding to Chappel, the club is looking into the possibility of joining the Dearborn men's floor hockey league, which con- sists of 12 teams. The club may join the Dearborn league in January. Wherever they play, John Tobin and the club members agreed that the club's informality is what they enjoy. "It's pretty friendly, with no real strategy," added the elder Tobin. And although the players receive no formal recognition for their play, they give themselves a casual pat on the back when they dish out an assist or score a goal. John Tobin decided, "a good time is basically what it is." ' s... " Daily Photo by DAVID FRANKEL A member of the Michigan floor hockey club stickhandles the ball up the floor. The club plays two days a week at the Sports Coliseum and welcomes anyone who would like to join. ....X X, *......e0..0000@@e000000000@@0@@0eeeeee = COUPON $ 3 THIS ENTIRE AD GOOD FOR TWO $3.00 TICKETS " ENDS TONIGHT! The Sexiest Movie of the Year 0 "AMERICAN DREAMER" at 1, 7, 9 GENEVIEVE KEITH * MICHAEL DOUGLAS STARSRI.I BUJOLD CARRADINE * KATHLEEN TURNER CHOOSE ME " a fabulous " adventure...n I Romancing F . The STONE- ! TWENTIETH " ®N CENTURY-FOX (R) * FRI.1:00, 7:00, 9:00,11 P.M. Thurs. 1, 7:20, 9:30; Fri.1, 7:20, 9:30, 11:30 Blue bucks still flowing freely By DOUGLAS B. LEVY When a big-time college football power suffers a mediocre season, there is often a noticeable drop in alumni support. This has not been the case at Michigan this season, according to associate athletic director Don Lund. Reporting at last night's Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics meeting, Lund noted that primary alumni fund- raising clubs are being more supportive than ever. THE VICTORS Club has a membership of 704, while the Maize and Blue Club stands at 664. Both figures are the highest ever. Members of the Victors Club commit themselves to donating $1,000-a-year for ten years. Maize and Blue Club members donate $150 per year for as long as they like, with all proceeds going to the Athletic Department. Lund also reported that donations specifically to the Athletic Department's tutorial program were higher than ever. According to Director of Athletics Don Canham, his department spends upwards of $125,000 per year to tutor Wolverine athletes. Michigan may be on the verge of constructing a new pool for the varsity swim teams. Such a project has been ap- proved by the Board and University president Harold Shapiro. The new pool could cost as much as $4.5 million and Canham is currently searching for ways'to reduce the con- struction costs. Canham wants to build a new pool to allow Matt Mann pool to be converted into an all-purpose facility. Renovation costs of Matt Mann would run about $450,000, and the new set-up would be able to house women's basketball, wrestling, volleyball and gymnastics. .... ..................-......... .... 0 Setbacks spark sp'William BANG & OLUFSEN, see it at the Museum of Modern Art.. BG-RX Now Only $255 00-collop-0 By JIM GINDIN Former Canadian national volleyball team member Andrea Williams has captained the Michigan squad through a disappointing but promising season. Her energy and knowledge have served as a model for the younger players. "She's captain because of her-on-the court emotional stability," said coach Barb Canning. "She performs well un- der pressure. When there are strategy changes, she is aware of what's going on without being intimidated." WILLIAMS' ABILITIES stem from her experience playing on the Canadian national team. For three years, the team practiced six hours a day in preparation for the 1984 summer Olym- pics. That preparation ended abruptly in the Olympic Trials at Indianapolis last year with a loss to Cuba. Finishing third in the region, Canada was not among the eight teams invited to Los Angeles. After that disappointment, ten of the players, including Williams, quit the squad. "Losing to Cuba, which was so much better, was not as disappointing as losing to EMU tonight (Tuesday)," said Williams. "You could have played the best game of your life (against Cuba) and still not have won. . . It was most disappointing when Cuba boycotted the Olympics." WHEN CUBA DECIDED not to go to Los Angeles, Team Canada was in- vited, but the team that was put together was very inexperienced and lost badly. Williams went to Cedarbrae high school in Scarborough, Ontario where she played tennis, basketball, ran track and field and was on the swim team in addition to playing volleyball for five years. As a junior and senior, she was named the school's Athlete of .. Buy it atHIFIBUYS the Year. She attended York University in Toronto her freshman year and the University of Ottawa in 1982-83 before being recruited by former volleyball coach Sandy Vong to attend Michigan. WILLIAMS WAS only allowed to practice with the team last year, but this season, as the captain, she's been "one of the leading forces on the team,' said Canning. "She (Williams) is more of a deman- ding role model, representative of the type of person and team I want. I don't want players willing to accept mistakes." Williams' demands on herself carry over to her off-the-court life. "She's en- thusiastic and outgoing," said senior Joan Potter. "She has a high energy level-her activities mean a lot to her. She's very people-oriented." LAST YEAR Williams was a news and sports writer for the Daily and in- tends to .return to writing after the volleyball season ends. She is also a member of Adara, the secretive senior honor leadership society, consisting of 22 women seniors most involved in campus leadership, and is part of the Business Intern Program, a very selec- tive group which trains students in various job-related activities. A communications major, Williams intends to make a career in some form of news writing. "She has a real good balance between her sports and academics," said Pot- ter. "She's able to leave her academics behind on the court and doesn't bring a bad volleyball game back to her studies." Her attitude toward volleyball reflec- ts her success in her activities and academics. "I hate losing more than anything," said Williams. "This team has lost more this season than I think the rest of the teams I've been on have lost combined.. . there will be surprises next season. We have to prove something." I GRIDDE PICKS e Ronald Reagan tried what many students have been trying for years, to play Griddes by absentee ballot. Sorry Ronnie, I can't let you or Nanners play unless you stop by the Daily and drop off your picks. Then you can share your free, one-item, small pizza from Pizza Bob's with the rest of the 230 millior other unlucky Americans who didn't win. Show'em how it's done Nanners? 1. Minnesota at MICHIGAN (pick score) 2. Ohio State at Northwestern 3. Illinois at Indiana 4. Michigan St. at Iowa 5. Purdue at Wisconsin 6. Washington at So. California 7. Houston at Texas 8. Nebraska at Kansas 9. Florida St. at So. Carolina 10. Maryland at Miami, Fla. 11. Georgia at Florida 12. Army at Boston College 13. LSU at Alabama 14. SMU at Rice 15. TCU at Texas Tech 16. Missouri at Oklahoma St. 17. 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