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Page 10,--The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, September 13, 1988
Bo still upbeat
despite defeat
BY MICHAEL SALINSKY
One would think that open heart surgery, preparation for a new
season, a heartbreaking loss in the season opener, and an upcoming
match up with one of the nation's top teams could get someone
down. Not when that someone is Bo Schembecler.
Schembechler was jovial and cautiously optimistic yesterday,
fielding questions from reporters in the season's first Monday press
luncheon.
He made light of Michigan's tendency to lose because of field
goals, most recently Reggie Ho's four on Saturday. "That should be
the next rule change," joked Schembechler. "We have to put a stop to
those field goals."
The coach defended the play of his quarterback, Michael Taylor,
saying the only fault he saw was that Taylor occasionally left the
pocket too early in the first half.
Schembechler was a little more critical when asked about his
defense. "We made some mistakes," he said. "When a team rushes for
200 yards, your chances of winning are very slim."
Turning his attention to Miami, the Wolverines next foe,
Schembechler believes the Hurricanes are contenders for the national
championship but said that to win was "not an insurmountable task."
Schembechler specifically cited Miami's front seven on defense,
which held Florida State to 42 yards rushing, and their overall team
speed. When asked if any team on Michigan's slate could compare to
Miami's quickness, Schembechler just looked up from his lunch and
solemnly shook his head no.
NCAA
tightens
rules
By MIKE GILL and JULIE
HOLLMAN
Changes are coming in the game
of college hockey. Out with ex-
cessive roughness and in with tight
officiating and decorum.
In an effort to improve college
hockey, the NCAA held a mandatory
clinic for Central Collegiate Hockey
Association coaches and officials last
Sunday in Ann Arbor. The aim of
the meeting was to discuss efforts to
make officiating consistent through-
out the nation and to crack down on
violent behavior.
The Men's Ice Hockey commit-
tee, following the lead of men's and
women's basketball, asked the
NCAA to create a two-year pilot
program to strengthen specific rules
and communicate to referees how
these rules should be interpreted.
"It's amazing the support we've
had. It's been met with great
success, " said Bill Cleary, Harvard
head coach, secretary of the rules
committee and editor of the rule
book. "Hockey's a national sport and
it needs one philosophical viewpoint
on how the game should be played."
Charlie Holden, Men's Ice
Hockey Officials Coordinator, repre-
sents the rules committee and
supervises the program. For the
1988-89 season Holden established
three areas of emphasis.
" Hitting from behind: If a
player delivers a check directly
or diagonally to an opponent's
back, a penalty should be called.
If the blow is extremely violent,
a major penalty should be
assessed. This tactic makes a
player's neck especially sus-
ceptible to injury and is even
life threatening.
- Hitting after the whistle: This
practice often causes retaliatory
steps and unnecessary delays in
the game. If a player deliberately
makes contact with an opponent
after the action has stopped, a
penalty should be called.
- Interference: Players are
considered to have interfered if
they attempt to impede the
movement of an opponent who
does not have the puck. This
includes holding, hooking,
slashing and picking with the
illegal use of the hands, stick,
arms or body. Interference
should result in a penalty.
The committee feels that officials
have not called these infractions
often enough and it hopes this
crackdown will make the game safer.
The committee realizes that at the
beginning the penalty boxes may be
clogged but this is not a concern.
"It's like the balk rule in baseball,"
said Tucker DiEdwardo, assistant
director of championships for the
NCAA. "It's been in the rule book
but never called. People may get
upset when it's frequently called but'
eventually players will stop once
they see they can no longer get away
with it."
The NCAA realizes that there are
no quick answers to minimizing
penalties and achieving uniform
officiating. "We want to have
hockey called the same way in
Minneapolis, as in Boston, as in
Michigan. It's going to be an
ongoing process," said Cleary.
"Rome wasn't built in a day -
you've got to crawl before you
walk."
Said Michigan head coach Red
Berenson of the program, "It's a very
positive thing anytime you can sit
down and discuss the game with
everybody else - the coaches, the
officials, and the NCAA."
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...supports changes
' soccer club.
edges. BGSU
By BETHANY KLIPEC
Two solid weeks of twice-a-day
practices paid off for the Michigan
women's soccer club as it topped
Bowling Green 1-0 Sunday
afternoon in its season opener.
Michigan's offense dominated the
game, outshooting the Falcons four
to one. Because of BGSU's
consistently sound goaltending,
however, it was only in the last
five seconds of playing time that
Michigan was finally able to
penetrate and score. Rookie forward
Lori Green booted in the winning
goal on a throw-in from Sandy
Najarian.
Controlling the field throughout
the game were inside halfbacks
Marianne Giolotto and Amy Stock
as well as stopper Heather Lawler
and sweeper Jessica Rizzolo.
Goalie Shelly Brown played the
entire game, earning her career-first
shutout. Captain Amy Stock called
the contest an "excellent defensive
battle" and was pleased with the
composed, well-paced defense and
the communication between all
players.
The team, coached by Robert
Paul, currently consists of 22
.members. Newcomers are welcome.
All interested women should come
to tryouts tonight from 5:00-7:30
at Mitchell Field, or contact captain
Amy Stock at 930-1784.
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