4 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." 4 4 Cleary ...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. 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