Coaches, players, others sought for teams throughout city

Savanna High School is looking for a walk-on head football coach for the freshman team for the 1998 season. Anyone interested can contact varsity head football coach Fred DiPalma at 220-4276. YOUTH SOFTBALL The Southern California Athletics will hold tryouts at Maxwell Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday. For more information, call 832-4342. YOUTH SOCCER The Anaheim Soccer Association is looking for referees to work games during the 1998-99 season. The league starts Sept. 12 and games are played at Magnolia High School. For more information, call the ASA office at 828-2912. The AYSO Region 120 is holding the McMillan Tournament Sept. 5-6. The tournament is open to AYSO Plus and Select club NOTEBOOK bronze level, 12-and-under boys and girls and 14-and-under boys and girls. SWIMMING The Anaheim Aquatics Association offers year-round swim programs for children 4 to 18. Swimmers compete in a variety of team competitions including the Orange County Swim Conference and U.S. Swimming. Practices are h the Canyon, Katella and Savanna High pools. Ocean swimming is also available. The program costs $55 per month and special family rates are available. For more information, call the Katella High pool at 630-4966 or the Savanna High pool at 774- 3549 BOXING Boxing lessons for adults and children tare offered through the Anaheim Boxing Club. The programs are open to boys and girls ages 8 and up and to men and women. Weightlifting, general physical fitness and karate classes are also being offered.. YOUTH FOOTBALL The city will offer flag football and cheerleading programs for children ages 4 to 15 this fall. Registration will begin Sept. 14 at various parks throughout Anaheim. Practices will be one hour a week between 3 to 5 p.m. beginning Sept. 21. YOUTH BASKETBALL National Junior Basketball is accepting teams for the league is open to boys and girls in grades 6 to 8.. Shooting Stars offers instruction for boys and girls ages 12 to 18. Group and individual lessons include shooting and skills taught both coaches and players. Shooting Stars offers more than 10 years of experienced coaching and workouts are centrally located throughout Orange County. The Orange County Hoops AAU 13-and-under team is looking for players entering the seventh grade. Practices are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays with games on Sundays. HUNTING0. The California Varmit Callers offers information about predator calling. For information, write to Varmit Callers, P.O. Box 18232, Anaheim 92807 VOLLEYBALL Adult men's and women's leagues are being held Mondays through Thursdays in Anaheim. Games are from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. and the cost is $250 to $277 per team. ADULT FOOTBALL The Santa Ana Thunder minorleague team is looking for linemen for their upcoming season. All games are played at Santa Ana Stadium. BICYCLING A bicycle race will be held at Foothill Ranch on Sept 7 USCF licenses will be sold on race day. We want news from your team or organization and we want to know your scores. We also publish team photos. To have your team's photored, drop them by our office or mail them to Anaheim Bulletin, 1771 S. Lewis St. Anaheim, 92805. Please type or print neatly all names, from left to right, in each row. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you want the photo returned. And my parents knew I wasn't a great football or basketball player. They came to some of the games and didn't go to others. And they made sure I understood that when I started a season, there were no guarantees of how much I was going to play. I worked hard in practice, and my parents knew that. But they also knew there were other, more talented kids who were going to play more than I would. But many parents seem to think just because their kids work hard they should get a lot of minutes. Unfortunately, as long as we keep score of games, the deciding factor in who plays more is going to be who can help the team win by being on the field. Sometimes I wonder if these parents talk to their kids about how they feel about being on the team if they don't play. I think most kids realize why someone is playing before them. If they don't, parents need to sit down and explain that there's more to life than hard work and that you can't always excel at everything you do. But hard work has its own rewards, and that should be important too. If your kid's role on the team is to be the third-string tight end who helps the starting defense practice for the next week's game, then he should put everything he has into it, even if he knows he won't play much. Because then, if the defense shuts out its opponents next know they had something to do with it. Even if they weren't on the field, their hard work during the week pushed the defense and made it better. We're stuck in a time when individuals seem to mean more than the team. Each parent who complains about their son's or daughter's playing time helps perpetuate this situation. I eventually played tennis in high school, because I was good at it and enjoyed it. If your kid is not happy playing football or volleyball, maybe they shouldn't be playing. Perhaps there's another sport they would enjoy more. Or maybe they can take up an instrument. Or read a book. But if they love the sport, they should love it for what it is and get what they can out of it, whether they start or help keep the bench from floating away.