STATEMENTS
BY MEMBERS
Youth Soccer Windup in Swift Current
Mr.
Wall:
— Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, my family
and I had the opportunity to attend the windup picnic and the
windup games that mark the end of the youth soccer season in Swift
Current. It was a great afternoon. There were over 500 young
soccer players and their parents in attendance at the Southside
park for the event. Mr. Speaker, soccer’s a very popular sport
in my home community. This year there were approximately 950
players from ages 4 to 18 competing in a variety of leagues and
tournaments. My wife coached one of the five-and-under teams, Mr.
Speaker, and I can tell you, having made it to most of the games,
that in addition to coaching these five-year-olds, there’s also
a lot of herding that goes on, and it’s a lot of work for the
parents and volunteers that get involved. Mr. Speaker, Swift
Current produces some very talented soccer players such as the
Under 12 Girls’ Soccer Team which won the Division 2 Provincial
Indoor Championship earlier this spring. They’ve also won
back-to-back silver medals in recent outdoor soccer tournaments.
I’d like to congratulate the executive of the Swift Current
Soccer Association for all their hard work: president, Dean
Wilson; vice-president, Anita Evans; secretary, John Lashon;
treasurer, Lavern Warner; and the directors, Dale Perry, Dave
Fong, Dan Amsted, John Potter, Ron Elkington, Mike Cusin, Kate
Adams, Brenda Muddel, and Robert Chapman. And a special
recognition to Pat Perry, who won the first ever Ken Billows award
given in memory of Mr. Billows who was himself involved in soccer
to the person . . . to someone who has contributed much to Swift
Current soccer in my home community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Some
Hon. Members:
Hear, hear! |
