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Road hockey tournament supports local kids
Rotarian and tournament organizer Gary Williams, Rotary Centre for Youth president Margaret Walton and Rotarian
and tournament co-organizer Paul Mascarin challenge the community to play road hockey for a good cause.
By Chris Occhiuzzi
The Rotary Centre for Youth in
Bracebridge is using an age-old Canadian
pastime to raise funds for a good
cause.
The first annual Rotary road hockey
tournament is set to take place on Oct.
23 with proceeds going towards support
for the youth of Bracebridge.
With games beginning at 8 a.m. in
the Rotary Centre parking lot, participants
and spectators can enjoy hot food
and cold drinks throughout the day.
“There will be beer gardens,” says
Gary Williams, one of the tournament
organizers. “All money raised is going
to for the youth of Bracebridge.”
The tournament will see 12 teams
competing for a trophy. Each team
must have a minimum of eight players
and can bring a maximum of 12.
“Everyone is going to be guaranteed
two games. It will be a co-ed affair, so
the teams will be mixed,” says
Williams. “It is quite possibly going to
be a three-day tournament next year
with more teams. It’s the first year for
it, but we’re going to grow it.”
The entry fee is $15 per person and
at publication time there were still a
couple of spots available in the competition.
At least two members of each
team are required to be of the opposite
sex and most of the equipment will be
supplied.
“We’re supplying the road hockey
nets,” says Williams. “We’re supplying
the road hockey balls. We’re also supplying
all the road hockey goaltender
equipment, mask, gloves and pads. All
they need to bring is their sticks.”
The idea behind the road hockey
tournament was to bring in some variety
in terms of activities and people to
By Dianne Park Thach
Being a fitness trainer is what
Marisa Anderson is passionate about,
and now that passion is being showcased
to the world online.
Anderson, who works at Muskoka
Fitness in Bracebridge, is one of four
trainers featured this month on Train
or be Trained, a website started by a
Toronto-based clinical practitioner
who wanted to showcase the range of
different techniques and styles of
trainers.
“There are so many beliefs out there
in training and everyone has their own
techniques and ideas,” explains
Anderson. “At Muskoka Fitness all of
the trainers use the same platform to
teach, but they each have their own
style and technique.”
People who log on to the site can
Rotary fundraising. Road hockey was a
natural choice since many people in
the community grew up playing the
sport.
“The premise behind it was to bring
in different people than we normally
watch Anderson’s clip and the three
other trainers being featured for the
month and vote for the trainer they
identify with. All of the trainers were
asked the same questions and
answered on their personal beliefs and
style.
“All of the information I cover in
the clip comes from me,” says Anderson,
who’s dubbed as “the First Lady
of fitness” on the website. “I wasn’t
influenced by anyone else. It’s my
training and it’s what I believe in.”
Most of the trainers featured on the
site are from the Toronto area, and
Anderson’s name was suggested to the
website creator after she participated
in a recent fitness competition.
She sees the opportunity as a great
way to represent an area north of the
city. After votes are tallied at the end
get for fundraisers,” says Williams.
“Something that’s very Canadian,
which is road hockey. We want to get
men and women out that might not
necessarily come to Rotary or know
anybody at Rotary.”
Personal trainer vies for top spot online
Marisa Anderson is hoping that
Muskokans will vote for her.
Photograph: Sandy Lockhart
of the month, the winner will be spotlighted
on the website and will then
go on to compete for Trainer of the
Year.
With more than 15 years of experience
as a trainer, Anderson says she’s
had her struggles with weight and fell
in love with the idea of being a trainer
when she experienced her first aerobics
class.
She also likes to keep in shape by
participating in a range of sports as
well as classical ballet.
“I love helping people and it’s nice
knowing that I have the tools and
knowledge that will help them reach
their goals,” says Anderson.
To see Anderson in action and to
vote for your favourite trainer, visit
the Train or Be Trained website at
www.whotrains.com.
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Photograph: Chris Occhiuzzi