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October 2010 Features

04 From the Editor

08 Y’er WelcomeCount to 13

9 Your Body, Your MindMotivation in Living Fully

10 Get to KnowMarc Mueller

14 All AboutExercise Nutrition Tips

16 Regina Water Polo

20 Focus OnKiteboarding

22 Biggest Loser

24 NHL Scouting

TABLE OF CONTENTS

06 In ReginaKing’s Park SpeedwayIt was a 40-year anniversary celebration for King’s Park Speedway this year. The cars may have changed a bit but the attitude of the drivers has remained the same over the years.

12 Jon RyanRegina’s own Jon Ryan kicked his way into the NFL, and the punter is doing great things with the Seattle Seahawks while remaining true to his Regina roots.

18 Ted JaletaThe name Ted Jaleta is well known in Regina. The accomplished runner has an inspiring story and is using his own experience to help others.


It’s officially fall in Regina. We had an interesting summer of weather, but there was ample opportunity for us to get out and enjoy all the sporting events our Queen City had to offer.

We start looking to our winter sports - hockey and curling - and whatever else we may be involved in. At Adrenaline, we try to introduce our readers to sports they may not be familiar with. For example, this issue we take a look at water polo and kiteboarding. There are many ways to stay active and different sports to discover, and we’d like to help you do so.

In October, of course, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are on the minds of all in the province. One play can be the talk for weeks to come - as we all saw with the “kick decision.” My two cents? Either play they went with, had they scored the point(s), it would have been a brilliant decision. They don’t score the points and it’s a disaster. Bob Hughes, of course, weighs in on this issue in his column this month as we follow our Roughriders to the playoffs.

Don’t forget, if you need scores, schedules, or news on Regina sports from high school to the University of Regina, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Regina Pats and more, check out our website at www.adrenalinereginasports.com. You can also subscribe online to be sure you don’t miss a single issue of Adrenaline.

Until then, as we change seasons, get out there and enjoy.

Cheer hard,

Julie FolkEditor

FROM THE EDITORAdrenaline: Regina Sports

Issue 12: October 2010

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It’s been 40 years since the first car ripped around the track at King’s Park Speedway.

There have been a few changes over the past 40 years, but what has remained the same is the atmosphere of the track, the club camaraderie, and the love of the adrenaline rush.

King’s Park Speedway celebrated their 40 years in style with what President Joe Shuba calls “a jumbo birthday party for the racers.” On August 28th, the track featured a 150-lap super late model race – the first time these cars have raced in Regina for over two years. Other divisions also took to the track, and overall it was an awesome event for those on the track and in the stands.

“We had the 150 lap feature as well as the three other divisions – our Bombers, our Pro 4s, and our Street Stock,” said Shuba. “At halftime we had a 40th anniversary cake... then we had the race. All the drivers also signed autographs and we had a special feature so people could put faces to the drivers; find the personalities. There was more interaction for the fans than just sitting in their seats, watching the guys go round. Once everything was over, the top three winners came back to the flag stand for the trophies. Then we had massive fireworks going off for the 40th anniversary.”

It was definitely an explosive celebration as the drivers celebrated their time here in Regina. Ken Campbell was the only Regina driver in the feature race. He finished 12th, but was happy to be part of the King’s Park celebrations.

“This is home,” said Campbell, who typically races in the Dakota Dunes Western Canadian Super Late Model Challenge Series out of Saskatoon. “I grew up here, and I started on this track. A lot of people who were at the track on Saturday, they were my heroes from when I was ten years old.”

For Campbell, racing for the past 25 years has been exciting, and there’s nowhere better to do it than at home.

“It’s the challenge – the adrenaline rush,” he said. “It’s a thrill to build a car and then go out on the track and tune it, fine tune it.”

The track at King’s Park features long straightaways, which many of the drivers enjoy. Mike Longpre has been racing in the Pro 4 division for 12 years. The Pro 4 is the four-cylinder modified division. He and a friend went out to a race, and then one thing led to another and they bought the car, raced it, and then rebuilt it. He’s won three championships since that time.

“It’s nice to get out with your friends and take your car, something you’ve worked on day in, day out, and at night, and go out and have satisfaction in putting on a show for the people, trying to win,” said Longpre.

The other thing Longpre enjoys is sharing the hobby with those off the track. Racing here isn’t a money-maker, but a passion. To help pay for everything, many racers find sponsors. Longpre treats his sponsors well, bringing them out to try a drive in the car on sponsor nights. He also invites friends and family to try driving the car, and enjoys the fans cheering him on.

“(The sport) is growing,” said Shuba. “Drivers get followings. You can come to the track and see Mike Longpre fans – a group of people who cheer specifically for him. And if he gets wiped out, they’ll hate the other guy. That’s the nice part of it – you don’t know what every race is going to be like. It’s not the same thing over and over again.”

Richard Bell shares the experience in a different way. As part of the Bomber class, his is the only division in which the cars feature a passenger seat.

“That can be pretty fun too,” he laughed. “I had a buddy in my car during a race, and he was freaking out. He had a good time though.”

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“It’s the challenge - the adrenaline rush.”- Ken Campbell


The Bomber division is more of an entry-level class, and the rules are a bit more slack than others.

“They allow some rubbing and hitting, but it’s not too out of hand,” said Bell. “When you’re right beside someone that’s fighting for position, doing a bit of bumping and trying to keep control of the car, it’s a pretty good adrenaline rush. There may be some bumping on the race track, but once you’re in the pits, you’re friends.”

Bell got into the sport after growing up on the track when his dad was racing. Now he enjoys the racing as well as working on the car with his dad. One thing all divisions seem to have in common is the fact that anyone can win on any given day – they’re fairly evenly matched up. Eric McIntosh came to Regina from Scotland, and has been enjoying racing here for the past two years in the Street Stock division.

“All of the cars are fairly competitive,” he said. “They’re all very good. I enjoy working on the car, and I enjoy getting out there. You can let a lot of aggression out. It’s different on the track than on the street, and until you’ve really tried it, you don’t realize the buzz you can get from doing it.”

After 40 years, the club is looking forward to another 40 and beyond as the sport continues to grow. Next season, Shuba said to watch for additional special events and different divisions to grow the fan base.

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Count to 13 and Take a NapBy Bob Hughes

Y’ER WELCOME

Sometimes, I wonder. I really do wonder, even though I have been watching this stuff for longer than I can remember.

Maybe the weather has snatched a sense of sanity from the place. When you haven’t seen the sun for countless days and when all you get when you look to the heavens is another shower of rain, maybe it takes all the brightness out of your life.

But, dear reader, it’s like powers beyond we mere mortals have decided to play with us, for amusement I presume. Things are just not normal around here.

Take downtown Regina, for instance. They have turned the whole street system into a maze. You have no idea if you’re going in the right direction, or if you are going to end up on a street that has a dead end waiting for you in what may become

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known as Pat’s Fiasco. Just kidding - because he does promise that when it’s all done, downtown Regina will be wearing a much prettier face.

Then, there is this issue that came before City Council whereby some people in Regina want to raise chickens and some kind of a pig in their backyards, as pets if you can believe it. Now, I have been to enough farms in my day to know that there are no smellier beings than chickens and pigs. You go talk to any farmer in this province and they won’t be able to discuss this dream of some Reginans without hysterically breaking into unstoppable fits of giggles. This goes any further, the City may have to change its slogan from “I Love Regina” to “What Came First, The Chicken or The Pig?”

Then there was the uproar that followed the Roughriders’ overtime victory over the Calgary Stampeders in mid-September. On a chilly wind-swept Friday night in Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, the Roughriders came off a huge loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by out-duelling the first-place Stampeders in a game for the ages.

And, what did the Rider Nation do in responding to this monumental win? They went nuts over a decision made by coach Ken Miller with little time left in the fourth quarter. A friend of mine summed it up best. “We were at the game, a whole bunch of us, and it was an unbelievable game and the Riders won in the most unbelievable of ways,” he said. “It was absolutely great. It was so great that we decided to party and we were still drinking at three in the morning. And, even though we did talk about the game and the win and all that, the biggest thing that kept coming up was Ken Miller’s decision. That’s all we could talk about. And, we were still talking about the next day when we went golfing.”

They are still talking about it.. What happened was, Miller elected to have Luca Congi kick the winning field goal from 36 yards away with the wind at his back on the last play of the game. The next thing you knew, Miller ordered the punter to kick the ball through the end zone for the winning single point. Never mind that Congi had just kicked a 44-yard field goal. So, to be sure of a single the punt would have to travel almost 60 yards in the air to get the point. Didn’t happen. It was short, the Stamps ran it out, and the Riders would go on to win in overtime.

Crazy, this. Virtually everybody in the Rider Nation was frazzled. Even Miller’s own sister, who lives in Oregon, called to ask him: “What were you thinking?”

Crazy place, this. They win a huge game in electrifying fashion, and the Rider Nation wants to barbecue the coach.

It’s like I told John Frenzy after the Riders discovered in last season’s Grey Cup game that they couldn’t count, “Count to 13 and take a nap.”

Y’er welcome. Your thoughts? Email [email protected].


Where are you now? It is likely that your environment is the direct effect of your thinking over the past years. Your relationships, friends, health, career and contentment now are all linked to the choices you have made throughout your life. If you follow these patterns back from where you are today, you will find it was YOU who brought you to this point, sometimes consciously and sometimes by default.

Throughout our lives, we create a series of preferred patterns of behaviours that have been chosen because of ease, enjoyment or avoidance. If we experience only easy successes in life, we come to expect quick results and are easily discouraged by failure. During times of high stress, we often revert to patterns of behaviour that are more comfortable; however, when we experience high levels of stress, we may use an avoidance strategy to get away from that discomfort. A resilient sense of self requires experience in overcoming these obstacles through persistent effort. Setbacks and difficulties in human pursuits can serve a useful purpose by teaching us that success requires sustained effort. By understanding the importance of our difficulties we can emerge stronger from adversity. There are many ways and many directions in which to run away from something, yet only one way you can run towards something.

Making important changes in your life can be a little scary, but it will always be stimulating. There is nothing like the feeling of fear followed by action, followed by good results. It’s like climbing a mountain. You envision what you will feel like after three to four hours of climbing, one foot in front of the other. Yes, you are tired, but underneath all of the physical exhaustion is a feeling of power and a sense of energy that is indescribable. There is no other feeling in the world as the feeling you get from the ‘knowing’ that you can do anything you want in your life, if you just believe it. Find that feeling!

Finding your way when you are at a crossroads:

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Football has always been a part of Marc Mueller’s life. The quarterback for the University of Regina Rams,

Mueller has played with the team for four seasons, but his history with the team goes back much further. His father, Larry Mueller, was a linebacker with the Rams, while his uncle, Ron Lancaster Jr. also played with the team. Mueller’s grandfather, Ron Lancaster, was a legendary Saskatchewan Roughrider and CFL coach. Mueller is looking forward to continuing the winning tradition.

Adrenaline Regina Sports: Has playing with the Rams always been something you’ve wanted?

Marc Mueller: Growing up, my parents always took me to the Rams games. I used to come with a lot of my friends. My fondest memories of watching the Rams was going out at halftime and playing catch on the field as a little kid. My uncle Ron and my dad played for the Rams, so being a Ram was always in my blood.

ARS: What do you enjoy about being a part of the Rams organization?

MM: The winning tradition. And I’ve known (head coach) Frank (McCrystal) my whole life. Playing for Frank – my old man always talked about how good of a coach Frank was and how good of a guy, what a great leader he was. To play for Coach McCrystal has been an honour.

ARS: Have you always played quarterback?

MM: Since I was about 10 or 11. The only reason I started playing quarterback was because I was the only guy who could take the snap. I played offensive line before that. The guy in there couldn’t take the snap. I said, ‘oh it can’t be that hard.’ Me shooting my mouth off actually worked out for once.

ARS: What do you enjoy about playing quarterback?

MM: You’re the guy. The ball’s always in your hands. Close games usually come down to the quarterback. I like the pressure and I like being the guy. When the game’s on the line, it’s up to the quarterback to win. I get to make the decisions and get to touch the ball every play.

ARS: When you were recruited to the Rams, quarterback Teale Orban still had two seasons remaining. Were you happy with having two years to prepare to start?

MM: That was one of the major perks, especially with Teale playing so well. Teale is such a good quarterback and the systems are great here. We throw the ball lots and it’s a very pass-oriented offence. I came in, I knew what was going to happen. No other guys came in with me. It was just me and Teale, there were just two of us for two years. I got a lot of reps, I got to prepare like I was a starter. You become a better football player through preparing when you travel, when you prepare to start, then you would as a red shirt kind of guy. So I got much better in those two years than I would have had I gone somewhere else with more quarterbacks. I got more reps that way.

ARS: What stands out for you so far in your Rams career?

MM: My first game as a starter sticks out because we played well and we beat Manitoba, a team we had trouble beating. I know it sounds weird, but a couple of my tough losses stand out the most. Like losing the playoff game to the U of S, that sticks out. And the drive at the end of the SFU game sticks out in my mind. We drove it down all the way to put Perri Scarcelli into field goal range and he made a big kick into the wind to help us win that game against them at the end of the playoffs.

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ARS: What are your goals for this season?

MM: To play as long as we can - to win the Vanier Cup. I think we’ve got the talent to do something like that. We have the talent on defence, we have the talent on offence. A lot of guys I came in with, we’ve grown together and we’re on our fourth and fifth seasons now. I think it’s there, we just have to go out onto the field and execute it now.

ARS: How has the season been so far?

MM: This is the most together team I’ve been on. We worked out hard in the offseason, we were always together at team workouts, we always hang out together, we’re always together in the hallways. It makes a difference on the field. That guy has your back. He’s like a brother. And that family atmosphere has been great. I enjoy it. On the field, Adrian Charles is playing well, we have a really good running game. Our offensive line is playing good. And we’ve had a lot of young receivers step up,

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MM: Obviously I’d like to finish my degree. After that, play as long as I can and maybe coach somewhere - stay in football.


When Jon Ryan began playing football, he would

practice for hours every day. Over 20 years later, he’s spending just as much time doing the exact same thing.

“I started playing football around six years old,” said Ryan, who still calls Regina home. “I remember my brother and I would play football after school every day against the neighbour kids. Then they would all get bored and go in and my brother and I would play one-on-one football. Then he’d go in and I’d be left alone with the football. When you’re left alone with the football, the only thing you can do is kick or punt it, and that’s really how it all started. I almost became obsessed with that, trying to get better ever since I was seven.”

Ryan still strives to improve each season and each game he plays with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. Ryan is now playing his third year with Seattle after punting two years for the Green Bay Packers. Before the NFL came calling, Ryan played two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, to whom he was drafted from

the University of Regina Rams. He may be punting far from home, but people in Regina certainly know his name.

“There’s a little bit of (recognition), but people are always so friendly,” said Ryan, who spends a bit of time in Regina at the end of the season and about another month in the summer. “It’s such a great football town, everybody just wants to talk about football, so I kind of like that.”

Green Bay was similar to Regina, in that people knew their football team and its players. In Seattle, it’s a bit different, but Ryan said he’s used to the city now and enjoys it there.

Ryan is only the third Saskatchewan-born athlete to play in the NFL (Arnie Weinmeister and Reuben Mayes were the first two). While his goal was always to play professionally, he knew after a few seasons with the Rams that he could possibly set his goals higher. At first there wasn’t any interest from NFL teams, but after they saw what he could do in the CFL, he received a few phone calls.

“It was such a big jump going from CIS to CFL, and then going from CFL to the NFL was another big jump,” said Ryan. “If I

wouldn’t have had that learning experience in the CFL, I know I would have never made it to the NFL.”

Ryan had about six NFL teams interested in him, and he ended up working out for the Cincinnati Bengals, the New York Giants, and the Green Bay Packers. He received offers from them all, and decided on Green Bay.

“I was really nervous,” he said. “I still get nervous for games, but back then I was nervous for practice. Everything is on such a grand scale; it’s such a big deal. It took awhile to get used to it.”

Ryan had the fourth-best punting average in Green Bay’s history in 2007; the same year he became the first Packers punter to rush for a first down since 1980, and that year he kicked a 72-yard punt – the longest at Lambeau Field since 1965, a club record. Which was why both he and fans were shocked by his release during training camp in September of 2008.

“It came as a bit of a surprise, but now that I’ve been in pro football for awhile, I’ve realized anything can happen,” he said. “That time it snuck up on me, and then things worked out for me in Seattle (he signed with the Seahawks less than a week later). It was kind of a blessing in disguise.”

With many accomplishments on the field, two experiences stand out for Ryan. The first is a team accomplishment – the playoffs in 2007, including the NFC championship against the New York Giants. The second is “Canada Day” in Seattle, when they bring in Canadian fans, and sing the Canadian national anthem.

“It meant a lot to me,” said Ryan. “They also let me do a message to the fans on the jumbotron. It was probably the best game of my career, that game against San Francisco. We ended up winning on a last-second field goal. It stood out because it had more meaning than just football on that day.”

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Jon’s brother Steve is only two years younger than him, so they grew up playing sports in Regina – football, lacrosse, and hockey. The brothers won a provincial football championship together with the Sheldon-Williams Spartans, and played together for two seasons with the Rams, where Steve was a defensive back. Steve said while Jon’s playing in the best football league in the world, Jon has remained the same person.

“Jon’s the exact same,” said Steve. “During the offseason last year, he came home and rented out our basement. As long as he had TV hooked up, he would have been fine even sleeping on an air mattress.”

The Ryan family travels to the States to watch as many games as they can. The Ryans’ father, Bob, passed away in 2006; he was a huge supporter in whatever his children did. This year, the Ryans are all travelling to watch Jon play right after Christmas to spend the holiday together.

Steve has quite a few memories of playing football with Jon, but it’s the early days that stand out.

“We did everything together,” he said. “We played lacrosse and hockey together, or play catch and one-on-one. But with kicking, he was always good at it and I

really wasn’t. He used to kick field goals as well, and he used to buy me a slurpee if I’d pin for him for an hour. That’s always stood out for me.”

Playing in the NFL takes a lot of time – eight to ten hours a day sometimes – and both physical and mental strength.

“You have to have a strong mind and a thick skin, especially as a kicker,” said Jon. “You have to be mentally strong and have a short-term memory... my goals now are for each season to be better then the last. It’s partially experience, partially training harder, and I just want to prove people wrong. A lot of people think a kid from Canada – especially from Saskatchewan – has no business playing in the NFL. And I just want to prove people wrong and show kids that they

can play in the NFL, or the CFL, or do whatever they want and not let people tell them they can’t.”

Ryan holds a camp for kids each summer to help with kicking and punting as it’s a skill set that many football coaches don’t have experience in. Kicking can be an area that is overlooked, or underestimated.

“Sometimes when people hear about Jon, they say, ‘oh I should have started kicking,’” said Steve. “But it’s not that simple. Jon has an incredible work ethic. He worked three or four hours a day for fifteen years before he made the NFL. He was also an All-Canadian lacrosse player and had a tryout with the WHL as a goalie. Jon is a freak athlete along with his work ethic.”

Jon said a lot more goes into football – and playing in the NFL – than people may think, in terms of time, effort, and commitment to the game. But it’s all definitely well worth it in the end.

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Pre/Post Exercise Nutrition TipsBy Jason Mueller, YMCA of Regina Fitness Staff

Food is the necessary fuel our body needs to perform. Without food, we do not get the nutrients that are essential to the production of energy and we do not get the vitamins to help synthesize the energy process. So, you may be asking, what should I eat before or after a workout? How long before or after a workout should I consume food? What kind of food and energy source does my body need? To answer these questions, we’re going to look at the main sources of energy and replenishment, and the timing of when to ingest them.

First, carbohydrates. Discussing carbohydrates is like discussing elementary math; it’s easy, but absolutely essential to understanding more advanced processes. Carbohydrates are stored in your muscles as the necessary fuel, called glycogen, to perform a muscle contraction. Carbohydrates are also stored in your liver as the same kind of energy source. Because carbohydrates are stored in our muscles, they’re the first energy source that one’s body uses in any form of exercise. Studies have shown that consuming a high-carbohydrate meal approximately three hours before exercise will help increase performance, as the carbohydrates go to your muscles and liver to be stored as the energy needed for the exercise. It is not a wise choice to ingest a carbohydrate meal or snack 30 to 60 minutes before exercise, unless you are exercising for a length of time in which additional fuel is necessary. The role of carbohydrates post-workout is to replenish the lost energy stores. Recommended carbohydrate intake, up to four hours after exercising, is approximately 1 gram per kilogram (g/kg) of your body mass. If you have done a two hour low-intensity workout, then you’ll need approximately 5-7 g/kg of your body

mass. If you’re doing some high intensity endurance training, the number jumps to 8-10 g/kg of your body mass.

Moving on, we’re going to briefly talk about fat – that’s right, FAT. There is a phrase that states, “what you put in, you burn.” So the argument could be made that ingesting a higher-fat diet translates to burning fat. This is partially true. Eating a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet means that you’ll be using more fat as energy rather than carbohydrates. Conversely, a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet will cause the burning of more carbohydrates as energy. There are no absolutes on eating fat before or after a workout; however, if you eat carbohydrates 45 to 60 minutes before a workout, the body’s ability to burn fat is reduced because it first has to digest the carbohydrate just eaten.

The last piece of the nutrition puzzle is protein. Protein is used in repairing muscle tissue after a workout. The synthesis that protein undergoes is what helps muscles get back to a state of readiness for the next workout. So, how much? When? The first thing to know is that protein is not a fuel, in prolonged exercise; protein may contribute to only about 10 per cent of your energy expenditure, but no more. Ingesting more protein than needed will not result in higher energy burn during a workout. Studies have looked at when the best time to take protein is, and the current, general consensus is that pre-exercise ingestion is best. What is known concerns how much protein to eat. For strength athletes, consumption should be no more than 1.6 to

1.7g/kg of body mass per day. This number is almost twice what the recommended daily intake is for non-active adults. For endurance athletes,

protein intake should hover around 1.2-1.7g/kg of body mass per day. Too much protein is not healthy for the body because it can lead to kidney damage and dehydration. Our bodies also plateau at the amount of protein that can be synthesized, so once over this limit, the body just gets rid of whatever it didn’t use. Food is necessary to help rebuild our energy levels as well as our muscles. In order to keep our body balanced and in the form we’re training it for, we must give it the fuel it needs, when the body needs it.

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Water polo remains somewhat of a mystery for

many people – something to be admired but not quite understood.

“It’s kind of an illusion,” said Drake Greschner of the sport. “You look at it and it seems easy, but once you get in, it’s much more physical.”

Greschner is one of three local athletes playing at the national level while training through a new high performance program within the Regina Water Polo Club (RWPC). He and teammate Russell Laferna from Weyburn play as part of the Regina club, but they also made the 18-and-under junior national team. They will both look to qualify again next year for the junior national team that will compete at the Pan American Championships.

“It’s a very fluid-moving game that I can really control my actions in,” said Laferna, who came to the sport after leaving hockey about nine years ago. “I find every little part interesting. I love watching it, love playing it, love the things that you do in it.”

Rachel Krieger plays on the female juvenile team in the RWPC. Last year at nationals, in which her club team placed fourth,

Krieger was selected to join the national youth team. She spent three weeks with the team this summer, and will now play in the Canadian Select League, participating in several tournaments throughout the year.

“When I’m asked what I enjoy about water polo, it’s the feeling of when I dive in the water, it gets me every time,” said Krieger. “Every time I jump in and feel the cold rush of the water, it gives me so much adrenaline and makes me want to go out and play and fight.”

Regina has a strong background of athletes making it to the national level. But now the RWPC is looking to the future and developing their athletes from a young age – and providing options for those at a higher level of development.

Cyril Dorgigne became head coach of the RWPC three years ago. He brought his experience from France and as club coach and provincial coach, he developed programs from the development to high performance levels to improve the teams and athletes here in the city. Regina teams have improved immensely; placing 4th and 5th at the Regina-held nationals last year.

“I want to continue on what we did last year at nationals,” said Dorgigne. “I’m confident because I’ve got talented kids.

The program now is pretty strong. For the high performance, they can swim 14 hours a week, so it’s very good.”

The high performance program was developed in Regina for the first time this year in conjunction with the high schools. Typically, players in a national program would have to move to one of the training centres in Calgary or Montreal. With the program now here, Regina athletes can remain in the city, play on the club teams, and also train at a higher level. It also pushes and develops other athletes playing on the Regina teams, and will hopefully open doors in the future.

Laferna, Greschner, and Krieger also spend time with their national commitments. Laferna and Greschner spent the summer training in Montreal, including a week in California playing against the US team.

“It’s different then stepping out as a club player,” said Laferna. “You feel that you’re Team Canada. Everyone has a certain pride in the way they play. There’s an attitude.”

“It was great to go to the States,” added Greshner. “To play for Team Canada and beat the US, that was great. Our Canadian team is really strong at the moment.”

Goals for all three athletes include winning as a team and improving as individuals.

Fluidly rising


“It’s wanting to stay at the highest level of the game for the longest time possible,” said Laferna.

“When I found out (about the national selection), it was kind of unbelievable,” said Krieger. “I was the only girl from Saskatchewan who got picked, so I’m not only representing Regina and Saskatchewan, but I get to go across seas and represent my country. It didn’t really hit me until we got in the water for the first time and played with each other. It was

crazy but fun, a really good experience... The national team is there, but you want to focus on your (club) team now, and then nationals come after,” said Krieger.

Regina Water Polo Club president Cindy Goosein is excited about the direction the club has taken and what the programs have done for all of the athletes.

“The club was incorporated in 1976, and it’s had lots of successes,” she said. “Athletes have gone onto nationals,

Olympics. For a small club, we produce a lot of high end athletes.”

There are many different programs, for those who want to play at the recreational level as well as competitive. There is the I Love Water Polo program held on Saturdays for beginners. There are also adult recreation and beginner programs, in addition to recreation and competitive teams and leagues for all ages. For more information, see www.reginawaterpolo.com.

Photos by Mark Greschner. (from left): Goalie Drake Greschner, Russell Laferna, Rachel Krieger


FOREVER & TODAY

Ted Jaleta is proof that anything is possible.

His story has been told through many media forums in Regina, and most extensively in his book Never Give Up. Jaleta has inspired many as he has told his story to students and groups, teaching about healthy lifestyle and most importantly, how to rise above any challenges that come your way.

“Every race has its merit,” said Jaleta, a well-known and successful Regina runner. “People often ask me, what is my greatest accomplishment? I don’t measure my success by the number of races I have won. I do treasure every moment of racing, but my greatest achievement is putting the pieces of my broken life together to where I am today – I treasure that journey more.”

Jaleta, in his 50s, is still winning many local races. His national and international successes are as a Canadian, but he began his journey long before. In his youth, he was the provincial champion in Ethiopia

and groomed to be an Olympian. He also won a junior national title and was drafted by the Ethiopian Athletic Federation. Then war broke out in Ethiopia; Jaleta was caught in a peaceful demonstration and jailed. He escaped to a refugee camp and was homeless for four years before coming to Canada.

“I picked up the bad habit of smoking when I was in the refugee camp,” said Jaleta. “I came to Canada in ’82. By ’84, I quit smoking and started running. I used to sit and smoke in Wascana Park by the Legislature. I saw people running and said you know what, I can do that. So I threw the pack of cigarettes in the garbage, went and got cheap shoes, and went running. I managed to finish 5 K around the lake. Then I met people and joined the YMCA and started running with them.”

Jaleta was 18 when he left Ethiopia and 28 when he started running again. He competed locally, nationally, and throughout North America as he also went back to school and later began working for Canada Revenue Agency.

“When I was new to Canada, sport fostered a sense of belonging and helped me to overcome feelings of inferiority and to get the best out of myself,” said Jaleta. “Through sport and the wonderful people I met through running, I began to learn social skills, norms, how to cope with success/failure, how to work as a team, and how to communicate with others. It also helped me to learn how the Canadian system worked.”

Jaleta coached with The Regina Wheat City Kinsmen track & field club, Excel Athletika, and with the University of Regina for many years. His goals are to help new immigrants to Canada and to take action in involving others in health and fitness.

“Sport is not only about winning, but it’s a very powerful forum,” he said. “It gives you the opportunity to overcome feelings of inferiority. It teaches you how to get the best out of yourself. I teach that to immigrants... I go to schools and advocate fitness, and teach them how to overcome adversity.”

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Currently, Jaleta coaches the Jaleta Pacers, a running group that meets throughout the week. With his experience, Jaleta is able to understand what his runners are going through – what is a sign of injury or a sign of fatigue, and how to see physical improvement. Once most people join, they are there to stay. They see the results, and the group dynamic is strong and diverse, everyone using their knowledge to give back to the community and to each other.

Naomi Barnhart, a runner with the Pacers, has become faster with the club.

“Ted knows how to push our buttons to always make us want to do more,” she said. “He’s got total faith in us and what we can do and how far to push us.... The group is a real network about healthy lifestyle. It’s a lot of fun. And it’s hard work! But Ted’s the motivator.”

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the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal, and the opportunity to carry the Olympic torch on its journey through Canada. He said he’s humbled by the recognitions, and it’s all because of his passion for the sport.

Jaleta will always love to compete, but his goals now are also focused on helping others, raising money with the Jaleta Pacers for different local charities, and helping those new to the community.

“Running is a lifelong commitment for me,” said Jaleta. “My life has evolved for the better. I hope to continue sharing my knowledge with the community and living a happy life. I’m blessed – I have a supportive wife and family. Running has made me who I am. It gives me happiness, and helps me get the best out of my life. If you are willing, have the desire to work hard, to achieve, and strive towards your dreams, anything is possible.”


FOCUS ON

As you throw your kite back to catch a gust of wind, you pull on the bar, and get picked up as you leap into the

air, landing cleanly back on your feet. You ride along the ground, pulled by the wind, only to cut your board in and find yourself trying a new trick manoeuvre.

What are you doing? Kiteboarding, which could perhaps be Saskatchewan’s best kept secret. We have the two key ingredients – wind and open space. We also have the snow in the winter and water in the summer, providing endless opportunities for kiteboarders to get out and enjoy whatever the season has to offer.

Victor Labar of Prairie Kiteboarding and Aaron Hackel of Explore Kiteboarding are two Saskatchewan entrepreneurs who have created businesses out of their passion for the sport. They both teach lessons and sell kites, but most of all share their love of the sport to new and experienced kiteboarders.

“We want to explore Saskatchewan,” said Hackel. “Whenever we go to a new location, it’s epic... There are most likely thousands of people with skis or snowboards living in Saskatchewan – the majority of kiteboarders get out over 70 times in the winter and 60 times in the summer.”

Kiteboarding is a mix of windsurfing, hang-gliding, skiing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, and paragliding, all wrapped into one sport. The sport itself is fairly new; it came to Saskatchewan just over ten years ago and with improvements in technology it has grown dramatically in the province over the past five years.

Labar said it can be hard to describe kiteboarding until someone tries it, but he gave a bit of a description for those who have heard about it and are wondering about it, or perhaps have driven by a group of kiteboarders and wondered what was going on.

“I’ll describe it in the winter setting,” said Labar, who is a certified instructor on snow and water. “Basically you have your snowboard or skis. You wear a harness and a helmet is a good idea. You learn how to set up the kite, learn how to launch it or have someone help you launch it. Once the kite is in the air, you’re just flying the kite, but with your skis or snowboard, you’re edging against the pull of the kite, and that’s what propels you in whatever direction you choose to go. It’s a similar feeling to that of turning or carving down a hill. You use the edges to pull against the kite, and then you can go upwind or downwind... you’re controlling the power

of the kite with the bar, and you’re controlling the direction of the kite in the air. You’re steering the kite using the bar. You’re in control, when you want to jump or turn in the other direction.”Of course the strength of the wind plays a large part in kiteboarding. There are different sizes of kites, larger kites for lighter wind days and smaller kites for stronger wind days. Kiteboarding on water is similar to on snow, just with a kiteboard, that is a similar to a wakeboard, with a few differences such as the footholds.

Anyone can come try the sport; preferably through lessons with a certified instructor. It can be quite dangerous to start without proper instruction, and much of the used equipment is not safe. There are some kiteboarding competitions, however for the most part the sport is all about fun, friendship, and recreation.

“It’s more about being out there, having fun with the guys and the girls and sharing the wind and the water,” said Hackel. “The people that stay with it are very like-minded. Easy going and great companions.”

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Kiteboarding 4 Cancer is an event that began in Hood River, the origin of kiteboarding. It has since migrated, and will be held in Saskatchewan in February of 2011.

Kiteboarding, while it can be extreme, can be very gentle as well, all depending on the kiteboarder and how far he or she wants to take it. Kiteboarders start from the age of 10 and there are some in the province in their 60s. You don’t have to be an adrenaline junkie or extreme athlete to get involved.

“It is a physically demanding sport and a lot of it is building muscle memory,” said Hackel. “The wind is constantly changing direction, going up and down. The kite is your engine, and the bar is your throttle.”

One thing to note about the sport is it becomes quite addicting. Labar works in research and design at Degelman Industries, where a third of the office involved in kiteboarding, there’s a constant check on weather and wind conditions. Because of the wind’s effect on the sport, in perfect conditions, kiteboarders can be found out at any time of the day or night.

“There are a lot of cool moments when you’re kiting,” said Labar. “I’ve been out there in the wintertime when it’s a snowstorm and totally dark out. You can’t see your kite, just the strings going up. You know where your kite is by feel. There’s at least three or four of us out there, and the conditions are perfect... I’ve heard a quote, it’s like the thrill of bungee jumping but lasts the whole time. You don’t have to be too gentle or too extreme. There are just memories and more to do.

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Biggest Losers aren’t just on TV.

Many of them are right here in Regina, working out in Janci Templeman’s program, learning how to eat right, exercise, and live a healthier life.

“The program is very successful,” said Templeman of the 12-week Biggest Loser

program she runs three times a year. “I enjoy it. It’s fun. I’m not taking credit for anything anyone has done; I just point them in the right direction. They do it, and they put the food in their mouths, do the work, and lose the weight.”

People of a variety of sizes come to Templeman’s program, where they work with her and dietician Darci Norton in learning about health and fitness. The

program is twice a week (with cardio and workout homework), and clients typically lose an average of one to two pounds a week. But it’s not just the pounds – it’s the inches, the dress sizes, and the feeling of a healthier life.

“More muscle burns more calories, and muscle weighs more than fat so the numbers on the scale don’t always reflect the fat lost,” said Templeman, who

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Templeman is a certified personal trainer with a background in track and field and badminton, so she pulls from many different parts of her background to design workout programs that work and are fun for clients.

The group dynamic helps in both enjoyment as well as helping clients drive to succeed. Many also meet outside of the group, and it becomes a small community. There is a Facebook page to share stories, tips, and recipe ideas, and often just talking and having that support helps.

Templeman finds that she becomes close with many of her clients, and this helps as often there are emotional reasons to weight gain. With her own success with weight loss, she offers advice to help clients.

“Emotional baggage can cause people to feed their emotions,” said Templeman. “I used to be the same way, and I’m learning if I’m having a bad day and want a chocolate bar, I’ll get a 100-calorie thin bar. I won’t sit down with a box of cookies; I’ll bake my own protein bar. You can eat healthy things and get satisfaction. And cravings only last five minutes. Surround yourself with people who make you happy and don’t try to bring you down and make that emotional baggage worse.”

Often Templeman will go for walks with her clients to talk and build personal relationships, which help the trust between trainer and client. Many of her Biggest Loser clients will then come back to her after the program to design workouts or train with her, which she enjoys.

The program is run out of SETS fitness centre on Rochdale, where Templeman also works with day-to-day clients, as well as outdoors when the weather cooperates. She’s looking forward to building her business in the future, and adding to it as she will finish massage therapy school in June of this year. She is also interested in bodybuilding - for her own competitions and in training others.

“I have a very different background and have always been an athlete,” she said. “I love to train athletes, but it’s also nice to turn people who were never athletes into athletes.”

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Travelling the world, watching hockey games, and drafting

Alexander Ovechkin – not a bad way to make a living.

Ross Mahoney has spent the last 13 years as the director of amateur scouting with the Washington Capitals. While there are times that are a bit difficult – some would think staying 210 nights in a hotel and watching 240 hockey games a year could be trying – overall, he’s thoroughly enjoyed the journey so far.

“I’m pretty fortunate,” said Mahoney, who never tires of watching hockey. “In all the games, something always happens. Just the rink or the players or a call the referee makes, or a goal – there’s always something different that happens; it’s amazing. And I love hockey. To get paid to do something you love, it’s pretty good.”

Mahoney played hockey for the Regina Pats and the University of Regina Cougars before coaching minor hockey in Regina. He began scouting for the Moose Jaw

Warriors, before scouting part-time for the Vancouver Canucks. Eventually this led to a job with the Buffalo Sabres and then the Washington Capitals.

“I never even thought about being a hockey scout,” said Mahoney, who still makes Regina his home base. “I was teaching school, coaching hockey and baseball and various sports.”

As director of amateur scouting, Mahoney’s role is to scout the 17, 18, and 19 year olds all over the world. He has scouts working for him in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Mahoney’s scouts will advise him of players to look at, and he will then come and see the better players play. His other responsibilities are meetings, coverage, and drafting of the young players at the NHL entry draft.

His best draft moment may have come before the draft even started. Because of the 2004 NHL lockout, the draft that year was done through a lottery. Mahoney’s first choice going in was Alexander Ovechkin.

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“I was out that morning and the guys in the office phoned me and said we won the lottery. I said, ‘that’s not a very good joke.’ I went home and turned on TSN, and I couldn’t believe it,” said Mahoney. It wasn’t a tough decision on who to take. “We win the lottery and take Alex. He’s the best player I had ever scouted. As good of a player as he is – the players have voted him three times as Most Valuable Player in the league – he’s an even better person.”

Mahoney said when Ovechkin won the Rookie-of-the-Year award, he asked if he could stay in Vancouver for the draft. When asked why, he said “I’d like to welcome the first round pick into the organization.” He went onstage and stayed all day.

The draft process is the culmination of a year’s worth of work for a scout. The first round takes almost four hours; rounds two to seven about another four.

“It’s exciting. We’ve worked all year,” said Mahoney. “We probably have reports on 800 players, and multiple reports on the better ones. We’ve done interviews. We’ve done fitness testing. We’ve met and discussed and come up with a list. You work all year for eight hours – all year comes down to one day. Then all of a sudden it’s done, it’s finished, and you start again a couple of weeks later on the next young group of players.” The toughest part for Mahoney is not the travelling – he’s been to Europe about 80 times now, and spent much of his time on winter roads – but that the majority of players don’t make it to the NHL.

“It’s a bit of a tough job that way,” he said. “’I’d like to have more players make it, but it’s so hard to play in the NHL. There are only 30 teams with 29 players on a team, and some play 15 years. On the other hand, when they do make it, especially the later round draft picks because they’re not supposed to, then it’s a pretty good feeling... it’s fun to watch them grow as people too.”

There are many different aspects Mahoney and his scouts look for in a player, including hockey sense, character, and skill level. Darrell Baumgartner is one of Mahoney’s area scouts – he looks after Saskatchewan and Manitoba and coached with Mahoney when their Team Saskatchewan won the 1995 Canada Games. He has a few specifics he looks for.

“The first thing that I try to notice is their skating ability,” said Baumgartner. “If they have good skating ability, then you start looking into the other areas – hockey sense comes into play, whether or not they compete on a nightly basis. A lot of times when you identify those three things, you can develop a sense of some of those intangibles. Talking to other people involved in the game or that particular team, you find out what kind of kid they are. You do enough research and homework, and then give an informed opinion to Ross.”

There is also an interview process players go through. Attitude is extremely important for the team game.

“It’s a huge investment that we’re making in these young players,” said Mahoney. “Our first round pick, the investment could potentially be close to $3 million... When you’re looking at players, you really have to spend a lot of time trying to find out about their character. The best players are the best people.

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Washington, of course, has been a very successful franchise in the past few seasons. Baumgartner, who works on a part-time basis, said he can see that in the approach to the team.

“The organization itself is a pretty successful program,” said Baumgartner. “Through Ross’s work and the past couple of years, they have drafted well and it’s shown with some of the other players, they’ve done the homework and research to get these types of players. It’s a quality organization with individuals who are always thinking team first. A lot of the decisions are oftentimes a team approach, especially in the scouting profession... Every opinion is valued and looked at. Being a part-time guy, I find that refreshing. When you’re identifying an individual, they have value in what you say.”

Because Mahoney travels the world to see players, he sees everything from elite leagues with 18,000 fans to college games to junior leagues, sometimes where they may be as few as 200 fans. A game for him is more than just the game – it’s travel, preparation, watching the game, then reports. The hard part about travel is being away from home, but his wife has been able to accompany him on a few of his trips to Europe. He’s had a few interesting experiences along the way, through getting lost, language barriers with European players, and then last year was the ultimate travel experience.

“There are some things you can’t control,” said Mahoney. “I had no idea there would be a volcanic explosion in Iceland. I was in Poland, then went to Denmark for a tournament and this volcano decided to do it’s thing.”

Mahoney’s trip was supposed to be quick flights first from Copenhagen to Stockholm for a game, then from Stockholm to Minsk in Belarus. With no cars to rent, full trains, and of course no flights, Mahoney had to first cancel the trip to Stockholm and then to get to Minsk he took six trains to meet his Czech scout in Prague, then drove 19 hours from Prague to Minsk.

“Instead of two 1 1/2 hour flights, it took me 54 hours to get there,” said Mahoney. “Some things like that come up, but we made it, and we only missed one game. It was an interesting trip.”

With never a dull moment in hockey, Mahoney loves what he does, being involved in the game and the organization., and improving the team while bringing in young players.

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