CHRISMAN KNOWS SPEED; ROLLER HOCKEY STANDOUT INSPIRING TO TEAMMATES.Byline: Nevin Barich Nevin Barich (born August 6, 1979) is a former American sports journalist now working as the Senior Editor of The National Notary, a trade magazine based in Los Angeles with a circulation of more than 300,000 nationwide. Daily News Staff Writer Doug Chrisman doesn't know when to give up. His roller hockey roller hockey n. Hockey played on a hard surface in which two opposing teams of roller skaters, using curved sticks, try to drive a ball into the opponents' goal. team could be five goals behind with less than a minute to play and his teammates are already discussing evening plans before the game is over. But there is Chrisman, skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. up and down the rink trying desperately to put the puck in the net as if the game is coming down to the wire. ``I have that never-say-die attitude,'' Chrisman said. ``I've always had it. It comes from knowing that you have to try your best from beginning to end. If you slack off slack 1 adj. slack·er, slack·est 1. Moving slowly; sluggish: a slack pace. 2. , you're letting your team down.'' Chrisman has yet to let his team, the Dinkys, down this season. As of Sunday, the 16-year-old led the Midget Division (14-17 year olds) of the Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Roller roller, common name for brightly colored Old World birds noted for performing somersaults in flight. They include the rollers proper (subfamily Coraciinae) and ground rollers (subfamily Brachypteraciinae Dome Hockey League in scoring with 28 points - 16 goals and 12 assists. It's just more proof that Chrisman, a veteran of nine years, leads by example. Despite the fact that the Dinkys have lost six of their first nine games this season, coach Andy Portman says the team never loses its motivation due to Chrisman's work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work and verbal support. ``You have to understand something: All it takes is one thing to change the momentum of a game,'' Portman said. ``Like one game, we were down the whole way and then Doug scored the game-tying goal. Suddenly, we're in control. Doug then scores the game-winning goal later on. ``But sure, there are times when we're way behind and. . . when that happens we don't have the momentum. But his play helps keep the motivation up.'' Dinkys goalie David Portman said, ``When we're behind, (Chrisman) tells the players not to worry about it. He doesn't make them feel bad when we're down. But if we're not playing hard and you're watching him play hard, you feel like you're not giving the team your all.'' Chrisman, who plays forward as well as defense, began playing roller hockey in 1989 at the age of 7, following in the footsteps of his brother who was already engulfed in the sport. He played in the Tri-Valley Roller Hockey League for five years before joining the Thousand Oaks league in 1994. It's that type of experience that helps make Chrisman one of the best players in his division. ``He brings a real hockey sense to the team,'' Andy Portman said. ``He understands the game and the team and plays real well. It's that experience that has him help keep the team together.'' ``I've been playing for so long that I know whether to take the puck or pass it off,'' Chrisman said. ``I started off slow in my early years, not always knowing what to do in every situation. But in time, I learned.'' Chrisman, who will be an 11th grader at Trinity Pacific Private School in Thousand Oaks in the fall, plays no other sports, not even roller hockey's parent sport: ice hockey ice hockey: see hockey, ice. ice hockey Game played on an ice rink by two teams of six players on skates. The object is to drive a puck (a small, hard rubber disk) into the opponents' goal with a hockey stick, thus scoring one point. . ``Not only is it cheaper, but it's so much faster,'' Chrisman said of roller hockey. ``There are less guys on the floor and. . . it's just faster; it's so much faster.'' Indeed, while the 5-11, 135-pounder might one day consider a switch to ice skates Skates may refer to:
``When I was little, I always went downhill on my bike as fast as I could,'' Chrisman said. ``I always wanted to go faster. I even started going on roller coasters While there have been hundreds of different roller coasters built, there have been just a few that were notable for specific reasons. Some reasons include:
CAPTION(S): 2 Photo PHOTO (1) Thousand Oaks' Doug Chrisman, 16, is already a nine-year veteran of roller hockey. (2) Doug Chrisman, a forward who leads the Thousand Oaks Roller Dome Hockey League in points, scores a goal for the Dinkys. John McCoy/Daily News |
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