SOCCER BEAT: HART TOURNAMENT TAKES SOME VERBAL KNOCKS.Byline: Brian Dalziel Daily News Staff Writer Saugus High boys' soccer coach Nate Wright Nate Wright played professional American football in the NFL from 1969-1980. Professional Career Wright earned All-Pro honors at defensive back in 1974 and 1976. He career consisted mostly of time as a defensive back with the great Minnesota Vikings teams of the 1970s. , along with some other coaches, are upset at how the Hart tournament, one of the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Valley's top tournaments, was conducted over Christmas break. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Wright, the tournament's pool play was changed three times and the entire structure was revamped. The moves by Hart's first-year coach Ron Lindberg had some teams playing six games, which by the end of the regular season would have exceeded the CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). limit of 20 games by one and would have forced those teams to forfeit To lose to another person or to the state some privilege, right, or property due to the commission of an error, an offense, or a crime, a breach of contract, or a neglect of duty; to subject property to confiscation; or to become liable for the payment of a penalty, as the result of a its final game. Plus, inadequate officiating throughout the tournament just added fuel to the fire. ``I was upset,'' Wright said. ``There were a lot of coaches upset by the whole organization of the tournament. At least four coaches said they weren't coming back next year.'' The tournament ran smoothly under former Hart coach Robert Benevidez, and Wright said Benevidez should have been used as a tournament director this season to help Lindberg. ``What they really should have done was ask Robert to help and pay him a couple bucks to be the director,'' Wright said. ``Why as a first-year coach do you want that headache headache Pain in the upper portion of the head. Episodic tension headaches are the most common, usually causing mild to moderate pain on both sides. They result from sustained contraction of face and neck muscles, often due to fatigue, stress, or frustration. ? (Lindberg) really has no excuses, because Robert had it set up just like in previous years. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why he messed with it.'' No variety: To add to Wright's frustrations, the Centurions were forced to play two Foothill League rivals in the tournament - Canyon and Burroughs. ``Everybody's looking at the Royal tournament next year,'' Wright said. ``I don't know if we can get in, though.'' Stay tuned. Making a point: The Foothill League has a new scoring system Noun 1. scoring system - a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount rating system classification system - a system for classifying things this season, following the World Cup format. The coaches voted to award three points for a victory and one point for a tie. Under the old rules, a team was given two points for a win and one point for a tie. ``A lot of teams come into games playing for a tie,'' Wright said. ``The idea is to get teams to just go for it. It adds a healthy aspect to the league.'' Any questions? In case anyone questioned Hart's ability to repeat as Foothill League girls' champions, the Indians put on a dominating performance in Tuesday's league opener against Burbank. Erin Misaki scored her 13th goal of the season in the 3-0 win. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Hart's Katie Baca, right, and Chaminade's Kelly Lavery battle for the ball during a game last month. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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