Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 14, 2012

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SPORTS

 Mountain Views News Saturday, April 14, 2012 


AHS BOYS GOLF TEAM TAKES 1st PLACE

Arcadia High School Boys Gold Varsity Golf team placed first at the West Covina tournament March 
31 at South Hills Country Club. And the Cardinal team placed third.

 Additionally, Freshman Kevin Chen shot a 72 to win the Low Medalist. Arcadia continues to have a 
tremendous season with an overall record of 11-0 and 7-0 in the Pacific League, according to Robert 
Greep, AHS Litetech Varsity Golf Coach.

 – By Scott Hettrick, Arcadia’s Best

HUDDLE UP!


ARE THE COACHES 
LYING?

 

 Watching TV or listening to radio, do you wonder if coaches 
really mean what they say? Maybe you’ve heard a coach comment, 
“I never read the papers or listen to the radio. I don¹t watch TV or 
worry about what people are saying.”

 I hate to admit this, but I was one of those coaches. I even 
thought, “Those guys don¹t know what they’re talking about anyway.”

 Since I have been out of coaching for some time now, I guess I can admit that I did say 
that, even though it wasn’t true. Trust me, most coaches pay attention to everything.

 After a win, we can’t wait to read the papers in the morning after a game. It’s great to read 
about how good we were, how well the team played.

 For me, doing postgame interviews after a win was always great.

 After a loss, the first thing we look at is the headline. How bad is it going to be? When 
you lose, you think, “What dumb questions are they going to ask me this time?”

 Whichever way the game went, I went home to see what the TV sports anchors were 
saying and how my comments were edited. I can remember thinking, “Did I really say 
that?”

 I can imagine how it must be today, with the Internet and the social media websites, plus 
blogs, twitter and all that. I don’t think even I could keep up.

 These days, everyone has an opinion and puts it out there. When I was coaching, my wife 
used to tell me, “You’re entertainment. Having an opinion is half of the fun of being a fan.” 
(It didn¹t feel like entertainment to me.)

 Now I’m on the other side of the fence. I am supposed to be entertaining. I’ve been told 
for years that I’m a member of the radio media and now I also have this newspaper column.

 I try to tell myself, “I’m not really media, I’m a former coach giving you the real side of 
things. I try to convey what it’s really like to recruit a kid, coach a kid, watch a young person 
grow up and become an adult. But I’m still delivering opinions I’ve thought about for a 
while. As a coach, I had no longer than 30 seconds to think about what play I was going to 
call.

 I’ll tell you one thing: It is certainly is easier on this side. And although I have more time 
now, writing a column is more difficult than I thought. Choosing a great topic isn’t always 
easy. As a coach, my goal was always to win. Now I want to write a winning column. I want 
it to be interesting. I enjoy it when I hear, “Nice column, Coach,” just like I used to enjoy it 
when I heard, “Nice game, Coach.”

 Now I deliver my sports opinions. Sometimes people agree and sometimes they don’t. 
Some are readers, some are listeners, some may be coaches. When I coached, it was work 
but I loved what I was doing. I feel the same way about this column or doing radio. It is 
work. The pay isn’t the same, so 
I must do it because I like it.

 The main difference is, there are no championships, no bowl games, no banquets, no 
rings. As a writer and commentator, it’s just another work day. But that is not to say I don’t 
try to make my words be accurate and interesting. I really do care. But as in coaching, I have 
to know everyone won’t agree.

 If you ever have a topic you think I should touch on, let me know. You can email your 
thoughts to mtnviewsnews@aol.com.

 Remember, when you hear coaches say they never pay attention to the media, don’t 
believe them. I paid attention. And occasionally, I even agreed with media and took their 
advice seriously. I take my columns seriously too, and hope you enjoy them. Still just my 
opinions. You can let me know what you think. I¹ll pay attention.

 You can hear Coach Harvey Hyde on Las Vegas radio station KSHP 1400 via the Internet 
(KSHP.com) and also on www.uscfootball.com in the Peristyle section). 

By Harvey Hyde


LINDA PARELLI TO HEADLINE 2012 HORSE & 
SOUL WORLD TOUR ON MAY 5-6 

Imagine a pitch-black arena filled with thousands 
of antsy spectators. Every one of you is standing up, 
breathing, waiting. As the music rises, it launches 
the 2012 Horse & Soul Parelli World Tour. Drumbeats 
fill your chest and the hair stands up on your 
arms. Out of the darkness bursts not a mustached 
cowboy, but a petite, blond woman with high 
black boots and dressage saddle. With a massive 
chestnut Hanoverian by her side, she sails across 
the Industry Hills Expo Center arena waving to 
5,000 cheering spectators and smiles.

 Linda Parelli is a student and a seeker who has 
pushed her own horsemanship in order to be a 
conduit of inspiration for others. For the 2012 
Horse & Soul Tour, she will harvest two decades 
of passionate devotion to natural horsemanship 
and pour it out on fans in eleven US cities.

 Perhaps because of her persistence, Linda 
Parelli is now widely considered one of horsemanship’s 
finest communicators. As the most 
dedicated student of the system that bears her 
husband’s name, Linda Parelli is celebrated for 
her intuitive coaching which she delivers with 
wit, compassion and kindness.

 "Linda is the hardest worker I know," said her 
husband Pat Parelli who will teach alongside her 
during the 2012 Horse & Soul Tour. "Her passion 
as an educator is reaching a fever pitch and I 
don’t think anyone has experienced even the tip 
of what she has to offer."

 Because of her dressage background and the 
diversity of her students, the 2012 Horse & Soul 
tour will encompass both English and Western 
disciplines. It will feature the now-famous Seven 
Games™ that are the foundation of the Parelli 
system. Tips for fool-proofing lead changes and 
instruction on Pat’s notion of Horsenality™, a 
concept which Linda developed and communicates 
with zeal, round out the weekend events.

 "Her work in horsenality, rider posture, contact 
and collection is pioneering a new frontier 
in horsemanship. These topics apply to any rider, 
regardless of discipline," Pat Parelli said.

 In perennial collaboration, Linda and her horses 
don’t just perform at tour stops, they captivate. 
Surprises are embraced and then sorted with 
the intelligence and precision available only to 
those who have spent long hours earning them. 
Watching 
Linda 
engage 
her 
dressage 
horses 
in an 
extended 
trot or 
in a series 
of 
flying 
lead 
changes, 
impels 
her students 
to 
come 
up 
higher; 
to work harder, to learn more, to grow.

 But best of all, those who know her will tell you, 
Linda Parelli is funny.

 At a demonstration once, Linda trotted past a 
capacity crowd on her Dutch Warmblood Remmer 
and, mildly annoyed with her bouncing 
sunglasses, took them off and winged them into 
the audience. "That wasn’t an Elvis thing," she 
said. "I want those back."

 The crowd laughed and cheered its approval for 
the woman many people in the horsemanship 
world consider, bigger than Elvis.

 But the beautiful thing about Linda Parelli is 
that no matter how big the venue or how bright 
the star, the relationship with the horse is always 
paramount.

 And that is the very essence of the 2012 Tour.

Admission to the 2012 Horse & Soul Parelli 
World Tour is $25 in advance and includes admission 
for both days. Parelli Members can receive 
up to seven free tickets. Tickets are on sale 
now at www.parelli.com.


From Arcadia’s Best

DERBY DAY RECORDS, MILESTONES

Santa Anita’s 18th annual Derby Day 5K Walk and Run attracted a 
record 5,683 participants Saturday morning, April 7, 2012.

 

And later in the day, during the 75th running of the Santa Anita Derby that drew a crowd of 
33,646 and a national TV audience on NBC, Santa Anita Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith 
later won his 5,000th race in the Potrero Grande Stakes, only the 25th jockey in 
racing history to do so.

 

The 46-year-old, most famous for steering Zenyatta to stunning come-from-behind 
victories, 17 consecutive wins, the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, and 
the Horse of the Year honors in 2010, also won the 2005 Kentucky Derby, the 2011 
Breeders’ Cup Classic and the 2011 Sprint at Churchill Downs this past November. 
He shares the all-time record of 15 lifetime Breeders’ Cup wins with retired Hall of 
Fame jockey Jerry Bailey.

 

As for the morning 5K, “This is the best turnout we’ve ever had for this event and 
we had people of all ages—from 3 and 4-year-old kids, to people in their seventies,” 
said Santa Anita Vice President of Sales and Marketing Chris Quinn. “Everybody 
had a great time and we’re looking to have a great race-day as well.” (See video 
highlights produced by Santa Anita below…)

 

The Santa Anita Derby Day 5K benefits several charities and worth causes, including 
Pasadena-based AbilityFirst, the California Retirement Management Account 
(CARMA), the Arcadia High School Athletic Boosters Club, the Arcadia Historical 
Museum and Arcadia Explorer Scouts.

 Participants arrived early and competition got underway at 8 a.m. over a course 
that took runners and walkers to the world-renowned Los Angels County Arboretum 
and afforded all a glimpse of the Santa Anita stable area. Participants finished 
up their five kilometer trek with a quarter mile tour of Santa Anita’s inner training 
track.


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