Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 63

TIIE STATE JOURNAL May 20, 1973 E-9 Ed Dubai Fills Role of Grid Coach With 2 Tea football coach with two teams Fowlerville THROUGH General Tre Ed Dubaj is 31 years old and a football coach. Those facts aren't enough to set him apart from other football coaches. WHAT REALLY does make him unique is the fact he is a football coach of two teams Fowlerville High of the Inpham County League and the Lansing All Stars of the Midwest Football League. State Journal Assistant Sports Editor Ed Senyczko talks with Dubaj about his dual coaching roles, his approach to the different assignments, and his evaluation of the MFL. How do you approach your role of football coach at both a high school and semi-professional level at almost the same time? A Basically, they're two different situations.

On the high school level it's teaching the basics of football fundamentals, while with the All Stars it's less coaching and more an organizational thing. We work on game strategy and manipulation of personnel during a game." Last year when you and Dr. Tom Ja-mieson and your partners bought the All Stars, you took over as head coach, you didn't appear to have any problems han-dlins the double coaching assignment, your Fowlerville team won a league title. Was it actually that easy to coach at both a high school and MFL level? A "I was very fortunate, our kids were very coachable, and we had a closer cor-' relation between the two groups. I could talk to my high school quarterback.

David Kirby. on the same level that I talked with our All Star quarterback Mike Rasmus-sen." Does your double role conflict with your principal job of teacher and prep coach? A "No, we're on a split shift at Fowlerville. we hold our football workouts in the early afternoon and I have plenty of time to get to the All Star practices. Fow lerville people hav been great. They don't look at it as a conflict, but as an enrichment to our already fine program." Once the power in the MFL, the All Stars finished fourth in the league last year, does that indicate to you the All Stars are on a down cycle in talent? A "Definitely not.

I felt we were just a couple of players from being competitive with Indianapolis, Youngstown and Columbus. The big thing this year is we've got to whip our people into shape right from the start. For the first time in MFL history we have a rule that every player must be under contract. We're also going to insist that our players attend two of the three practice sessions we're going to hold during the week. If they miss a practice they'll be fined.

I think you can say those four teams I've mentioned will be the solid teams in the MFL. We're serious about playing as good a football as we can. We want to be as competitive as we can 1 in the league." Why do you feel si optimistic about the acceptance of the MFL? A "I feel the league is finally straightened out. Four of our teams have some kind of working arrangements with professional teams. We're working closely with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Indianapolis has a tie-up with the Detroit Lions. Youngstown is getting players from the Cleveland Browns, and Columbus from Cincinnati. I plan to be in Toronto at their camp. I assume they'll send us six to eight players." How did your working agreement come about with Toronto? A "It was a shot in the dark. We attempted to talk with the Detroit Lions, and I decided to place a phone call to Greg Barton (prep quarterback, now director of player personnel) in Toronto.

Greg put me in touch with their general manager, John Barrow, and we realized we both could benefit from joining forces." The All Stars got off to a fine start early last year, then suddenly things went sour and you finished with a 5-5 record. What happened? A "It was an attitude problem. We had a good attitude at the beginning of the year, then it deteriorated. It was also a competitive problem. Too many people felt too secure.

We needed competition for positions. We'll have competition this year. We're hoping to bring 100 to 1.10 people to our camp. We want to shore up our weaknesses and provide a team that will be a winning one and an entertaining one." What do you consider to be your weaknesses? A "We'll need greater team speed, improvement on our specialty team, a kicking game, a linebacker or two, help at quarterback and in the defensive back-field. I'm sure Toronto will help us in several of these areas.

The big thing we've got to impress on our people is that the MFL is a highly competitive league and that we'll have to get in shape and stay in shape." Ron Goovcrt, who played for the All Stars last year, has become the head coach of the Flint Sabres, and since he is a former Michigan State player, are you fearful some of the Spartans you have on your team will elect to play with Flint? A "All our players from a year ago are still under contract, and we don't plan to release any of them. We've already signed former Spartans Charlie Bailey, Tony Conti, Ken Hines. George Chatlos, Roger Peltier, Jack Schinderle and Mike Ras-mussen." Do you feel the AH Stars can generate better fan support than they had the last couple of years? A "We're certainly going to try and give our fans their money's worth. We open our season early, and there won't be any games played in the cold or snow. We feel we can provide a fine brand of football and entertainment for our fans.

We're working closely with college coaches throughout the state, trying to build a rapport ami we're trying to create goodwill wherever we go. Our business manager Bill Lavcrty is working closely with several groups where we can cooperate with them in fund-raising ventures. We feel we'll have an exciting football team, with talent and the ability to be competitive in the MFL." Have you considered turning the head coaching job over to someone else? A "Not at this time. I'd like to add an assistant or two to help. We'll have George Chatlos again as a playing-coach, but I'd like some help with the line and the defense.

We're talking to some people, but there's nothing definite at this time." Ed Dubaj is a 'US High and Lansing All Stars 7190 Size A78-13 tubeless whitewall. plus $1.83 Fed. Ex. Tax Charge it 7 Introductory Special On General's New Smooth Riding, 4-Ply Polyester Cord Poly-Jet WH1TEWALL! City Signup Starts Monday Get in the Swim, Kids I Wide 7-rib tread design to deliver startstop traction Wrap-around shoulder for steering control 4-Ply polyester cord body for smooth ride and durability Enrollment in the Lansing School District's summer swimming program opens Monday and continues through June 8. Two three-week sessions of daily classes will be offered June 25 to July 13 and July 16 to Aug.

3. THE FEE for each session is tXnO and classes will be held in the following secondary school pools Eastern. Everett, Sexton, Gardner, C. W. Otto and Dwight Rich.

Instruction will he provided for non-swimmers, beginners and advanced beginners. Classes in life saving, competitive and synchronized swimming are also scheduled. Fre-registration cards may be obtained at all Lansing elementary and junior high schools. They whould be filled out by parents and returned to the schools by June 8. along with the fee payment.

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Cedar. All youngsters will be tested, classified and assigned to classes on June 25. Non-swimmers must be at least 48 inches chin height in bare feet. Beginners, able to swim one width of the pool, must be at least 42 inches at chin height. BOYS' CLASSES will meet dailv from 8:30 a.m.

to 9:20 a.m.. 9:20 to 10:10 a.m.. 10:10 to 11 a.m., 11 to 11:45 a.m. and 11:45 to 12:30 p.m. Girls' classes will be held daily from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m..

1:20 to 2:10 p.m., 2:10 to 3 p.m., 3 to 3:45 p.m. and 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. More than 2.300 Lansing pupils participated in the two swimming sessions last summer. limmpr rrnpram a a a sa, av. aaa youngsters unable to meet the fee.

Contacts for these should be made through the home school. REGISTRATION BEGINS on June 11 and ends June 22. Entry blanks should be available at local high schools or you can register in person at the Hill pool entrance from 6-8 p.m. weekdays between the above dates. A parent signature is required for the registration and payment should accompany the registration.

There is no pre-registration for the recreational hour. DON'T JUST BOWL RED Pit BOWL I nmnrphpnsivf if i m. VAAhjJ ivx mm. If you like to swim and don't ing. diving chairman; 'Available in whitewall only RAIN CHECK: Should our supply ol soma sues or placed now tor future delivery at the advertised price.

Sy Hali-czer, skills chairman and Mar-t a competitive chairman. THE CLASSES are all Red Cross certified and the LSA has applied for affiliation with the AAU. The summer schedule begins on June 18 and runs through Aug. 10. Each program costs $10 for the eight weeks, while the open recreational swim is 25 cents per swim.

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