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University Dalv Kansan, February 18, 1983
Sports
Women's track coach fires veteran assistant
Theo Hamilton, assistant women's track coach in charge of long-distance running and jump events, has been notified by head coach Carla Coffey that he will be replaced at the end of this season.
Theo Hamilton, a 10-year veteran of KU athletics as coach and star athlete, will not be retained as assistant women's track coach, the head coach of the team confirmed yesterday.
By ANDREW HARTLEY Staff Reporter
Carla Coffey, the head coach, said that effective June 17, Hamilton would no longer be with the University as the women's cross country coach and assistant in charge of jumping events and middle-distance and long-distance runners.
Coffey said the move was made so she could bring in a staff of her own. She said also that differences in coaching philosophy between her and Hamilton made the move necessary.
Hamilton was an assistant coach when Coffey took over as head coach in 1980. He has been an assistant coach since 1975.
Hamilton was first informed in the last week of October of his dismissal, Coffey said. The job will open for applications on March 1. Coffey said she had not yet interviewed anyone for Hamilton's position.
Mike Hamrick, administrative assistant to the athletic director and supervisor of the women's track program, said, "This is Carla's decision, and she should handle her program however she sees fit.
"We have the greatest confidence in her abilities to bring in whomever she chooses."
Athletic Director Monte Johnson said, "It's not uncommon in an athletic program to have changes in the coaching staff. My position is that
Coffey said Hamilton had been notified in October he would not be back so that he could have a chance to find a job before his appointment expired.
IN ORDER FOR the conference to begin controlling the league instead of just stepping in at the end of the season, the committee of Big Eight school representatives must decide that the conference needs to perform more services for the women. And that involves the allocation of funds to cover the extra staff and expenses that would be involved.
One of the philosophical differences, she said, was that she and Hamilton differed on how workouts should be conducted. She said she and Hamilton simply were different perception of movement for the athletes.
this is a personnel matter and an internal matter to be handled by the coach. "
The women may not be clamoring for such a move. Perhaps they have come to expect less than the men because that's what they have always been given. But for the conference to gain any credibility, it must be run in a more professional manner to do justice to the talent of the Big Eight.
She did not elaborate on any other philosophical differences.
Coney said she was so displeased with the progress of her athletes under Hamilton that on Feb. 1, she removed Hamilton's duties and allowed him to work only as a manager.
However, Coney said, his duties were reinstated after the captains of the different squads complained that their workouts had been disrupted by the move.
Athletes often become attached and emotionally dependent on their coaches, she said. Some of the athletes did not think they could perform to the best of their ability under her direction.
"It had to consider what was best for the athletes," Coffey said, "and I determined that it was better to let him coach until the end of the season."
Gretchen Bajema, cross country and middle-distance runner, said, "Some of us become emotionally attached to our coaches, and whenever you lose somebody, it has an effect
Coffey said that any animosity between her, Hamilton or the athletes had subsided and that her runners had got ready for the Big Eight Indoor Championships next week.
"The team is closer than ever," Coffey said.
Hamilton agreed that although the athletes' mental attitudes had been affected by his removal at the beginning of the month, he thought the athletes whom he coached had been performing to the best of their abilities.
the said the differences of opinion that eventually led to his notification were only 25%.
Tudie McKnight, long jumper who was named outstanding woman athlete at KU last year, said, "Both coaches are making a good effort to be positive when they are out together on the track and are not letting what has happened affect the team. We presently a lot better than they were in the past."
“It’s my responsibility to go out there and give 100 percent and do the best job possible.” Hamilton said. “I do everything asked of me as an assistant.”
Hamilton said the differences of opinion between Coffey and him had always been resolved in the office and never in view of the athletes.
Hamilton said that he was uncertain about his future and that he did not have a another job. Because the economy is in bad shape, he said, fewer people are leaving coaching jobs.
Conference little help for women
THE MAILINGS are sent to 209 media outlets and teams, including the Big Eight office, which Beane said had requested the release for its own information. Obviously no one questions the validity of the product of Colorado's voluntary effort. The release carries the Big Eight logo, but is not an official publication of the conference.
"I just take things one day at a time," he said. Coffey said, "Theo has the full support of this department in seeking another coaching position."
The KU women's basketball team is in second place in the Big Eight, but they had to figure it out on their own.
Hamilton said he would keep close ties as an alumnus of the University.
The Big Eight Conference doesn't keep track of these things for the women. In fact, they don't keep track of a lot of things for the women that they routinely do for the men, such as officiating, league standings, conference scheduling, press releases — you know, the frills of the game.
"I love KU," he said. "It's going to be very hard on me to leave here."
He still holds the Big Eight outdoor record in the long jump and is a member of the University All-Academic Team.
A system in which the officials for each game are hired by the home team and not regulated by the league, no matter how honest they are, will win. The game is flawlessly officiated, the visiting team has cause
Sandy Beane, a Colorado assistant in charge of women's basketball, said that she and Dave Platti, an assistant sports information director, had to spend nearly an entire day putting together the release, figure statistics and poll for the Player of the Week selection.
JAN BOUTTE Sports Editor
to suspect the hand-picked home team officials. The men avoid these problems by using only league-sanctioned referees.
HANCOCK WAS quick to recognize that coaches want more involvement with the conference. The coaches and administrations of some of the member schools have wanted more training for players, but some of the duties that are routinely taken care of for the men's teams by the conference.
Yet those standings will be a bit off target this year. Two teams, Colorado and Iowa State, will never play each other in the regular season, while all the other schools will meet twice.
AS FOR THE LEAGUE standings, Bill Hancock, a service bureau director for the Big Eight Conference, said that the season standings are not available for the season tournament sponsored by the Big Eight.
"This is the way it will be until they tell us to take 100 percent control," Hancock said.
The sports information staffers at Colorado saw a need for information not supplied by the conference and have taken it upon themselves to release releases with their regular team releases.
"There is no Big Eight regulation competition," Hancock said. He explained that the league had not taken a more active role in the women's conference because it had not been sanctioned by the faculty representatives from the member schools to regulate more than the post-season tournament, which determines the Big Eight Champion.
First-place Tigers outlast Jayhawks, 74-69
By GINO STRIPPOLI
Sports Writer
COLUMBIA, Mo - The Kansas Jayhawks kept up with the Missouri Tigers in every aspect of the game last night, but when it came to the final tally, Missouri finished on top.
The Missouri Tigers outshot the Kansas Jayhawks, 38-13, from the foul line, and the Tigers used that advantage to beat the Jayhawks, 74-69, before a crowd of 10,283 at Hearnes Multi-purpose Center.
"I am proud as I can be of this team," head coach Ted Owens said. "We went into the home gym of the best team in the conference and played them even. We beat them in every category but foul shots."
IT DIDN'T LOOK as if it would be that close early in the game, as Missouri shot 66.7 percent from the field in the first half to take a 38-31 halftime lead. In that half, the Tigers ran off six straight points twice to get their lead.
With Missouri leading 30-18 with 5:15 left in the half, the Jayhawks, bolstered by the play of Calvin Thompson and Kelly Knight, closed the gap to 36-31, before Michael Walker hit a jump shot from close in for the halftime advantage.
The Tigers were paced by Jon Sundevil in the opening half. Sundevil hit for 10 points.
THE JAYHAWKS, who shot 63.6 percent from the field in the first half, were led by Thompson with 11 and Knight with 10.
"When we were down by 12 and cut it to five right before the half, it gave us the momentum," Owens said. "We carried that momentum over into the second half."
The 'Hawks started the second half by scoring the first four points and then went on to close the gap and tie the game at 51, with 13:52 left in the contest. The star for the 'Hawks was freshman Jordan Davis, who scored 16 points in the season. Kellogg scored six of eight Kansas points in a two-minute stretch to tie the game.
The Jayhawks had three shots at taking the lead, but never could get a shot to drop and the defense was on their backs.
GREG CAVENER paced the Tigers with 21 points and nine rebounds. The Tigers shot 59.5 percent from the field and hit 24 of 38 free throws.
was moved to point guard when Kellogg came in, ended the game with 10.
The Jayhawks were led by Kellog, who scored 19 points in 21 minutes of play. The big story for the Jayhawks though was the lack of scoring from Carl Henry, who did not take a shot from the field in the opening half. Henry, who
The Jayhawks as a team shot 57.7 percent, but were just nine of 13 from the foul line.
The Jayhawks also turned the ball over just 10 times, only three times in the second half for a season low, but Missouri only had four turnovers.
"I can't remember when my ball club has played with so few turnovers," Missouri coach Norm Stewart said. "There are so many ways to win a ballgame and that is a key one. It really
THE JAYHAWKS can't rest on playing the number one team in the conference close though. Kansas, now 1-8 in the conference, plays host to the Oklahoma Sooners, led by freshman sensation Wayman Tisdale, tomorrow at Allen Field House.
In the first game
In the first game between the two clubs, the Sooners blew out the
Jayhawks, 95-72. Owens said, however, that his team would be ready to play.
"You can't derive too much pleasure from playing a team close," Owens said. "We have to go home on Saturday and take the game to Oklahoma."
The Sooners beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys by one point, 84-83, on Wednesday to hold onto their second place position.
KANAS
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Boogai | 28 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Thompson | 30 | 8.10 | 2.3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Knight | 36 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Henry | 30 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Henry | 36 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Dishman | 17 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Kellogg | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marte | 21 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 31.52 | 9.43 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Totals
MISSISAKU
| | M | FG | MF | T | R | A | F | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Cavener | 38 | 6-8 | 9-16 | 9 | R | A | 1 | 31 |
| Jones | 36 | 4-8 | 0-5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Shipo | 38 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Shippo | 37 | 9-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sundvold | 40 | 5-11 | 6-8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Dressler | 4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Walker | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Walker | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 40 | 5-11 | 6-8 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 74 |
Clinic uses testing to help people achieve fitness
Leroy Hisek, Yankton, S.D. graduate student, and Dianne Ray, Joplin, Mo. graduate student, monitor the heartbeat of Troy Morris, Overland Park senior, as he takes the treadmill exercise test in the Physical Evaluation Clinic at Robinson.
"There is a definite trend for people to get into shape." Teresa Young, director of the KU physical evaluation clinic, said recently. "Most people don't realize how out of shape they might be."
It happens every winter. It settles in around February, just when the weather makes you want to run, but you can last only one block before running out of breath. You know that you are out of shape.
For those people, Wayne Ganess, originator of the fitness clinic, has an answer: the physical therapist.
By BILL HORNER Sports Writer
& recreation, is the director of the clinic has been in operation for four years. Its purposes are to serve as a research and testing ground for physical fitness and to provide answers to people looking to improve their physical well-being.
Osness, an exercise physiologist and chairman of the department of health, physical education & recreation, is the director of the clinic.
What we are trying to do in here in the department is to do research that will give us an indication of the appropriate kind of exercise that is effective for a given population, we said.
Young, Lansing graduate student in exercise physiology, said the program served as a motivator. It allows clients to see areas in their physical condition that they need to work on and gives them a complete exercise program to follow.
"This is a very easy way to get started," she said. "If you’re kind of playing at it and having trouble getting out there and exercising as often as you like, the clinic can really help you out."
"Sometimes if you come in and take the test and hear our talk and learn more about it, it can be a really inspirational and motivational factor."
The clinic operates on the basic procedure of providing a checklist and an evaluation of a person's fitness, answering any questions that the participant might have and providing him with an exercise program that suits his wants and needs.
Oness said a person first had to be deemed medically sound, either after a checkup by a physician or by a physician's approval, in order to undergo the evaluation.
to undergo the evaluation. The participant is then subjected to a selection of 38 different parameters, or fitness tests. A basic evaluation, involving a bicycle test, a lung
capacity test and a measure of body fat percentage, costs $15. A more in-depth test, involving 20 parameters or more, would cost around $100.
"We check those parameters that are most appropriate for a given individual and then send them to the system."
The clinic is operated by graduate students in exercise physiology. While they administer the tests, the students actually work as clinicians.
After the tests have been completed, the results are fed into a computer program written for the clinic. In two weeks the person gets a readout of the percentile ranking of the participant's physical status as compared to the average condition of a person of his age and sex.
"I it's really a simple process," Ossen said. "Let's say that in strength, your percentile ranking is 48 percent. If you are not too concerned about strength, that ranking might be okay with you. But the other hand, if you need to improve on that, that's something you might need to improve on."
Average of 10 from those results, the clinic decides on a "prescription," or exercise program. The program is designed to suit the strengths, weaknesses, wants and needs of the participant concerning fitness and aerobic capacity.
The participant is then free to follow a prescription for physical fitness that is tailored
"We'd sit down with you and develop a prescription, the kinds of things that you'd need to do to effectively change that fitness level in the way that you want to change it. We'd give you a lesson on how we can do it yourself or take part in some of the programs that the department offers."
The programs include the Sunrise Fitness Program and the many classes offered by the program.
Oness and Young agreed that the major advantage of the clinic was that it offered a professional service that would otherwise be more expensive. The medical professional fitness clinic and at a much greater price.
Oness said, however, the clinic was primarily a research program and was not intended to make a profit. The program was originally designed to aid students and professors in the HPER department as a research and development tool.
The clinic is open to the general public. An evaluation lasts about 30 minutes. In addition to KU students and faculty, Osness said, the program has served police and firefighting forces from around the area and many corporate employees who visit Lawrence on business trips.
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