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Keeping Trim

Womens volleyball
captain selected

yra Iannone, women’s

volleyball coach, was
determined to wait until the
very last minute before choosing
her captain, citing that she was,
“Sust waiting to see who steps
up.” Three short days later,
Coach Iannone announced her
selection: the team’s libero,
Tori Trim. Her teammates took
pride in the announcement
with respectful applause.

“My captain demonstrates
all the qualities that Douglas
College wants to see in the
culture. She may not be on
the floor all the time, but she
still shows her passion and
commitment to the team every
way that she can. She always
leads by example,” said leftside
player and one of the team’s first
year players, Madison Burt.

With the team being very
young, Trim was excited to
accept the role as she is very
aware of what is needed to
lead a team successfully.

Growing up in Surrey,
Trim originally had plans
to play stateside after her
final year at Clayton Heights

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Sports Editor
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Photo Kyra lannone (centre) celebrating a gold medal victory at the Canada Games | Photo courtesy of www.douglife.ca

Secondary. Shortly after she
met Coach Iannone, however,
her plans quickly changed: “]
was playing in club provincials

and Kyra had noticed me. Her
vision of the team and what
she planned on doing for the
Douglas program really spoke

 

to me. I ended up staying

pretty much because of her.”
Looking at her coach’s

résumé, it’s not hard to under-

stand why. Iannone has been
recognized for her outstanding
coaching background, and

she has been successful at
both national and interna-
tional levels of volleyball.

An important aspect of
becoming a captain is prepa-
ration and time management.
How does an individual
manage their own personal
responsibilities as well as the
team’s? With this in mind, Trim
has created techniques that hone
her focus, preparedness, and
enthusiasm in order to maintain
a strong mindset. Visualization
plays a huge role in Trim’s day-
to-day growth on the court.

“Visualization is picturing
going through things in my
head. Anything from the
gym, light stands movements,
passing, digging, and serving. It
really allows me to get my head
in the game,” Trim explains.

Trim has made it her goal to
remain true, dedicated, and to
demonstrate the characteristics
of an exceptional role model to
her teammates. Along with this
desire, she is aware that the pro-
cess of developing a great team
will take time. It is her hope that
this year will be a huge stepping
stone to a successful program.

With a fresh young team,
the task will be difficult, but
the Royals are up for the
challenge—as long as a little
visualization is involved, that is!

 

The world’s greatest

(ould LeBron James
beat Michael Jordan
in Ais prime?

Courtnie

Martin

Sports Reporter
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ix-time NBA champion,

five-time MVP, 10-time
AII-NBA First Team, nine-time
All-Defensive First Team,
Rookie of the Year, 14-time
All-Star, three-time All-Star
MVP, and two Olympic gold
medals. Averages of 30.1 points,
2.35 steals, 5.3 assists, and 6.2
rebounds per game. A career 37
per cent 3-point shooter, 49.7 per
cent from the field, and 83.5 per
cent from the free-throw line.

A player like this is unheard
of. While there are many
players who are well-known for
their amazing abilities on the

court—such as Kobe Bryant,
Magic Johnson, Larry Bird,

Bill Russell, Reggie Miller, and
Carmelo Anthony—none can
hold a candle to Michael Jordan.
Jordan is the world’s most
praised professional basketball
player of all time. Known for
his ambitious drive to the hoop

LeBron James, who has
won league MVP four times and
picked up two championship
rings, has made it very clear
that his goal is to become
better than MJ. During an
ESPN interview, James said, “I
don’t really think about it too
much and say, ‘Okay, I want

watch MJ tapes to this day.”
While James remained
humble during his interview,
Jordan took a less modest
approach on James being able
to beat MJ in his prime.
Averaging 26.8 points,
7.3 assists, 8.0 rebounds,
and 1.7 steals per game this

Averaging 26.8 points, 7.3 assists, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game this
season, James stats at least comes close on paper, but could he actually beat

MJ in his prime?

and his forceful slam dunks
with his tongue out, everyone
wants a shot playing the world’s
greatest. Only two players

could potentially beat him in

his prime: one is Kobe Bryant.
The other has been slammed all
over social media for his hope
of one day possessing the ability
to beat Jordan one-on-one.

to catch MJ.’ I’m saying I want
to be the greatest, and I think

I have an opportunity to do

it just because of my skill set
and because I feel like I’ve got
a lot of room to improve. But

I definitely look at MJ as the
greatest. Without MJ, there’s no
me. He gave me hope. He gave
me inspiration as a kid. | still

season, James’ stats at least

come close on paper, but

could he actually beat MJ in

his prime? If you ask Bryant,

having played against James,

he would say no. Similarly,

random outside bloggers

believe the task is impossible.
If you ask millions of

“King James” fans, though, you

would hear the exact opposite.
In terms of body composition,
James has the upper hand.
Weighing approximately 50
pounds more, standing two
inches taller, and arguably
possessing the same court
speed, one could believe James
would accomplish his goal.
Jordan recently commented
that the current, more lax era
of basketball means that “these
kids don’t even have a clue”
about how physical the game
was in Jordan’s era. They
likely would have struggled
to be as successful in MJ's era
as they are now, as a result.
Jordan also commented
that he would pick Bryant
over James: “I don’t think
I would lose... Other than
to Kobe because he steals
all of my moves.”
The world’s great-
est has spoken.

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