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A Life In Sport
A blog by Ian Hyde-Lay
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Ian Hyde-Lay is a teacher who lives and works in Victoria, BC. He has been heavily involved in sport his entire life, as a player, coach, referee and administrator.
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Not the Lone Ranger
Victoria. March 1976. An impressionable 18-year old, I sit mesmerized, high up in the bleachers. Down below, on the floor of the McKinnon...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Oct 20, 20215 min read
An Orphan
A coaching career stretches into its 40th year. A mixture of rugby and basketball, mostly at the high school level. Add in various...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Oct 11, 20214 min read
The Messiah
1989. The CANZ series, a round robin, rugby union competition featuring Canada, two Argentinian club teams and three New Zealand...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Oct 3, 20214 min read
What If?
Mercifully, it finally ends. The Ryder Cup is a biennial Men’s golf competition between USA and Europe. The recently completed 43rd...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Sep 29, 20214 min read
Baby
Victoria, BC. A mid-September morning stroll takes me through the Uplands, past Cattle Point. The soaring heat of the summer gives way to...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Sep 22, 20213 min read
Know The Rules
In a glittering 17-year major league career, Larry Walker does it all. Seven Gold Gloves for defensive excellence, five All-Star...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Sep 14, 20214 min read
Victoria Secret
February 1965. My love affair with sport is just beginning, even though I am barely seven years old. I remember it as the time my father,...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Hubcap
Late spring 1988. A friend rings. He asks if I have seen the teams. I have not, but I know the teams to which he refers. Indeed, a full...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Aug 25, 20214 min read
The Pencil Box
Rummaging around in the storeroom a few weeks ago, quite by accident I come across it. Made of Indian teakwood, “it” is rectangular in...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Aug 17, 20214 min read
Defining Moments
July 31, 1976. A cool, rainy Saturday evening in Montreal. My father and I sit high up in the main stand at the Olympic Stadium. Down...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Aug 8, 20214 min read
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