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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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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
A Powerful Prayer
Victoria, BC. One year ago, to the very day. July 8, 2020. Lockdown, the response to a rapidly developing global pandemic, enters a...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jul 8, 20213 min read
Golden Generation
Friday, July 2, 2021. The Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The day a dream finally dies. In a much-anticipated Euro football tournament...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jul 4, 20214 min read
Sportsman Of The Year
Thursday, June 17, 2021. 610pm on a warm, pleasant Copenhagen evening. 25,000 fans rise to their feet at Parken, Denmark’s national...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jun 18, 20213 min read
Double Duty Dilemma
Third week of March. 1995. An awkward decision looms. I run the various pros and cons through my mind, take multiple deep breaths, tap...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jun 15, 20214 min read
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