23 August 2012 | last updated at 11:36PM

SMK Teluk Kumbar students during the hockey coaching clinic at the schools ground recently. Pic by Ramdzan Masiam

GEORGE TOWN: STUDENTS of SMK Teluk Kumbar got a once in a life time experience when four ex-internationals conducted a hockey coaching clinic at the school's ground recently.

The ex-internationals who conducted the half-day coaching clinic were ex-national skipper Nor Saiful Zaini Nasiruddin, Lailin Abu Hasan, Mohd Amin Rahim and Fairus Wanazir.

Nor Saiful, who is the Tenaga Nasional sports department head, and the three taught the excited students the basic skills of hockey, which included hitting the ball correctly, stopping, scooping and also on how to hold the stick correctly while running.

For the students, aged between 13 and 15 years, it was their first experience playing hockey, said an excited Form Two student, Ahmad Ali.

The clinic was made possible by the state Tenaga Nasional Bhd distribution department and the Pulau Mutiara Kilat Club with the support of Bayan Lepas state assemblyman Syed Ameruddin Syed Ahmad.

SMK Teluk Kumbar principal Norati Mohd Othman said the students were just learning to play hockey and despite no proper coach or guidance, had finished third in the Penang Schools district level competition.

She said the school has boys' and girls' Under-14 and Under-18 teams who were in regular training and with the coaching clinic and assistance from Penang State Hockey Association and Universiti Sains Malaysia, she hoped the players and teachers would be motivated to improve and strive for excellence.

Present at the event were Universiti Sains Malaysia sports and recreation department director Muhammad Mohd Haniff, Penang State Hockey Association secretary and treasurer V. Jayanandhan and K. Sunderason respectively.

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Coaching with passion

A great coach who should never be forgotten. He was innovative, unorthodox and would crush his opponents. He would clean the womens stadium bathrooms with Clorox and sweep off the seats on game day. He would help the flight attendants serve his players and clean up after them as well. He would win, set records that have never been broken and take his team to parts of the world where football has never been played.

He compiled one of the best coaching records in the history of college athletics (186-62-4 ties, a 74% winning percentage)

ICONGene Upshaw, like many others, was groomed by Steinke.

Steinke was the athletic director and head football coach at Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M-Kingsville) for 23 years and during that time he compiled a record that takes a back seat to no one. More importantly, he recruited and harmonized whites, African-Americans and Hispanics together and taught them to play together and respect each other in the south where and when racial tensions were running hot.

Steinkes squads won six national championships, were a national runner-up once and had an eighth postseason victory when the Javelinas won the 1960 Great Southwest Bowl.

His teams had a 14-1 record in NAIA post-season play.

The Javelinas won 10 Lone Star Conference championships in his 1954-76 tenure. This was no easy feat as during this time most Texas football players stayed in the state and the Lone Star Conference was loaded with talent.

Steinke had a 39-game winning streak intact when he stepped down as head coach after the 1976 season.

In his final three seasons, Texas A&I was 13-0 in 1974, 12-0 in 1975 and 13-0 in 1976.

He also had undefeated teams in 1962 (9-0-1) and 1967 (9-0-0).

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Gil Steinke: The greatest coach you've never heard of

To tell the story of Joe Paterno, author Joe Posnanski wrote an opera, structuring his book with an overture and acts, arias and intermezzos. It's an homage to Joe Paterno's love of opera, as well as an illustration of the size and scope of Joe Paterno' life.

"It's a big life," Posnanski concludes.

And clearly, one that eludes easy reduction. "Paterno" which went on sale Tuesday offers no definitive answers to what the late Penn State coach knew about Jerry Sandusky or what he meant when he said, more than once, "I wish I had done more." The book does not claim that as its mission. In fact, the core of "Paterno" might come from a story entirely unrelated to Sandusky.

While recruiting John Cappelletti, who eventually won Penn State's only Heisman Trophy, Paterno first met the running back's younger brother, Joey, who had leukemia. Paterno spent the evening talking with Joey, while an assistant coach discussed Penn State with Cappelletti and his family.

"In this story," Posnanski writes, "as with so many of Paterno's actions, you can see the beauty or you can see the self-interest. Do you see a man who came across a child in pain and decided that the most important thing he could do that evening was try to bring a little joy into his life? Or do you see a man who determined that the best way he could recruit John Cappelletti to play at Penn State was to spend the evening talking to his sick younger brother?"

How you answer those questions will determine your reaction to the book. A reporter from ESPN.com wrote that "[f]or the fair-minded reader, the book will begin to rehabilitate Paterno's image." A review in the Wall Street Journal called the book "a devastating blow to Paterno's legacy."

Posnanski, who spent nearly a year in State College and was the last person to interview Paterno, does not crucify or indemnify the coach. He does not lead readers to stark conclusions one way or the other. Instead, Posnanski moors his book, particularly those sections regarding Sandusky, in a middle ground he describes variously as "murkier waters," "the storm" and "smoggy gray."

Friends and family members essentially forced Paterno to break from preparing his team to play Nebraska and read the November 2011 grand jury report that graphically described Sandusky's acts of pedophilia. Paterno, Posnanski writes, was confused both by the report and people's reactions to his part in it.

While reading the report, Paterno asked his son Scott, "What is sodomy, anyway?"

The late head coach also wondered how child-care professionals who approved Sandusky to be a foster parent and adopt children could have missed such crimes.

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By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Phyllis DayTampa Bay Times In Print: Thursday, August 23, 2012

Health and support

Alcoholics Anonymous: For Hernando County locations, call (352) 683-4597.

Alzheimer's Association: The Florida Gulf Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association offers support groups at several locations:

2:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, Oak Hill Hospital's Senior Partners Club (behind the hospital), 11361 Cortez Blvd., Spring Hill. Jerry Fisher, (352) 688-4537.

2:30 p.m. the first Friday, Lykes Memorial Library, 238 Howell Ave., Brooksville. Jerry Fisher, (352) 688-4537.

2 p.m. the third Monday, Residence at Timber Pines, 3140 Forest Road, Spring Hill. Diane Koenig, (352) 683-9009. Free day care available with advance reservations.

11 a.m. the first Tuesday, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 550 U.S. 41 S, Inverness. Sue Piatek, (352) 527-4600.

5 p.m. the fourth Tuesday, Emeritus at Barrington Place, 2341 W Norvell Bryant Highway, Lecanto. Free day care provided with advance reservations. Sue Piatek, (352) 527-4600

1 p.m. the second Monday, First United Methodist Church, 8831 W Bradshaw St., Homosassa. Free day care provided with advance reservations. Sue Piatek, (352) 527-4600.

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NEW YORK: Personalized fitness is no longer the domain of movie stars and world-class athletes. Studios providing one-on-one fitness are catering to clients who prefer their fitness far from the all-purpose gym crowd.

This is definitely a growing area, said Meredith Poppler of the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, the trade association of the fitness club industry.

In 1999, 4 million Americans were using personal trainers, according to IHRSA, but now the number hovers around 6.5 million.

Poppler said personal-only trainer facilities run the gamut from franchises to independent, boutique clubs that pop up in major cities.

Dwayne Wimmer, owner of Vertex fitness Personal Training Studio in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, said his clients range from retirees to students who are often fleeing mass-market gyms.

Its never crowded, never busy, always focused, and the music isnt blaring, said Wimmer, who has operated his studio for more than 11 years.

Many of his clients, he said, have been frustrated at the big gyms because they didnt get the attention they wanted or needed.

Others are intimidated by big health clubs, he added.

An individual session at Vertex costs $90 an hour, comparable, Wimmer said, to a personal training session at a standard health club chain.

But he added that his studio makes it more personal beginning with a discussion about health, injuries and goals.

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One-on-one training studios take health and fitness personally

Blood Drive at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday. Clinical Education Center, Pavilion, 25727 McBean Parkway, Valencia. Appointment required. 661-253-8888. Use henrymayo as sponsor code at http://www.redcrossblood.org

Releasing Muscular Tension and the Alexander Technique will be discussed by Shulamit Sendowski followed by floor exercises, noon Thursday. Calabasas Library, 200 Civic Center Way. 818-225-7616.

Parent Project class: The Simi Valley Police Department is accepting applications for a 10-week parent skills workshop beginning 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5. Deposit $20; returned after completion of class. Reservations required. Simi Valley Town Center, community room, 1555 Simi Town Center Way. 805-583-6290.

LA Prostate Cancer 5K: Event raises awareness of the disease, funds for research for a cure, 8 a.m. Sept. 16. Event includes a health expo for information on the latest research and treatment. Onsite registration 6:30 a.m. Entry fee $35. USC, Tommy Trojan Statue, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles. http://www.uscurology.com/prostate

Tai chi for cancer patients, survivors and their families: 10 a.m. Thursdays. Jennifer Diamond Cancer Foundation, 9410 Owensmouth Ave., Chatsworth. 818-700-6900. http://www.jenniferdiamondfoundation.org

Overeaters

Meditation as Medicine -- Yogic Meditation for Health and Healing: Weekly class, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays. Cost $17 per class; $150 series of 10. Reservations required. The Healing Compass Acupuncture Clinic and Qi Center, 22440 Clarendon St., No. 101, Woodland Hills. 818-591-8600.

Gentle yoga: 8:15-9:45 a.m.; and tai chi, 10-11:15 a.m. Thursdays. Free. OneGeneration Senior Center, 18255 Victory Blvd., Reseda. 818-702-8693.

Breast-feeding support group: 10-11:30 a.m. Thursdays. Reservations requested. Northridge Hospital Medical Center, 18300 Roscoe Blvd. 818-885-8500, Ext. 2289. http://www.NorthridgeHospital.org/BabiesFirst

Arthritis Foundation exercise program: For adults 50 and older, 10-11 a.m. Thursdays. Fee $10 per month. Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd. 818-597-7361.

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Health & Fitness classes and events for the week beginning Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

FLINT, MI -- The 36th annual Crim Festival of Races may not get started until Saturday morning, but the festivities surrounding the event begin much sooner.

The Crim Fitness Foundation, along with multiple local sponsors, have helped set up numerous events in downtown Flint for Crim participants and the general public to enjoy leading up to race day.

The Health and Fitness Expo, presented by Patsy Lou Automotive Group, begins at 2 p.m. Thursday at Riverfront Conference Center. The expo, which runs until 8 p.m. Thursday as well as from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 6:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, will consist of businesses and organization promoting the latest in health and fitness.

"We try to get a real good variety of sports and fitness organizations involved and there is a real emphasis on running gear and that kind of stuff," Keith Keeler, the expo coordinator, said. "This is where the vendors come to give runners great discounts and a lot of runners look forward to this to stock up on their running gear and such. We have the stuff runners are looking for."

The expo will have about 50 different vendors as well as physical therapists who can give runners tips on how to prevent injuries. The event is free to everyone, but will also serve as a packet pick up for Crim participants. Keeler said runners can pick up their packets anytime during the expo, but he suggests sooner rather than later.

At 4 p.m. Friday, special guest Pete Thomas, an Ann Arbor native and contestant on NBC's "The Biggest Loser," will be on hand to talk to those in attendance and answer any questions. Thomas lost 185 pounds during the second season of the show in 2005 and won the $100,000 prize for highest percentage of weight lost.

Keeler said one of the most popular aspects of the expo is the many race programs that visit to inform Crim runners about upcoming events in the area.

"A lot of organizations come to our event to promote what races they have coming up because we get a lot of runners here for the Crim," he said. "We are always saying to our participants to keep running and other races give them a goal to keep reaching for."

Downtown Flint will also be a hot spot for live music and entertainment this weekend in the Festival Lot between First and Kearsley streets. On Friday, Meijer presents "80's Night," with live music, break dancers and an American-made 1980s car show.

The "80's Night" event will take place from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. alongside Shelter of Flint's 15th annual The Crim Pasta Party. ROCKSTAR and The Square Pegz will be providing free live music during the night and food vendors will be in the lot as well.

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The ALIVE Health and Fitness Festival in Camarillo on Saturday offers an opportunity to access a range of free and low-cost health services and screenings and information on fitness and nutrition.

The event hosted by the Rotary Club of Camarillo takes place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the back lot of Edwards Cinemas at 680 Ventura Blvd. in the Camarillo Premium Outlets.

"This is a place where people can go to get really good information about their health, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle," said Jay Berger, the festival chairman.

"The idea is to get people to see and experience the different things that they can do easily to help them stay healthy."

"It's about the Rotary Club helping people find alternative health services and get access to health care," he said.

It's the second year that Berger has put the festival together and he said this year it's doubled in size with 70 exhibitors.

Sponsors include St. Johns Hospitals, Centers for Family Health, and the Ventura County Health Care Agency.

Adriana Gonzalez, community outreach manager for the health care agency, said staff from Las Posas Family Medical Group will be staffing a Mobile Medical Clinic offering free screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar and Body Mass Index or BMI.

They will also have a limited supply of free Tdap vaccine for whooping cough for students entering seventh grade this school year.

In addition, a Mobile Mammography unit will offer screening mammograms to women aged 40 and older at a cost ranging from zero to $65 based on income.

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August 22, 2012: 5:29 PM ET

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