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of influence on" om tearn about the 1l!~tude thl'} bring cwry da\ to IJractit.:e and what kind of team they want to have. 'D1at was something I was very happy with this spring. M\\e've gt)t a lot of people that aren't with us now that wt:rc with us earlier in tlw year, but the ones we have coming back are very strong leadt•rs. Somt· in that group are going to be n·ally good." ECCC will need strong lead· ership as for the second strru~ht year the Warrior-. will play five of their game::. lill the road. ln addition to the six ~1ACJC South Divisior· game.... ECCC will also take on ~orth· .,.;e~t. Itawamba, and Ea-..t H-..– ..,j -.ippi.

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coat lw~ nwn timt w1th thc1r annual group of '20·30 n·turning players. l host· players will lilwlv dctcrmint· the team's late the following fall. "Yt•Ur lt•adcrs should be you1 seniors at the high schools and ~wnior colkgc~ and sophomon:>:s lll'rt:." Underwood ;tid. "You find nut whkh ones arc going to be the stronger leaclt•rs... who's going to get in tht- boat with you and who·, nut. "Most freshmen. exctpl for ,•xc,•ptional f&c:-hmen. are goinl.! to b • lulluwcrs. 'I hat's untlcr,.,taudable. 1 .,.;a... a fol– lo.,.;er \\hen l wa... a lrcshman. ''Your --ophomores hav a lot

By Marty Stamper EMC sporls assistant

DhCA1l R - Spring foo~ball at JUnior oil ~cs h inn .,.;orld oflts o~. For tltc- most part, onl> returmng frt hman are around. except for maybe n few incoming transfers. East Central Community College h ad football coach Terry lJnderw~od wa~ plt•ascd \ith hi tca11_1's spnng t'lfort follm\ing a '2-7 ..:.howtng a year ago. "~pring training hi very important, ·~~~~· r No. 1 Cor placement -~ } or [ll'fSOOOel and -. llndt•t wood '>aid "You find out .vo.:ho a11• ~our best pla}t·r-. al t•ach pos1Uon on each hit of the bait "We C:hun't ~o hut 11 days. but that's c~houl all wt• ever go. We went early in Febnwry. Orw rca..;on is coach Tit;n Coats, our offensive t·oordin~tor. IS al o Lh •olf coach and we don l want to get o J,rUng out we can't concen· trate on whnl we're duing. "Another reao.;mt is injuriec.;. I~ you h·t\ an mjuq, and that :;omeumes happt n in spring, you've got more time 11 r that person to heal. "\\c hnd a ,gum\ spring. l thoug~t we got a lot of thing~ done. We put m unr bast nffen c atul clefen -~ and moved sotnt' personnel around and CXJ>elilll 'Jtted. 1 U1ink WI! found a lot of guotl thmgs abou.t .our tec:m. I,thought 11 was,, Vll y poSJI!Vc spnng: On kt) thing .1bo~t .spnng Co.ot– ha\1 , 1 the juco ll'-. el 1S 1t dot;::. g1ve Sec ECCC Page C5 tht'll ror teaching vour hasic scheme (>ffensively and ckknsively,"

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