Mallach set to compete at Ontario Winter Games
Asked about the challenges associated with coaching a Deaf player, Chris Clarke says it’s really not much of an issue.
Whether that’s an accurate appraisal of the situation or simply a modest response from the Aurora Panthers AA bantam coach is open to speculation.
But what’s beyond question is that with a near goal-a-game average from his standout Deaf centre this season, the game plan is coming through loud and clear.
“Our manager uses a laptop for practices and before games and can type really fast. Plus her dad showed us some simply sign language at the start of the season and we’ve always got the whiteboard for instructions,” explained Clarke, referring to communication with Brittany Mallach, his lone Deaf player. “Honestly, I don’t think of the communication as a challenge at all.”
Read more at http://www.insidehalton.com/sports/article/1306778–deaf-player-s-skill-comes-through-loud-and-clear.
- Thanks to FF and Steve LeBlanc, Canadian Champion, 2/28/12.