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By MARCY BASILE
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policeo(| in average crowd,
search foiM.‘‘My first year here we averaged
noarresiipjout §0 to 40 people per game,”
82 thatorMys Terry Condon, Texas A&M’s
aced. Bead volleyball coach. “Now we uver-
1918airsBL e about 300 to 400. It’s a lot het-
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tinted rlA“The (home field) advantage is
ar ail ' |the atmosphere that you present to
apsidedoathe other team,” said Lynn Hickey,
d the iimMsistant athletic director and head
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Pa., whoiHaskethall Team. “If it’s not an in-
'tomps.GnSnidating situation and the other
andtherejBam feels comfortable, you’ve lost
he kite*Bine of that home court advantage.
■ “As a basketball coach, il you have
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bet’sestaitr worth 10 points. It's the difference
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is. B'‘What I don’t think people under-
a did notlBnd is that there is no advantage to
n, tumediiHaying here at Texas A&M. There’s
■ home court advantage if there’s
the custoA pf)crowd there.”
rt in Newl'B Women’s sports at A&M have
at legalttjBogressed beyond what Hickey
federal Brms “the initial baby stages.” The
mbliccoitsBams have acquired athletes, uni-
he stampsi firms and are ready to play.
■ “We are now at (Ire point where
:nts have We have a good solid base for our
;r connediBograms,” Hickey said. ”1 he only
to invesBogress that we can see is for peo-
atuteoflr pletocome and be a part of the pro-
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■“We are polished and at the stage
:t thattlu w c we are ready to perform. Now
alizeinsteB we need is people to perform
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were stolaB Having a large home crowd spurs
■eteam to play harder.
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dyers) up,” Condon said. “They’d
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“The (home field) advan
tage is the atmosphere
that you present to the
other team. If it’s not an
intimidating situation and
the other team feels com
fortable, you’ve lost some
of that home court advan
tage. ’’— Texas A&M’s
Lynn Hickey
Tor nothing.”
According to Condon, the biggest
problem is spreading the word about
upcoming games to students.
“ The biggest comment we get
f rom students is that they just didn’t
know,” Condon said. “Word needs
to get to the student body.”
Coach Bob Brock of the Texas
A&M Women’s Softball team agrees
with Condon.
“The students that do come out
usually know the players,” Brock
said. “Most of the people who come
out and watch us play aren’t stu
dents.”
Hickey describes the attendance
problem as threefold.
“1 think it’s a combination of fac
tors,” Hickey said. “Number one, as
a department we haven’t promoted
and really gone after the publicity to
let people know where we’re at. We
are trying to improve things in that
direction.
“Number two is that we are com
peting with so many other types of
entertainment. The same night
we re playing there are hundreds ol
people playing intramurals.
“There is also a study factor. Mov
ies, shopping malls and watching
TV, they all compete with us. You
put these factors together and we
just have to lace the Tact that we are
competing for your entertainment
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“1 think that, number three, peo
ple have no idea the caliber of ath
letes involved. 1 think that there is
very much an unawareness of the
level of athletic ability we are talking
about.”
According to Brock people are
really impressed with the athletic
ability of the women athletes when
they first see a game.
Interest in women’s sports seems
to he increasing.
“1 think the Olympics helped vol
leyball a lot,” Condon said. “Eve
ryone thought of volleyball as a little
backyard game. They didn’t realize
the work and strategy that’s invol
ved.”
Several tactics are being utilized
by the teams to draw crowds. Game
times and dates for the teams are
posted on the MSG Informer Board.
Condon has also suggested using
banners to draw attention to games.
The goal of the advertising is to
draw first-time spectators.
“1 really believe that once people
go to a game, they will come back,”
Hickey said. “We can’t just say
there’s a game tonight. We’ve got to
put fliers up. We’ve got to talk to
people individually in order to get
them involved.”
In an attempt to draw First-time
spectators to volleyball games, any
one with an Aggie football ticket
stub was admitted free.
“Almost 2000 showed up for the
afternoon game,” Gondon said.
“Surprisingly, about 800 came back
that evening. I figured they’d come
from the football game, but I didn’t
expect them back that evening.”
Hickey said, “With such a large
university it is really frustrating to
know that there are 37,000 people
enrolled here and you’re pulling
only 200 or 300 a night.”
Sherrill says Ags need time
Texas A&M Head Football Coach
Jackie Sherrill Tuesday asked for
patience from restless alumni who
are disappointed with the Aggies’ 0-
2 start in the Southwest Conference.
“Things would be different il
A&M had been to the Cotton Bowl
every year,” Sherrill said at his
weekly press conference. “You can’t
lose sight of the fact that the job
we’re trying to do is get us to a point
to get there.
“You’re going to have to take the
lumps to get there. It’s not going to
be easy. It wasn’t easy on the day I
came and it’s not going to be easy to
morrow or the next day.”
Although A&M is 3-2 for the sea
son, the Aggies lost their opening
two SWC games, including a 9-7 loss
to Houston Saturday.
“Did people expect miracles?
Yes,” Sherrill said. “Did people ex
pect things to happen quicker? Yes.
Somebody else being the coach?
Fine. Would I be successful some
where else? Yes. Will I be successful
here? Yes.”
Sherrill has compiled a 13-13-1
record in his 2 1/2 years at A&M.
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