Guillermo's sports file
Guillermo Alzuru's Sports File
Sports have always been my very favorite subject, and they still are my main hobby;
I enjoy playing any kind of game, and watching any kind of competition, individual
or teams, on the fields or on TV, professional or amateur, men or women. I also
love discussing sports with knowledgeable people, and reading sports material.
What I enjoyed the most now --- playing soccer, softball, racquetball and squash;
and watching my kids doing sports.
The biggest events in the world, in my opinion --- the World Cup Soccer, the Olympic
Games and the Baseball World Series.
As a fan --- I like following closely many sports, their statistics, milestones
and trivia. I love talking about sports with other knowledgeable fans. I also
like writing about them.
What I know more about --- probably Major League Baseball (I have become sort
of a trivia expert just by reading and watching for years), and the World Cup
Soccer.
My teams --- I am a big fan of the men's national soccer team of Brazil (which
means I've been lucky), but have not been that lucky with my baseball teams, the
San Francisco Giants (who have not won a Baseball World Series since the year
I was born), and of the Cardenales de Lara, my beloved baseball team in my country,
Venezuela, who did not win a championship in their first 25 years, a very long
and painful wait. However, they have won three championships in this decade.
Next I will summarize my sport life and all activities that I have been involved
in:
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Player
I have played many sports, and I am proud of either winning a championship or having received some kind of award in ten of them (soccer, mini-soccer, baseball, softball, squash, racquetball, bowling, fronton, table tennis and camping/hiking), although some in small local tournaments.
Coach (always with children under 18)
- Baseball, softball, soccer, and T-ball head coach.
- Baseball, softball, soccer, and basketball assistant coach.
- Received 'E' category coach certificate from United States Soccer Federation.
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Director/Chair
- Former director and president of Loyola B.B.C., the oldest Little League organization in Venezuela (10 teams) which is part of the Chucho Ramos League, one of the largest leagues in Venezuela (over 100 teams).
Received an acknowledgment plaque at the end of the period.
- Former member of the Chucho Ramos League's board.
- Former representative to the Chucho Ramos League.
- Former representative to the Leoncio Martinez League.
- Former director of the board of C.E.L., my high school and second oldest hiking/camping club in Venezuela.
- Former secretary of the Venezuelan Racquetball Federation (only for a few months because I left the country).
- Former head of the Caracas Theater Club squash comitee for two years. Organized two tournaments.
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Writer and Publications
- "The Other Comet", about the 1986 World Cup Soccer, published in El Diario de Caracas, a venezuelan daily newspaper, and in Notas Polarizadas (magazine of Polar, the largest economic group in Venezuela).
- "America in America", follow up to the previous, Notas Polarizadas, 1986.
- "United States should appreciate real football", about the World Cup Soccer, USA'94, published in the Red & Black, The University of Georgia's newspaper.
- Letter to the editor, Life magazine, commenting on the World Cup Soccer, 1982.
- Questions, comments and opinions in:
- The Sporting News' Voice of the Fan (2 times)
- Baseball Digest's The Fans Speak Out (many times)
- Interviewed by Meridiano, the only sports newspaper in Venezuela, as a follow up to a letter published by Baseball Digest about a suggestion regarding pitching statistics and ratings; interview published in the newspaper in 1985.
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Projects (done during the Computer-Based Education master)
- "World Cup Soccer: Classificatory process, history of the Cup and trivia data". Hypercard. 1994.
- "Soccer in the U.S.A.": an instructional course and a guide for volunteer coaches. 1994. Project and Presentation.
- "Major League cities and teams". Authorware. 1995.
- "Percentages", a game to teach the concept and fractions. Authorware. 1995.
- "Optimal angle for a field goal", from the hatch marks. GSP. 1995.
Others
- Baseball and softball score keeper.
- Basketball, baseball and softball data gathering and statistics processing.
- Captain of my juvenile soccer team, which ended a complete season undefeated.
- Group Leader in many hiking/camping activities.
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