Gordon and Olfert are committed to
preventing it from being extended,
or adopted in other sports.

“Our concern is that this is just

the beginning,” said Gordon, “that
this 11 and six will move into other
sports ... [We need] to stop this
becoming a pattern or trend.”

As well, both will take part in
Canada West meetings this
December as representatives
from a number of schools attempt
some strategic planning for

the organization and for future
scheduling. The discussions UFV
has begun on the topic will be
vitally important for Canada West
moving forward, even though
they are unlikely to change the
realities of next season’s basketball
schedule.

The parable of the referee:

Evered likened the situation “to

the frustration with a referee who
makes a lot of bad calls. Following
up on that is unlikely to change the
outcome, but you've at least alerted
others to the problem.”

Gordon went further, saying,

“if 1 was the team that was the
beneficiary of the bad call I would
still want to step back and look at
that and say, ‘this isn’t good for the
league’ ... From [Canada West’s]
perspective, this isn’t good for the
conference.”

Neither UFV men’s coach Adam
Friesen nor women’s coach Al
Tuchscherer are enthused with

the schedule their teams will play
in 2013-2015, yet both understand
their authority is on the court
rather than in the meeting room.
For now, the schools of Canada West
have voted to accept a schedule
that divides them into two unequal
divisions; a system that will require
Victoria to play Manitoba, but

not have UFV driving 20 minutes
down the road to play rival Trinity
Western. Hughton says democracy
has spoken. Evered, Gordon, and
Olfert would beg to differ.

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PIONEER DIVISION

With a 20-game season, teams
within the Pioneer division play a
greater variety of opponents.

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EXPLORER DIVISION

Teams in the Explorer division
play each other four times each to
meet the 20-game schedule.

Illustration by Stewart Seymour | The Cascade