THE VOICE | 8 THURSDAY, NOV.1,2018 | EDITOR NIKITHA MARTINS Tyler Anderson and his father Ed Anderson are the first father-son combination to play on the same court. Ed visted his son at Langara and ran a few friendly drills. 424 ievi PHOTO Sportsnews Like father, like son After 36 years a dad will pass down jersey No. 9 to his son = By ADAM LEVI alcons’ athletic history will be made at the Langara men’s basketball season- opener on Nov. 2 when a son will suit up for the same team his father played on nearly four de- cades ago. In 1982, Ed Anderson became a member of the Falcons’ men’s basketball team. 36 years later, his son Tyler Ander- have those alumni connections,” Eberhardt said. More than an alumni connection, the reconnecting of family will be a special moment for Ed as he gets to see Tyler play for the Falcons after he spent his freshman and sopho- more years for the Brandon Univer- sity Bobcats in Manitoba “The last few years he’s played out of town,” Ed said. “Knowing this year that his games are in the Lower Mainland, son will take to “There is such just a short drive the court, mak- o,. ” away, my wife and ing them the first tradition here. I are really look- father-son pair to] —PAULEBERHARDT,MEN'SBASKETBALL | ing forward to go both have played COACH and watch him.” on the team, ac- cording to athletic director, Jake McCallum. For the men’s basketball coach, Paul Eberhardt, it’s always special to see alumni keep their families connected to Langara athletics. “There’s such a tradition here,’ Eberhardt said. Ed and Tyler are not the only ex- ample of a family legacy at Langara. Jake McCallum and his father have both worked as Langara’s athletic directors. “It’s always great when you can ? Distance and other circumstances may have kept the two apart, but they have been connected by basketball throughout the years. Both were provincial high school all-stars and both will have worn the #9 jersey. One thing is for sure, though, Tyler wants to be the more accom- plished athlete in the Anderson family, “I’m here to compete and have fun,” He said. “But, at the end of the day, I’m trying to beat [my dad] so I can have that one-up on him.” Search, rent, sweat A new company is inviting Vancouverites to lend and rent sports equipment near them = By ROXANNE EGAN- ELLIOTT website that facilitates the sharing economy of goods gives young Vancouverites a chance to get active without the upfront costs. snowboard gear tops the list of most popular items to borrow, and that the average borrower is a young urbanite who generally doesnt have the storage space for outdoor gear. Hamilton said that Quupe hopes to shift people’s ideas around access and ownership, in the same way companies like Spotify and Netflix have normalized accessing content over owning personal media librar- ies. Hamilton also emphasized the importance of the community as- pect of the site. “The real love for people that en- Launched gage with in February the plat- 2017, Quupe | “The reallove for people | fer is that invites us- : moment of ers to sign up that engage with the connection. for free and ; I’ve found it post photos platform is that moment myself when of items they . , I use the want to lend,| Of connection. I’ve found | ptatform,” or browse for ° said Ham- ems theya| itmyselfwhenIusethe {it who like to use. ” has rented Similar to platform. through the Uber and — ANGELA HAMILTON, QUUPE CO-FOUNDER site a few Airbnb, all fi- times. nancial trans- Paul Ver- actions take laan was place through the website. Erin O'Shaughnessy, Langara student, works at MEC and hasn't used Quupe, but thinks it has the potential to remove barriers for young people to get outdoors. “I have access to something like that through my work and I find that everyone that’s used it, they rave about it,” O’Shaughnessy said. “Having a place where you can ac- cess all that stuff for a cheap price gives the whole idea a lot more ease. Co-founder Angela Hamilton said that in winter months ski and one of the first lenders on the site. He’s lent a couple of bikes and snowshoes. Verlaan said he had thought about the idea of getting together with his neighbours to share house- hold items in an effort to confront “needless consumerism.” ‘Then he read about Quupe. “These guys have figured out a re- ally good way to do that,” Verlaan said. Quupe received an innovation award earlier this year from the Re- cycling Council of B.C. for its sus- tainability efforts. Athletes bounce back New basketball coach has a fresh perspective = By MATHILDA DE VILLIERS angara Falcons women’s L basketball team is begin- ning their season with a new coach and a fresh perspective. Curtis Nelson, the new head coach, said he is excited to be part of the Langara Falcons team. His method of coaching involves focusing on improving each day, number of games in a season. “I always think a proper team, one that’s successful, is going to be greater than the sum of their indi- vidual parts,” Nelson said. Patti Olsen, one of the assistant coaches on the team, played at Douglas College for five years and had Nelson as a coach for the last year of her college basketball career. ‘This will be her first year as an assis- tant coach and says that she shares similar points of view and coaching philosophies. “We share the same vision and want all the players to succeed off and on the court,” she said. Ainsleigh Mensah is a veteran college basketball player, this year being her fifth year playing. Previ- ously, she played at Douglas Col- 7 Team members of Langara Falcons women's basketball team doing drills dur- ing practice in the Langara gymnasium. MATHILDA DE ViLLIERS PHOTO lege for four years, where Nelson coached before he came to Langara College. ‘This will be their third year work- ing together. “It’s an opportunity that I didn’t ever think I would have again,” Mensah said. Doing more in the community is something that the team is going to focus on, Mensah said. One of the things the team offers is coaching clinics for younger play- ers where they get to meet players and coaches. “Maybe they'll come out to one of our games and support us that way,” Mensah said. The Falcons will open their 2018- 2019 PacWest season on Friday, Nov. 2 against the Douglas Royals. WOMEN'S REMAINING 2018 SCHEDULE BASKETBALL | BASKETBALL Nov. 2 Nov. 3 vs. Douglas vs. Capilano College University 6 p.m. 5 p.m. At Langara At Langara BASKETBALL | BASKETBALL Nov. 8 Nov. 10 vs. Columbia vs. Okanagan Bible College College 6 p.m. 1 p.m. At CBC At Langara BASKETBALL | BASKETBALL Nov. 16 Nov. 17 vs. Vancouver vs. Camosun Island University | College 6 p.m. 1 p.m. At VIU At Camosun