Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Nine JV Girls’ Basketball Sachems score in home game T By Tara Vocino he Saugus Sachems Junior Varsity Girls’ Basketball lost 28-38 to the Danvers Falcons at home last Friday night. According to Saugus High School Athletic Department Clerk Marybeth Bertrand, the game’s top scorers were Madison Riera, who had six points, while Sara Rovcanin scored five points. In total, nine players scored, and the Sachems hit five three-pointers. Saugus Girls’ Junior Varsity Girls’ Basketball Sachems, shown front row, from left to right, are: Juliana Power, Paige Hogan, Jessica Valley, Lily Comeau, Kristyn Camacho, and Madilyn Femino. Pictured back row, from left to right, are: Sachems Head Coach Erik Stockwell, Kaitlyn Pugh, Felicia Alexander, Sara Rovcanin, Madison Riera, Kate Grant, Amelia Pappagallo, and Enisa Karhiman. TOTAL FOOTBALL By The Old Sachem, Bill Stewart H endrick Johannes Cruiijff, known as Johan Cruyff internationally, was one of the greatest soccer, (internationally it’s known as football) players. He was born on April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and died on March 24, 2016. He developed a philosophy known as TOTAL FOOTBALL (which we know as soccer). A Dutch professional footballer, both player and coach, and is valued as one of the most prolific players in the sports history. He also played baseball in the Netherlands as a youngster and was prized as both a pitcher and catcher during his school days. The high levels of the sport were pretty much unknown before the 1960s in his land, but Johan brought the sport to prominence in the Netherlands. As a player he was awarded the Ballon d’Or, the trophy awarded to the most outstanding player for the current year. He was honored with the award three times, 1971, 1973, and 1974. In 1974 he led his nation to the finals of the World Cup and he received the Golden Ball as the outstanding player of the tournament. He was the first to wear a number greater than eleven (he wore 14), while all players on teams wore 1 through 11. He also started the system of the center midfielder to be an attacker rather than a safety. In the World Cup Head Coach Erik Stockwell addresses the team before the game. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) the Netherlands beat Argentina 4-0, East Germany 2-0, and Brazil 2-0, before losing to West Germany in the final 3-1. Cruyff started his career with Ajax in Holland as a semi-professional youth in 1957 to 1964. In 1964 he was promoted to the Ajax professional team, the club winning eight Eredivisie (Netherland) championships, three European Cups, and one International Cup with the talent of Cruyff. Johan moved to Barcelona for a world record transfer fee at the time, an assisted the club to winning the La Li Liga Cup (the Spanish Championship) in his first year. For his play that season, he was named European Footballer of the Year. He remained with Barcelona until 1978, then moved to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Aztecs. In 1980 he moved to the Washington Diplomats, then in 1981 he went back to Europe with Levante in the Spanish professional League. Late in 1981 he returned to Ajax, then played for Feyenoord in the Dutch professional league in 1983-1984. He was selected to the Netherlands National team in 1966 through 1977. Johan became a coach for Ajax from 1985 to 1988, for Barcelona from 1988 to 1996, and Catalonia from 2009 to 2013. During his time with Ajax as a player, the team won six league championships (1966, 67,68, 70,72, 73) and at Barcelona they won in 1974 with Johan as the team leader. As a coach (in Europe they call them managers) with Barcelona his team won four consecutive championships, 1991 through 1994. Cruyff was voted European Player of the Century in an election held by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, and came in second to Pele as the World Player of the Century. Johan was selected for the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002 and in 2004 was named to the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players. Cruyff played professionally for twenty seasons having 514 appearances, and scoring 412 goals during those years. Between 1966 and 1977 he appeared in 48 international games for the Netherlands National team and scored 33 goals in tournament play. As written as the title Cruyff developed a style of play known as TOTAL FOOTBALL. It is a system where a player who moves out of position, usually to attack, is replaced by another player on the field, to allow the team to keep their intended organizational structure. The system was started by Ajax manager, Rinus Michels, and enhanced by Cruyff. Cruyff was known for his technical ability, speed, acceleration, dribbling, and vision, where he knew the positions of his teammates as play unfolded. In his autobiography he explained the fourteen rules for effective play in football, which we know as soccer. 1. Team player – ‘To accomplish things, you have to do them together.’; 2. Responsibility – ‘Take care of things as if they were your own.’; 3. Respect – ‘Respect one another.’; 4. Integration – ‘Involve others in your activities.’; 5. Initiative – ‘Dare to try something new.’; 6. Coaching – ‘Always help each other within a team.’; FOOTBALL | SEE PAGE 17
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