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Match Reports And Results Men's Football 1st vs Queen Mary's Our fint home fixture of the UAU' s saw us entertain Queen Mary's College, London.
Following a tough encounter in last year's competition, a similar match was anticipated this time around. It was important to get back to winning ways following last week' s 54 defeat by Middlesex. This UEA accomplished with a certain amount of style. Queen Mary' s showed little resistance faced with some bright, attacking play. The successive waves of attack eventually paid~ff, by starting what became a flood of goals. The first was a superb strike from Paul Hodgeson who broke
frommidfieldontoaCarl Warner through ball, before side-footing an immaculate lob over the keeper's head from the edge of the area. The second came soon after when defender Randy McDonnelly calmly side-footed home his first goal for the club. Five minutes later came the chance of a third goal after a powerful 25 yard free-kick was finger tipped over the goal. From the resulting corner Nundy won the header and as the ball went goalwards it fell to Nick Hoslcyns who applied the cheekiest of finishes, flicking the ball "John
Bames-like" between his legs and into the net. At half-time it was 3-0 to UEA and they were soon to add to this, with Tom Finlayson stealing the show in the second half, with a well taken hat-trick. Paul Hodgesonrounded offthe scoring with his second following an accurate flick~n from Hoskins. He shrugged off two challenges before ramming the ball home. The back four looked solid once again in what was an excellent all-round team performance with debutante Keeper Anthony Ebutt, having to make only one real save following a mistake by Powell. Final score : UEA 7 Queen Mary' s 0.
ssex Women Beaten 5- 1 had a cracking start to their season last Sunday, with a 5 - 1 victory over Esselt University.
However, UEA demonstrated quite decisively which team was on top during the second half. Two more goals from Kathryn Jones completed her hat trick. Whilst a thundering penalty from Vicki Bamford provided the coup de grace. The game was enjoyed by all supporters (and two horses in a nearby field) who had turned up to
watch. Apart from a UEA player attempting to take a corner from her own end, and an Essex girl who took a ' roll in' rather than a 'throw in', very few other holes could be picked in the game that was played. The only other holes to be picked were those found in the UEA kit! (Navy and pale blue would be nice, hint, hint!) By Lir. Rice
Badminton Off To A Slow Start
By John Barton
This fu:ture was a new additiontotheUAU schedule. When it emerged that 15,000 people attended the recently renamed Middlesex Univenity the badminton team among othen realised it was going to be a tough day.
This it proved to be, apart from facing good opposition the so far relatively untested team had to contend with a glass roof, freezing cold con<Ji.tions and drift of the shuttle, rendering visibility very poor.
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Accidents will happen! by Katharine Mahoney Although words such as Insurance, Codes of Practice and Legal positions inspire instant boredom, they are now recognised as being vital to make sport safer.
Sporting accidents have increased over recent years and this in turn has led to more cases ending up in court. Whereas twenty years ago, if there was a clash on the rugby pitch and somebody got injured it would be put down to part of the game. Nowadays it could end up with someone being sued in court. This means that universities and polytechnics have to reduce their liability. One positive way of doing this is to draw up a code of practice for everyone to follow. AtUFA,theUnionandthePhysical Recreation officers have drawn up a safety manual. This deals with amoungst others, aspects of sport and the law, trip records, insurance and fU"St aid. While at first it may seem like just more paperwork for people to do, it does have a legitimate and
important role. For instance, say there was an accident whilst a club was on a trip and there was no record of who had gone. It would be virtually impossible for the University to quicldy help the Rescue services. The need for a record of those going on a trip has already been recognised at UEA and it is being implemented at the moment. Its value has been further recognised since the hockey crash last year. Another major area to be dealt with is that of insurance.At present, not all UEA clubs provide their members with insurance. All the equipment is insured by the Union because they buy it, but some people are playing sport uninsured. Insurance is very important, especially in the so called dangerous sports. It may be worth looking into personal accident insurance if clubs do not provide it for you. However the safety manual, though good in intention may raise problems for clubs who do not have qualified instructors. lt may recom-
mend that those students who instruct others have to have a mini'1mm level of qualification. This poses a problem, as it takes time and money to train as an instructor. Yet if the worse happened ., !fd somebody was injured playing ~rt, then the instructor at that e may be liable. So the qualifiesfor instructing seems like a ible precaution. It was Keith Nicholls who first qroposed the code of practice to tpe Union and it looks as if the Union will accept it. John Holmes, the Union repre~ntative for Sport commented, ''The Union fully backs any moves to make sport as safe as can be." _ Although the code of practice at first glance looks like it will just create more hassles for clubs, it cannot be ignored. It should not be forgotten that at the end of the day, sport can be dangerous and any measures taken to make sport at UEA safer should be welcomed.
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Lacrosse - A Dying Sport?
The UEA women's football team
Minutes after play had begun, suspect defending resulted in a penalty for UEA. Hopes of a first goal for defender Liz Rice were dashed, when the ball hit the crossbar. However Rice gained glory only moments later by following in a superb cross from striker Kathryn Jones. A second well deserved goal was hammered in by Jones, which amply demonstrated her footballing skills. Skills which continually left the Essex defence in tatters. stepped up their attack the final stages of the first half; and finally managed to break through a solid defence led by captain Nikki Shipley, to clinch one goal.
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On top of this it was a challenge to keep warm. The exterior of the sports centre looked like a barn and unfortunately appearances did not deceive. ln addition, there was not sufficient time to complete the match. The results stand but conceal the unfortunate conditions the team had to endure. The men's 1st team conceded the last two games to suffer a 72 defeat. The men' s 2nd team won 54 after the last game was won on default due to the lack of
time. The women fought valiantly in a close match but eventually lost 54. Overall this should not affect the qualification for the knockout stages. The team has only been tested this once and many pairings still need time to settle down. Some squad members felt the conditions gave the home side a considerable advantage and were a little disappointed at the apparent lack of efficient organisation on the part of Middlesex.
Tara Hoke looks into the possibililty of Lacrosse becoming a sport of the past i' Norwich. The sport of Lacrosse and its playen are ftghting an uphill battle for recognition in the Norwich area. The game of Lacrosse has its
roots in an old American Indian game. This game was discovered by French settlers and developed into the sport as we know it. Lacrosse was first introduced to Great Britain in 1876, and from there, it grew to become a common pastime in universities and sports clubs throughout the nation. Butdespiteitsfairlywidespread exhibition, lacrosse has still failed to achieve a real interest here in Norwich. Maggie Andrews, chairman of the Norwich Lacrosse Club, feels that the majority of people do not evenknowwhatlacrosseis. "I've had many people who watched our team play and asked me what we were doing," she says. ln fact , she adds, the sport is so little known that "years ago, when I used to carry my lacrosse stick about, I got various comments from people asking me if I was going butterfly catching!" The Norwich Lacrosse Club
itself is suffering from this lack of interest. The team is struggling both to make ends meet and to attract new players, as well as to find other teams with whom to compete. "At the moment," Maggie says, ''I'm relying on old members of Norwich High School, where I used to go, to rally round and come up with teams for us to play." This same lack of popularity has been plaguing the UEA Lacrosse team as well. The club has to question from year to year whether or not it will attract sufficient interest, and indeed, this year the lacrosse club barely managed to gain enough members to fill the 12-player team. Helena Christensen, a second year EUR student and President of the UEA Lacrosse Club, explains that this question presents an even bigger problem : that of scheduling matches. Without the promise of a solid support each year, the club is unable to schedule matches in advance. Yet, without a set schedule ofmatches for the team to play, the club is unlikely to attract solid support.
''It is really a vicious circle," Helena says. So far the UEA J..acrosseteamhasonlybeenable io arrange two matches; one of these has been against Maggie i\fldrews ' Norwich Lacrosse tlub. However the problems of the UEA teamdonotend there. Many pfthe members who signed up to play for the club are American, ~d many of these are here for nly the Autumn Term. When January rolls around, Helena says, the team will again have to "re-evaluate" whether or not it will be able to continue. But the lack of support here is not characteristic ofthe nation as a whole, as Helena explains, ''In Hertfordshire, where I went to high school, lacrosse was really big. We often played up to 5 games a week. In other areas, they play loads of games too." So why has lacrosse gained so little support here in Norwich? No one seems to know. Teams such as the Norwich Lacrosse Club and our own UEA Club are fighting to see that the fast-paced and exciting sport of Lacrosse lives on in this area.
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