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International ice Special timetable helps

hockey and exams Zoe take the T&D route

- no problem for Gareth
Zoe, a year 9 pupil, has al-
ready appeared in the Link
Gareth Endicott, in his fifth and magazine on several occasions.
final year at Greendown, has No wonder - she is the British
played ice hockey since he was Junior Champion ice skater,
seven, and has achieved great suc- although at only 14 she is three
cess both in West Swindon and at years younger than her com-
National level. petitors!
He plays Centre, and has played Zoe started skating eight
for the junior Swindon sides, accu- years ago, when the West Swin-
mulating 50 points for scores and don ice-rink opened, and she
assists for the Leopards (under 15) went there out of curiosity. She
and 23 points for the Cougars. now goes there six days a
Although only 15, he has recently week! Zoe trains from 8.45 to
graduated to the Swindon Wild- 10.30, and has made special
cats senior squad, and has already arrangements with the school
made his debut on the ice. to allow her to do this.
He is a member of the England Zoe does not find it difficult
Under 16 team, and won the man- to keep up with the work, for
of-the-match award when playing her friend, Esther Thompson,
against France. collects the necessary materials
He has also been selected from a hockey training school for the and makes a note of what she
Great Britain squad, with whom he trains at Kirkcauldy in Fife. He has has missed.
toured Germany, France and Holland with the national squad. Zoe has travelled widely
All this success comes from hard training. Gareth trains for one and through her skating. She com-
a half hours several times a week, until midnight. He keeps up with petes in Slovenia this Faster and
the demands of the work in his examination year - "It's about five the is off to Kiev in summer to train
next afternoon the training hits me." He is working hard for a range of with the Russian and Ukranian
higher passes, as well as developing his career on the ice. champions.

Ref. prepares for next test

Year 11 pupil Mark Harrison is
taking responsibility for football
matches after qualifying as a Hockey
Grade 3 soccer referee earlier in
the year. tournament
He successfully passed both
the course and the examination, success
and can referee adult games -
although he has not started these Greendown's year 9 hockey
yet. Mark, like Gareth Endicott team came first in a six-school
above, is now studying hard for hockey tournament, held at
his GCSE examinations in June, Dorcan School on 17th March.
but he finds time to referee week- Greendown beat Churchfieids
end youth matches at Greendown. 2-0, Bradon Forest 2-1 and drew
"I try and do all my work during with Ridgeway.
the week, to leave free time for The final tournament placings
the football." were: 1st, Greendown; 2nd,
As well as refereeing, Mark also Ridgeway; 3rd, Bradon Forest.
plays, and was part of the year 11 Emma Kingstone and Justine
team that lost their semi-final re- Dailey were Greendown's out-
play to Hreod Parkway. Mark Emma Kingstone standing players.
hopes, when his school exams - outstanding in
are over, to move up to adult Greendown's
games, and to progress to the tournament success
next grade.