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Wildcats back Head Check awareness

Bassett in plea for new players
Swindon Wildcats and University of Gloucestershire student physios
promoting Head Check at Link Centre in early February ROYAL Wootton Bassett Under are welcome at free try outs on
11s rugby team is looking for 8 & 22 March, 12 & 26 April. For
KATE Cady, former Freshbrook was perhaps the game’s most new players to join them for details contact Sarah Nicholls:
resident and now head of high profile player to suffer with
physiotherapy for the English Ice concussion and he remained out training, ready for the start [email protected]
www.pitchero.com/clubs/
of the under 12s season in
Hockey Association, is behind Head for two years after trying to ice too September. Youngsters in Year 6 woottonbassett
Check, a new concussion awareness quickly and suffering from returning
campaign launched by the English symptoms.
Ice Hockey Association. “Actress Natasha Richardson sadly Hockey opportunities on offer
With concussion being one of the died from her injuries on the
most common ice hockey injuries, ski slope, while closer to home, SWINDON Hockey Club has a thriv- Shona O’Dwyer currently part of
the campaign promotes awareness Swindon player Floyd Taylor also ing junior section offering training the England Hockey National Age
around management of this life missed games earlier this season to boys and girls between the ages Group squad. Free taster sessions
threatening injury. due to injury.” of 10 and 14, and regularly enters are on offer to pupils in Years 4 to
Kate said Wildcats head coach The campaign is supported by the teams into various competitions. 9 at Isambard Astro on Wednesdays
Ryan Aldridge and England ice Society of Sports Therapists, the Several players have recently from 6pm to 7pm.
hockey sports therapist Katie Davies University of Gloucestershire and worked their way from South West For details mail Mark O’Dwyer:
take the injury very seriously. Silverback sports clothing. regional performance squads to juniors.swindonhockeyclub@
“Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sydney Crosby www.eiha.co.uk national age group academies, with hotmail.co.uk

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