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Imagine Cruising sponsor Hunt’s Paralympic bid

WANBOROUGH wheelchair tennis where she regularly trains. contribute towards extra tourna- • PHASE 2 DEADLINE 31.03.15 • INTEREST-FREE MONTHLY INSTALMENT PLAN •
star Louise Hunt has been given The qualification window for Rio ment costs.
a major boost in her bid to reach opens later this year and Hunt is “My journey to Rio is going re-
next year’s Rio Paralympics after grateful for the support she has ally well so far and I getting ready Wildcats’ head coach writes for Link Sport
receiving sponsorship from Imag- received from Imagine. to start my season in February.
ine Cruising. She said: “I am so excited to be “I would like to say a massive Very superstitious
Hunt, who competed at London supported by Imagine Cruising thank you to everyone at Imagine
2012, picked up a cheque for going forward. Cruising for their support and be- SUPERSTITION has a major role to NOW ON
£5,000 from Swindon Town “The funding which they are pro- lief in me. It means a lot and it is play in most sports and in hockey
sponsors Imagine on recently at viding me with will go towards my a huge support in helping me get it’s no different.
Some players are more supersti-
Next Generation at Kembrey Park, coaching and training as well as to my second Paralympics.” tious than others. I’m probably more
Williams scoops Link Sport prize superstitious as a coach than I was SALE!
as a player – the shirt I’m wearing,
for instance, I haven’t won in yet.
The guys have a routine with the
way they get dressed, in the warm-
up and right before the game in the
way they tape their sticks.
Kenton Smith has got a couple of
quirky superstitions. Just before a
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game he’ll drink from a water bottle
and squirt the water bottle in ex-
actly the same way every time, the
same amount of times. He always
has to know the shots after a game
as well.
I always had to touch the face-off
dot on the blueline on the boards 20
before a game – there are some
quirky ones.
You do it once, you win and then
it sticks. For me, I can do something
one week and forget it by the time
the next week comes around.
Link Sport’s Sam Morshead presents Andy Williams with his player of the month trophy I started picking up on these
superstitions in Bracknell. One of
ANDY Williams scooped the first spot, and was presented with the “I’m massively happy. The form of our players had a T-shirt on before
ever Link Sport player of the month Link Sport trophy prior to the clash the lads has been good. Apart from a game and someone said we’d lost
award following a string of good with Barnsley at the County Ground the blip in the last game we’ve been every time he’d worn that T-shirt.
displays in January. on 7 February. playing really well and pushing our I hadn’t realised it at the time; it SEASON TICKETS
The forward netted four goals in Reflecting on his own personal way up the league.” hasn’t been worn since.
four games as Town consolidated performances in January, Wil- Link Sport have teamed up with Some players are much more
their place in the race for promo- liams said: “This month I’m pretty Swindon Town and Imagine Cruising superstitious than others. I’m prob-
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tion from League One, with a brace happy. I think it’s four in four but to relaunch the player of the month ably not a big fan of it, I think if you
in the 3-0 victory at Coventry City if I’m brutally honest a goal or two award at the County Ground. think too much about that sort of
complementing further strikes against Sheffield United would have Fans will be able to pick the player stuff it can affect you, but it works
against Fleetwood Town and Ches- made me feel a little bit better. they feel has contributed most to for some people. PAY
terfield. The problem in football is you only the Robins’ cause in a free-to-enter You’ve got to let those guys do it;
Williams received 28 per cent of really remember the last game and ballot, with everyone who votes be- as long as they’re playing well and PAY
the public vote to scoop the award, forget how good the games might ing entered into a prize draw to win scoring points it doesn’t matter at
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THE transformation of Royal Woot- Bassett chairman Chris Elias said: INTEREST FREE
ton Bassett RFC has continued with “We are delighted with the support #PLAYYOURPART
the installation of a new hot water received from Hills and Community
system. First in respect of this project. MARCH FIXTURES @ SWINDON ICE ARENA
The club moved from their old “The new system which has been Saturday 14 March (6pm), EPIHL:
home at Stoneover Lane to Ballard’s installed with the full support of Swindon Wildcats v Basingstoke Bison VISIT THE STFC STORE OR CALL 0871 876 1993
Ash in the Autumn of 2013, where Sport England will ensure that Sat 21 March (6pm), EPIHL:
they now have a shiny new club- our members and all users of the Swindon Wildcats v Peterborough Phantoms (£5 admin fee when booking by phone)
house and impressive playing pitches. Ballard’s Ash sports ground will no Sat 28 March (6pm), EPIHL:
However, the shower system was longer have to endure cold showers
found to be inadequate and £65,000 after their matches. Reserved for EPIHL play-offs
has been put towards installing a “We have already seen the smiles BUY ONLINE: WWW.STFCDIRECT.COM
new system, thanks to a £15,000 returning to people’s faces – it’s been
grant from the Hills Group, Sport heart-warming in more ways than
England and further club fundraising. one.”
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