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Angela started playing soccer at the tender age of six inspired by her older brother. Until the age of twelve she played in boys teams because there were no girls' teams. No sweat: competing on a "level playing field" she found few problems--although she did once give a boy a bloody nose for repeatedly pulling her ponytails ... Angel's favorite club is Tottenham Hotspurs and she plays for the Christchurch Technical Club, where she covers positions from left back to central striker-a versatile player indeed. Recently, she has represented both Canterbury and the South Island in Under-19 teams. She appreciates the chance soccer has given her to travel, both within New Zealand and to Australia with the New Zealand National Tournament Team, and is keen to keep playing soccer at the highest Ievels.
Lymphad, Cashmere High School, 1993
On Wednesday, our soccer team the Warriors played against St Kent's in Auckland. At half time the score was 1-0 to them. I was the goalie when they shot and I found it very hard to save. Mr Anderson, our coach, encouraged us tp play our best. In the second half they scored again. Now the score was 2-0. We played our best but it was not good enough. The whistle went for full time. We were all annoyed that we did not win but you have got to lose some day.
Andre Pashley, Year 8, Southwell School, 1999
Last year the school had two girls’ soccer teams and six boys’ soccer teams entered in the School Competitions. At this stage, it looks as if the school will have the same number of teams in 1999. This means we have a need to find additional coaches. Please support us if
you can. [This announcement is a good example of the approach to sport at New Zealand schools. Instead of one girls and one boys team to represent the school, this average sized high school eight tr\eams in soccer alone tonrepresent the school at various skill levels. This provides an opportunity for a large number of students to enjoy competitive sports.]
Havelock North High School Newletter
