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      EN
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      IN
      Giyy
      Brian
      Hicks
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      U.P.E.I.
      Fencing
      Club
      was
      formed
      back
      in
      1967
     
     
      by
      Lothar
      Zimmermann,
      professor
      of
      German,
      in
      the
     
     
      days
      of
      the
      Prince
      of
      Wales
      College.
      The
      club
      is
      no
     
     
      longer
      merely
      for
      members
      of
      the
      university
      commu-
     
     
      nity,
      being
      open
      to
      all
      who
      are
      interested.
      Both
     
     
      tecreational
      and
      competitive
      fencing
      at
      various
      levels
     
     
      are
      offered.
      There
      is
      something
      for
      everyone.
      The
     
     
      club
      meets
      every
      Saturday
      from
      10:30
      a.m.
      to
      1:00
     
     
      p.m.
      inthe
      Sports
      Centre.
      They
      offer
      both
      recrea-
     
     
      tional
      and
      competitive
      fencing
      in
      the
      three
      categories
     
     
      of
      fencing:
      foil,
      épée,
      andsabre.
      Fencing
      is
      basi-
     
     
      cally
      asport
      for
      individuals
      that
      relies
      on
      tactics
      and
     
     
      finesse,
      not
      brute
      force.
      Consequently
      it
      is
      a
      sport
     
     
      equally
      suited
      for
      both
      men
      and
      women,
      young
      or
      old.
     
     
      Everyone
      can
      benefit
      from
      participation.
      Exercise,
     
     
      self
      confidence
      and
      skill
      development
      are
      obtained
     
     
      through
      practice.
      There
      is
      an
      emphasis
      placed
      on
     
     
      safety.
      The
      weapons
      used
      are
      blunt
      and
      light-weight.
     
     
      The
      participants
      must
      wear
      protective
      clothing
      includ-
     
     
      ing
      a
      mask
      for
      the
      face,
      a
      glove
      on
      the
      sword-hand,
     
     
      and
      a
      heavy
      jacket
      to
      cover
      the
      target
      area.
      Strict
     
     
      rules
      of
      conduct
      must
      observed
      in
      order
      for
      all
      to
     
     
      safely
      enjoy
      the
      sport.
      Instead
      of
      sleeping
      late
      on
     
     
      Saturday
      morning,
      why
      not
      come
      outand
      give
      fencing
     
     
      atry.
      Who
      knows,
      you
      just
      might
      like
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      PLR
      DPR
      RABBRABESBS
      BECCA
      ae:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fi
      el
      d
      Ho
      ckey
      goals
      is
      to
      be
      talented
      and
      successful
      in
      what
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      do.Co-captain
      Debbie
      White
      certainly
      proved
      this
     
     
      The
      Field
      Hockey
      Panthers
      have
      a
      great
      chance
      to
      theory
      by
      making
      the
      All-Canadian
      team
      for
      three
     
     
      capture
      the
      AUAA
      title
      this
      weekend
      at
      St.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      years
      in
      arow.
     
     
      Mary’s.Co-captain
      Jennifer
      Gillan
      said
      that
      this
     
     
      season
      was
      the
      best
      yet.Earlierin
      the
      season,the
      team
      The
      teamhas
      four
      rookies
      this
      year.One
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      ranked
      tenth
      in
      the
      country
      and
      was
      second
      be-
      rookies,
      Tara
      Bagnall,
      said
      that
      the
      games
      are
      painfi
     
     
      hind
      the
      UNB
      Red
      Devilsinthe
      AUAA.Terrific
      news
      andhard,but
      there
      is
      a
      lota
      discipline
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      a
      team
      dedicated
      to
      rebuild
      its
      competitive
      edge
      teamwork.Jennifer
      Gillan
      said
      that
      the
      team
      is
      deal
     
     
      this
      year.Coach
      Florrie
      Bradley
      is
      credited
      for
      this
      with
      the
      pressures
      and
      is
      where(in
      the
      position)
     
     
      big
      improvement.
      When
      she
      took
      over
      two
      years
      expected.Good
      luck
      at
      St.
      Mary’s,
      girls!
     
    

    
     
      ago,she
      emphasized
      mental
      preparation
      to
      the
      physi-
     
    

    
     
      cally
      hard
      games.
      Bradley
      said,’’
      Ifa
      team
      isn’t
      pre-
      ‘Stacy
      Dunn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pared
      to
      play
      mentally,then
      they
      aren’t
      prepared
      to
     
     
      play
      physically
      as
      well.’’
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Before
      each
      game,each
      girl
      focuses
      on
      a
      personal
      goal
     
     
      to
      be
      achieved.The
      team
      shares
      a
      lot
      of
      positive
      talk
     
     
      with
      each
      other,too.After
      each
      game,each
      team
      mem-
     
     
      ber
      writes
      down
      if
      she
      thought
      her
      goals
      were
     
     
      met.
      You
      can
      bet
      that
      the
      Field
      Hockey
      Panthers’
     
     
      ultimate
      goal
      is
      to
      win.Florrie
      Bradley
      said
      that
      there
     
     
      is
      this
      theory
      which
      states
      the
      formula
      to
      achieving
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
      October
      24,
      1991
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