SPORTSLANTS

Arawa Guerilla, Issue 16, 1 July 1943, Page 13

SPORTSLANTS

EXCITING GAME AGAINST AIR FORCE' On June 5 our Army team fielded an almost new side. The forward pack was the lightest this year, but they made up for this by the zest and dash that they put into their play. In the first half Army forwards dominated the play in the loose, but were unable to hold the heavier Air Force pack in the set scrums. Towards the e,nd of the first half an excellent drop-kick from the twenty-five yard line gave Air Force four points’ lead. The second half was spoilt for good play by several heavy showers of rain. The game developed into a hard forward struggle with both teams on equal teams. The Air Force halfback took advantage of an opening in the Army back-line and made the score 9—, At the final whistle the score was unchanged. The chief criticism of the game was that on both sides the ball did not get past the second five-eighths and consequently the wingers had no chance of showing their real merits, there being too much kicking. The following Saturday found Army defaulting to Rotorua through lack of players. However, we are still hopeful of fielding a team for the Mitchell Shield. Physical Activities. With the guidance of the P.T. specialists one finds many of the men taking advantage of the excellent facilities in the gymnasium. Here men of the camp can get rid of much surplus energy with the added factor of - developing courage and determination. A few points are useful in the correct use of the gymnasium. Don’t use the apparatus with your boots or walking shoes on. Learn take-offs and landings on the ground before attempting anything on the springboard and box. With the springboard make use of the spring, but learn to control it, don’t let the board control the gymnast (in Sweden no board is used at all). Start small, and perfect each movement before going on to the next.

, Finally, remember that formal gymnastics are no substitute for a complete physical education programme; nevertheless, if we want to get the best out of life, we should make use of these deliberate training movements as well as the more general forms of exercise.