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Getting Gerwing

» New coach for the women’s basketball team

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
“sports

|, , @theotherpress.ca

 

he Christmas break is a good
opportunity for teams to

regroup and come back fora fresh :

start. For the women’s basketball
team, that fresh start will be

led by a fresh face, as Courtney
Gerwing has been hired as the
new interim head coach.

Gerwing comes to the Royals:

with a decorated resumé. She
was a five-time Academic All-
Canadian during her playing
career with SFU, a recipient of
the Sylvia Sweeney Award, an

seasons, and a Gordon M Shrum

 

: Scholarship winner. Needless to
: say, she’s walked the walk. :
Athletic Director Paul Cohee :
: was pleased that the college was

assistant coach with SFU for three : able to secure Gerwing’s services:

“We are, of course, very excited

: to have coach Gerwing join our

: team of coaches as the interim

: head coach. Her long list of

: successes, both academically and
: athletically, make her a fantastic

: role model for all of our young

: athletes. The fact that she stayed
: three years as an assistant coach

: at a quality program like SFU’s

: speaks volumes to the experience
: she gained and the confidence

: that program had in her ability

: to coach at the University/NCAA
Courtney Gerwing :
By Bob Frid : and we believe she will help the

: team finish their season strong.”

level. She is clearly very talented

Cohee also spoke to the faith

they have in Gerwing as she takes :
: on her first head coaching gig:

“Yes, this is a new challenge for

: Courtney, but her record shows

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Contact: Eric Wilkins, Sports Editor
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: that she is accustomed to rise
: and overcome them with glowing :
: success. I would not expect this
: opportunity to be any different
: for her”

Chloe Kennedy, one of the

: team’s captains, also commented :
: on the coaching change. “It’s a

: whole new perspective and a

: breath of fresh air. It’s definitely
: a different style but I think we're
: going to do really well.”

The fact that the change

: comes mid-season has done

: nothing to deter the confidence
: of Gerwing. “I have some

: familiarity with the program

: and some of the administrative
staff who have been incredible in:
: So far I’m really pleased with

: our progress, especially on the
: defensive end.”

: helping the program continue to
: run smoothly. Any adjustments
: are part of sport: a new league,

: new teams to play, things that

lam excited about. Coming

: from coaching and playing in
: the NCAA D2 and CIS, I believe
: I bring a level of commitment
: and competitiveness that I hope

to instil in our team and our

: program.”

And while she’s excited

: for the new challenge, Gerwing

: has wasted little time in getting

: down to business: “It is a tough

: transition for the team because

: it is mid-season, but we have

: been practicing hard and we are

: learning some new systems. They
: havea great base of basketball

: knowledge to start with and

are picking things up quickly.

 

Rub-a-dub-dub

» Douglas athletes to receive free pre-game massages

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

 

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he life of a student athlete

can cause an overwhelming
amount of stress, anxiety, and
in some cases, depression or
fear of failure. Along with
the typical stressors of a
young adult, the pressures of
maintaining a respectable GPA,
competing at the collegiate
level, and representing an
entire institution can certainly
be the reason behind muscle
discomfort. Since an athlete’s
body endures a constant
beating with minimal recovery
time once in season, Douglas
College has teamed up with
Vancouver Career College to
provide a much appreciated
service for the athletes:

: massages.

Vancouver Career College’s

: registered massage therapists

: will offer 30-50 minute

: (depending on demand)

: sessions at home games on

: Fridays for all interested

: athletes; there is a sign-up sheet
: outside the athletic trainer’s

: office. This will be the first time
: that massages will be offered

: throughout the entire Royal

: Athletics department. While

: this new avenue for stress and

: pain relief is currently on a trial
: run, tangible results may open

: the door fora more permanent
: setup in the future.

“Vancouver Career

: [College] approached us with

: this awesome opportunity and I
: believe this will absolutely help
: our athletes, it will decrease

: any stiffness or tension as well

? as help with flexibility and

: will refresh the muscles,” said
: Douglas College’s head athletic
: therapist, Alvin Tseng.

Tseng typically treats

: eight to 10 athletes per day for

: injuries ranging from sprained

: ankles to torn ligaments, and

: with the college’s total number
: of athletes numbering over 100,
: he’s not complaining about the
: extra help.

The first test-run saw

more than half of the players
: signed up within an hour of the
: information being released.

“I don’t think people

: understand how stressful it

: can be [being and athlete]. Not

: taking away from the everyday

: student, but I could use a

:? massage now and again to just

: get away from stress and to

: allow myself time to regroup. I

: really appreciate what [they] are
: doing to help us,’ said first-year

post, Sarah Jorgenson.
Massages won't completely

dissolve all the issues an

athlete endures, but research

 

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has proven them to be highly
effective—especially in the
recovery process. Besides, who
can resist a free rub-a-dub-dub?

 

Net loss: Royals drop a close matchup against Quest

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

 

ab il

at the helm, the women’s

: basketball team came out

headed into the half down 28-
20, due in part to the Kermodes’

: : turnovers.
: completely focussed and on fire }
: against Quest University last
: Friday (January 10). Despite
: their strong start, the Royals
Wie new head basketball

coach Courtney Gerwing
: double-teaming the ball :
: constantly, forcing Douglas into :

The third quarter was an

: uphill battle for the Royals.

: Simran Bir made some huge

: plays, as did Nanaya Miki, but
: the team struggled trying to

: catch up. The final score was

: 64-51 for Quest.

“I think we played really

> well. We came within four at

: one point. [We] just have to

: learn to capitalize on that. I still
: have really high hopes for us

: even though our record is not

: that great. We are a strong team
: with a ton of potential, we just

: have to work out all the kinks,”

: said player Garaline Tom.

Player of the Game:

SIMRAN BIR