122 Hockey Hockey Overview The commitment and enthusiasm of the hockey staff attributed to the success of the year, but our boys’ participation and energy was the primary reason for the great season. Festivals play an integral role in the development of skills and techniques for the boys and their coaches. The 1st XI and U16A teams both attended two festivals in the holidays and achieved fantastic results. The 1st XI won all six of their matches at the Founders Festival while the U16As went unbeaten in both their festivals at Dale College and Michaelhouse. The U14As attended a festival at Parktown, improving significantly during a tough set of fixtures. The team used this festival as an opportunity to learn about their strengths and weaknesses and focus on developing different elements for the season. Special mention goes to the 1st XI who achieved an unbeaten record at home on the Mason Astro for all Saturday fixtures as well as being ranked in the top 10 in South Africa at the close of the season. The U16As achieved an excellent set of results during the season and were also ranked in the top 10 in the country in their age group. Most of our provincial representatives are still young which bodes well SA Representative SA U16 High Performance Squad: Calvin Davis KZN Coastal Representatives U18A: David Hudson and Chase Kelly U18C: Joshua Barrett U16A: Calvin Davis, Campbell Duckworth, Menzi Mhlungu and Jacques Minnaar U16B: Tim Dladla, Gontse Machaba, Daniel de Kock and Kai Hielckert U14 Winter Games Squad: Fritz Rheeder and Zipho Cele U14A: Anesu Chimusoro, Asande Nyawose and Dylan Wiggett U14B: Sekoala Toloane and Michael de Beer U14C: Jarred Christie for the future of hockey at Kearsney. We look forward to seeing these players develop and progress over the next few years. A big thank you to the hockey coaching staff for their passionate approach to the sport and the parents for their enthusiastic support. Lastly, and most importantly, thank you to the boys for their commitment to hockey and we look forward to continued growth and improvement in the hockey community. Mr Greg Thomson MIC Hockey Captain, Hayden de Kock
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