Hockey Spring Term

1st Team

The 1st Hockey season was one of the most successful in recent years. The team only lost 2 games in the normal school fixture list and had some memorable wins, notably against Hazlegrove and Dauntsey’s. We finished 3rd in the In2Hockey tournament and were knocked out at IAPS in the Cup quarter final on penalty strokes. The season was finished off with an excellent tour to Cornwall which all the boys enjoyed. The most pleasing aspect of the season was the way the boys played as a team and developed throughout the season. The team were well led by Jack Rogers and colours were awarded to Will Fuller, who was the team’s top goal scorer and Sam Shiel who managed to keep us in games with some superb goalkeeping.

Tom Blomfield

U11

Played 13, Won 7, Drew 2, Lost 4

The season started with some early defeats for the under 11s but to the trained eye, it was obvious each match was showing gradual progression and improvement. A 4-0 victory over Port Regis lit the blue touch paper, and they used this as a catalyst to win the South West IAPS e competition in Bristol. There were comfortable wins against Perrott Hill and Sunninghill and the team were inches away from equalising against Hazlegrove in the final seconds in an end to end contest.

The last match against Stroud demonstrated how far the players had developed both individually and as a team. Sweeping passing and committed defence finished the season off on the right note with a 3-1 win.

Barry Irving

U10

This has been a stellar season for the U10s winning all of their regular matches, bar two across both the A and B teams. The boys worked hard on their basic skills as well as their positional play which afforded them, at times, clear dominance over the opposition. A key feature to the success this season is how quickly those boys who had not played hockey before picked up the fundamental skills and contributed to the whole team dynamics. A mention must also be made to our four goalkeepers who performed fantastically in matches while working hard to pick up the skills during practice sessions. This group of boys have all the attributes needed to develop into a fine hockey playing unit going forward.

Trevor Webster

U8/9

The term started unfortunately with two defeats. However the boys learnt from their mistakes, and once they got the hang of spreading the ball to the right wing and crossing it into the D, they never looked back. Theo Peppitt and Arthur Sprake were formidable in defence and Otto Berchem and Chai Timblick tireless in midfield.

In both Sports, Aydn Yaffele, Finn Pillai, Isaac Walbanks, Teddy Boland and especially Orlando Heath showed a lot of promise for next year.

Freddie Cartwright

1sts

The 1st team had a brilliant seasonfrom humble beginnings in Cornwall on tour playing on the coldest court in the South West and losing 2-26, to the highlight of the quarter finals at the regional IAPS. This season, we took on teams who historically have challenged us in the past such as Port Regis, Hazelgrove, and Dumpton and matched them on court. The girls developed a positive mindset and learned that grit and determination can be just as important as ball skills.

A particular highlight of the season was our victory against Port Regis at home which was played with a competitive spirit. The game could have gone either way but our girls dug in and fought hard to win 13-12. The most pleasing part of the season for me was the development of our shooting, helped by our 100 Club. This club was open to everyone at Sandroyd, membership was based on playing 100 shots at goal as often as possible. The winners at the end of the season won a limited edition match ball and Oriana B and Savannah WB finished in top spot.

Over the course of the season, we played twelve friendly fixtures, winning seven of them and scoring 120 goals. Special mention to Margo P and Sophia B from Year 7 who more than held their own, playing up a year in the