u14 Boys' Hockey Tournament

The u14A boys’ hockey team took part in the annual DF Malan tournament on 6 and 7 April.

Day 1 – at Oude Molen Astro
After 2 short weeks of training the boys hit the ground running, with brilliant displays against Parow and Mikro. They won 4-0 and 2-0 respectively. The boys played a nice passing game of hockey. The game against Durbanville was a little different and the boys didn’t seem to fire in that game. A costly mistake at the back lost us that one 1-0.

Day 2 – at Bellville Astro
After a good nights rest we got together at the Belllville Astro at 7:30 am for our first game against Settlers. I asked for more effort in this game and I got it by the bucket loads. We dominated the game with great interplay and swift passing moves. Anyone who was watching would agree. Our finishing let us down in this one as just we could not convert even one of our many chances. One short corner against us and we were punished with a 1-0 loss. The second game against DF Malan was a great game to watch with both teams playing good hockey. DF scored the only goal of the game and we went down 1-0. I thought a draw would have been a fair result, but well done to DF. The last game was at 4o'clock and this one was against Paul Gym. It was an awesome performance and great effort from all the players gave us a well-deserved draw.

All in all I learned a lot about the boys during this tournament and I am very positive for the season ahead. I am lucky to have a great bunch of boys and skilful players. The morale in the team is good and that after being a team for only a short while.
Thanks for all who supported us at the tournament and all who helped organise.

Calvin Siderfin
u14A Boys’ Hockey Coach