Sunday 8 September 2024
Welcome
It is a real pleasure and honour to welcome you all to Cheltenham College and our annual Girls’ Hockey Festival.
The Prep Schools’ Festival is a highlight of the year for us, and its continuing success is down to the excellent staff who oversee the running of it, but mainly down to the pupils who make it such a pleasure to host this event. To see so many young girls playing hockey with smiles on their faces, is a large part of what we do here at Cheltenham College, sport should be fun.
Our mission here at Cheltenham College is three-fold, we want to develop and inspire sportspeople, providing a positive and nurturing environment for them to achieve and excel at whatever level they desire. To distil a love of Sport & Physical Activity and to develop passionate, resilient, and independent learners who understand the importance of health & well-being. We want our pupils to enjoy their sport, but also to get that buzz from being in a team or gaining great satisfaction from competition.
I remember all too well my early experiences of competitive sport, it shaped who I am today. Having played and coached at the top level, the immense amount of pride I get now from my role at Cheltenham College, inspires me to pass on and ignite the fire in our pupils and beyond. I look forward to seeing you all on the day, and hope it creates memories for you all.
Tim Watts Director of Sport
Hockey at Cheltenham College
College Hockey has a firmly established link with Cheltenham Hockey Club. The Club uses College as their training base, giving the girls an opportunity to train with National League players. The coaching staff at College have a wealth of playing and coaching experience, from National League to international performance teams. In summer 2023 a group of our pupils took a trip to Malaysia for a hockey tour, a trip full of unforgettable experiences and memories for the squad.
Gwyn Williams - Director of Hockey
Gwyn has built up a considerable level of coaching experience since he stopped playing National League Hockey for Stourport Hockey Club. He coached Cheltenham Hockey Club at National league level before moving into elite sport with Hockey Wales. Starting off as an assistant coach with the Boys U18 programme he then shifted to be Head Coach of Wales U18 Girls, taking teams at U18 , U21 and Senior level to various European competition’s. Most recently Gwyn has become the Senior Men’s Performance Manager for Wales hockey.
Within College Gwyn is Assistant Director of Sport and Assistant Housemaster of Southwood, a boys’ Day House.
Tim Lang - Assistant Director of Hockey
Tim joined the College after 10 years as Head of Hockey at Clifton College Preparatory School and a High-Performance Coach in the Upper School. As a player, Tim played National Premier League hockey for Firebrands Hockey Club and Exeter Students, whilst representing England and GB students. He played indoor Hockey for Reading Hockey Club and was Player Coach at Robinsons Hockey Club in the Indoor National Premier League.
As a coach, Tim has worked in the England Hockey Player Pathway as a lead coach in the West of England Performance Centre and works as a Regional Coordinator for the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS).
U11s Festival
Pool
1. Beaudesert Park
2. The Richard Pate School
3. St Hugh’s
4. Pinewood School
5. Hereford Cathedral School
6. The Downs Wraxall
7. Cheltenham Prep
8. The Elms
9. Moor Park
Matches are 10 minutes one way Pitch 1
TIMINGS MATCH SCHEDULE
9:30am 1 v 8
9:42am 3 v 6
9.54am 5 v 3
10:06am 7 v 1
10:18am 2 v 9
10:30am 4 v 7
10:42am 6 v 4
10:54am 8 v 2
11:06am 3 v 1
11:18am 5 v 8
11:30am 7 v 5
11:42am 9 v 3
12.15pm Lunch
1:15pm 4 v 2
1:27pm 6 v 9
1:39pm 8 v 6
1:51pm 1 v 4
2:03pm 9 v 7
2:15pm 2 v 5
2:30pm Finish and Presentations
Matches are 10 minutes one way Pitch 2
TIMINGS MATCH SCHEDULE
9:30am 2 v 7
9:42am 4 v 5
9.54am 6 v 2
10:06am 8 v 9
10:18am 3 v 8
10:30am 5 v 6
10:42am 7 v 3
10:54am 9 v 1
11:06am 4 v 9
11:18am 6 v 7
11:30am 8 v 4
11:42am 1 v 2
12.15pm Lunch
1:15pm 5 v 1
1:27pm 7 v 8
1:39pm 9 v 5
1:51pm 2 v 3
2:03pm 1 v 6
2:15pm 3 v 4 2:30pm Finish and Presentations
U13s Festival
Pool
1. Beaudesert Park
2. Cheltenham Prep
3. Pinewood School
4. Hereford Cathedral School
5. The Downs Wraxall
6. The Elms
7. Moor Park
Matches are 15 minutes one way Pitch 1
TIMINGS MATCH SCHEDULE
9:45am 1 v 6
10:05am 3 v 4
10:25am 5 v 1
10:45am 2 v 7
11:05am 4 v 5
11:25am 6 v 2
11:45am 4 v 7
12:00pm 5 v 6
12.15pm Lunch
1:20pm 7 v 3
1:40pm 6 v 4
2:00pm 2 v 3
2:15pm Finish and Presentations
Festival Schedule
9.00am Check in and warm up 9.30am Festivals start 12:15pm Lunch 2:30pm Finish and presentations
Please be prepared to umpire your own matches.
Matches are 15 minutes one way Pitch 2
TIMINGS MATCH SCHEDULE
9:45am 2 v 5 10:05am 6 v 7
10:25am 4 v 2
10:45am 3 v 6
11:05am 7 v 1 11:25am 5 v 3
11:45am 3 v 1 12:00pm 1 v 2
12.15pm Lunch 1:20pm 1 v 4 1:40pm 7 v 5
2:15pm Finish and Presentations
Festival Rules
1. All matches will be conducted according to the full FIH rules of Hockey with the exception of:
a. Only seven players allowed on the pitch at any one time.
b. When defending a penalty corner, the two players not involved in defence must stand in the other “D”.
2. Teams will play a festival pool format.
3. The Festival is to be played across a half pitch in full sized goals.
4. Each squad shall consist of no more than 10 players.
5. Free hits in attacking half must be moved 5m before being hit/pushed into the “D”.
Festival Information
7. Please be prepared to umpire your own games.
8. All players should wear shin pads and mouth guards.
9. First named team to have push back and provide a match ball.
10. Second named team to change in event of kit clash. Bibs will be available in event of a clash and no change of kit.
11. Please advise players not to bring any valuables.
12. One umpire per pitch.
Refreshments will be available from College Coffee. For 20% off a large coffee and cake, please present this programme at College Coffee opposite the Sports Centre.
If a parent wishes to take any photographs then they must register their camera with Festival Control.
This is a Hockey Festival and there will be no recording of scores or scorers.
Please adhere to the parking signs on the day.
Hockey Success for Old Cheltonian
Old Cheltonian Flora Peel (A, 2013) earned her first GB call-up in December 2022 for Great Britain Hockey’s Pro League trip to Argentina.
Since then, Flora has gone on to achieve 50 combined caps for England and GB Hockey, as well as representing Team GB in Women’s Hockey at the 2024 Paris Olympics!
Summer News
Over the summer break a number of our pupils took part in exciting hockey opportunities.
Max (Lower Sixth, Xt) represented Wales U18s “It was a really great experience, playing some challenging opposition. I learnt a lot from each game and now looking ahead to the upcoming season.”
Maddie (Lower Sixth, Q) represented England U16s “I really enjoyed the opportunity I had to play international hockey over the summer, it was such a memorable experience.”
Tilda (Lower Sixth, W) and Izzy (Fifth Form, Q) competed in a TA Festival for England Hockey “We both thoroughly enjoyed our experience up in Nottingham and it was very exciting to play against the other talent academies at such a good standard. The five day camp allowed us to play different positions and develop our overall game.”
Scholarships
As a leading co-educational school synonymous with sporting excellence, sport has a long and well-respected tradition at Cheltenham College. We have a number of pupils that have achieved national recognition and many pupils have gone on to represent their countries across a variety of sports, including Athletics, Cricket, Hockey, Rowing, Rugby and Shooting.
There is a variety of College Awards available in the form of Scholarships and Exhibitions, awarded at Third Form (Year 9) entry and Sixth Form (Year 12) entry. College Awards include Academic, Art, Drama, Music, and Sport.
Scholarships are awarded for outstanding performance and ability in a chosen field and Exhibitions for excellent talent and potential. All awards are entirely merit-based and given based on an exam, audition or other appropriate assessment.
Girls: Hockey, Netball, Tennis, Cricket
Boys: Rugby, Hockey, Cricket
This application must be accompanied by a reference from the Head of Sport/PE with information regarding sporting achievements, including principal sports offered, specific positions (e.g. goal-attack), teams (school and representative), sporting successes. All award holders are eligible to apply for bursaries in addition to an award.
The closing date for applications is Friday 25 October 2024. 13+ Assessments take place in November prior to entry.
For more information, visit www.cheltenhamcollege.org/admissions or contact the Admissions Office on 01242 265 600 or at admissions@cheltenhamcollege.org
Sixth Form Open Morning
Saturday 28 September from10.00am to 12.30pm This event is the perfect opportunitiy to learn more about College and what we can offer in Years 12 and 13.
Small Group Visits
A chance to see our school in action, meet pupils and key staff and tour our beautiful grounds and facilities. All Small Group Visits run from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Upcoming dates are listed below:
Saturday 5 October
Saturday 7 December
Saturday 1 February
Saturday 22 March
Saturday 10 May
To attend one of our events, please email visits@cheltenhamcollege.org
