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Boys’ Hockey “When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.” – Terry Bradshaw 1ST XI The season began with a pre-season tour to the midlands. Based in Nottingham the squad prepared for the season ahead with a trip to Nottingham University and some early matches. Day one saw practice matches against Trent College, where all the boys were GPS tracked and videoed for later analysis. Day two at the state of the art facilities, included some S & C, sprint testing and rehab in the hydrotherapy pool. The final day was for tactical and strategic game play, this proved to be a great experience for the boys and a fantastic way to start the season. The first game was against Sedbergh and the preseason tour certainly paid off with a resounding 5-2 win. We then moved on to Hall Cross, played at Doncaster Hockey Club. This was a fiercely contested match with both teams playing some excellent hockey, a 1-1 draw was a fair result. The next block fixture was against Worksop College, their 1st XI consisted
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of a number of scholarship players so it was always going to be a difficult encounter. Again both teams pushing each other with neither team able to push home an advantage – the game finishing in a 1-1 draw. Ashville were next and a tighter game than expected resulted in a 2-1 win. Yarm School usually prove to be one of the toughest hockey matches for the 1st XI, not so on this occasion, however, with a resounding 7-2 win. The team were now consistently playing good hockey with fast ball movement and very much an attacking mindset.
