GOUDVELD-HOËRSKOOL .19A HOKKIESEUNS

Hierdie is my derde Derby wat ek vir Goudveld speel en die opwinding raak elke keer net meer.

Om ‘n spansport te speel is normaalweg moeilik, maar saam met my span is ons reg vir enige iets.

Ek weet ons span is reg vir die Derby en sal ons skool se naam hoog hou. Die manne dra altyd die skool se naam met trots en weet dat hulle altyd hulle beste en nog ‘n bietjie meer moet gee.

Bernard Mol Afrigter

Daar is niks lekkerder in sport as ‘n tuisDerby nie... die ondersteuning, die gees en die atmosfeer.

Wat kan die skool en ouers die naweek te wagte wees van julle span?

Ons is uiters opgewonde om die Derby by die huis te speel. So naweek en wedstryd beloof altyd om top klas te wees en verseker daai ekstra passie en motivering.

Waar sou jy sê lê julle krag hierdie jaar?

Ons span is slaggereed vir die stryd wat wag. Ons is al diep in ons seisoen, waar ons aan twee verskillende ligas deelneem en al aan verskeie toernooie deelgeneem het. Die span het van krag tot krag gegaan en bou op elk van ons vorige wedstryde en sien uit na nog ‘n wedstryd waarop ons kan trots wees.

‘n Gedagte vir al die Gouties as jy op die veld uitdraf: “You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime”

- Eminem (Lose yourself)

What can the school and parents expect from your team this year?

The school and parents can expect a team that’s got good basics and great communication. Players that play as a team, with mental toughness, confidence, good decision making, consistency, has a great fitness level, speed and good vision.

Where is your strength as a team?

Our strength lies in the fact that we are a unity. We are not just players, we are a brotherhood.

Lesenyeho

What is the highlight of your team’s hockey season this year?

I would say the ECHS tour which we attended during the March holidays at Bethlehem Voortrekker. It gave us an opportunity to really build our team as we had quite a few team members who had never held a stick before; it truly helped us grow individually and as a team.

How do you motivate your team?

This season I’ve realized that as a leader it’s not about what you say, but about what you do. I would say I motivate my team by actually taking the first step in all we do, but other that that, having a heartfelt conversation with them from time to time, regrouping, and helping them realise what we are working for, is how I try to keep our morale high.

Who is your vice-captain and how does he support you?

My vice-captain is Valentine Kgang. He helps me control and calm the team down, he is usually the first person I go to whenever I have an idea which involves the team.

What do you as a team want to achieve this year? What will make you proud?

Our main goal was to win the Free State Cup, but our chances of going there were diminished when we lost to St Dominic’s, but as usual we look forward to achieving another positive result in the 2023 Derby against Goudveld. I would say a pleasing score and as always a clean sheet will make my teammates and I very proud.

What are your plans for the future?

To win the Derby!