Posted CGGS Newsletter 29 - 26 September 2008

Grand Finals

What a fantastic weekend of Hockey!

The students played really well and thank you to all the supporters who were out there with streamers, whistles and banners!

Well done to our 13/1 and 15/2 teams who finished runners up for the season. Congratulations to the 13/2s who took the honour of joint champions with no goals scored, even after extra time!!

Sue Harrison
Teacher-in-Charge of Hockey 

Posted CGGS Newsletter 28 - 19 September 2008

SENIOR SCHOOL HOCKEY

Three of our six teams have made it to the Grand Finals this weekend!

Our best wishes go to these teams in their final game for the season:

• 13 Div 1: Lyneham Hockey Centre (Watt field) - Friday 19 Sept, 5.30pm.
• 15 Div 2: Lyneham Hockey Centre (Powell field) - Saturday 20 Sept, 9.00am.
• 13 Div 2: Deakin Playing field (Deakin 1) - Saturday 20 Sept, 10.30am.

Sue Harrison
Teacher-in-Charge of Hockey

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Posted CGGS Newsletter 27 - 12 September 2008 

JUNIOR SCHOOL HOCKEY 2008

The Hockey Season is sadly over for another year. This year CGGS Junior School had three teams playing hockey including a minkey team. All teams had a great season with many balls hit, goals scored and skills learnt by all.

The U11 Division 1 team showed fantastic improvement throughout the season, cheered on by enthusiastic and dedicated parents every week. Lil Mutton coached the team on Saturday mornings and they loved spending time with her and learning lots of new skills. As a team they worked hard every game and should be congratulated on a great effort this season.

The U11 Division 2 team was coached by the ‘indefatigable’ Mr P. This team went from strength to strength this season and made it into the Preliminary Final where they battled well but sadly went down against Valleys 2-1. The team had students who had played before and those who were new to the sport. The players worked hard to include the newcomers and teach them the vital skills of a hockey player. Their team work and good sportsmanship showed in the enjoyment they had during the season. Well done to the players in that team!

This year we also had a ,,inkey team made up with Year 2 and Year 3 students. They were a small team but were full of heart. Coached by Mark (Phoebe’s dad), they appeared to love every minute of the season, especially having ‘Tiger’, their mascot, sitting up on top of the goals every game to cheer them on. The U11 teams next year had better watch out because this is a group of hockey players ready to take on anything!

We bid a sad farewell to our sticks and mouthguards during the summer months and wait anxiously for the next season to begin and for the call from the sideline to ring out once more ‘Sticks down girls!!!’

Emma Holliday
Junior School Hockey Coordinator

SENIOR SCHOOL HOCKEY 2008

Congratulations go to our U15 Division 2 team who won last weekend and go straight to the Grand Final on 20 September.

Our best wishes and support go to our two teams playing again this weekend in the Series Final.

U13 Div 1	Lyneham Hockey Centre	Friday 12 Sept	5.30pm
U13 Div 2	Deakin Playing Field	Saturday 13 Sept	10.30am

Thank you for all your support last weekend; the players would love to have the same again!

Sue Harrison
Teacher-in-Charge of Senior School Hockey

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Posted CGGS Newsletter No 21  -1 August 2008

ASC HOCKEY

We had three teams compete in the annual ASC Hockey Carnival on Tuesday 29 July 2008.

The results were as follows:

• Year 7 and 8 Team placed second
• Year 9 and 10 Team placed first
• Year 11 and 12 team placed second

These are the best overall results that CGGS has achieved since the ASC inception.

Congratulations to all players who played and represented their school with pride.

Jenny Hunter
Co-curricular Sports Coordinator

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Mid Season Hockey Reports – June 2007

 Under 13 Division 2 Grammar Tornadoes

After a shaky first game, the Tonadoes have had a very good start to the season. The team has begun to come together very well and their skills are developing 100 percent

Our defense, Romy, Eva, Bonnie, Lucy, Kate and Caitlin have been working hard every game to keep that ball out of the goal. These defenders work hard to get it out of the circle and to our attackers.

The hard working forwards Ellie, Karuna, Hannah G, Hannah, Annabelle, Mya and Imogen pass the ball well between themselves to get the ball in the circle. Many of our goals this season have come from runaway attack where these players work like a team down the field, linking up and shooting!

After only playing half a season, the girls are already in contention for the finals. Keep it up girls, work hard, practice and we will get there! Well Done!

Edwina Bone
Coach

Under 11 Division 2 Grammar Hurricanes

At the beginning of Term 2, an enthusiastic team of Year 3 students took to the field in their brand new Canberra Girls’ Grammar hockey uniforms, sticks, boots and mouthguards to play, for many of them, their first game of hockey on a full field.  There was so much to learn, for example, to stay in the position the coach asked one to play; to stop the ball before trying to hit it and not to tackle one’s own team.

There is always encouragement in spades from the sidelines as parents barrack for the players, some learning the game as we progress through the season, others offering wisdom on refereeing decisions to shed light on the finer points of field hockey.  After every game we see a steady improvement, the penny dropping on the aforementioned finer, and not so finer points, and the value of teamwork.

The players are enjoying their season, making new friends, cementing existing ones and finding skills and talents they did not know they had. The smiles of the players and their encouragement of one another are a credit to their resiliency, as we face teams of stronger, older and more experienced players, making the goals we have scored and wins we have had much sweeter.

Our for and against statistics do not reflect the marked improvement in the Hurricanes’ skills, teamwork and confidence. Given that only five of the students have played hockey before and none in the Under 11 age group, we are holding our own quite well. At the time of writing this report we have played seven games.  We have won one and lost six, however we have scored four goals along the way.

The team is gelling together well and their rapid rate of improvement, enthusiasm and resiliency augers well for CGGS hockey in the future.  We look forward to finishing the season with a few more wins.

Janet Carroll
Manager

Under 11 Division 1 Grammar Fireballs

After seven rounds of the ACT Under 11 girls Division 1 hockey championship the Fireballs are steadily improving the quality of their game play. All players are building their skills and knowledge of the game, and their continued commitment laying the foundations for success in the seasons ahead.

Whilst yet to win a match this should be tempered by the relative inexperience of a significant part of the team who are first year players and the teams division 1 status.

The goal of the team is to win a match by seasons end and we cannot help but think we are well on our way.

Our thanks to Antonia Mathews for her support of hockey throughout the season.

We wish both Antonia and her husband an enjoyable break travelling Europe next semester.

Louise Willmsen
Manager