What Are Hockey Schools?
These are basically schools reserved for the best players in their area. Many hockey academies provide a full curriculum for their students, so they act as a regular educational center just with an extra emphasis on hockey.
What Is The Main Purpose Of Hockey?
The objective of hockey is to score more goals than the opposite team before the stipulated time runs out. All players use a hockey stick to control the ball and drive it to the opposition’s goalpost to score for their team. A hockey stick has a long handle with a curved head, which is flat on one side.
Why Is Hockey An Important Sport?
Hockey helps Develop leadership skills, discipline, and teamwork in the players. Being a team player is essential in any sport and hockey is no exception. The sport requires teamwork to succeed, which helps develop leadership and discipline.
How To Play Hockey?
The objective of hockey is to score more goals than the opposite team before the stipulated time runs out. All players use a hockey stick to control the ball and drive it in the opposition’s goal post to score for their team.
A hockey stick has a long handle with a curved head, which is flat on one side. The weight of a hockey stick must not exceed 737g. Modern hockey sticks are made from fibers of glass, carbon, and aramid.
These fibres are laminated to build strength and sticks are made as per specifications. Earlier, field hockey sticks used to be made of wood. But the introduction of synthetic pitches forced innovations in stick-making.
Players are only allowed to use the flat side of the stick to touch the ball. Failure to do so leads to a foul (back stick) and the ball is given to the opposition.
All hockey players need to pass or dribble the ball only with their stick and move it towards the opposite goal. And to score a goal, a shot can only be taken from inside the striking circle.
Top Hockey Schools In South Africa?
BOY’S 1sts HOCKEY RANKINGS 02 MAY 2023 | |||
Rank | TEAM | PLAYED | AVG BONUS PTS |
1 | ST STITHIANS | 7 | 12.37 |
2 | SACS | 14 | 12.02 |
3 | PAUL ROOS GYM | 17 | 11.43 |
4 | DHS | 16 | 11.26 |
5 | JEPPE | 13 | 11.03 |
6 | MARITZBURG COLLEGE | 13 | 10.99 |
7 | WYNBERG BH | 7 | 10.94 |
8 | GARSFONTEIN | 18 | 10.94 |
9 | PRETORIA BOYS HIGH | 15 | 10.83 |
10 | CLIFTON | 17 | 10.75 |
11 | GREY COLLEGE | 16 | 10.66 |
12 | HILTON COLLEGE | 11 | 10.59 |
13 | KES | 10 | 10.58 |
14 | SELBORNE COLLEGE | 12 | 10.58 |
15 | PEARSON | 20 | 10.52 |
16 | NORTHWOOD | 16 | 10.51 |
17 | KEARSNEY COLLEGE | 13 | 10.47 |
18 | WESTVILLE BH | 14 | 10.42 |
19 | PAREL VALLEI | 13 | 10.16 |
20 | PAARL GIM | 19 | 10.10 |
21 | AFFIES | 15 | 10.01 |
22 | ST CHARLES COLLEGE | 8 | 10.00 |
23 | MICHAELHOUSE | 8 | 9.96 |
24 | GREY HIGH SCHOOL | 19 | 9.83 |
25 | MENLOPARK | 19 | 9.33 |
26 | PARKTOWN | 14 | 9.30 |
27 | ST JOHNS COLLEGE | 18 | 9.28 |
28 | ST ANDREWS COLLEGE | 11 | 9.06 |
29 | DURBANVILLE | 6 | 8.87 |
30 | QUEENS COLLEGE | 18 | 8.86 |
31 | PAARL BOYS HIGH | 11 | 8.79 |
32 | ST BENEDICTS | 5 | 8.62 |
33 | ST ALBANS COLLEGE | 16 | 8.50 |
34 | WATERKLOOF | 8 | 8.41 |
35 | SOMERSET COLLEGE | 17 | 8.41 |
36 | WOODRIDGE | 17 | 8.41 |
37 | ST DAVIDS | 17 | 8.39 |
38 | KINGSWOOD | 8 | 8.29 |
39 | ELDORAIGNE | 16 | 8.17 |
40 | HUDSON PARK | 13 | 8.01 |
41 | MERRIFIELD | 7 | 7.97 |
42 | WORCESTER GYM | 17 | 7.81 |
43 | FAIRMONT | 18 | 7.81 |
44 | POTCH GIM | 7 | 7.66 |
45 | DALE COLLEGE | 11 | 7.56 |
46 | CAMBRIDGE | 9 | 7.54 |
47 | YORK HIGH | 19 | 7.51 |
48 | JIM FOUCHE | 18 | 7.39 |
49 | ST ANDREWS SCHOOL | 11 | 7.37 |
50 | WESTERING | 5 | 7.18 |
51 | BISHOPS | 6 | 7.13 |
52 | VOORTREKKER BETH | 10 | 7.13 |
53 | NOORDHEUWEL | 14 | 7.11 |
54 | STIRLING | 11 | 7.05 |
55 | SASOLBURG | 13 | 6.98 |
56 | HELPMEKAAR | 10 | 6.97 |
57 | OUTENIQUA | 10 | 6.70 |
58 | GLENWOOD | 8 | 6.64 |
59 | PIETERSBURG | 6 | 6.60 |
60 | STELLENBERG | 14 | 6.59 |
61 | TRIO | 17 | 6.52 |
62 | FICHARDTPARK | 7 | 6.51 |
63 | CURRO DURBANVILLE | 6 | 6.23 |
64 | ASHTON | 17 | 6.22 |
65 | ST DOMINICS | 5 | 6.18 |
66 | EDGEMEAD | 7 | 6.17 |
67 | UPLANDS COLLEGE | 8 | 6.16 |
68 | RANDPARK | 23 | 6.07 |
69 | STELLENBOSCH | 10 | 6.06 |
70 | NELSPRUIT | 10 | 6.02 |
71 | HTS MIDDELBURG | 6 | 5.87 |
72 | DF MALAN | 8 | 5.86 |
73 | SENTRAAL | 8 | 5.86 |
74 | LINDEN | 9 | 5.84 |
75 | MIDDELBURG | 14 | 5.83 |
76 | OUDTSHOORN | 11 | 5.80 |
77 | BELLVILLE | 9 | 5.78 |
78 | POINT | 11 | 5.76 |
79 | HUGENOTE WELL | 10 | 5.76 |
80 | MONUMENT | 21 | 5.71 |
81 | LYDENBURG | 10 | 5.64 |
82 | CHARLIE HOFMEYR | 12 | 5.63 |
83 | TRANSVALIA | 15 | 5.63 |
84 | GOUDVELD | 8 | 5.45 |
85 | BEAULIEU COLLEGE | 6 | 5.37 |
86 | THOMAS MORE COLLEGE | 10 | 5.31 |
87 | DIAMANTVELD | 10 | 5.29 |
88 | WITTEBERG | 6 | 5.25 |
89 | CURRO HILLCREST | 10 | 5.21 |
90 | KRUGERSDORP | 7 | 5.16 |
91 | WATERSTONE | 10 | 5.15 |
92 | CORNWALL HILL | 6 | 5.13 |
93 | DUINEVELD | 14 | 5.13 |
94 | FRAMESBY | 5 | 5.10 |
95 | ZWARTKOP | 15 | 5.05 |
96 | LIGBRON | 9 | 4.60 |
97 | POTCH VOLKSKOOL | 7 | 4.40 |
98 | SECUNDA | 10 | 4.39 |
99 | BERGSIG | 13 | 4.31 |
100 | POTCH BOYS | 9 | 3.74 |
101 | CURRO LANGEBAAN | 7 | 3.27 |