Half Term Hockey trip to Holland

The U14 and U15 Hockey Squads went to Valkenburgh, Holland over the half term holiday to take part in advanced coaching sessions, matches against local Dutch teams, and a tournament. The purpose of the trip was to give the girls exposure to high standards of playing in order to motivate them, provide real challenges, and give them the chance to improve their skills.  

The Year 9 and the Year 10 squads enjoyed tough games and thoroughly exciting matches against their Dutch opponents. Suffering a heavy defeat in the first fixture, the Year 10 girls’ spirits didn’t suffer, and they were able to fight back in their second fixture to have a closely fought second match; Year 9 girls fought hard in their first match against the Dutch and in a nail biting second half the girls drew 1-1. At the end of the week the girls took part in a tournament playing all the English schools on the same trip.

On arrival in Holland the teams got to experience the Dutch way of life by drinking hot chocolate and cream. They also spent time at a retro-inspired bowling alley, sampled Dutch pancakes in the local pancake house, and enjoyed a trip to the lovely town of Maastricht as well as a disco to finish the week off in style!

At the end of the week each team awarded a ‘player of the week’ – congratulations to Louisa P. (Year 10) and Lucy S. (Year 9).

A special thank you goes to Mrs Powell who came along to Holland as our chief nurse.