Hockey tourney a success at Rundu

THE annual Sanlam Namibia Schools’ Hockey Tournament took place at the Rundu Sports Stadium last weekend.

The tournament incorporates a two-day coaching course for coaches and two-day coaching clinics for all participating players. This event was first introduced by the Hockey School of Excellence (HSE) and Sanlam Namibia in 2004 with the aim to development the game of hockey in the Kavango Region.The 2008 Sanlam Namibia Schools Hockey Tournament held over the weekend at Rundu was by far the biggest and the most competitive one yet.A record entry of 380 players representing 38 teams from 11 schools played 70 games on Saturday at the Rundu Stadium.Noordgrens Secondary School set a new entry record when it entered 10 teams for the tournament, breaking the old record of six teams set by Kasote in 2006.Eight trophies were at stake in the u/12, u/14, u/16 and u/18 age groups for boys and girls.Noordgrens and Rudolf Ngondo each won three of the six trophies, underlining their domination of the tournament.This event also served as trials for the u/12 and u/14 boys’ and girls’ teams that will compete at the NHU Development Tournament on September 27 in Windhoek.The biggest challenge to the development of the game in the Okavango region is a lack of equipment.At least 200 sticks, 150 balls and 15 goalkeeper sets are needed to contribute to player development.Hockey development in the Kavango Region started in 1996 with the assistance of Pauline Yemm, a British volunteer.The region competed in the Annual Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) Development Tournament from 1996 to 2002 and won various awards.The full results at the Rundu Tournament were as follows: U/12 Boys: 1.Kehemu, 2.Rudolf Ngondo U/12 Girls: 1.Rundu SP, 2.Noordgrens, 3.Rudolf Ngondo U/14 Boys: 1.Rudolf Ngondo, 2.Kehemu, 3.Sauyemwa U/14 Girls: 1.Rudolf Ngondo, 2.Maria Mwengere, 3.Noordgrens U/16 Boys: 1.Rudolf Ngondo, 2.Uvungu-vungu U/16 Girls: 1.Noordgrens, 2.Maria Mwengere, 3.Sauyemwa U/18 Boys: 1.Noordgrens U/18 Girls: 1.NoordgrensThis event was first introduced by the Hockey School of Excellence (HSE) and Sanlam Namibia in 2004 with the aim to development the game of hockey in the Kavango Region.The 2008 Sanlam Namibia Schools Hockey Tournament held over the weekend at Rundu was by far the biggest and the most competitive one yet.A record entry of 380 players representing 38 teams from 11 schools played 70 games on Saturday at the Rundu Stadium.Noordgrens Secondary School set a new entry record when it entered 10 teams for the tournament, breaking the old record of six teams set by Kasote in 2006.Eight trophies were at stake in the u/12, u/14, u/16 and u/18 age groups for boys and girls.Noordgrens and Rudolf Ngondo each won three of the six trophies, underlining their domination of the tournament.This event also served as trials for the u/12 and u/14 boys’ and girls’ teams that will compete at the NHU Development Tournament on September 27 in Windhoek.The biggest challenge to the development of the game in the Okavango region is a lack of equipment.At least 200 sticks, 150 balls and 15 goalkeeper sets are needed to contribute to player development. Hockey development in the Kavango Region started in 1996 with the assistance of Pauline Yemm, a British volunteer.The region competed in the Annual Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) Development Tournament from 1996 to 2002 and won various awards.The full results at the Rundu Tournament were as follows: U/12 Boys: 1.Kehemu, 2.Rudolf Ngondo U/12 Girls: 1.Rundu SP, 2.Noordgrens, 3.Rudolf Ngondo U/14 Boys: 1.Rudolf Ngondo, 2.Kehemu, 3.Sauyemwa U/14 Girls: 1.Rudolf Ngondo, 2.Maria Mwengere, 3.Noordgrens U/16 Boys: 1.Rudolf Ngondo, 2.Uvungu-vungu U/16 Girls: 1.Noordgrens, 2.Maria Mwengere, 3.Sauyemwa U/18 Boys: 1.Noordgrens U/18 Girls: 1.Noordgrens