SPORT
School Hockey Tour – Singapore
Over the Easter holidays, a group of
students were fortunate enough to head to
Singapore for the 2015 Guildford Grammar
School Hockey Tour.
activities at the end. It was a very productive
session, however the effects of fatigue were
beginning to show towards the end of the
session.
Upon arriving in Singapore for the first time,
the boys had to quickly adapt to the humidity
before their first game against Mazenod,
which was scheduled for the next day. In
the morning, the boys conducted their first
hockey school session where they worked
through the 3G process. The boys examined
what behaviours made them United,
Professional and Hard before getting onto
the bus to play Mazenod at Delta Stadium.
The next day the boys enjoyed a well-earned
rest and were excited to visit Universal
Studios. The boys were impossible to keep
up with as they hammered through the
‘Mummy’ and ‘Transformer’ rides but none
of them were brave enough to sit front row
at the Water World Show. After a big lunch
of burgers and milkshakes, by 4.00pm the
boys were ready to do some shopping at
Vivo City before heading home.
After a delay due to lightning and torrential
rain, the boys played very well, and managed
to score a 5-2 win. The boys and coaching
staff were very happy to get the tour off
to a winning start, particularly after being
defeated by Mazenod on our home pitch
only a week before.
The next day commenced with a second
hockey session ahead of the boys’ afternoon
match against the Singaporean school, Teck
Whye. The team focused on communication
and calling, defensive marking methods,
pressing methods and field formation
patterns, which all became useful in the
game later that day. After goals scored
by Jedd Reynolds, Justin Hendry and
Sam Screaigh, Guildford Grammar School
managed a 3-1 win. After the win, the boys
interacted with the Teck Whye students
before the long trip home for a pool recovery
and an early night ahead of another game
the next morning.
Day 3 saw the boys go through a training
session at the Singapore Hockey Federation
HQ at Sengkang, where the coaches had an
intense two-hour training session planned.
The boys worked very hard in the morning
heat playing a variety of 5 on 5 and 10 on 10
matches, short corner practice and some fun
Old Boys
lead the way
It is not the honor that you take with
you, but the heritage you leave behind.
In a rollercoaster season of highs and lows,
the regatta hosted by Trinity College on
Saturday 7 March was the highest point
of the 2015 season. Current and past
Guildford Grammar School rowers united to
produce some extraordinary results.
With two wins a piece from the 1st and
2nd VIII’s, as well as wins from the Year 10A
and B VIII’s and strong performances across
the board from other crews, the current
Guildford Grammar School oarsmen did
themselves and the School proud, putting
forward the finest team performance on a
regatta day for many years.
However the show was stolen by the
Guildford Grammar School Old Boy crew
consisting of Cox, Naish Wallace (He 0314), Stroke, James Kerr (Fr 07-11),
The opponents for day six were the
Singapore School Boys side, which consisted
of some of the best 16-18 year old players
from a collection of the big Singapore
schools. The match proved to be the most
intense of the whole tour. Tristyn Crute
made a valiant effort in defending Guildford’s
goal but unfortunately the team went down
3-2 in their first loss of the tour.
The next day was the team’s final game for
the tour and after the loss the day before,
the boys were looking to end their time in
Singapore on a high. Playing at the National
University of Singapore, the team faced the
Singaporean National under-18 side, which
was unfortunately undermanned. In a game
where our boys were the most fatigued
they had been all tour, and on one of the
most humid days in Singapore, the team
worked very hard in a high pressure game
and managed to come out winners with a
3-2 victory.
Overall the tour was a great experience
for the Guildford Grammar School hockey
students, with o