Wellington School Hockey Aces

21 Jan 2016

Wellington School pupils have once again excelled at the County Hockey Squads this season. An amazing 5 girls and 7 boys have been selected to represent Somerset in the JAC, representing a tremendously successful season for Wellington.

Pupils were selected across the age ranges and there was a good split of girls and boys.

Girls:

U14     Issy Piper

U16     Cerys Lee, Imogen Hughes

U17     Charlotte Galley, Emma Gibbins

Boys:

U14     Dominic Cowie, Ruach Schofield

U15     Ethan Cole, Oliver Steeden

U16     Edward Peachey, Ollie Rowe

U17     Angus Hunter

“Wellington School is extremely proud of this outstanding result from all the pupils” said Director of Sport and Wellbeing, Steffan Jones.  “Hockey is a strong tradition at Wellington, and we are proud to maintain this standard of excellence.”

The Junior Academy Centre (JAC) is run by the England Hockey Club and players are assessed in stringent trials. If selected, the players attend regular training sessions and receive coaching on the core skills of hockey from appropriately qualified coaches.. As well as training, there will be competition between academies. The combination of training and competition allows players to develop in a variety of situations and ensures that they are assessed over the whole programme in more than just the competition environment.