Hockey
Master in Charge of Boys and Girls Hockey: Mr Gareth Carr Email gdc@wellingtoncollege.org.uk
Wellington College hockey is going from strength to strength seeing us win no fewer than four out of the six Berkshire County Schools Tournaments held last year. Both the boys and the girls U14 sides were crowned Champions as well as boys and girls U16 sides.
The girls play Hockey as their Major sport in the Michaelmas (Autumn) term whilst for the boys it is in the Lent (Spring) term. The College has two floodlit astroturfs which are of the highest standard. The girls now field 12 teams and the boys regularly put out 18 sides at the weekend.
Participation is supported and encouraged and there are well suited,competitive fixtures for all ages and abilities, right the way from our very impressive 1st xl this year to those who play at a competitive yet enjoyable level as far down as the 4th Xl.
Touring is also a regular feature of the sport, the boy's 1st XI toured Singapore and Malaysia in October 2006 and the girls have recently returned from a very successful and enjoyable tour to South Africa. The boys will be looking to tour again in the near future.
We have a coaching staff that boasts two international players Mark Pearn has represented Great Britain and England over 200 times and has attended tournaments such as the Champions Trophy, World Cup, Commonwealth Games as well as the Olympics. We also have Gareth Carr a current South African International who hopes to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics.
To add to the above expertise we have a extremely motivated and enthusiastic group of coaches many of which have played hockey to a high level and have a wealth of hockey knowledge to share with the pupils.