Midstream College’s hockey has grown in leaps and bounds since our inception in 2007. After only this short time, we are a reckoned competitor in Gauteng and beyond the borders of the province. In the coming season we will field seven sides over three leagues, with a strong possibility of an eighth side also. Our A-teams placed 5th, our B-teams 6th and even our under 16C-team did well in their league in the season before Covid-19.

Over the years we have demonstrated our excellent progress on levels of play and coaching, as we have moved up through the leagues. We embrace the ever-changing game of hockey, the ever-improving methods of coaching and advancing relevant skill sets. We relish the opportunity to introduce this wonderful game to all.

We are blessed in having a wonderful synthetic surface, with floodlights, to compliment the manicured grass fields, which affords us the capacity to host many matches at home.

Our hockey season starts officially with the trials just before the April holidays, when we take our annual tours. Practically, however, we like to start with pre-season fitness training, particularly for our players who are neither athletes nor swimmers.

The hockey season kicks off with the Gauteng Cup, played at the start of the season. The season is punctuated by several derby matches, in amongst our many league fixtures, where we are continually searching to find competition that will extend and challenge the status quo. Many of these derby matches are against schools, which are outside of the province. The matches, which are the highlights for our players, however, are those against rival neighbours in Pretoria, of course.

The top tier schools against which we compete are listed below in no particular order and taking the u/14, u/16 and 1st teams into consideration: Pretoria Boys High School, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Hoërskool Waterkloof, Hoërskool Menlopark, St Albans College, Hoërskool Garsfontein, Cornwall Hill College, Hoërskool Eldoraigne and Hoërskool Zwartkop. Over the past number of years, we have consistently managed to have more than a couple of players selected to represent the province each season.

Coaches 2021

Messrs John Acres, Malcolm Dunkeld, Adrian Hossell, Albert van Zyl, Jason Schoeman, Mss Michelle van Niekerk and Cindy Eksteen who are ably assisted by our technical staff member, Ms Nellis Putter. We also employ outside coaches to assist.

Tours 2021

Match Dates 2021

These dates and fixtures will be published as they are finalised.

We anticipate participating in the Noordvaal tournament, which will be held from 29 to 30 July. The venue is yet to be confirmed.

Practice and match schedules will be published on the school’s website, confirmed via e-mail and sent on the WhatsApp groups for teams, as and when they become available and updated.

Boys hockey enquiries: Mr John Acres (jacres@midstreamcollege.co.za)

General sport enquiries: Mr Hans van Vreden (hvanvreden@midstreamcollege.co.za)

Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.

– Liane Cardes