Amanzimtoti schoolgirls to compete in hockey challenge
Young hockey athletes are set to clash in the Durban South Regional of the SPAR Schoolgirls' Hockey Challenge.
AMANZIMTOTI High School is gearing up to host the second tournament of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge at 3 Schools Trust Astro in Berea on March 7, inviting teams for the Durban South Regional.
Eight teams will be taking on the challenge this year in the hopes of raising the trophy and advancing to the grand finals. An exciting battle between defending champions, Kingsway High School, and Amanzimtoti High School marks the first game of the fixtures.
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Publicist Sophie Thompson explained that each game will last a rapid 20 minutes. Winning teams will earn four points, while teams that draw share the same points. A draw with goals earns two points and a goalless draw earns one.
“Once the pool games have concluded, then the teams will all get the chance to participate in a positional cross pool play-off. The top two teams from each of the pools will meet in a semi-final, with the losing teams heading to the bronze medal game and the two successful teams clashing for the regional honours. In the cross pool play-offs, teams ending with a level score will head to a nailbiting penalty shoot-out where three players from each team will have the opportunity to edge their opponents out,” said Thompson.
Amanzimtoti High School has made six appearances in the grand finals, with Kuswag trailing behind with three appearances and Kingsway with one, having claimed their first regional title last year.
“Matrics participating in the challenge will have the opportunity to win a year’s bursary at eta College, a leading sport science, coaching and management tertiary institution in Durban. The bursary will be awarded at the grand finals,” said Thompson.
The games will be streamed live on the Supersport Schools app. For more information, follow the tournament on Facebook at SparSchoolGirlsHockeyTournament, Instagram at sparkznhockey or TikTok at spar.kzn.hockey.
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