Saturday, April 5, 2008

Sports Science Institute

Saturday morning the boys were up early and ready for a morning of serious training at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa.

The test battery included:

- Body composition
- Power test
- Speed
- Muscle endurance
- Agility test
- Repeat sprint ability



Hockey Tour Statistics

Games Played: 12

Won: 11
Drew: 0
Lost: 1

Total Goals Scored: 43

Total Goals Conceded: 4

Netball







Friday, April 4, 2008

Aquila Safari

Friday morning.

Up and ready to go at the unearthly hour of 5am, the Eltham College Tour party head off to Aquila Private Game Reserve in the Karoo region of the Cape.

Aquila has the Big 5, free roaming elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Rhino and rare Mountain Leopard and is also home to Giraffe and Hippo. Large herds of game are found on the Reserve such as Black Wildebeest, Burchell's Zebra, Springbok, Gemsbok, Steenbok, Caracal (lynx), Blesbok, Bat Eared Fox, Ostriches, Klip Springer, Duiker, Greybuck, Baboon, Black Backed Jackal, Eland, Red Hartebeest.



Hout Bay from Chapman's Peak

Friday, March 28, 2008

Match v. Fairmont HS




U16's WON
Eltham 4 - 0 Fairmont

U18's WON
Eltham 2 - 0 Fairmont

20-20 Cricket at Newlands




Thursday, March 27, 2008

Match v. Edgemead HS

The U18's won against Edgemead High School
1 -0

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Match v. Zwaanswyk HS

Four matches today, hockey on the fantastic International astro at Hartleyvale Stadium, Netball at Zwaanswyk High School. For all the teams it was a chance to stretch legs, do some running around and prepare for the harder matches ahead.
















The U18's won against Zwaanswyk High School, 9-0
The U16's won against Langa Hockey Club 7-0.
















The Netball Girls A Team won 14 - 4 against Zwaanswyk
The Netball Girls B Team lost 17 - 3 against Zwaanswyk.
More pics of these matches to follow.

Off now to watch the sharks feed at the V&A Aquarium. (let's hope it doesn't put off the girls who are going shark cage diving tomorrow......)


Match v. Langa Hockey Club (U16)


Monday, March 24, 2008

Signal Hill














Welcome to Cape Town

Quick lunch at the V&A Waterfront, and then off to Camps Bay beach.