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