Thirteen Caterham School pupils have been selected to represent their counties at hockey. The boys who will attend the Junior Academy Centres are:
• Joe Foggin U12 Surrey
• Eddie Peet in U13 Surrey
• Ben Cowlard U13 Surrey
• Cameron Lagerberg U13 Surrey
• James Foggin U14 Surrey
• Alex Peet in U16 Surrey
• Ryan Greenhalgh U16 Surrey
• Charlie Hammond U16 Surrey
• Fraser Kenny U16 Surrey
• Tom Chatfield in U17 Surrey
• Henry Mundell in U17 Surrey
• Alex Pearce in U14 Kent
• Rory Walton in U14 Kent
Head of Hockey, Andy Patterson commented: ‘I am delighted with the progress these players have made. I am sure that it is no coincidence that they are all dedicated to their sport and put in hours of practise to reach this level of performance.’
Headmaster Julian Thomas said: ‘The staff and boys having been working extremely hard so I am delighted that their efforts have been rewarded in this way. The boys have been playing superbly this year and thoroughly deserve their call up to the county squads. We have two former international players on our staff, Andy Patterson and Lorne Barnard, who, together with the other coaches, have encouraged the boys to develop their fitness and skills: the senior squads have five training sessions per week, including early morning fitness. The result has been that, so far, in the league matches, school teams have played 33, won 24, drawn 5 and only lost 4.’
Photo – some of the selected students:
Back row, left to right, Henry Mundell, Charlie Hammond, Ryan Greenhalgh, Fraser Kenny, Tom Chatfield
From row, left to right, Ben Cowlard, Joe Foggin, Alex Pearce