Collie's Preah Hetherington in action at the FHE Cup.

21st December 2009

South West Academy of Sport hockey athletes hit the turf at the Hale Hockey Club in December to take on teams from Singapore, Japan and Australia during the FHE Cup.

The SWAS athletes had spent six weeks preparing for the tournament and travelled to Perth on Friday December 11 to take part in the three-day event.

SWAS head hockey coach Matt Mellor said the competition gave the SWAS athletes the chance to put their skills to the test in front of a top tier crowd, which included State selectors and coaches.

“Highlights for the weekend include the girl’s team twice beating Singapore and being very competitive against Japan and WA under-16s teams,” he said.

“The boy’s team drew four-all with Japanese National under-16s team and beat the WA under-16s.
 
“The athletes learnt a lot from the weekend and now realise the work required to make the next level and be successful, but the good thing is that they are not far off being at that level.”
 
…ENDS