Girls' hockey
The girls' hockey programme at King's is designed to be varied, purposeful and enjoyable, providing each and every player with a sense of achievement and a positive attitude towards living a healthy lifestyle. It also aims to develop skills, identify talent and vigorously promote it. Excellence, when and where appropriate, is pursued. This is made possible by first-class facilities, professional coaches, a large pool of player talent, and a challenging fixture list.
Our facilities include two state-of-the-art sand-dressed artificial turf pitches opened in December 2009 by Simon Mantel (England and GB) and former pupil Maddie Hinch (England and GB Under 21), and an older sand-filled turf. Our fantastic facilities enable us to host county and divisional tournaments at King's.
There are 12 staff involved in coaching, including two goalkeeper coaches, several of whom have had national, regional or county coaching and playing experience. These staff oversee ten girls' teams throughout the Michaelmas term. Individuals are also encouraged to seek representative honours, and tours are undertaken on a regular basis. Recent tours have taken us to Barbados, Singapore and Malaysia. We have just returned from a very successful hockey and netball tour to South Africa.
In the Michaelmas 2011 season, our Under 16s were crowned county champions, qualified from the West Preliminary Finals, and at the West Finals finished seventh best school in the West of England.
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- I love my time at King's and find it a fantastic school to be part of. Meiling
- Personally I think King's has some of the nicest people. Annie
- King's is an amazing place to be and what makes it special is it feels just like home. Louise
- I can tell I'm going to like it here! Amelia
- The sport at King's is very good and at a high standard. Meiling
- When I was at my prep school I always thought of King's as a school where there were more opportunities and I was completely right. Jamie
- I can already see that this is probably going to be the best few years of my life so far. I have enjoyed every moment of every lesson. Toby
- There's just so much food, it’s like a feast … every meal time! Annabelle
- King’s is a great school and I am so glad that I came here. I can tell that it was the best decision for me. Louise
- Ever since I got here, everyone has been so friendly and welcoming; it has been so easy to settle in. Toby
- First impressions are exciting and impressive. Alicia
- The hockey is very sociable and a good way to get to know your friends. Annie
- I like this school more and more every day. The teachers are good and make lessons fun. Henry
- One of my first impressions of King's was the atmosphere. Everyone seemed happy and was enjoying themselves. George
- What really impressed me was the size of the campus and vast expanding playing fields. Alicia
- The teachers are very enthusiastic and will inspire you. Nancy
- The staff are kind, the subjects are interesting, the facilities are good and I can safely say when I am grown up, I will think back happily of my memories at King's. David
- My house is very warm and lovely, everyone in there is like a family. I like getting to know the older pupils and having that bond with them as well as my own year. Meiling
- As soon as I walked into the main hall on my tour I knew King's Taunton was the school for me. Joe
- The atmosphere is just wonderful for learning. Hendrik
- I love it. And I've made loads of new friends. I can't believe the first four weeks have already gone. Leo
- It's amazing. The teachers are brilliant, they are so friendly and enthusiastic. I just want to learn here. Leo