Coastal Pirates dominate on home turf

Vikki de JagerThe annual Coastal Pirates tournament of the NIIHA (Namibian Ice and Inline Hockey Association) league was held at Swakopmund recently. Matches ran almost continuously all day from the Friday evening until Sunday afternoon, with early morning starts and matches played until midnight. This was one of the six national league tournaments and was attended by teams from all the age divisions from the five clubs in Namibia. Competition was tough, with only one more tournament to go to determine the top four teams in each age division eligible to compete in the NIIHA Championships to be held in Windhoek at the end of November. Playing at the Coastal Pirates Club means being able to utilise two courts simultaneously – a distinct advantage for the growing sport as more teams enter into the league. For the first time ever, more than 100 matches were played in one weekend, 106 to be exact, including some of the internal club matches played earlier during the week. The Coastal Pirates accounted for 60 of the games played with 17 teams – more than any other club! Playing on home ground without the need to travel for hours, the intense training the Coastal Pirates players had undergone in preceding weeks paid off with win after win for the home teams. Coastal Pirates took top honours in the Open Division by winning all their games. Also undefeated for the weekend were the 8UA, 10UA, 12UA and 14UA teams. The 8UA team had their best tournament all year having built up skill as well as confidence. The Coastal Pirates 10UA team, who had shared the top position in their division with Cazadores after four tournaments, pushed themselves into the top spot in the league by winning all their matches during the weekend, including a 6-4 victory over Cazadores. The Coastal Pirates’ second 12U team in the A-league, 12UA Black, won two of their three inter-club games, with a convincing win against Kamikaze’s A team in the very last match of the tournament, while only having four players available. The Coastal Pirates 14UA team continues to shine and remains unbeaten all season, having conceded only one goal in the five tournaments so far. The Coastal Pirates Open team continued to dominate. The rest of the Open division showed mixed results, with two matches ending in a draw. Skills competitions for the 8U, 10U, 12U and 14U divisions drew the country’s best players to showcase their skill level and compete for the honour of top scorer and top goalie.• The next NIIHA league tournament will take place on 4-6 November at the Coastal Pirates court in The Dome.

Coastal Pirates dominate on home turf

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