THREE of The Armidale School's (TAS) most promising junior hockey players are set to strut their stuff at representative level.
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Rohan Lawrence, Sam Behrend and Miller Harwood have been selected to be a part of various Combined Independent Schools (CIS) teams after impressing selectors at recent trials.
Harwood was selected for the CIS primary team after shining among the 40 youngsters who tried out for the team.
"I was really surprised to make the team, there were so many good players there and I'm really looking forward to it," Harwood said.
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Harwood will compete for CIS at the NSW PSSA State Championships in Lismore on June 4-6.
Lawrence will be doubling up with representative honours as the Year-10 student will play in both the under-16 and open CIS teams.
He will line up in the open team alongside schoolmate Sam Behrend, who was selected as a shadow in the open team.
The two had previously starred together as a part of the North Coast Independent Schools team.
A team which, recorded wins over Christian Schools Sports Association (3-2) and GPS/CAS (2-0).
As well as losses to Independent Schools Assocation (2-4) and Association of Independent Coeducational 'schools (AICES) (1-3).
The CIS opens team will play at the NSW All Schools championships at Moorebank in Sydney in June.
The competition will also serve as good preparation for Lawrence ahead of his under-16 duties a few weeks later.
Included in those under-16 duties will be when the under-16 squads from CIS, Combined High Schools (CHS) and Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) have an intensive week-long training camp at Narrabeen Sports High School in Sydney in July.
The training camp will act as selection for the NSW under-16 team.
"I'm really excited to be part of the under-16 squad, the training camp is going to be really full on, they put GPS trackers on everyone to monitor who is putting in the hard work," Lawrence said.
Lawrence is also in the current Hockey NSW Athlete Acceleration Program (AAP) Boys Squad.
"From there they choose the NSW All Schools team and I'm really aiming to be part of that," he said.
NCIS coach and TAS hockey co-ordinator Mike Ball said the selections were a credit to the boys and a reflection of the growing hockey program at the school.
"The success of these boys follows on from state and national representation for Lily Neilson and Sam Wright last year and augers well for the future of the sport at the school," Ball said.
