As these senior footballers play for their HNC team some, for the last year, others for another two years, we help reflect on some of the good memories and great successes thus far!
Kai-Marie Simpson (Lower 6) –
- How long have you been playing football?
Since I was around four or five years old.
- How has being a footballer at HNC affected your life? Socially as well as academically?
Balancing football and schoolwork is a challenge because after games or training I’m always tired and don’t have the energy to do homework. But you have to learn to push yourself to complete everything. Socially I’ve made a lot of friends through playing against other teams.
- What is your fondest AND most proud moment during your tenure playing football at HNC?
Winning the MVP and most improved player at the school’s prize giving.
- Throughout the years then team has suffered a few loses, how did you maintain a high spirit during challenging times?
HNC girls have a lot of heart and passion for the game. We were defeated constantly in our first two years of competing and we never allowed other people’s opinions of us to bring us down. We stuck together through it all and came out to training all the time in order to become the champions we are today. A lot dedication and from the support of our parents, we will continue to be the winners of all of the leagues to come.
Nicolette Jardine (Upper Six)
- How long have you been playing football?
I’ve been playing since I was five years old.
- How has being a footballer at HNC affected your life? Socially as well as academically?
Football is a stress reliever from social aspects in life as well as school work.
- What is your fondest AND most proud moment during your tenure playing football at HNC?
My fondest memory is winning the league last year and being able to hold that trophy high.
- Throughout the years then team has suffered a few loses, how did you maintain a high spirit during challenging times?
Our coaches and supports played a great role in giving motivation to keep going and the family aspect of the we have such a strong sisterhood that unite us.
Kaitlyn Maharaj (Lower 6)
- How long have you been playing football?
I’ve been playing football since form 2.
- How has being a footballer at HNC affected your life? Socially as well as academically?
Socially, I’ve made a lot of friends of people who I would have never thought of talking to before and has taught me the importance of teamwork. Academically football has helped me keep on track with my work and in a way prevented me from procrastinating and working harder as I know I wouldn’t have the same amount of time to study/do work as I would if I wasn’t playing football.
- What is your fondest and most proud moment during your tenure playing football at HNC?
Proudest moment would definitely be when we won our first match as a team after having season of many lost matches. Fondest I am not too sure about but I am extremely fond of the team we became over the years and how close we became to one another.
- Throughout the years the team has suffered a few loses, how did you maintain a high spirit during challenging times?
As a team, always together, we always have each other’s back n matter is you messed up, there will always be encouragement as well as our pure love for the game.
The spirited team have been working hard this season and it shows! For that Holy Name Convent is proud. These are the under 20 team’s scores:
Success Laventille vs. HNC – 1-3
Bishops Anstey vs. HNC – 2-1
SJC vs. HNC – 2-5
Tranquility vs. HNC – 2-3
Diego Central vs. HNC – 1-6
Here are some photos of the girls hard at work:
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