{"id":47035,"date":"2020-03-05T13:53:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T11:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:50:37","slug":"komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/","title":{"rendered":"Komani modified hockey launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"eb21bd41\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10036\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10036\/0f70198061f146119f06020ed8c5f9eb.jpg\" title=\"School representatives and officials celebrate the launch of modified hockey at Queens College in Komani.Photo: THANDO MGEDEZI \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">School representatives and officials celebrate the launch of modified hockey at Queens College in Komani.Photo: THANDO MGEDEZI <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>LAST week at Queen\u2019s College Boys\u2019 Primary School Hall, the Department of Education, together with the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture and South African Hockey, officially launched modified hockey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modified hockey is a smaller version of hockey, whereby plastic sticks and a bigger ball are used and can be played on any surface, not just on AstroTurf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Louis Rex Primary, Queen\u2019s Junior, Southbourne, St Theresa Primary, Laerskool Hangklip, Laerskool Cradock and Laerskool Burgersdorp were present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch was designed to train coaches in the basic concepts of coaching including group management and organisation, conducting modified games and activities, safety and enjoyment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme will teach participants the basic skills, giving them the opportunity to not only fall in love with the game, but also provide them with a dream that one day they can represent South Africa at the highest level of all, the Olympic Games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training was conducted by South African Hockey project manager, Gary Dolley. \u201cSouth African Hockey\u2019s idea is to launch the sport in all 52 districts by 2022. At the moment we are in 30 districts. In the last two years we activated more than 380 schools throughout the country and this year our target is 150 schools,\u201d said Dolley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAST week at Queen\u2019s College Boys\u2019 Primary School Hall, the Department of Education, together with the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture and South African Hockey, officially launched modified hockey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"926a4a53-0aa0-4593-a489-2b0294478b55","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Thando Mgedezi","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-47035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Komani modified hockey launched | Komani Karoo Express<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Komani modified hockey launched\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LAST week at Queen\u2019s College Boys\u2019 Primary School Hall, the Department of Education, together with the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture and South African Hockey, officially launched modified hockey.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Komani Karoo Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-05T11:53:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T15:50:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10036\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Thando Mgedezi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EP_Media24\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EP_Media24\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Komani Karoo Express\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9a777cf77130c8c2118be2011780fe5d\"},\"headline\":\"Komani modified hockey launched\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-05T11:53:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T15:50:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":227,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.24.co.za\\\/files\\\/Cms\\\/General\\\/d\\\/10036\\\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2020\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/\",\"name\":\"Komani modified hockey launched | Komani Karoo Express\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.24.co.za\\\/files\\\/Cms\\\/General\\\/d\\\/10036\\\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-05T11:53:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T15:50:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.24.co.za\\\/files\\\/Cms\\\/General\\\/d\\\/10036\\\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.24.co.za\\\/files\\\/Cms\\\/General\\\/d\\\/10036\\\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Komani modified hockey launched\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\",\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Komani Karoo Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/KomaniKarooExpress\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/EP_Media24\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@expressonline3000\\\/videos\"],\"description\":\"Komani-Karoo Express is an online\\\/social media news source that serves the communities of Komani (formerly Queenstown), Cradock, Middelburg, Graaff-Reinet, Fort Beaufort, Somerset East, Hofmeyr, and surrounding areas. Established with the goal of keeping our community informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region.\",\"email\":\"komanikarooexpress@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27415036111\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9a777cf77130c8c2118be2011780fe5d\",\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Komani Karoo Express\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/author\\\/komanikaroo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Komani modified hockey launched | Komani Karoo Express","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Komani modified hockey launched","og_description":"LAST week at Queen\u2019s College Boys\u2019 Primary School Hall, the Department of Education, together with the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture and South African Hockey, officially launched modified hockey.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/","og_site_name":"Komani Karoo Express","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/","article_published_time":"2020-03-05T11:53:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-19T15:50:37+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10036\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Thando Mgedezi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@EP_Media24","twitter_site":"@EP_Media24","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Komani Karoo Express","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/"},"author":{"name":"Komani Karoo Express","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/person\/9a777cf77130c8c2118be2011780fe5d"},"headline":"Komani modified hockey launched","datePublished":"2020-03-05T11:53:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T15:50:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/"},"wordCount":227,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10036\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2020","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/","name":"Komani modified hockey launched | Komani Karoo Express","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10036\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg","datePublished":"2020-03-05T11:53:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T15:50:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10036\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10036\/fc78788347814dc7b5b8f438eb34da83.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/komani-modified-hockey-launched-20200304\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Komani modified hockey launched"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/","name":"Komani Karoo Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization","name":"Komani Karoo Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Komani Karoo Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/","https:\/\/x.com\/EP_Media24","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@expressonline3000\/videos"],"description":"Komani-Karoo Express is an online\/social media news source that serves the communities of Komani (formerly Queenstown), Cradock, Middelburg, Graaff-Reinet, Fort Beaufort, Somerset East, Hofmeyr, and surrounding areas. Established with the goal of keeping our community informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region.","email":"komanikarooexpress@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27415036111","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/person\/9a777cf77130c8c2118be2011780fe5d","name":"Komani Karoo Express","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Komani Karoo Express"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/author\/komanikaroo\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45256,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/jackson-in-argentina-for-fih-hockey-pro-league-20220420\/","url_meta":{"origin":47035,"position":0},"title":"Jackson in Argentina for FIH Hockey Pro League","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"21 April 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"FORMER Queen\u2019s College Boys High School learner Le-Neal Jackson is one of South African men\u2019s hockey team players that travelled to Argentina to play the 2016 Olympic champions in two tests on Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/58ad6a2741d840638e09f43ec98b93a9.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/58ad6a2741d840638e09f43ec98b93a9.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/58ad6a2741d840638e09f43ec98b93a9.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/58ad6a2741d840638e09f43ec98b93a9.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47114,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/chris-hani-district-academy-of-sport-launched-20200219\/","url_meta":{"origin":47035,"position":1},"title":"Chris Hani District Academy of Sport launched","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"20 February 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"THE Chris Hani District Academy of Sport was officially launched at Queen\u2019s College Boys\u2019 High in Komani on Friday, February 14.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":46639,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/umpires-and-scorers-gear-up-for-cricket-season-20201125\/","url_meta":{"origin":47035,"position":2},"title":"Umpires and scorers gear up for cricket season","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"27 November 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"THE Chris Hani District Cricket Association, in partnership with Border Cricket Union and the Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, hosted three days of umpires and scorers\u2019 courses at Cullinan Pavilion in Queen\u2019s College.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c78f0681f50f4212906285a48e2566c1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c78f0681f50f4212906285a48e2566c1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c78f0681f50f4212906285a48e2566c1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c78f0681f50f4212906285a48e2566c1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c78f0681f50f4212906285a48e2566c1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49125,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/sports-festival-this-weekend-20190612\/","url_meta":{"origin":47035,"position":3},"title":"Sports festival this weekend","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"20 June 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"STARTING tomorrow, June 14, Union High School in Graaff-Reinet will be hosting their 20th annual Anne Beagley Junior Rugby and Hockey Festival.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/30f04c27ee234367a2be0f58b8e940a8.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/30f04c27ee234367a2be0f58b8e940a8.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/30f04c27ee234367a2be0f58b8e940a8.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/30f04c27ee234367a2be0f58b8e940a8.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47043,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/queens-college-cricketers-have-a-t10-blast-20200304\/","url_meta":{"origin":47035,"position":4},"title":"Queen\u2019s College cricketers have a T10 blast","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"5 March 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"ON Sunday, Queen\u2019s College Boys\u2019 High hosted the Inaugural Cricket T10 blast at the Parry Davies Fields in Komani.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":47794,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/coaches-and-refs-renew-accreditation-20191113\/","url_meta":{"origin":47035,"position":5},"title":"Coaches and refs renew accreditation","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"14 November 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"LOCAL rugby coaches and referees attended the BokSmart course at the Queen\u2019s College Auditorium in Komani as they renewed their accreditations recently.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9c07d5ffe52f4e3b96fae98dce5c54f0.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9c07d5ffe52f4e3b96fae98dce5c54f0.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9c07d5ffe52f4e3b96fae98dce5c54f0.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9c07d5ffe52f4e3b96fae98dce5c54f0.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9c07d5ffe52f4e3b96fae98dce5c54f0.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9c07d5ffe52f4e3b96fae98dce5c54f0.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Komani Karoo Express","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47035"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=47035"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=47035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}