Chinese New Year is near. Not surprising the attendance is also very low. This week we have 5 boys attending the training. The boys training has always been physically more demanding. We did a lot of physical conditioning this week as there was not many people around. Amongst the things that was done includes Sit Ups, Burpees, Push Ups and even the 5 sets of continuous suicides.
The boys then proceeded the same thing as the girls, a special dedication towards ball control. Coach Jason suddenly had a stomach attack. It was later diagnosed that it was due to his lack of sleep and pushing too much without breakfast. Kuan Yang came to the rescue and took over the training temporarily while waiting for Jason to recover. The boys proceeded with the initial training plans.
Asked on what he thinks about the boys, Kuan Yang comments "San Jeevan's ball is the hardest to steal because he shields the ball well. But he is a little bit stiff. Daniel is natural with shielding the ball, only thing is he's got to work with his ball controls. As for the other 2 Kannan and Ilaya, they've got to learn to the proper posture and work on their ball controls."
After resting for a while, Jason recovered and joined the boys for a game of floorball. "I like the spirit here. Someone came and pray for me as my stomach was aching."says Jason.
The boys were reminded of keeping the team spirit tight. They were also reminded of the quote by Phil Jackson," Strength of the team is the Individual. Strength of the Individual is the team".
Coach Jason stressed " The team is always bigger than the individual. If your personal agenda is more important than the team. Then get lost. I don't want you in the team. I can afford to lose a player, but I'll die if I lose the team." Team spirit was high.
The players were also requested not to ever speak foreign language which is not common to everyone. This includes Tamil and Hokkien. English and Bahasa Melayu is the only language permitted. "I'm not being racist here, but if we don't understand what each other is speaking, how can we be united? its like chicken and duck talking" says coach Jason.
Being a Frontliner is always about being united. Very often teams experience self destruction due to lack of unity and team spirit. Coach Jason is aware of it. And he's doing his best to counter it. Up till now, the players are very united and committed. Hopefully the team will grow and be ready for the challenges ahead.
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