Monday, August 20, 2007

Develop Lovely Biceps At RM 4++

This week in training the price of absolutely stunning biceps has freefallen to a mere RM 4. Mr. Jason has gone totally berserk in dishing out 5 push-ups for every mistake. "You do this, you get biceps!" Grammatically incorrect, but logically sound. Add in perfect abs also, yet it really depends on how the players do it. Some do the real deal while certain others make it look more like breakdancing.

Not to sidetrack from the ever-improving attendance as seventeen people came for training this week as the club welcomed back Mr. Mekananth (missing for almost 3 months) and Mr. Lin Ken (also sorely missed since the last training), with the gentlemen outnumbering the ladies 2:1.

As Mr. Jason promised, training started off with Taekwondo Ball Control that included 5 push-ups for everytime a player lost the ball. Next came Snake and some other drills, also including the above principle. Last was a drill wonderfully titled 'Helicopter', which was rather similar to that of Prison break, but this time the players had to dribble round and round and round a cone first (don't understand, COME for training). Thank God Mr. Jason dropped his 5-push-ups-per-mistake for the game, or else... Arnie Schwarzenegger, anyone? It was a basic 3-on-3 game, ladies v ladies and guys v guys.

Here this paragraph is specially reserved for the club's new goalie, Ms. Felicia. Taking charge between the posts for the first time, she has already impressed Mr. Lin Ken with her fearless stand and competitive spirit. She performed commendably this week, notably saving some good shots, and best of all, she enjoys this new position.

Later during team talk the most prominent comment was that 'overall, the players had performed outstandingly this week and shown much improvement, give yourselves a hand.' Mr. Jason then got out the whiteboard and started to get all technical, explaining the vision of the club (well-rounded student-athlete) and what had stopped the players from developing ever since Youthwave.

But in the end, the focus of training is not on perfect biceps but on floorball (though admittedly, they would make a great addition). Mr. Jason cannot carry his vision alone and hope for it to succeed. The players must also do their part to help (and that means coming for training), though it is good for Mr. Jason to feel some weight every once in a while, because the club is not about one man. It is about one team. One vision. One heart.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Nice article.
Especially the last quote:
ONE TEAM. ONE VISION. ONE HEART.