A Breath of Fresh Air-different environment,different coach

Back to basics? How nostalgic =) The team Frontliners were found at Japanese Garden(where it all started) for the their first training together, men and ladies after Coach Jason's decision to split the team according to gender to facilitate better training sessions.

This week however, due to unavailability of the courts in the entire Penang state, the initial plan of the coach to have friendly matches with the other teams were upset but nevertheless floorball training was still on. 3 cheers for the commitment of the team!

The team was up for a surprise as the day's coach was none other than their very own most senior female player, Sarah Ng.

The team was tested in their ability to handle the ball while on the move and challenged in their mental ability to give their 100% in completing the drills however tired or bored they felt. The initiative lies on the players themselves to improve on their skills every time they do the drill and the discipline of the mind is primary to the technicalities of the drill.

Coach Jason, who was not coaching on that day, chose to train with the other players and was a source of encouragement to the team by cheering them on to complete the "5 goals in a row" drill.

He was not the only source of encouragement but even Pei Li cheered, “Come on, Steven!!" Mekanath was heard cheering, "Go, girls!!"

And when Kai Yann was expected to be the one to deliver the 5th goal, oh how the team was so expectant that they paused to watch the shot taken but it missed the cones. They threw their heads back in disbelief that they had to start from scratch but they still maintained the team spirit. There were many other attempts before finally, Kai Yann was given a second chance to rewrite history and he delivered the 5th goal, receiving smiles and cheers from his teammates for his effort. The atmosphere was filled with relief as finally the drill WAS OVER!! Hooray!!

The playing session was taken over by Coach Jason where he assigned the players to their teams. Both the men's teams have basically found their ground in the strategy that was taught by Coach Jason but the ladies were having some minor problems arranging themselves and getting their act together. As time passed, the ladies regained their composure and managed to play well in the final round against the men.

All in all, the training this week was lighter and not so challenging in the physical sense.