Floorballers!
Please be informed that Damai Community Hall, KK Community Hall & Luyang Community Hall will be closed for renovation from the 3rd August till December 2009. Thus, this coming sunday will be our last training at Damai Community Hall for this year.
Our new venue for training will be Tanjung Aru Community Hall (opposite Terminal 2).
Please refer below:-
2nd August -----> Damai Community Hall
9th August -----> Tanjung Aru Community Hall
16th August -----> Sports Complex Likas, Lake
23rd August -----> Tanjung Aru Community Hall
30th August -----> No training
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Penang after thoughts
Semasa saya di Pulau Pinang, belajar banyak tentang floorball.
Team Nomad juga dilatih bermain cara "bola keranjang"..
Banyak penggalaman yang saya lalui di penang..
dan..dapat MAKAN makanan penang...ahaha..tapi....banayk yang pedas....
"Nomad Gemilang...ow...Nomad gemilang......HU~HA!!!
- #69 Alexander Carl Gutual
My experience going too penang was too much... haha.. on the 1st day many thing's had happen to me.... loosing my bag.... loosing to ztect... 24-4... that was our welcoming present that we got from penang... haha..on that night also we lost to the penang women's state team.... fuh!!!! the next morning... we go to the red cresent's hall for training.... Uncle Edward coach us on movement's.... and defence for the match againts the "state"@"national" team that night.... eventhough it was predicted 40-0.... but Nomads keep a good work by lowering the score to 10-0... All of us were bought KFC... haha... nomads suprises our coach...the next day we fought Fire Brands... a new team who were coach by our good Friend Jason...we won 6-4 I think.. and I was the goalie on that day.... that night Innebandy come... we lead the match 4-3 at the end of the 2nd period... but lost 4-5 at the end of the match...many thing's I have learned about myself,ourself, and my friends.... the main thing is never to Give up at all cost and train Hard for us to go to the top... have the passion and vission for the future of floorball in malaysia... at the end were the first sabahan's to win the Penang youth wave challenge.... eventhough we lost our first game 2-0... we fought hard and finally... we won 2-0 in the final...
- #18 Nazrin Ismail Abbie
My experience in Penang? I will just summarise everything and keep it as short as possible. The hospitality shown by Pastor Edward, Kor Kor Kenny and Jie Jie Penny touched me.They drove us around, everyday, thanks a lot. Floorball? Yeah, it is a team game which most Sabahans stil cannot conceptualise. The Penangites showed us loads sbout floorball- the way it should be played. It was a vast difference that can be seen between us-Nomad and the Penang Teams from Day One. The Penangites, were far ahead of us in terms of technical skills, movements and understanding of the game. We got thrashed the whole week, 24-4 to Ztec, 6-3 to the state ladies team, 10-0 to the state mens team, 5-4 to Innebandy, but won 8-5 against Firebrands.Nevertheless, I am sure, we have a lot to bring back to Borneo, to show you guys how to play floorball.haha.. Oh yah, congrats Nomad, for winning the Wave Challenge. hahaha....Although winning with a mixture of maturity, technical skills and luck, we all deserved it. Yeah!! haha... Nomad Gemilang, Nomad Gemilang, WooHa!!!
- #27 Adrian Lim
Team Nomad juga dilatih bermain cara "bola keranjang"..
Banyak penggalaman yang saya lalui di penang..
dan..dapat MAKAN makanan penang...ahaha..tapi....banayk yang pedas....
"Nomad Gemilang...ow...Nomad gemilang......HU~HA!!!
- #69 Alexander Carl Gutual
My experience going too penang was too much... haha.. on the 1st day many thing's had happen to me.... loosing my bag.... loosing to ztect... 24-4... that was our welcoming present that we got from penang... haha..on that night also we lost to the penang women's state team.... fuh!!!! the next morning... we go to the red cresent's hall for training.... Uncle Edward coach us on movement's.... and defence for the match againts the "state"@"national" team that night.... eventhough it was predicted 40-0.... but Nomads keep a good work by lowering the score to 10-0... All of us were bought KFC... haha... nomads suprises our coach...the next day we fought Fire Brands... a new team who were coach by our good Friend Jason...we won 6-4 I think.. and I was the goalie on that day.... that night Innebandy come... we lead the match 4-3 at the end of the 2nd period... but lost 4-5 at the end of the match...many thing's I have learned about myself,ourself, and my friends.... the main thing is never to Give up at all cost and train Hard for us to go to the top... have the passion and vission for the future of floorball in malaysia... at the end were the first sabahan's to win the Penang youth wave challenge.... eventhough we lost our first game 2-0... we fought hard and finally... we won 2-0 in the final...
- #18 Nazrin Ismail Abbie
My experience in Penang? I will just summarise everything and keep it as short as possible. The hospitality shown by Pastor Edward, Kor Kor Kenny and Jie Jie Penny touched me.They drove us around, everyday, thanks a lot. Floorball? Yeah, it is a team game which most Sabahans stil cannot conceptualise. The Penangites showed us loads sbout floorball- the way it should be played. It was a vast difference that can be seen between us-Nomad and the Penang Teams from Day One. The Penangites, were far ahead of us in terms of technical skills, movements and understanding of the game. We got thrashed the whole week, 24-4 to Ztec, 6-3 to the state ladies team, 10-0 to the state mens team, 5-4 to Innebandy, but won 8-5 against Firebrands.Nevertheless, I am sure, we have a lot to bring back to Borneo, to show you guys how to play floorball.haha.. Oh yah, congrats Nomad, for winning the Wave Challenge. hahaha....Although winning with a mixture of maturity, technical skills and luck, we all deserved it. Yeah!! haha... Nomad Gemilang, Nomad Gemilang, WooHa!!!
- #27 Adrian Lim
Penang Wave Challenge 2009
This year's Penang Wave Challenge consist of 4 games; Floorball, Ultimate Frisbee, Captain Ball & Skittle Ball (only introduced this year). After a long week of Floorball Experience with various clubs & the state teams, Nomad FC is left with 6 players to participate in the Floorball games of Penang Wave Challenge. Perfect!
Upon arrival at Balik Pulau Stadium, it was great to see so many participants in their various teams performing group warm-ups, stretching, briefing, etc. It's hard to imagine the amount of effort the organizers has put into this event. Over 600 participants this year from the previous year's 300 over. Totally Awesome!!
As the Wave Challenge kicks off with an opening prayer, the atmosphere charged up as the games begun!
There are 19 teams in 6 grouping for the Floorball Men's Category alone:-
Group A
A1 Firebrands i2
A2 Saintz FC
A3 Impact
A4 Frontliners Juniors
Group B
B1 Innebandy Warriors
B2 Ztec 42
B3 Torch Bearers
Group C
C1 Frontliners 300
C2 Kaki Perempuan
C3 Ztec 43
Group D
D1 Innebandy Giants
D2 Kaki Ayam
D3 Contact Army
Group E
E1 Firebrands i
E2 Green Rush FC
E3 Nomads
Group F
F1 Firebrands i3
F2 Frontliners Spartans
F3 Salibandy
Our first game defeat to team 'Firebrands i' (0-2) became our rude awakening to the reality of the competitiveness of Wave Challenge. This ain't the friendlies anymore, if we loose another game, we can be sure we'll be packing our bags early. As we struggled to re-organize our playing to suit the 8 minutes game, we went into the 2nd game against team 'Green Rush FC' (1-0) with humility and renewed zealousness; and it pays off this time.
Barely making it through the preliminary round, our 3rd match proves to be the hardest of them all, team 'Ztec 43'. Bitter memory of our landslide defeat to team Ztec earlier in the week warns us of the coming onslaught. Fighting muscle to muscle, bone to bone, teeth to teeth; Nomads made me proud by drawing the game to a 1-1 score. Whether we make it to the semi-finals is now determined in our next game against team 'Saintz FC'.
If we win 1-0, we'll fail to make it into the semi-finals; if we win 2-0, a penalty shoot-out against team 'Ztec 43' will be the judge; if we win 3-0, we'll automatically make it into the semi-finals. With unspoken agreement, the whole team gave full pressure to 'Saintz FC' during the 4th game resulting in a 4-1 score. The joy of making it into the Semi-Finals was such a great relief!
Our 5th game against team 'Kaki Ayam' is termed as the 'Heart Stopping Game'. With a 1-1 draw at the end of the 8th minute, a penalty shoot-out is unavoidable. Each team will take the penalty shot 3 times to determine the winning team. If its still a draw, the penalty shot will go into sudden-death.
With both teams only scoring 1 out of 3 tries, we went into Penalty Shoot-Out Sudden Death. The atmosphere is electrifying! Nomads took the first shot and missed. 'Kaki Ayam' took their first shot and missed. Nomads took our 2nd shot and scored!. 'Kaki Ayam' took their 2nd shot and missed!
We went crazy!! Woooo Hooooo~~!!!! WE'RE IN THE FINALS!!!!
It almost didn't matter anymore who we're playing in the finals, as we walked into the court with smiles across our faces. The thought of a guaranteed medal is already beyond our expectations. None the less, the team we're meeting is Salibandy, a team not from Penang but from KL. Interesting..... Observing the way they played against Kaki Perempuan convinced me they're gonna be a tough team to play.
Knowing this will be our last game in Penang, we ran like there's no tomorrow. With speed to our advantage, we managed to keep the pressure on them throughout most of the game, which resulted in a 2-0 score. What better way to end the Wave Challenge from a 0-2 defeat in the first game? Again Nomad suprises me. ;)
Upon arrival at Balik Pulau Stadium, it was great to see so many participants in their various teams performing group warm-ups, stretching, briefing, etc. It's hard to imagine the amount of effort the organizers has put into this event. Over 600 participants this year from the previous year's 300 over. Totally Awesome!!
As the Wave Challenge kicks off with an opening prayer, the atmosphere charged up as the games begun!
There are 19 teams in 6 grouping for the Floorball Men's Category alone:-
Group A
A1 Firebrands i2
A2 Saintz FC
A3 Impact
A4 Frontliners Juniors
Group B
B1 Innebandy Warriors
B2 Ztec 42
B3 Torch Bearers
Group C
C1 Frontliners 300
C2 Kaki Perempuan
C3 Ztec 43
Group D
D1 Innebandy Giants
D2 Kaki Ayam
D3 Contact Army
Group E
E1 Firebrands i
E2 Green Rush FC
E3 Nomads
Group F
F1 Firebrands i3
F2 Frontliners Spartans
F3 Salibandy
Our first game defeat to team 'Firebrands i' (0-2) became our rude awakening to the reality of the competitiveness of Wave Challenge. This ain't the friendlies anymore, if we loose another game, we can be sure we'll be packing our bags early. As we struggled to re-organize our playing to suit the 8 minutes game, we went into the 2nd game against team 'Green Rush FC' (1-0) with humility and renewed zealousness; and it pays off this time.
Barely making it through the preliminary round, our 3rd match proves to be the hardest of them all, team 'Ztec 43'. Bitter memory of our landslide defeat to team Ztec earlier in the week warns us of the coming onslaught. Fighting muscle to muscle, bone to bone, teeth to teeth; Nomads made me proud by drawing the game to a 1-1 score. Whether we make it to the semi-finals is now determined in our next game against team 'Saintz FC'.
If we win 1-0, we'll fail to make it into the semi-finals; if we win 2-0, a penalty shoot-out against team 'Ztec 43' will be the judge; if we win 3-0, we'll automatically make it into the semi-finals. With unspoken agreement, the whole team gave full pressure to 'Saintz FC' during the 4th game resulting in a 4-1 score. The joy of making it into the Semi-Finals was such a great relief!
Our 5th game against team 'Kaki Ayam' is termed as the 'Heart Stopping Game'. With a 1-1 draw at the end of the 8th minute, a penalty shoot-out is unavoidable. Each team will take the penalty shot 3 times to determine the winning team. If its still a draw, the penalty shot will go into sudden-death.
With both teams only scoring 1 out of 3 tries, we went into Penalty Shoot-Out Sudden Death. The atmosphere is electrifying! Nomads took the first shot and missed. 'Kaki Ayam' took their first shot and missed. Nomads took our 2nd shot and scored!. 'Kaki Ayam' took their 2nd shot and missed!
We went crazy!! Woooo Hooooo~~!!!! WE'RE IN THE FINALS!!!!
It almost didn't matter anymore who we're playing in the finals, as we walked into the court with smiles across our faces. The thought of a guaranteed medal is already beyond our expectations. None the less, the team we're meeting is Salibandy, a team not from Penang but from KL. Interesting..... Observing the way they played against Kaki Perempuan convinced me they're gonna be a tough team to play.
Knowing this will be our last game in Penang, we ran like there's no tomorrow. With speed to our advantage, we managed to keep the pressure on them throughout most of the game, which resulted in a 2-0 score. What better way to end the Wave Challenge from a 0-2 defeat in the first game? Again Nomad suprises me. ;)
Nomad FC vs Innebandy!Co
The next game in our minds was against Innebandy!Co. A game in Balik Pulau Stadium, where Sabahans refer to as, "the largest rink we ever played in".
Nomad, a team with only 7 players left, facing a team with 4 lines, including two national players and a national goalie, it was a game of David against Goliath.
Nomads in their usual green, against Innebandy!Co in black. Nomad started the game well, when Mark scored from a rebound following a free hit. Innebandy!Co immediatly struck back to equalise. But defensive error proved costly as Adrian Lim picked up a missed pass from halfway to slot in a shot beneath Lin Ken's arms. Goals came in from both teams as the second period ended. Adrian Lim adding another two to make the score 4-3.
Nomads were in ecstacy, something seemingly impossible is on the verge of becoming possible. They had to remain focus. Coach Shawn had been telling the team to be mentally strong.He kept reminding us to not get complacent.
Then, into the third period, things didn't happened as how we hoped for. The defence was seen leaking everywhere. Innebandy!Co just seized on the chance to make the score in favour of them. The final whistle blew, with the score 5-4. We lost dramatically. Coach Shawn was obviously irritated and furious.
We lost the game, but gained truly worthy experiences. We've learned to be a team throughout the game, from the beggining to the end. Nevertheless, Nomads, be proud of the good fight. Nomad Gemilang, Nomad Gemilang, WooHa!!
Nomad, a team with only 7 players left, facing a team with 4 lines, including two national players and a national goalie, it was a game of David against Goliath.
Nomads in their usual green, against Innebandy!Co in black. Nomad started the game well, when Mark scored from a rebound following a free hit. Innebandy!Co immediatly struck back to equalise. But defensive error proved costly as Adrian Lim picked up a missed pass from halfway to slot in a shot beneath Lin Ken's arms. Goals came in from both teams as the second period ended. Adrian Lim adding another two to make the score 4-3.
Nomads were in ecstacy, something seemingly impossible is on the verge of becoming possible. They had to remain focus. Coach Shawn had been telling the team to be mentally strong.He kept reminding us to not get complacent.
Then, into the third period, things didn't happened as how we hoped for. The defence was seen leaking everywhere. Innebandy!Co just seized on the chance to make the score in favour of them. The final whistle blew, with the score 5-4. We lost dramatically. Coach Shawn was obviously irritated and furious.
We lost the game, but gained truly worthy experiences. We've learned to be a team throughout the game, from the beggining to the end. Nevertheless, Nomads, be proud of the good fight. Nomad Gemilang, Nomad Gemilang, WooHa!!
Nomad FC vs Firebrands
A warm afternoon, to Red Cresent we head, Fresh from the 10-0 defeat to the Penang Men's State Team, we were on fire. Vowed to improve our performance agaiqnst a local club, Firebrands.
Physical wise, we knew we had the advantage, they looked like a bunch of kids around twelve to sixteen years old, except for their commander- Jason Chan, who was twice their age I suppose, 27 years old. But hey, we had to keep our feet on the ground, we have yet to find out or taste what skills do they have in the bag. It was a 4on4 game, due to the size of the hall. Nomad clad in green, while firebrands in their grey jersey.
From the start, they showed how floorball should be played- a team game with lots of passing and running. They were good in their passes and movements. However, we managed to score the first and second goals of the game.
Goals were pouring in from both sides. Firebrans showed a Nomad team with only 7 players that they were no puchovers, they showed great spirit throughout the game. Firebrands do look dangerous at times, but it was their physic that kept them at bay, it was the physical difference that cost them more goals.
Nomad won the game 8-5, CK dragging a shot to the top corner, a brace from Alex, Adrian Crnilla grabbing one and another four from Adrian Lim. Winning or losing the game was neither the case nor the point, it is the experience from the game that the team got together that matters most, it is the experience that matures the team together.
Penalties were followed, after the game, with both sides testing the opposition goalies with their own tricks and skills.
Good win, at least a consolation to bring back to Sabah. Keep it up Nomad. Nomad Gemilang, Nomad Gemilang, WooHa!!!
Physical wise, we knew we had the advantage, they looked like a bunch of kids around twelve to sixteen years old, except for their commander- Jason Chan, who was twice their age I suppose, 27 years old. But hey, we had to keep our feet on the ground, we have yet to find out or taste what skills do they have in the bag. It was a 4on4 game, due to the size of the hall. Nomad clad in green, while firebrands in their grey jersey.
From the start, they showed how floorball should be played- a team game with lots of passing and running. They were good in their passes and movements. However, we managed to score the first and second goals of the game.
Goals were pouring in from both sides. Firebrans showed a Nomad team with only 7 players that they were no puchovers, they showed great spirit throughout the game. Firebrands do look dangerous at times, but it was their physic that kept them at bay, it was the physical difference that cost them more goals.
Nomad won the game 8-5, CK dragging a shot to the top corner, a brace from Alex, Adrian Crnilla grabbing one and another four from Adrian Lim. Winning or losing the game was neither the case nor the point, it is the experience from the game that the team got together that matters most, it is the experience that matures the team together.
Penalties were followed, after the game, with both sides testing the opposition goalies with their own tricks and skills.
Good win, at least a consolation to bring back to Sabah. Keep it up Nomad. Nomad Gemilang, Nomad Gemilang, WooHa!!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Nomad Floorball League 2009
The inaugural Nomad league concluded with the defending champions, Reloaded stamping their mark once again as the kings of Sabah by trumping both Sky Knights Floorball Club and Nomad Floorball Club in a hotly contested league.
Reloaded vs Sky Knights FC (17-2)
1st Period Scoring Summary
1’ 10” – Adrian Lim (Reloaded)
4’ 56” – Adrian Lim (Reloaded)
7’ 00” – Aaron Lim Chee Ren (Reloaded)
7’ 20” – Gregory Scott Chin (Reloaded)
8’ 00” – Lim Yao Seng @ Jeremy (Reloaded)
9’ 49” – Terence Wong Tchin Ngee (Sky Knights FC)
12’ 26” – Samuel Wong Wai Ming (Reloaded)
13’ 40” – Gregory Scott Chin (Reloaded)
2nd Period Scoring Summary
1’ 12” – Lim Yao Seng @ Jeremy (Reloaded)
2’ 31” – Lim Yao Seng @ Jeremy (Reloaded)
10’ 41” – Banjo Teo Porle (Sky Knights FC)
11’ 10” – Adrian Lim (Reloaded)
12’ 50” – Gregory Scott Chin
3rd Period Scoring Summary
1’ 40” – Samuel Wong Wai Ming (Reloaded)
6’ 43” – Adrian Lim (Reloaded)
11’ 17” – Gregory Scott Chin (Reloaded)
13’ 39” – Chong Chao Sheng @ Travis
14’ 40” – Gregory Scott Chin (Reloaded)
14’ 59” – Adrian Lim (Reloaded)
Match Summary
Result: 17 – 2 (7 – 1, 4 – 1, 6 – 0)
Shots on Goal: 25 – 8 (7 – 1, 7 – 6, 11 – 1)
Match Referees:-
Shawn Chung Yuk Leong
Lai Chin Khong
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Sky Knights FC – Nomad FC (8–7)
1st Period Scoring Summary
0’ 28” – Shawn Chung Yuk Leong (Nomad FC)
4’ 22” – Oscar Jefferson Chew (Sky Knights FC)
9’ 06” – Lee Kong Ning (Nomad FC)
12’ 10” – Lee Kong Ning (Nomad FC)
13’ 11” – Eugene Wong Yung Gen (Nomad FC) , Assist – Lee Kong Ning
2nd Period Scoring Summary
4’ 56” – Terence Wong Tchin Ngee (Sky Knights FC)
6’ 55” – Gavin Cha Chung Yong (Sky Knights FC), Assist – Terence Wong
7’ 49” – Terence Wong Tchin Ngee (Sky Knights FC)
9’ 27” – Oscar Jefferson Chew (Sky Knights FC)
3rd Period Scoring Summary
1’ 25” – Kevin Lo Siap Shin, Assist – Leon Chin Lik Zhen (Nomad FC)
2’ 45” – Lai Chin Kong (penalty shot) (Nomad FC)
5’ 35” – Lavinia Ann Lam Mei Teng, Assist – Shawn Chung (Nomad FC)
10’ 00” – Terence Wong Tchin Ngee (Sky Knights FC)
13’ 15” – Terence Wong Tchin Ngee (Sky Knights FC)
14’ 20” – Terence Wong Tchin Ngee (Sky Knights FC)
Match Summary
Result: 8 – 7 (1 – 4, 4 – 0, 3 – 3)
Shots on Goal: 13 – 12 (3 – 6, 4 – 2, 6 – 4)
Match Officials:-
Chin Foo Wing
Adrian Lim Chee En
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Nomad FC – Reloaded (5–5)
1st Period Scoring Summary
2’ 31” – Mark Casselle Mickey (Nomad FC)
5’ 10” – Gregory Scott Chin (Reloaded)
12’ 16” – Adrian Lim (Reloaded)
2nd Period Scoring Summary
0’ 26” – Mark Casselle Mickey (Nomad FC)
5’ 11” –Alexander Carl Gutual (Nomad FC)
13’ 43” – Gregory Scott Chin (Reloaded)
3rd Period Scoring Summary
2’ 06” – Mark Casselle Mickey (Nomad FC)
5’ 34” – Mark Casselle Mickey (Nomad FC)
14’ 47” – Lim Yao Seng @ Jeremy (Reloaded)
14’ 59 – Gregory Scott Chin (Reloaded)
Match Summary
Result: 5 – 5 (1 – 2, 2 – 1, 2 – 2)
Shots on Goal: 15 – 9 (5 – 2, 4 – 3, 6 – 5)
Match Officials:-
Leslie Ling
Adrian Ling
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Total Goals 44
Top Scorers
8 goals - Gregory Scott Chin (Reloaded)
6 goals - Adrian Lim Chee En (Reloaded)
6 goals - Terence Wong Tchin Ngee (Sky Knights FC)
4 goals - Lim Yao Seng @ Jeremy (Reloaded)
4 goals - Mark Casselle Mickey (Nomad FC)
4 goals - Lee Kong Ning (Nomad FC)
2 goals - Oscar Jefferson Chew (Sky Knights FC)
2 goals - Samuel Wong Wai Ming (Reloaded)
1 goal - Aaron Lim Chee Ren (Reloaded)
1 goal - Alexander Carl Gutual (Nomad FC)
1 goal - Banjo Teo Porle (Sky Knights FC)
1 goal - Chong Chao Sheng @ Travis (Reloaded)
1 goal - Eugene Wong Yung Gen (Nomad FC)
1 goal - Gavin Chia Chung Yong (Sky Knights FC)
1 goal - Kevin Lo Siap Shin (Nomad FC)
1 goal - Lai Chin Kong (Nomad FC)
1 goal - Lavinia Ann Lam (Nomad FC)
1 goal - Shawn Chung Yuk Leong (Nomad FC)
Monday, October 20, 2008
Manukan
Friday, September 26, 2008
We're moving!!
Dearest floorball surfers.
Please be informed that our current blogspot address http://floorballborneo.blogspot.com will be changed to http://nomadfc.blogspot.com effective 12:00am, 1st October 2008 (or whenever I'm free lah). Nomads is on the move!!
Please be informed that our current blogspot address http://floorballborneo.blogspot.com will be changed to http://nomadfc.blogspot.com effective 12:00am, 1st October 2008 (or whenever I'm free lah). Nomads is on the move!!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ladies Floorball
We started in June 2008 with 16 people turned up. Unfortunately, the caretaker of the hall didn’t turned up and we only managed to do an introduction on floorball outside the hall. What a disappointment, everyone was excited but didn’t get to try it out. Nevertheless, it was a good introduction done by our President Shawn and after that we go to Damai (yes, Damai again..I think the Penang team who came recently had been there for many many times..haha) for a drink and fellowship.
Oh, by the way, I haven’t introduced myself. I’m Madalen, coach for the ladies floorball. This is my first time coaching (I think it’s easier than being a referee, pressure, pressure.. haha). I’m glad that finally we can have our own floorball sessions coz some of the ladies are really shy to play with guys or when the guys are around. So, that means guys are not allowed to be in the hall, not even husbands :'(
In July, we have a player from Frontliners Penang joining us. Lavinia is in KK to further her study in UMS. She’s a fearless player, no guys can intimidate her (when we play with the guys). Frontliner Penang has definitely trained her well. Well done!!
Our ladies players are quick-learners, disciplined and serious. Two thumbs up for them! I thank God them, they really have good spirit. Keep it up ladies! Once, we had a group of 10 teachers, all first-timers. Wow…they really go for the ball (almost all of them, wherever the ball went). It reminded me of how we used to play. :D They're really good, they don't give up easily. We also had a lady with special need who joined one of the sessions. She was an enthusiastic player, played with all her heart. I’m so encouraged!
Lastly, our sessions are open to all ladies (and ladies only) who are interested in this sport. Just come with your proper attire, we will provide the sticks (unless you have your own) and balls. If you’ve never played this sport before, don’t worry, this is why we have these sessions and it’s not difficult at all to learn. Our youngest player is 7 years old. She really enjoys it! For those who know how to play and want to improve your skills/techniques, this is the place you can do so and maybe share your skills with us ;)
My hope is that this sport will be made known and well known to schools in KK and throughout Sabah.
Oh, by the way, I haven’t introduced myself. I’m Madalen, coach for the ladies floorball. This is my first time coaching (I think it’s easier than being a referee, pressure, pressure.. haha). I’m glad that finally we can have our own floorball sessions coz some of the ladies are really shy to play with guys or when the guys are around. So, that means guys are not allowed to be in the hall, not even husbands :'(
In July, we have a player from Frontliners Penang joining us. Lavinia is in KK to further her study in UMS. She’s a fearless player, no guys can intimidate her (when we play with the guys). Frontliner Penang has definitely trained her well. Well done!!
Our ladies players are quick-learners, disciplined and serious. Two thumbs up for them! I thank God them, they really have good spirit. Keep it up ladies! Once, we had a group of 10 teachers, all first-timers. Wow…they really go for the ball (almost all of them, wherever the ball went). It reminded me of how we used to play. :D They're really good, they don't give up easily. We also had a lady with special need who joined one of the sessions. She was an enthusiastic player, played with all her heart. I’m so encouraged!
Lastly, our sessions are open to all ladies (and ladies only) who are interested in this sport. Just come with your proper attire, we will provide the sticks (unless you have your own) and balls. If you’ve never played this sport before, don’t worry, this is why we have these sessions and it’s not difficult at all to learn. Our youngest player is 7 years old. She really enjoys it! For those who know how to play and want to improve your skills/techniques, this is the place you can do so and maybe share your skills with us ;)
My hope is that this sport will be made known and well known to schools in KK and throughout Sabah.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Hosting Team Contact
They came and they left. Sorry for the late write-up guys/gals. Perhaps the biggest and most anticipated event organized by Nomad Floorball Club for 2008, Team Contact was on mission to show Sabahans how floorball is played.
Team leader, Coach Edward Lim aka. ‘The One’ arrived 2 days ahead of schedule to explore the marine life in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. He’s now believed to be a certified SSI open water diver. Wow….
3rd July (Thursday)
The first floorball clinic held at KK Community Hall. This time, we had Penny, Kenny & Uncle Sam assisting ‘The One’ with individual skills training while Lin Ken led a separate group of goalie wannabes at another corner.
We were grounded with the basics of basics AGAIN; and to their surprise, we’re still struggling with hitting a simple slap shot. Then there was the drag shot and then the sweep pass. So what I’ve learned?
1. Stop staring at the ball
2. Heads up; see what’s going on on-court.
3. Your grip got to be equally dirty (different holding positions for different shots
4. Get your technique right first instead of blasting the ball at full power every time
5. Run with 2 hands on your stick
6. Don’t tell the whole stadium you’re about to shoot
7. Uncle Sam likes to bully Lin Ken
It was fun and games after that but all of the training over the last 2 hours went out the window for me. Too exited for games to remember what was taught.
Dinner/Supper: Diamond Restaurant
4th July (Friday)
The rumours were true. The legendary and fearsome Team Contact has finally arrived at 1:40pm Air Asia Terminal. There’s James, the IFF certified referee with Bart Simpson hair, there’s Richard, the ‘Young Man’ who eats anything, Bryan son of James, Nicholas and Eythan son of Richard, cousins Sophia and Kai Sheng, Sunn, Ian, Calvin & Joseph.
In an attempt to ‘slow’ them down for the 4pm friendly at Shan Tao, we brought the team for a heavy lunch at Bandaran Berjaya. Unfortunately it was not enough and they still emerged victorious against Team Reloaded.
What I’ve learned?
1. #2 always plays in front of the cage
2. #11 always slap pass into the centre
3. #13 runs like mad on the right wing and passes back hand into centre
4. I should’ve eaten less
That’s all I manage to see in the blur of the moment when contact plays – the moment everything happens.
After that, it was all a mad rush back to Century Hotel for shower and to d’Stream, Centre Point for Referee Training. Here’s when things gets interesting.
First, we’re all given a BASIC referee rules test just so that we know how much we didn’t know. There were 40 questions. For example: -
Player A looses the ball in a man-to-man situation. He/she feels that the opponent hit him/her with the stick. The referee does not referee in favour of player A and as a result of this player A throws his/her stick with force against the rink. The player is not trying to aim at the ball or the opponent. What is the action of the referee?
a) The game continues, since in this situation throwing the stick was not an offence
b) 2 + 10 minutes penalty
c) 5 minutes penalty
And then there was this:-
The players of Team A are behaving very ”bad” on the bench. The very upset team captain is thrown out with a Match Penalty. The captain refuses to give away his captain armlet to any other player and says “that they don’t need a captain, when there is only 8 minutes left of the period”. How do you react?
a) The game continues normally, but without a captain for team A
b) You name one of the players as captain in the Match Report, after which the game continues
c) You refuse to continue the game, since there according to the rules are no possibility to continue
d) You tell the team, that you will discontinue the game if there is no new captain appointed. If the team still refuses to name a new captain, you discontinue the game, since there according to the rules are no possibility to continue
Imagine being bombarded by questions after questions before the teacher begun teaching. Any guess?
After finding out how bad I’ll do as a referee, James asked ‘Why do you want to be a referee?” “What is the role of a referee”, “What characteristics does a referee need?”
This is getting tough.
Team leader, Coach Edward Lim aka. ‘The One’ arrived 2 days ahead of schedule to explore the marine life in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. He’s now believed to be a certified SSI open water diver. Wow….
3rd July (Thursday)
The first floorball clinic held at KK Community Hall. This time, we had Penny, Kenny & Uncle Sam assisting ‘The One’ with individual skills training while Lin Ken led a separate group of goalie wannabes at another corner.
We were grounded with the basics of basics AGAIN; and to their surprise, we’re still struggling with hitting a simple slap shot. Then there was the drag shot and then the sweep pass. So what I’ve learned?
1. Stop staring at the ball
2. Heads up; see what’s going on on-court.
3. Your grip got to be equally dirty (different holding positions for different shots
4. Get your technique right first instead of blasting the ball at full power every time
5. Run with 2 hands on your stick
6. Don’t tell the whole stadium you’re about to shoot
7. Uncle Sam likes to bully Lin Ken
It was fun and games after that but all of the training over the last 2 hours went out the window for me. Too exited for games to remember what was taught.
Dinner/Supper: Diamond Restaurant
4th July (Friday)
The rumours were true. The legendary and fearsome Team Contact has finally arrived at 1:40pm Air Asia Terminal. There’s James, the IFF certified referee with Bart Simpson hair, there’s Richard, the ‘Young Man’ who eats anything, Bryan son of James, Nicholas and Eythan son of Richard, cousins Sophia and Kai Sheng, Sunn, Ian, Calvin & Joseph.
TEAM CONTACT
In an attempt to ‘slow’ them down for the 4pm friendly at Shan Tao, we brought the team for a heavy lunch at Bandaran Berjaya. Unfortunately it was not enough and they still emerged victorious against Team Reloaded.
Kenny putting all his energy into that perfect slap
Lin Ken in his 'Cat' stance
Team Reloaded with import players (2 furthest players)
Team Contact with the Cage Attendant behind Penny
"Good Game.. good game... good game.. good game.. Goodies~~!!!"
Team Contact with Team Reloaded. Take note of the Time Keeper at the back in blue
What I’ve learned?
1. #2 always plays in front of the cage
2. #11 always slap pass into the centre
3. #13 runs like mad on the right wing and passes back hand into centre
4. I should’ve eaten less
That’s all I manage to see in the blur of the moment when contact plays – the moment everything happens.
After that, it was all a mad rush back to Century Hotel for shower and to d’Stream, Centre Point for Referee Training. Here’s when things gets interesting.
Referees in training
First, we’re all given a BASIC referee rules test just so that we know how much we didn’t know. There were 40 questions. For example: -
Player A looses the ball in a man-to-man situation. He/she feels that the opponent hit him/her with the stick. The referee does not referee in favour of player A and as a result of this player A throws his/her stick with force against the rink. The player is not trying to aim at the ball or the opponent. What is the action of the referee?
a) The game continues, since in this situation throwing the stick was not an offence
b) 2 + 10 minutes penalty
c) 5 minutes penalty
And then there was this:-
The players of Team A are behaving very ”bad” on the bench. The very upset team captain is thrown out with a Match Penalty. The captain refuses to give away his captain armlet to any other player and says “that they don’t need a captain, when there is only 8 minutes left of the period”. How do you react?
a) The game continues normally, but without a captain for team A
b) You name one of the players as captain in the Match Report, after which the game continues
c) You refuse to continue the game, since there according to the rules are no possibility to continue
d) You tell the team, that you will discontinue the game if there is no new captain appointed. If the team still refuses to name a new captain, you discontinue the game, since there according to the rules are no possibility to continue
Imagine being bombarded by questions after questions before the teacher begun teaching. Any guess?
After finding out how bad I’ll do as a referee, James asked ‘Why do you want to be a referee?” “What is the role of a referee”, “What characteristics does a referee need?”
This is getting tough.
"Game continues as long as you don't chop his head off. Any questions?"
Offence 902 - Locking an opponent's stick
"You got a problem?"-James "Uh oh... "-Sunn "Sei lorr......."-Kenny "ZzzzZZZzzzzz"-Uncle Chin "Pretend nothing's happenin"-Calvin
Lastly, there was positioning. Apparently there are ways referees are supposed to move with respect to the position of the ball, direction of the game, and where the other referee is. We were showed photos of how Penang referees did during their last league and I’m much comforted.
What I’ve learned?
1. Referee is boss
2. Referee must be physically fit
3. Counter grip is not allowed
4. Personal penalties
5. Judge intention of players
6. How to blow the whistle distinctively to mark an offence, serious offence, end of game & start of game
7. You’ll always get 2 + 10 minutes penalty for misconduct
8. Uncle Sam’s scuba diving license is questionable
Dinner/Supper: Diamond
5th July (Saturday)
Rumour has it; there are 3 minimum requirements to be a Sabahan. Explore the islands, climb Mt. Kinabalu & speak with ‘bah’ at the back of your sentences. “Don’t like that bah…..” Team contact is now 33% Sabahan after their island trip to Pulau Manukan. Judging by the condition of their hair when picking them up from the island, its easy to spot the non-swimmers.
After lunch, its Referee Practical for 1 hour and Team Strategies Training for the next 2 hours at Damai Community Hall. Here’s when we’re (referee trainees) put to the test when we’re asked to referee a mock-up game by Contact, with James scrutinizing every bit of our movements, our actions, our whistles, our communication, our hand signals, etc. We’re even taught how to run like a boss and how not to run as recorded by our videographer when James was demonstrating it. Here’s when I thought ‘What have I gotten myself into…….”
What have I learned?
1. Referee is boss
2. Communicate!
3. Show direction of game immediately after an offence
4. Run to the penalty spot as soon as possible to mark a free-hit to avoid delaying the offended team
5. 2 minutes bench penalty for incorrect distance
6. Kai Sheng and Colonel Sanders are good friends
Now its time for team strategies clinic. We’re briefed with the various formations, 2-2-1, 2-1-2, 1-2-2, 1-1-3, 0-0-5 and many more, fore-checking (how much pressure to apply), how to move with a 1-2-2 & 2-1-2 formation, how to defend with a 2-1-2 formation, how to open up game with a 1-2-2. We’re also taught of the most dangerous zones and the 2nd most dangerous zones on court.
The next part was free-hit in the danger zone (in front of the goal cage). Now this was technical! The way we did it was child’s play compared to what Contact showed us.
What have I learned?
1. There are 7 options in setting up a free-hit
2. Everyone has potential to score
3. Faking opponent into running inside the 3 meter zone
4. Screening the goalie
5. Screening the wall
6. Setting up a wall
7. Don’t get fooled by the runners
8. Tackle nearest opponent; man-to-man
9. What to look out for as a referee
Those 2 hours was obviously not enough to do in-depth team strategies as I felt there’s so much more to learn. Next session is at S.M. All Saints in less than 2 hours and its time to slow them down again. After having a meal at Damai and then moving on to our home ground, we had warm-ups, stretching and drills (Pin Ball, Snake, and Zebra). Uncle Telly and Adrian (Referee trainees) volunteered to referee our friendly match, and not forgetting Ernest; the faithful time keeper.
The anticipation of having a bite at Contact was high. Its now showdown time with the Legends of North, the 2008 Penang League Champions. 1-2-3- SUKSESS!!!
And we lost………………....
Though it was a 6-3 score against us, it was a good 3 points we scored against Contact. In my personal opinion it’s more like a 4-3 if we don’t count the goalie’s slippery hands. Credit goes to the entire team especially to our dear goalies who saved close to 10 shots during that match.
Dinner/Supper: Damai
6th July (Sunday)
It’s a Sunday. Madalen, Cynthia, Valerie and Elaine brought them for breakfast and then to d’Stream to attend service while ‘The One’ got exported to BCCM Rainfield for their service. ‘The One’ managed to get back to d’Stream before the sermon ‘Sowing in the Spirit’ started and we adjourned for lunch at Taman Fortuna before going back to hotel to change.
Eythan testing out the Cactus
The friendly match at Shan Tao is where all teams in KK gathered to have a go at Contact. The climax so to speak. There was Contact, Nomads, Reloaded, d’Gap-Rainfield & Hope-Skytos. Every team got to play with Contact and everyone had fun. It was also a time when all referee trainees were called into duty. I remember Uncle Sam shouting “REFEREE~!! WHERE ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO BE~~!!” and I started running faster than the players on field. That’s when I realized becoming a field player is so much easier. And then there was the “Referee KAyu!!!!” That’s what James meant when he said that referees should handle pressure calmly - Psychological Character.
James always have this taiko look.
Pure Joy - Priceless
Floorball addicts united!
Its dinner at Megah d’Aru that night with d’Stream PCC members. It was a great time of fellowship where all of us were winding down. I learned how to see whether Sunn’s wallet was open or close; and they learned how to label 3 bulbs. I’m still waiting for them to tell me how to make 4 equal triangles using 6 equal length tooth picks. Perhaps the next time we meet.
True character starting to show
Thank you thank you thank you thank you
7th July (Monday)
“Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty……… Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty……… Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty………” – Nokia 1110i
It’s a Monday morning and most of them got a flight to catch at 6:30am. Fetching them at 5am from the hotel is just about right. Madalen, Serri and I sent James, Richard, Bryan, Sunn, Nicholas, Kai Sheng, Ian, Calvin & Joseph to Air Asia that morning. Had breakfast at Tanjung Aru township after that and went home to get change for work.
At night, we had Coaches Clinic at d’Stream. Because we didn’t have enough time to do Secretariat training on the Friday Referee’s training, we had it first before going into coaching stuffs.
What did I learn?
1. You need 5 time keepers
2. A secretariat to keep count of how many scoring attempts were made
3. How to fill in the Match Record
4. You need to know the Assisting Player that contributed to the goal
5. You need to count how many spectators were present during the match
6. Sparring on paper
7. Positioning of players according to their stick sides
8. Communicating team strategies with the team
9. Life skills
10. Floorball for kids
11. Airhook is nonsense
12. Lin Ken does airhooks
Dinner/Supper : Damai
8th July (Tuesday)
“Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty……… Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty……… Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty………” – Nokia 1110i
Its Tuesday morning and its time to send Sophia and Kai Sheng to airport. This time, ‘The One’ followed just to make sure I didn’t send them to the train station instead.
At night, it was Contact’s last clinic in Kota Kinabalu for 2008. This session is especially for d’Gap where they did individual skills, Goose Chase & game by the end. I was reminded why I started wearing gloves as a goalie during my goalie days after seeing what happened to Lin Ken that evening. Getting shoved to the side by Penny for standing in front of her goal was somewhat a surprise as well.
What I’ve learned?
1. #3 is an aggressive player
2. #11 is not as young as he looks
3. ‘The One’ has cravings for Lamb Chops & Chicken Chops
Dinner/Supper: Damai
9th July (Wednesday)
“Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty……… Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty……… Its.. time.. to. get.. up......the. time .is.. four thirty………” – Nokia 1110i
This time, we’re sending off the last batch. ‘The One’. Penny, Kenny, Uncle Sam and Lin Ken. Looking back at all that we have received while hosting team contact and the organizing the events; it really is a miracle we pulled through. Team Contact’s discipline, passion, conviction and life skills are truly a testimony to God’s glory. Praise God!
Many thanks to Team Contact, NFC, Reloaded, d’Gap, Rainfield, Hope-Skytos & d’Stream PCC for their continuous support.
What I've gained?
1. I lost weight :D
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