get Lynette t send you the videos if u wan t review!
here are the comments by coach that lynette took down:

1. Whitley (1)
01:20 - watch organisation during corners
01:40 - crowding 3vs1 ->LOSE BALL -> individual responsibility
02:12 - 8vs5->goal keeper out of position
03:27 - positioning during goal kick-> win first ball!

2. Queensway (2)
00:18 - remember to put our arms to shield ball and block opponent when controlling throw-in
03:48 - slow wall-making
05:40 - overshift (goal keeper, right mid and right back out of position)
06:14 - lynette flinched and gave too much space
07:00 - use right leg for goal kick from the right
08:08 - overshift
09:28 - Lynette din cover juat
09:39 - organising defending corners (Right mid take. Left Mid, Centre Mid drop)
12:58 - RB way outta position
14:06 - defence line should push up when Left Back taking throw -> equidistance betw defence, midfield and striker
14:40 - free kick direct t keeper!
15:29 - right back and right mid over shift
16:29 - direction of clearance
17:07 - centre mid must cover right mid
17:43 - good organisation
18:24 - kick off, if possible, turn and go if the opposing striker attempts to win the ball from the pass back
18:54 - clear first time, dont control
21:00 - face the ball, not turn your back
22:01 - right back no cover
22:45 - right mid and centre mid next to each other when receiving throw-in
23:03 - opposing centre mid not marked
25:38 - right mid too slow in putting pressure
28:05 - free kick direct to keeper again!

3. Queensway (3)
01:46 - sala must shield the ball when receiving
02:30 - both an ning and hui shi standing in front of corner taker
02:58 - qiaoyue foul throw
04:48 - kaihui must hav open body position
06:41 - sala, just shoot! dont control too much
07:46 - everybody goes ->GAP
14:23 - wasted 2 free kicks
16:45 - lynette and qiaoyue's body position
20:54 - just shoot!
27:28 - MAJOR OVERSHIFTING
28:02 - sala modelling !
28:13 - opponent at far post unmarked->manpower wastage (inefficient allocation of resources hee)
28:53 - gapp betw defence and midfielder during goal kick, hannah off position
29:58 - gap between defence and midfield again
30:00 - empty space on left wing not exploited
31:11 - qiaoyue foul throw again
35:44 - attackers standing in the box already, but static


coach said that these are our main problems:
1. organisatoin and positioning
2. need to improve clearance at first touch
3. take initiative to go forward and meet the ball

we can do it people! :]

announcement btw: friendly match against RJ on 16th march Mon.
i believe we will learn from our mistake and improve this time!

22 February, 2009

DATE: 11/2/09
TIME: 6pm - 6.30pm
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lynette, Shao, Juat, Sarah, Sylvia, Shu Feng, Hannah, Kai Hui, Qiao Yue, Hui Shi

1. J1s’ training
- Starts next Monday (16th February)
- Soccer “tutorials”
i. after Saturday trainings
ii. small groups consisting of seniors and juniors
iii. j2s help j1s in skills
iv. objective: to bond the team and to improve juniors’ skills

2. Soccer tournament
- Group A
- Schools: VJC, SRJC, MJC, MI, TJC

3. Thurs trainings
-compulsory
-self-training/PT/study sessions
-3pm-5pm

4. Soccer CIP
-sale of flowers
-Vic-ki’s draft:

Hwa Chong Soccer Girls’ CIP Event 2009
Proposal
1. Aims and objectives
- To provide opportunity for Hwa Chong Soccer Girls’ team to work together and provide service in support of school events.
- To promote inter-CCA collaboration between Music and Dance society and Hwa Chong Soccer Girls.

2. Proposed CIP event
- Brief outline: The Hwa Chong Soccer Girls’ team is keen on selling flowers at a booth during Music and Dance society’s annual performance, Dance night 2009.
- Target audience: Performance-goers who want to buy flowers in support of their friends performing.
- Beneficiary: Music and Dance society
- Participants of CIP event: Hwa Chong Girls Soccer team: ?? people + namelist
- Targeted CIP hours: ?? hours (8 to 10)

3. Details of proposed CIP event
- Date of event: dance night
- Venue of sale: Booth outside Auditorium
- Preparation dates: 1 day before dance night
- Venue required for preparation: 1 classroom (1500 to 1900 hrs)

4. Logistics and accounts

5. Proposed sale prices
- 1 carnation stalk: $1.50
- 1 rose stalk: $2
- 1 sunflower: $3
- 1 bouquet(3 roses, 2 carnations, 1 sunflower): $10

lotsa lotsa credits t VICKI for being so efficient and detailed :]

8:40 PM

17 February, 2009

Hello people, don't feel !@#$%^&* okay? Every team goes through bad patches, even arsenal! and look how they beat Cardiff 4-0 (: so cheer up and train hard !

anyway since i am damn free today, here's a little bit of fun fact about the innocuous soccer ball:

In the past, footballs were made from inflated pig bladders. YES! inflated pig bladders, disgusting on so many levels. True, humans don't eat pig bladders, but i'm sure they are considered delicacies in some remote regions of the world, so you're basically playing with your food which will in turn annoy your mum real badly. Besides, think about the poor piggies! We can consume their flesh but think of how indignified they will feel in Rainbow Bridge when they see their mortal remains inflated and crudely kicked about. But that's not the point, as you can see we humans have evolved and now have specialised teams of engineers and scientists working around the clock to create the PERFECT BALL (:

Law 2 of Association Football states that all footballs must be air-filled spheres with a a circumference of 68-70cm, mass of 410-450g and inflated to a pressue of 8-12 psi. Modern footballs are stitched from 32 panels of waterproof leather/plastic: 12 regular pentagons and 20 regular hexagons. This 32-panel ball is a spherical polyhedron that is similar to a truncated icosahedron.

The ball is spherical only because the air pressure within cause the panels to bulge (: Can you imagine kicking a truncated icosahedron around? It will be so mathematical!

Acknowledgements: Wikipedia

2:57 PM

16 February, 2009

i need to do hmeoorwk !

PATIYA (DRAGON FRUIT)

• Fruit of several cactus species, most importantly of genus Hylocereus
• The fruit is commonly called 火龙果 (huo3 long2 guo3) 
• It is native to Mexico, Central and South America and is also cultivated in Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Phillipines, Sri Lanka and Malaysia
• The Seri people of northwestern Mexico still harvest the highly appreciated fruit, and call the plant ziix is ccapxl – "thing whose fruit is sour"
  
• Patiyas can be red or yellow:
  
  
  
  

Nutritional Values per 100g of Patiya
Vitamin/Mineral/Nutrient	Mass
Water	80-90g
Carbohydrates	9-14g
Protein	0.15g-0.5g
Fat	0.1g-0.6g
Fibre	0.3-0.9
Ash	0.4-0.7g
Calories	35-50 kcal
Calcium	6-10mg
Iron	0.3-0.7 mg
Phosphorus	16-36 mg
Carotene (Vitamin A)	Traces
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)	Traces
Riboflavin (Vitamin B3)	Traces
Niacin (Vitamin B3)	Traces
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)	4-25 mg

• Patiyas contain significant quantities of phytoalbumin antioxidants which prevent the formation of cancer causing free radicals
• Coach likes patiyas
• Please listen to Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron and Wine (: it's my latest earworm

12:15 AM

15 February, 2009

YO! i see that soccer blogs very much alive.. haha.. i know this is a little late but finally rmb to post these pictures that i took.. ENJOY! (yes, i finally posted smth:))

Painting the soccer banner..

lynette's fat and little out of shaped 'S' :))

sewing the hula hoop...

our captain attempts home econs:

Step one: thread the needle Step two: poke the first hole

The wrong result:

Trying to fix the problem...

Apparently it was quite bad so the next step's redo-ing it

Switching from home econs to accupuncture.

(She was holding the needle with her mouth and it dropped.. haha)

Anyway, i think juat's doing a better job than lynette:))

Random picture at Whitely match

Finally finshed uploading the pics.. spent like >half hr on this post cos my com keeps lagging and stupid pop-up msgs appear everytime when blogger tries to autosave.

GAH. i'm bored from studying econs.. i am so going to flunk it.. :((
dunno what to write so i'm ending here..

FRIENDLY TMR! WOOHOO! (random)

sayos,
kh

4:24 PM

13 February, 2009

Hey everyone!

This is something i came across on the net:

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas toghuht slpeling was ipmorantt! tahts so cool!

Ins't tihs so cool? I'm ginog to tpye lkie tihs form now on! Tihs ttolaly porves taht Egnsilh lsesnos are cmolpeetly uencesarsy ;)

LOL' I'm bored.
Sraah.

11:36 PM

10 February, 2009

What is soccer speed?
There are many factors which influence the pace at which one performs on the field. They include reflexes, tactical anticipation, agility and so on. Playing at high pace is increasingly important at the more competitive levels. An effective speed training program must incorporate realistic aspects from the game. Soccer speed is not confined to sprinting alone as players rarely sprint for over 20 meters at a time. It is just as important to practice rapid change of direction, acceleration and above all, speed with the ball.

Physical attributes affecting speed

Power (in relation to total body weight)
The more power your body can output, the faster you can run. Therefore, if your muscles are weak you won't be able to run very fast. To increase your strength and power, you need to stress your muscles beyond their maximum capacity. As a result, your body will "overcompensate" by developing stronger and bigger muscles. Having well-developed musculature also decreases the likelihood of injury. There are numerous exercises designed to "overload" your muscles, the most simple and soccer-specific of which is sprinting. Weightlifting is another effective method for building up your body. Plyometrics is a dynamic training method used for developing the power and responsiveness of your muscles. It's based on series of jumping exercises.

Technique (with and without the ball)
Sprinting, in contrast to jogging, requires that you contact the ground with your toes. Your upper body should be slightly bent forward. You must keep your arms aside of your body. Put emphasis on driving your legs forward with each stride. By feeling out the ideal length of your stride, you can adjust for optimal performance. Once you have adapted a good sprinting stride, you should not change the rhythm by shortening or lengthening your step. Mixed sprints of "slow motion running" and top speed bursts are a good way to get a feel for your technique. This will give insight whether you are marking superfluous motions while at top speed. You can practice your ideal stride by placing a line of cones with an equal distance between each. When you sprint next to the cones they will give you a sense of the consistency in your stride and speed. Remember to swing your arms parallel to your path rather than across the body as it preserves energy. It is all about re enforcing economical technique.When a player is moving with the ball at speed, he has to keep a low center of gravity. His knees are bent and he is leaning slightly forward. When dribbling in a straight line, the ball has to be pushed with the instep and should not spin. Control is extremely important when working on your speed with the ball. If you feel that you are losing your handle, you are moving faster than your skill level allows.

Body condition
Your nutritional habits also affect your speed indirectly. Excessive body fat acts as baggage when you're trying to run. Maintaining a sensible diet can help you shed some fat and gain more pace.

Flexibility
While often overlooked, flexibility is a major component of speed. Without good flexibility, your form will suffer, your stride will be shorter and you'll be at higher risk for injury. It is also said that poor flexibility increases the effects of fatigue.

7:05 PM

03 February, 2009

Since I learned how to upload photos, let me give videos a shot...

8:27 PM

8:25 PM

02 February, 2009

Ze Intrepid Reporter is back!

To start off this exciting Lunar New Year, zis reporter is glad to bring u some very interesting news...

ze HC girls soccer team has gone through a arduous thinking process and have come up with a team......MASCOT! zis mascot will hopefully serve to bring ze team lots of luck in the coming times...

however, since we have anticipated your desire in joining zis great decision-making moment for such an honourable team, we have decided to carry out an event... Zis event has taken ze world by storm, with its effective and reliable method of getting needed information. It is also recognised by major companies and they have also deployed large amount of their workforce to carry out zis event year after year...
Presenting to you, the One and ONLY SURVEY of ze year :)

Survey title: How much do thee like ze chosen HC soccer girls mascot?

Background Info:

--> ze Mascot:






























--> another shot of ze mascot:


--> yet another of ze mascot:




















what wonderful shots they are!!!

Questions:

Question 1) How do you feel about ZE MASCOT?

Reaction A) OMG! It is just bee-you-ti-fool! Just look at ze wonderful symmetry of colours! Black, white and just ze right touch of red! What passion! What art! Oh! My heart is beating furiously in my chest to signify my wondrous amour for it!!! Oh, my darling...when will you be mine? My heart yearns for ze day when you and i can be ONE! oh oh!... (to be continued on in a irritating French accent with lots of spouting of poems and love sonnets...)

Note: the speech above is accompanied by a lip smacking gesture... [1) Display your right hand in an action which involves putting all 5 fingers together to point upwards. 2) place the hand next to your pursed lips. 3) Move your hand away in a horizontal diagonally right direction while separating your fingers. 4) Accompany action 3 with a loud "muack" ] If one does not get the action, then too bad...

Reaction B) i luuved the legs n hands...they r a nice touch to the mascot and signify the use of hands and legs in the game of soccer. They also have a deeper meaning...In soccer, one must achieve Soccer-lightenment, with one becoming 1 with the ball...when one's mind, body and soul are 1 with the ball, then one can move with the ball when one has the ball...similarly, when one is 1 with the ball, then the opponents will find it very very very difficult to seperate one from one's ball... (yadah yadah yadah, blahblahblah...One must accompany the speech in a very enlightened tone and have a uplifted expression on one's face. If possible, sit down in a Zen-like position and arranged hands in Zen-like gestures...)

Reaction C)
It's...erm...ok...erm...i...think...it...looks...quite...erm...nice...but...erm...still...got...room...for...erm...improvement...erm...yeah...n...erm...

Reaction D) yucks!

Note: If you chose ze option D, please visit ze HC soccer team on their off-training days for some "Self-Defense" lessons... As they say, ze best type of knowledge comes from experience...( hint hint!)

Question 2)

--> refer to Question 1.

Question 3)

--> refer to Question 2.

Question 4)

--> refer to Question 3.

Question 5)

--> refer to Question 4.

Thanks for doing zis survey! We hope that u had a fun time doing it and have learnt more about ze HC girls soccer team in the process :)

Bye! :)

-Ze Intrepid Reporter signing off...

11:13 PM

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