Training on Thursday 13 Nov 2008

today raining. so match cancelled. did track work.

started with 10 rounds warm up run. then intervals. 4X400m, 75s, 90s rest. 5X300m, 60s, 90s rest. 6X200m, 40s, 90s rest (not quite sure abt the correct rest times though). then 3 rounds cool down. then 3 reps of 15 push up, 20 sit up. end of training.

God Bless.

injuries - fabien, zeyan, rafi

Quote of the day

ok brother! today it's going to be (points to self) you, or (points to zeyan) me!

- fu chengwei, fashionista

Training on Thursday 06 Nov 2008

today was a record attendance in training. somemore got 6 keepers. started off with 3-man-full-field-overlapping-cross-and-finishing drill. did on both flanks. after that played half field 7v7. resting group would then do interval runs around the field (measured at 300m). first round was 2x300m 65s. next was 1x600m 165s. then was 1x300m 65s, 1x300m 90s. next was 1x300 65s. then we did a variation. taking one lap to be running from one corner flag, to the corner flag at the other half, and running back (measured at 200m), we did 3x200m 45s. all this while, each round would be separated by the two-side 7v7. then did 3 sets of 20 sit up, 15 push up. one round around the field cool down. end of training.

God Bless.

injuries - fabien, zeyan (non-basketballer), vincent, rafi.

conversation of the day

mayank: what's the muscle that controls your piss and shit
weisong: what?
mayank: what's the muscle that controls your piss and shit
weisong: how to spell 'piss'?
mayank: P-I-S-S lah!
weisong: ORH... say 'pee' lah...

mayank: so what's the muscle that controls your piss and shit
weisong: bladder.
mayank: that's an organ lah! hahahaha!!!

mayank: ok lah. ask me an engineering question. then you can make fun of me.

Training on Monday 03 Nov 2008

started off with 2 laps around the field warm up. then 5 reps uncle plyometrics. then coach took us for some crossing training. keeper will throw the ball to the flank, player runs down and crosses for the other keeper to catch. this occured simultaneously on both flanks. after this, the drill expanded to include a finisher as well, who would then become the crosser. again this happened simultaneously on both flanks. after that, we played 2v2 half field. this then progressed to a 4v4. after which we went back to uncle sam for 5 reps of shuttle run with medicine ball and shot put interchange, followed by 6 reps half field sprints. 2 laps cool down around the field. end of training.

God Bless

injuries - zeyan, rafi, anand, fabien, vincent.

Training on Tuesday 28 Oct 2008

about 23 ppl in attendance today. started with 4 rounds around the field warm up. then plyometrics. then 3v2 put the ball on the line. which then expanded to 4v3. and finally a 12v11. we then went back to sam for a bit of shuttle run with medicine ball and shot put. cool down 2 rounds around the field. end of training.

God Bless.

(nursing) injuries - fabien, russell, zeyan, anand, rafi, asfa(?).

Training on Tuesday 21 Oct 2008

6 ppl in attendance today. started with plyotechnics, but with a new station - crawl under hurdles. then did skipping with shuttle run. then did 10X20m sprints. then 3v3 rugby. end of training.

God Bless

Tribute

dear harpreet. may you rest well and recover so that your leg will not bother you even from day to day. you have been such a blessing to the team, both on and off the field. always encouraging, always inspiring, you pave the way for what it means to possess that elusive ghost - team spirit. we will miss you on the field. off the field-wise, don't be a stranger man. keep the faith. all the best.

Training on Thursday 16 Oct 2008

today was training cos match got cancelled. about 21 trained, with a couple on the sidelines. total no. who turned up about 25.

sam and arasu combined their powers today. warm up 5 rounds around the track. started off with 3 reps of plyotechnics. then we did intervals. 2 rounds around the field 3m15s. then active rest by passing the ball around. then 3 rounds around the field 4m30s. then active rest. then 2 rounds again. active rest. 3 rounds. active rest. 2 rounds. end of interval. then we went to do slope training. did about 10-12 reps, including the grass slope. then we played no-rules dog-and-bone. end of training.

cock of the day goes to vignesh. during no-rules, he was up against xiang fei. as he grabbed xiang fei's shirt, xiang fei said, 'eh don't pull shirt ok'. blur block vignesh immediately let go of his shirt apologetically, and xiang fei ran home. wah liew!

God Bless.

Injured personnel - fabien, zeyan (the non-basketballer), yasin, russell, vincent?, sudi?.

Training on Tuesday 14 Oct 2008

today had about 18 in attendance. uncle sam training. started off with 5 reps plyotechnics. then we did 4 reps of 2min skipping and medicine ball throwing. after that we did 5 reps of fireman/piggy back squats and walk. then we went for 8X200m. 40s for first 4 rounds, 35s for last 4 rounds. then we ended off with no-rules dog-and-bone. end of training.

cock of the day has to go to weiquan. can be combined with his quote of the day. while playing dog-and-bone, he was up against benjamin, the big guy exchange student. when their number was called, they arrived at the ball together. weiquan said, "eh, wait wait wait...". benjamin then gave him a butt check, leaving him flat out on the ground. words cannot describe the hilarity.

God Bless. injuries/sickness - russell, sudi, yasin, fabien.

Training on Monday 13 Oct 2008

had 18 ppl in attendance. started off with a four-man drill, aka the near-near-far drill. pass, lay off, diagonal pass. after that, we played monkey, but the objective was to make as many penetrative passes as possible i.e. in between the monkeys, using the near-near-far technique. after that we played 4v4 (including keeper) with big goal post. focus on quick shooting. the others as neutral players. after each team went twice, we went for 2X400m, 65s. then we went back to 2 more reps of the 4v4, after which we went for 3X400m, 65s. then we enlarged the playing area and started playing 5v5/6v6 (including keeper). after a few reps, we ended off with the last 3X400m, 65s. end of training.

welcome to new international student, benjamin. also, please keep harpreet in your thoughts. he injured his knee again during training. other players playing through/in pain include sudi (metetarsal), chris(?foot?), flo-jo (?groin?), anand (sick), fabien (knee), mark (?knee?)... anyone else missing out?

God Bless

Training on Tuesday 07 Oct 2008

had 15 ppl in attendance today. uncle sam training. started with 3 rounds of the field warm up. then plyometrics (hop skip jump). 5 sets. then went to do skipping and medicine ball throwing. 6 sets. this time the skipping would end with a 2 lap shuttle run. after that was squats with shot put ball in outstretched hands then walk go around a cone and come back to your line pass to the next fella. 5 sets. then we played no rules dog and bone i.e. as long as you get the ball to your side, it doesn't matter how. it was a mudfest man i tell you. ended off with 10 sprints, each one the length of the field. end of training.

God Bless.

Training on Monday 06 Oct 2008

had about 18 ppl in attendance. warm up with ball drills. all players around a square. four balls in play. then:

a) player with ball dribbles to centre, then dribbles to another player and passes
b) player dribbles to centre, passes to another player
c) dribbles to centre, dribbles around a perimeter player and lays the ball off
d) dribbles to centre, passes to another player who plays a quick one two with the ex-dribbler
e) dribbles to centre, passes to another player who lays it off to the ex-dribbler who passes to yet another different player

then we played possession football. 4v4 and 5v5, neutral player 2-touch, inside can any how molest.

in between these exercises, we went for a 65 sec run around the field. did a total of 3 rounds.

then we did 3 min exercise. one group would play two sides, defending two goals each, put the ball on the line; while the other group would go for 2 sets of a 65 sec run around the field (60 sec break). then groups switch over. did a total of two cycles i.e. we ran 4 rounds around the field, which made for a grand total of 7 rounds (including the earlier 3 rounds).

cool down with 3 rounds jog. end of training.

God Bless.

Training on Thursday 02 Oct 2008

13 ppl in attendance. so we played 7v6 half field big goal post. end of training.

God Bless

Tribute

A great man has left the building. He has touched the lives of all Singaporeans, whether they've realised it or not. In a time where human rights were as relevant as powerpuff girls, he was a man of the future, ahead of his time. What we strive for today, had long been fought for by him. If only a critical mass of Singaporeans had similar foresight, this would be home, truly, today.

God's best JBJ.

Quote of the day

"chengwei! where are you going?"

- arasu, right in the middle of the game, as chengwei was walking towards the defensive half

Training on Tuesday 23 Sep 2008

today we started doing a few sprints. about 20-30m, 8-10 reps. then we did crossing and finishing. then played two sides, free touch. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Monday 22 Sep 2008

started off 3 rounds around the field warm up. then to uncle same for plyometrics (hop skip jump). then we played full field two sides. about 9v9. first 20 minutes was defensive half two touch, attacking half free touch. next 20 minutes was free touch all over. molest. then finally back to uncle sam for skipping and medicine ball throwing. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Monday 15 Sep 2008

today was mainly track drills. did 4km warm up run. then plyometrics. then skipping. then medicine ball throwing. then a 6X200m run. after which we had SUPER FUN FUTSAL LAH!!!! one goal or five minutes both teams out. chengwei u loogi man. end of training.

cock of the day has to go to fong xiongkun lah. he action ma ma during the 200m. started on lane 7 instead of in lane 1 and 2 with the rest of the gang. kena scolded by coach "ARE YOU PART OF THE TEAM OR NOT?!?!" whattacock.

God Bless

Training on Saturday 13 Sep 2008

today training only 12 ppl man. did mostly fitnesss with ball. did some passing and lay off drills, some finishing drills, as well as half field 5v5 2 touch put the ball on the line. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Monday 08 Sep 2008

today was mud wrestling in field 2. started of with zig zag passing drill. then zig zag passing drill with no ball. then we moved into two sides on a small pitch, with the rest as neutral players. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Thursday 04 Sep 2008

today trained in MPSH1. attendance about 24. we did passing drills and sprinting drills; lots up push ups, crunches, calf raise, burpees; played handball, as well as futsal (including a combination of the 2 whereby one half of the court must use hands, the other half use legs). then we finished off with ambulance run. end of training.

COCK OF THE DAY has to go to russell 'rascal' perreira. He headed poor nigel who now looks like a victim of chengwei's salakau gang.

God Bless

Training on Tuesday 02 Sep 2008

today's training in mpsh1. attendance about 16. did some monkey drills (4v1), passing drills, dribbling drills. then we played 3v2. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Monday 01 Sep 2008

today's attendance about 22-24. started off with 2 rounds. then 5 reps of biometrics. then 6 reps of skipping and medicine ball throwing. then 6X200m 36s. then we played 2 sides, half field. quite crowded, but okay lah. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Friday 29 August 2008

today's attendance started off with 14, then ballooned to 22 after classes ended at 6. we started off with pressure drills. everyone got into pairs. then the couples would go into a marked out area. usually 2 or 3 couples at a time. the others would stand around the area. these others would hold a ball. so the couples begin, one would ask for a ball and play it back, while the other would try to win it. we did a few reps of this. then it changed to volley the ball back. then it changed to control on thigh and pass back. then it changed to chest the ball back. then it changed to head the ball back (but this time, the headerer is behind his partner). then it changed to catch the ball in the air at the highest point possible.

pointer - when controlling a high ball (on the thigh or on the chest, wherever), don't pop it up. it would take even more time for you to finally get in under control on the ground. control the ball to your feet as quickly as possible. unless of course you're chengwei and your doing a trick.

next drill was possesion. same couples, but this time each would take turns to keep possession of the ball. can use the outside players as neutrals. then this changed into 2v2 or 3v3, 2-touch.

after that we played 2 sides. shirts vs bibs. bibs won 2-1, but can i just say, from an extremely biased point of view, that the shirts totally owned the bibs. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Tuesday 26 August 2008

started off with 8 rounds around the field. then we went to field 2 to do a few sets of 1v1. then we went for biometrics with uncle sam. then we played 2 sides with the combined uni team incorporated as well. two formats. the first format was only one team attacking. the defending must move out of the zone in order to attack the waiting team at the other goal. second format was just normal two sides, but with neutral players. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Monday 25 August 2008

training match. played 3 thirds. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Friday 22 August 2008

today had about 20+ players in attendance.

started off with a simple 3 man crossing drill:

-----goal post-------



----A---------B


---------C

C pass to B, pass back to C, who sends it towards the byline near the edge of the penalty box, for A to run onto and drive a cross for B and C to finish.

Then we moved into another crossing drill. simpler one this time. crossing coming from left and right flanks. ball starts with the flanker. he pushes it towards the byline and crosses for two players running into the box, as well as the opposite flanker coming in from the far side. emphasis is on low and hard crosses.

then we played 6-a-side football, whole field. fitness training. some conditions were: five passes in own half, two touch in own half, no dead ball, no pass back to own half.

finally we did 30 push up, 50 sit up/crunches. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Thursday 21 August 2008

today was practice match. 3 thirds. when you weren't playing, you had to run 8 rounds around the field. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Tuesday 19 August 2008

today was friendly match with NTU/SMU/SIM. played 3 thirds of half an hour each. but before that, we ran 15 rounds around the field (although in an L-shape cos of javelin thrower), during the match, whoever not playing had to do biometrics with uncle sam (the jump jump jump exercises), and after the match we did 5 sets of shuttle run, and one sprint. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Monday 18 August 2008

today's attendance was abt 33 ppl, including i think 7 keepers.

started off with primary school recess football - half field one touch, put the ball on the touchline. then we played a couple half field two-sided games. first was abt 8v8. then it became 4v4/5v5. while you're not playing, you're either neutral, or running one lap around the whole pitch. then it started raining like nobody's business. so training ended a little earlier. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Wednesday 13 August

today's attendance was panda, sudi, russell, junxiong (welcome back!), fong xiongkun, chengwei, dylan (army boy, yet to enter uni), joseph, yuda, wayne, chengkang, chris, gerald (welcome back too!!)

not much training. focus was on the trials. in the end we sent a team to play against the trialists, 11-a-side, 20 - 30 minutes. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Tuesday 12 August

today's training was combined with the other unis. attendance included chris, chengkang, yujun, harpreet, wayne, fong xiongkun, chengwei, nicholas, russell, raihan, weiquan, zeyan, vincent, flo-jo, sudi, mark, dylan, (who's still in army).... aiyo. so many other people, very hard to remember leh. sorry to those whom i've failed to mention ya... oh and the trials had like 1000 ppl, so that was kinda cool.

so coach had to concentrate more on the trials today. uncle sam took us for 5 x ladder ladder shuffle shuffle head head roll roll circuit again after the obligatory 2 rounds warm up. after that we played 2 side, but only on one half. put the ball on the touchline. 3 teams, so rotate. after you come out run one round. we did about 5-6 reps each. then we went off for a bit of a shuttle run competition which was pretty fun i'd admit. end of training.

God Bless

Training on Wednesday 30 July

today's attendace was about 17. ppl there included zeyan, mark, chengwei, chris, sudi, russell, yuda, fong, nigel, joseph, flo-jo (aka joseph senior from law, slacker with funky hair), harpreet, wayne, prashanth, chengkang, yujun, and we welcome a new face, the KR goalie (whose name i have apologetically forgotten!).

coach didn't come today, so uncle sam took us. started off with 2 rounds around the field warm up. then 5 reps of sam's dynamic stations (the hopping hopping ones). the we did strength exercises, 4 reps of carrying shot put balls and medicine balls up and down a 20m distance. then we played dog and bone, but football style! then we played two sides, but within a small area. two touch, put the ball on the line. we then finished off with a 20 rep alternate leg raise jack knife. end of training.

God Bless. see y'all next wednesday. oh, and training is probably gonna be upped to 2 once sem starts. not sure which 2 though.

Quote of the moment

don't show your weakness. show me can already, no need to show everybody.

- coach arasu, to fu chengwei, as he tried to juggle/fancy footwork/whatever while waiting for the next instruction from coach

Training on Wednesday 23 July

aaaaaaaaaaannnnndddd.......... welcome back to the season! today was the second training of the year. sorry missed out on last week's. today's attendance about 18, including 4 new faces, welcome to prashanth, nigel, jin long, and joseph. old birds who came - mark, chengkang, sudi, raihan, fong xiongkun, chris, josesph (flo), evan, yujun, harpreet, wayne, russell, chengwei, and one or two more i think...

we started off with a passing drill. about 11 cones. one person at each cone. pass the ball to the first cone, then u run to that cone which becomes your new position, and so on.

next was another passing drill. 3 to a ball. pass to each other within a 5m by 5m area, then a 10m by 10m area, then a 20m by 20m area. objective is to look up and make accurate passes to your team mates.

next we played 3v3, keep possession within a 20m by 20m area. the rest of the players were neutral players around the boundary. then we played half field possession. 9v9. it progressed from free touch, to 2 touch and no dead ball and no passing back to the same player immediately.

then we ended off with 20 push ups, sit ups, and 2 laps around the field.

end of training.

cock of the day: this has to be FU CHENGWEI once again. why? see latest post.

God Bless!

p.s. we wish evan all the best as he heads to chelsea this semester, replacing avram grant as technical director.

TeamNUS Sports Grant

hey guys... anyone looking for a bond-less scholarship, check out the teamNUS sports grant. it's for SGD$2000 a year if i'm not wrong.

http://www.nus.edu.sg/osa/sports/eaa/annc/sportsgrants.htm

p.s. only those with 4 semesters of exam results can apply... sorry...

Quote of the day

ok, so we were playing taboo at fabien's house during the football gathering. for the uninitiated, taboo is a word guessing game, whereby you have to guess the word that the giver is trying to describe. the catch is, there are some words which the giver cannot use and hence 'taboo'.

so we were trying to guess this word. i forgot who the giver was man (eh, who ah?) but he said:

"Chengwei is a?"

and everybody said:

"COCK!"

easiest point of the game.

Goodbye England's Rose

'tis been a fun ride comrades. see y'all around.

God Bless.

IVP Semi-final on Monday 10 March: Nanyang Poly vs. NUS

so the big day arrived. "hyped up" is not even close to describing how we were feeling. 'tis been a season of upsets. it's the year of the underdog. the currents were flowing in our favour. Kimi Raikkonen vs Lewis Hamilton. Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic. Chelsea and Liverpool vs Barnsley. Portsmouth vs Manchester United. Cardiff vs Middlesborough. Barcelona vs Seville. Real Madrid vs. Getafe... the list goes on. Russell said he had trouble sleeping at night, and concentrating in class. i suspect that's a usual occurence.

trooping up the bus, spirits were high. sudi was listening to his pre-game music. we have yet to lose this season when he's done that. the light drizzle felt like fingers on the ivories. all in all, conditions primed for success. touch down. we were there first. perhaps a sigh of greater hunger. suiting up, warming up, pre-game pep talk by coach. the battle cry has never sounded louder. line-up: harpreet, mark, chris, gerald, andy, vincent, junhao, umar, raihan, fabien, fong. kick-off.

NUS on the attack right from the start. vincent's teasing cross from the left. keeping possession in the opponent's half. no desperate defending. yet. 5th minute, long punt from mark, keeper comes out to claim the ball, it slips from his hands and falls behind him to a waiting fabien, who lashes it into goal emphatically. 1-0 to the dogs. it's tight. NYP's corners threaten every single time with fantastic delivery from star player Shadhan. 9 corners in the first half. on the brink of half-time, NUS escapes by the skin of their teeth, a one-on-one with harpreet blazed over. the whistle goes. hi-fives all round. strategy for the second half - stop giving away corners.

2nd half kick-off. there are almost 20 players in the NUS half at times. too bad we couldn't stick to the strategy. 55th minute, NYP equalizes from a corner. 1-1. some desperate defending as the clock counts down. zeyan on for fong, sudi on for umar. right at the death, zeyan heads a screamer just wide. harpreet sprawls to his left in a sure-goal attack. the whistle goes. silent celebrations in the NUS camp. penalties. no extra-time. NUS to take the first kick.

Gerald. scores.
NYP. scores.
Junhao. kisses the keeper's left post.
NYP. head-on impact with the bar.
Zeyan. scores.
NYP. scores.
Fabien. scores.
NYP. scores.
Sudi. scores.
NYP. scores.

4-4. sudden death penalty shootout.
chris. misses the keeper's right post by an inch.
NYP. enters the final.

heartbreak all round. but we were warriors, no doubt about that. a run for their money. hearts in their mouths. we were no pushovers. cheers NUS. we showed them that heart and spirit can overcome all odds indeed. special salute to the ever encouraging bench, without whom we could not have trained the way we did, and make it thus far.

till IVP 08/09.

Training on Saturday 8 March

today had 17 people in training. plus 1 ethan, so that made 18.

we started off with a quick team talk on NYP by coach - their team status, how we're gonna play against them, and a bit of a pep talk by him.

then we played half field 9v9 with big goal posts. one touch. after that we did a couple of sprints. 10m and 15m sprints. about 5 reps each i think. then we played big field, 11v7, just trying to simulate game situations, how we're gonna play on the day itself. ended off with a few guys practising penalties, while the rest did cooling down run.

after that, there was another pep talk by captain marvel. shebby and chris also took some time to say a few words. zeyan had a few choice morsels to add as well, but obviously just cock stuff lah... haha.

cock of the day goes to... RUSSELL "ALWAYS-FALL-DOWN" PERREIRA!!!! he fell down again today after getting clipped by raihan... i tell you, it was macham america's funniest videos man!!! and he had like a super pissed face lah!!

will be praying for you injured out there - yujun, david, junhao, sudi's and chengwei's boots....

God bless guys. i love rachel.

Training on Thursday 06 March

today had 16 ppl in attendance, including one injured yujun. also had justin and evan, the two exchange students. so total of 18.

started out with 1v1. did 5 reps. then it became 2v2, with neutral players all around. after that we did a 3-man crossing and finishing drill. one player on left flank, centre circle, and right flank. the flanker would play the ball down the line, for the centre guy to do a diagonal run and cross for the other 2 incoming players. did this on the right and left flanks. then we moved into 5v5, half-field, big goal post, with one team having all the neutral players, and the other team having none. end of training.

cock of the day - RUSSELL "PROM-KING-CLEO-BACHELOR-MANHUNT" PERREIRA! you all know it rained yesterday right? so the pitch was super muddy. during the 1v1, the very very very first drill, russell started first with sudi. within 10 secs, russell went from half-indian, to full-indian.* WAHAHAHA!!!!

*disclaimer - this post is not meant to be seditious at all. we in this team are all rational, fun-loving people. PAP/ISD/LEE people, please don't come arrest me over this ok? if you want, come and find me for other things. i'll be more than happy to be abused and tortured, then 'escape' from whitley. thanks.

Match on Tuesday 4 March

totally destroyed UWC. 12-0 i think. or was it 10? not sure... we put out a pretty strong squad, with fabian, zeyan, raihan, and wincent making returns to the team. our prayers go out to the injured, like captain marvel, yujun, david, anyone else? panda's tonsilitis like okay liao. sorry if i've missed anyone. to the recovering like nicholas yip, rest well...

God Bless guys.

Training on Monday 3 March

today's training about 12 pple. or less. not sure.

started out with 2 sides. playing area was very skinny, like 30m by 15m. 3 goals for each team, put the ball on the line. after that, we had some finishing practice. 2 players per group. standing about 5m apart, at the top of the penalty box. coach would pass to one guy, the guy would lay back, then the two of them do a running switch, while coach plays the ball to either one to finish/cross, while the other rebounds/finishes. after that, a bit of fitness. sprint 40m, jog 15m, sprint 40m, jog breadth of field, sprint 40m, jog 15m, sprint 40m, jog breadth of field. you should realise that we're doing laps around the pitch. total of 8 sprints. end of training.

Friendly on Friday 29 Feb

We outplayed and outclassed the Singapore U-18s... but ended up losing 1-0. they had like one shot on goal lah. still, we seem to be shaping up pretty okay guys... heads up!

Quote of the moment

"you don't know meh? he go help the terrorist escape."

-jun "captain marvel" hao, when asked 'where is umar'?

Training on Thursday 28 Feb

today got like 14 people in attendance. who else need wake up call, tell me lei...

started with a drill.

A-----------B





C-----------D

A will pass to B, who will pass back to A in space, who makes a diagonal pass to D, who will lay it just in front for C to do a diagonal run, get the ball, and pass back to A and the cycle repeats. we then switched direction. so now it's B making the diagonal pass to C.

Then we did another drill.

---------------------A

--------------B

------C--------------D

This drill starts from the halfway line. A, B and D are on the left flank. so A pass to B, who pass to D, who pass back to A, who plays it down the line for C to make a diagonal run and cross for A, B and D to finish. then we did a variation. A pass to C (with B making a dummy), who then a) passes to D who can either take it down the line and cross, or play it down the line for overlapping A to cross, or b) play the ball towards the corner flag for A or D to cross.

Then we had a little competition. 2 teams. each team had to score as many goals within 2 minutes. the ball would be sent into the penalty box and a player will finish with one touch. the crosser then becomes the finisher, and the last finisher joins the rest of the crossers. the cross was a grounder into the box. the losing team (team with the fewer goals) would have to run one round in 60s. there were 2 more variations of the competition. the 2nd round involved playing a high ball and finishing without letting the ball bounce. this time, crosser and finisher no need to change place. just decide who you want to be crosser(s)/finisher(s). the 3rd round was a mix of the previous 2 rounds. for the 1st minute, the cross is a grounder into the box. for the 2nd minute, it had to be an aerial ball. again, no restrictions on the crosser(s)/finisher(s).

then we played a game of 2 sides. 7v7, half field. end of training.

Training on Tuesday 26 Feb

today attendance about 13. including the injured. we started off with 1v1. put the ball on the line. area about 20m by 10m. then went into 1v1 half field, score the big goal. both players would stand side by side facing the goal, and from behind them, coach would throw the ball into play. react as fast as you can and score. a variation was added, where by the players face coach, one guy in front of the other. lastly, we did crossing and finishing. 2 man drill. player in the centre of the pitch plays the ball to the corner flag, guy running down the flank crosses. after which, both players have to sprint back to the starting spot. each player got to cross 3 times. end of training.

COCK OF THE DAY has to go to SUDI. while doing the 'blind' 1v1, fong was helping to pick the balls. from the back, he kicked a ball towards the group. the ball rolled ever so slowly towards sudi and yuda. coach was preparing to throw the ball. then the ball that fong kicked zun zun rolled in between sudi and yuda, and as it rolled it kissed the back of sudi's leg. WA LEMAK!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM REACT MAN!!! SUPER FUNNY LAH!!!! LIKE KENA ELECTRIC SHOCK LIKE THAT!!!! then he ran off with the ball and yuda had to chase him, with coach wondering 'what in the world are these two doing? i haven't even thrown the ball yet!'

thanks for a great laugh once again sud. to the rest who couldn't wake up on time - don't shy lah... just ask for wake up call... to chengkang - make sure you belanja makan ok? $400 richer right somebody... and to the injured - rest those ankles and shins and backs and whatever-else. ice ice baby...

God Bless.

Training on Thursday 21 Feb

today was a friendly against the combined uni team. NUS won 3-1 with 2 goals from chengwei (both right foot) and one from andy (free kick). end of training.

Training on Tuesday 19 Feb

today, we played a friendly against the players left over from the IFG semis... if i'm not wrong, it was a combination of arts, engine, and business players. end of training.

Training on Tuesday 12 Feb

today got 14 people in attendance. we started out with some passing drills.

drill 1:

A---------------B



C---------------D

2 people at each cone ABCD. B pass to A, A layback to B (who had run about halfway towards A), B pass to C, C layback to A and so on. B is now at A, and A is now at C, and so on. we've done this drill before. it shall henceforth be known as the 4-man drill.

drill 2:

A-------B



C-------D

D pass to A, A pass to B, B pass to C, C pass to D. after passing, your new position is the cone you passed to.

drill 3:

C----------D


-----B


-----A-----E

A pass to B (but pass to space, so not directly at the cone), B layback to A, A pass direct to C, C layback to B, B pass to D (pass to space), D dribbles to E. then each player moves to the next successive cone, and so on.

drill 4:

same formation as drill 3, but this time, A pass to B (pass to space), B layback to A, A pass to C, C pass straight to D (pass to space), D dribble to E.

after that, we played 3v2 with neutral players. NEUTRAL PLAYERS ONE TOUCH. team with 3 players, two touch. team with 2 players, free touch. did about 4 reps each. then moved to play half field 7v7. one team score big goal, other team put the ball on the line of 3 goal posts. switched sides. then went for a bit of physical. sprint from halfway line to corner flag. jog the breadth. sprint from corner flag to halfway line. jog breadth. total 8 sprints. end of training.

Training on Saturday 26 Jan

started off with crossing and finishing. from centre line, the ball will be played down the flank for a crosser to run onto. he will be chased by a defender, so he has to cross under pressure/cross on the run/beat the defender. 2 strikers will finish.

then we moved into a 1v1. starting from centre line again, player with the ball has to hold off a chasing defender, and score.

after which we played a simple 2 sides game. then went for swimming pool. end of training.

today we welcomed back zeyan and vincent! but their injuries are still relatively on the mend, so please spare a thought/prayer for them.

God Bless guys.

Training on Thursday 24 Jan

today we trained at field 2. started off with 2 to a ball. pass back and forth. then we did a bit of fitness work. we continued with the passing drill, but we now were only like 1 metre apart. when coach blows the whistle, whoever had the ball would dribble away, while the other fella would try and tackle him. during 'breaks' between the whistle blows, we would juggle the ball in the air between each other. total we did like 4 dribbles each, and had 2 breaks.

after that we played 2v2 in a small area, but with the two big goalposts. neutral players all around. after your turn, you would go for a 90sec recovery jog. after about 3 reps each, we went into 4v4. neutral players all around. no recovery jog this time. about 3-4 reps. then we opened up to play an 8-a-side game. end of training.

we also welcomed a couple of exchange students who trained with us. what are their names ah gerald? i only know evan, and justin, if i'm not wrong.

God Bless guys. and we're still concerned/praying for guys on the recovering/injured/sick list. raihan, vincent, zeyan, andy, junhao... rest well guys

Training on Wednesday 16 Jan

trained at NJC today. started with 8 reps of 12 yard sprints. then we played 2 sides, half field. one team scored in the goal. the other team had 2 big goals (i.e. got goalkeeper) to score, one on each flank. after a while, change sides. after that, we did some crossing and finishing drills. end of training.

cock of the day goes to FOOYUDA!!! we took cab there today, cos the bus last minute cannot. then he forgot to take receipt. eh, those who took cab with him, make sure you all split the bill ah!

our thoughts are with you zeyan. may you recover quickly from your back injury. God bless.

Training on Tuesday 15 Jan

today match got cancelled. rained out. so we just trained a bit at TP. put the ball on the touchline, half field. free touch. after that, we did 5 reps of suicides (a.k.a. shuttle run, but with 3 cones, each further away than the previous one). end of training.

Training on Monday 14 Jan

today trained one hour at east coast cage. we just played 5-a-side. 4 teams in total. sometimes both teams out, sometimes one team stays. all depends on what coach says. end of training.

Training on Saturday 12 Jan

trained at NJC again. first we did 10 rounds around the field. then we played 7v7. one team had 3 goal posts to score by putting the ball on the line, while the other team scored in the big goal. then we did some crossing and finishing drills, L/R. then we practised penalties. end of training.

Training on Friday 11 Jan

today we trained at NJC's artificial turf. started off with 2 sides - mixed teams with NJ. first was one touch, two touch, then free touch. after that we did a full field crossing drill. overlapping runs. then we did a half-field crossing drill. underlapping run this time. then we played 2 sides again. end of training.

COCK of the day has to go to fong lah today. during the last crossing drill, it started raining super duper heavily, so we cut training and went to the grandstand. after a while, coach disappeared also. then we sat there like goondus for another while. then people started taking off their boots and changing up. so fong obviously thought good day liao, so he went to bathe. bathe finish liao, while drying himself in the toilet - KANASAI. TRAINING RESUME. walau, as nic yip put it so aptly 'haha... change parade ah you...' sigh. good thing he was well trained in army.

Training on Tuesday 08 Jan

today trained at field 1. outstanding attendance of 21. started off with a bit of captain's ball for warm up. then we did a bit of sprint drills. cones placed as such.
---------A---------B


C-------------D-----------E

starting from D, run to each cone and back to D again. each did 3 reps. then we moved into counter attacking drill. 2 boxes at each end of the pitch. the 'monkey' team has to intercept the ball and send it to their own box where they have to keep possession. the new monkey team then has to intercept the ball and send it back to their own box where there are always 2 waiting players.

then we played 2 sides. after which we moved into crossing and finishing drill, L/R. end of training.

Training on Monday 07 Jan

today was training at field 1. wah... everybody late today sia... and you'd never guess who was the first - UMAR LAH!!!! outsidestanding indeed...

started off with a mini-sided game. i'm avoiding the description due to tactical reasons. then we played 2 sides. after which we had a bit of physical. coach would say "penalty line!" or "6 yard line!" or "me!" and we'd have to run to that spot. after about 3 minutes of work, we went to the pool. end of training.

Training on Saturday 05 Jan

today was a wet wet training. really good attendance - 20 out of 22. trained at field 2.

started with attacking drills. 5v3. then the 3 defenders would rotate. then it moved into a 5v4. after that we played 2 sides. super funny lah. ball kept getting stuck in the water. key is to play long ball in such situations. take long shots. finished off with ambulance run i.e. cone relay. each fella had to do 2 long runs. end of training.

COCKS OF THE DAY - mark and chengkang both thought it was monday... figures lah, the two of them so *ahem* 'buddy-buddy'...

Training on Wednesday 02 Jan

today we trained on field 1. really quite beautiful. we started off with possession football, one touch, half field. put the ball on the touchline. then we did sprint drills. then we played two sides, but with coach inserting different game situations now and then. ended of with swimming pool in SRC. end of training.

it's time guys. to show what we're made of. the last two years have simply been an appetiser for all to see.