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