Sunday, April 08, 2007
one more week..it's amazin as i think back on how the yr has passed,how u guys started out..fm total gong gongs bout hockey to ppl who are so passionate bout it...n who jus keep goin,thru tough trngs, thru food restrictions,thru the scoldings..u guys pressed on..cheesy as it may sound,but i think u guys are winners already, in your own ways, fighting n winning the battle to keep goin as each day comes..the tournament wil come n go as fast as this yr has gone by..but i hope tt whatever happens, u all would not forget all the lessons u have leanrt about life thorugh your hoceky experience..about not giving up,about bein ter to support each other, abt havin a character,not to be so easily shaken when the "going gets tough"..i hope the friendships made would last..the care n concern given to each other would remain even as u guys go on in your lives after this tournament...the tournament would be a distant memory,so will the trngs,the dinners,the goofiness,the fun,sorrow,pain,runs...but these memories are one in a million,or gazillion for that matter..so cherish them...
when u guys go out n play,dun let your nerves get the better of you,play each game as if it's your last,give all u've got,go for the ball like your life depends on it(of course dun cut into your fren's space n run like a mad dog everywhere) pressure your opp until they will say," wah they damn cheong leh"...n when you'v got the ball think ahead..havin the ball is not the conclusion of the matter, there is a goal to be scored..move forward together,as a unit, an organised one,not one that has no direction..you all have been taught the ways to run,improvise,use them..this chance to play together in THIS PJ HOCKEY team wun come again..this chance to have Ms Ho "shouting" frm the sidelines wun come again..n to play such tt she dun shout tt much is an even rarer chance,so try to achieve that,...;)
play as THINKING players,knowing your NEXT STEP,LOOKING OUT for ur other players or for SPACE..go out ter with COURAGE..dun doubt yourselves..prepare the day before..VISUALISE what you must do..play it in your head..
this last week i hope that u all will give your best for trgs..if poss meet up during breaks to practice hits,shorst corners,etc..things tt need to be polished up..do ur runs..but also give yourself ample rest n take care of your health..PLS dun sprain your ankle or anything or injure yourself..EBERYONE of u is needed...
Make this chance COUNT!!! let those who are watching feel the DRIVE tt u have gotta give..i have yet to see more AGGRESSION..i will see it in your games wont' i? you'll feel the adrenaline pumping thru you when you play, wont you?..PDPD...think bout it.. all the best gals..GO FOR IT..
Joce
it's all about us :)
9:30 PM
// stick and ball?
