For those of you looking forward to this years floorball clinic with Jani Kukola and Jani Naumanen we have some sad news. Unfortunately it has been postponed indefinitely.
Due to shortage of funding and also with the Men's WFC being in Finland this year they're all preparing for a lot to happen there.
Although we will miss having them here we want to wish them and all the teams playing in the WFC 2010 all the best.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Labour Day Floorball Challenge
What a long weekend but what an awesome one. For the last 3 years or so we've been organizing this fun event for local Penang clubs and also one or 2 teams from KL.
This year we were graced by the presence of two wonderful teams all the way from Singapore...NTU Hurricanes and SGS (Juniors....as we fondly now know them as here) making up the total of 8 teams that we had attending this years LDFC. The other teams being Innebandy!Co., Ztec 1 & 2, Contact and Dalat 1 & 2.
Unfortunately, Subang Rascals - Defending Champs who have held the title and taken home the challenge trophy for the last few years were not able to make the games this year due to a conflict of events scheduled.
All the Singaporeans were here actually for two main reasons - a great time playing floorball and a great time exploring the wonderful cuisine that Penang has to offer like assam laksa, curry mee (curry laksa for the Singaporeans reading this), char koay teow and anything and everything else that Gurney drive and all the other food joints have to offer. Main goal - not to worry about whether or not the take home any medals but they had to make sure that their belly was satisfied.
Now, having said all the above, some of our local teams were out to draw some blood from the games. They came with guns blazing and it was really fun to watch all these teams vie for a spot at the top. They were all ready, willing and able to push everything to the limit.
From the 2 pools that were drawn up we had after the first day of games the top of the table teams Innebandy, Ztec 1, Contact and Dalat 1. The bottom of the table teams were Hurricanes, SGS Juniors, Ztec 2 and Dalat 2. It was a very very long Saturday.
Sunday was awesome because from the crossover pool Dalat 1 and team Contact had a difficult time playing teams from the "group of death". So both our teams had already decided that we'd meet each other in the finals for 3rd and 4th place. True to expectations that's exactly what happened. Both finals were exhilarating from start to finish.
Team Contact took the lead 3-0 the first half. In the 2nd half although very shorthanded Dalat 1 fought their way back and tied the game at 3-3 but team Contact were relentless and their never say give up attitude won them a 3rd place spot on the podium in the tournament as they finished out the game 5-3.
Team Innebandy and Ztec 1 also had a similar final, From start to finish everyone was on the edge of their seat. Supporters willing their teams to go on and score....ooohhs and aaahhhs every time there was a near miss...screams of ecstasy every time their goalie saved one from going in....what a night and unfortunately there had to be a winner and a loser. At the end of regulation time Innebandy had snatched the gold medal and also the challenge trophy from Ztec's hands. So close yet so far....for team Ztec the have next year to look forward to try and steal it from this years champs Innebandy!Co. And for the reigning champs bragging rights to have their names inscribed into the challenge trophy for years to come and also a chance to defend their title next year.
To all the people who were referees and helpers at the table, timekeepers, Alvin (Salibandy), teams from Singapore and Steve Liss who found the hockey score clock for us to use a HUGE THANK YOU for all the assistance and time you gave into making this tournament possible and as smooth as it was.
We hope to see you again next year.
This year we were graced by the presence of two wonderful teams all the way from Singapore...NTU Hurricanes and SGS (Juniors....as we fondly now know them as here) making up the total of 8 teams that we had attending this years LDFC. The other teams being Innebandy!Co., Ztec 1 & 2, Contact and Dalat 1 & 2.
Unfortunately, Subang Rascals - Defending Champs who have held the title and taken home the challenge trophy for the last few years were not able to make the games this year due to a conflict of events scheduled.
All the Singaporeans were here actually for two main reasons - a great time playing floorball and a great time exploring the wonderful cuisine that Penang has to offer like assam laksa, curry mee (curry laksa for the Singaporeans reading this), char koay teow and anything and everything else that Gurney drive and all the other food joints have to offer. Main goal - not to worry about whether or not the take home any medals but they had to make sure that their belly was satisfied.
Now, having said all the above, some of our local teams were out to draw some blood from the games. They came with guns blazing and it was really fun to watch all these teams vie for a spot at the top. They were all ready, willing and able to push everything to the limit.
From the 2 pools that were drawn up we had after the first day of games the top of the table teams Innebandy, Ztec 1, Contact and Dalat 1. The bottom of the table teams were Hurricanes, SGS Juniors, Ztec 2 and Dalat 2. It was a very very long Saturday.
Sunday was awesome because from the crossover pool Dalat 1 and team Contact had a difficult time playing teams from the "group of death". So both our teams had already decided that we'd meet each other in the finals for 3rd and 4th place. True to expectations that's exactly what happened. Both finals were exhilarating from start to finish.
Team Contact took the lead 3-0 the first half. In the 2nd half although very shorthanded Dalat 1 fought their way back and tied the game at 3-3 but team Contact were relentless and their never say give up attitude won them a 3rd place spot on the podium in the tournament as they finished out the game 5-3.
Team Innebandy and Ztec 1 also had a similar final, From start to finish everyone was on the edge of their seat. Supporters willing their teams to go on and score....ooohhs and aaahhhs every time there was a near miss...screams of ecstasy every time their goalie saved one from going in....what a night and unfortunately there had to be a winner and a loser. At the end of regulation time Innebandy had snatched the gold medal and also the challenge trophy from Ztec's hands. So close yet so far....for team Ztec the have next year to look forward to try and steal it from this years champs Innebandy!Co. And for the reigning champs bragging rights to have their names inscribed into the challenge trophy for years to come and also a chance to defend their title next year.
To all the people who were referees and helpers at the table, timekeepers, Alvin (Salibandy), teams from Singapore and Steve Liss who found the hockey score clock for us to use a HUGE THANK YOU for all the assistance and time you gave into making this tournament possible and as smooth as it was.
We hope to see you again next year.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Floorball News
If you remember sometime around the same time last year and also the previous year we had a few great floorballers come in to town and assist in helping us grow in our skills. What an awesome time we had!! :-)
This year we're looking at these great floorballers back in Penang again. How awesome is it when we have some of the world's best come and assist us in making our game better. It's like having your favourite "superstar" footballers like Ronaldinho, Messi and Torres take time out from their busy schedule, come in to little Penang wanting to teach the kids here how to be better footballers and they only have 10 kids show up to a training clinic because Mat Rempit is holding his own training session for his club at the same time and isn't interested in cancelling it.....what a total waste of their time and talent. We hear that and we get incensed that something like it would happen.
Unfortunately it has been like that for the last couple of years because of the lack of interest from the local floorball scene. We'd rather hold our own practice session than to glean from the years of experience of these top international players. Dismal numbers to show for both clinics....disappointing to say the least. Maybe that's why Malaysian floorball is where it's at....at a stand still.
Let's not this slip thru the cracks and let's get this game going here in Malaysia and onto the next level.
WILL YOU BE THERE? DON'T MISS IT!!
Look out for information regarding the clinic coming to a gym near you.
If you'd like more info on the up and coming clinic you can e-mail us at eagles@myfloorball.net and we'll get back to you a.s.a.p.
This year we're looking at these great floorballers back in Penang again. How awesome is it when we have some of the world's best come and assist us in making our game better. It's like having your favourite "superstar" footballers like Ronaldinho, Messi and Torres take time out from their busy schedule, come in to little Penang wanting to teach the kids here how to be better footballers and they only have 10 kids show up to a training clinic because Mat Rempit is holding his own training session for his club at the same time and isn't interested in cancelling it.....what a total waste of their time and talent. We hear that and we get incensed that something like it would happen.
Unfortunately it has been like that for the last couple of years because of the lack of interest from the local floorball scene. We'd rather hold our own practice session than to glean from the years of experience of these top international players. Dismal numbers to show for both clinics....disappointing to say the least. Maybe that's why Malaysian floorball is where it's at....at a stand still.
Let's not this slip thru the cracks and let's get this game going here in Malaysia and onto the next level.
WILL YOU BE THERE? DON'T MISS IT!!
Look out for information regarding the clinic coming to a gym near you.
If you'd like more info on the up and coming clinic you can e-mail us at eagles@myfloorball.net and we'll get back to you a.s.a.p.
Monday, March 22, 2010
It's Been Awhile
Wow.....how long has it been?? Too long I guess.
It's been a quiet year for the Eagles, floorball wise. Whether it been a fruitful one is yet to be determined. We're drawing closer to the Junior Floorball Carnival and also the Labour Day Floorball Challenge. As we draw closer to the day my heart as team manager/ captain/ coach skips a beat. The chance to showcase my players and team always gets the better of me. Are we at a place where we can dominate....probably not. :-) But the real test is to me the test not of just skill but of determination, self-control and the true spirit of floorball.
Soon all will be revealed.
It's been a quiet year for the Eagles, floorball wise. Whether it been a fruitful one is yet to be determined. We're drawing closer to the Junior Floorball Carnival and also the Labour Day Floorball Challenge. As we draw closer to the day my heart as team manager/ captain/ coach skips a beat. The chance to showcase my players and team always gets the better of me. Are we at a place where we can dominate....probably not. :-) But the real test is to me the test not of just skill but of determination, self-control and the true spirit of floorball.
Soon all will be revealed.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Poorly Attended World Class Clinic
A year ago we had the first No. 1 world ranked floorball player from Finland. His name, Jani Kukola, in Penang helping us run a clinic. This year yet again we had the opportunity to host not just one but two great players, one of them being the No. 1 world ranked floorball goalkeeper also from Finland. For those of you who missed out on being at our clinic with Jani and Jukka, all I can say is what an unfortunate loss it is for you.
Words escape me when we have such great world class players flying in to little ol’ Penang where we’re trying to (“desperately” so it seems but I guess NOT) grow floorball; and we only draw a crowd of a handful of people. The minimal charge of RM20 (the equivalent of 4 Euros)for the clinic was just too much to pay for this (which by the way was in the end waived) star-studded clinic. This shows me how small our minds are and also why our level of sports and floorball is where it’s at.
Yes, it was sort of “last minute” that we got word of their coming here to run a clinic……2 weeks notice. Yes, it was to be mainly for goalkeepers with Jani being the main attraction. Yes, Jukka was sort of an unknown to us other than the fact that he ONLY plays in Finlands Div 1.
What an embarrassing turn out with only 3 goalkeepers and 10 other people showing up to what should’ve been a no brainer to show up to. The questions that run constantly thru my mind…..are we really committed, are we really serious, are we driven by peoples hearsay….the list continues.
But for those who had a chance to be there, to take part in the clinic, their praise and gratitude unending. The wealth of information that was poured out in just the 3 hours from the years of experience, unparalleled. Could you get this type of information from going to club training…yes, to a fraction of a degree of our finite knowledge of floorball. The best 3 hours of floorball that we’ve had in a long time.
Hopefully……….next year will be different and will have more of a showing.
Words escape me when we have such great world class players flying in to little ol’ Penang where we’re trying to (“desperately” so it seems but I guess NOT) grow floorball; and we only draw a crowd of a handful of people. The minimal charge of RM20 (the equivalent of 4 Euros)for the clinic was just too much to pay for this (which by the way was in the end waived) star-studded clinic. This shows me how small our minds are and also why our level of sports and floorball is where it’s at.
Yes, it was sort of “last minute” that we got word of their coming here to run a clinic……2 weeks notice. Yes, it was to be mainly for goalkeepers with Jani being the main attraction. Yes, Jukka was sort of an unknown to us other than the fact that he ONLY plays in Finlands Div 1.
What an embarrassing turn out with only 3 goalkeepers and 10 other people showing up to what should’ve been a no brainer to show up to. The questions that run constantly thru my mind…..are we really committed, are we really serious, are we driven by peoples hearsay….the list continues.
But for those who had a chance to be there, to take part in the clinic, their praise and gratitude unending. The wealth of information that was poured out in just the 3 hours from the years of experience, unparalleled. Could you get this type of information from going to club training…yes, to a fraction of a degree of our finite knowledge of floorball. The best 3 hours of floorball that we’ve had in a long time.
Hopefully……….next year will be different and will have more of a showing.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Floorball Clinic
Hey everyone out there. Hope all's been going well.Just wanted to let you know that we've gotten a great opportunity. We'll be hosting a clinic in Penang at the Dalat International School gym. This is a MUST, especially for all aspiring goalkeepers and anyone else interested in playing this great game. This clinic will be open to all.
Jani Naumanen and Jukka Suomalainen will be here on the 20th of June to run this 3 hour clinic.
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Click on the links below to find out more details about these two players who will be coming to our very own court.
Jani Naumanen, Goal keeper
Team, Tapanilan Era
World Champion 2008
I have now seen his playing this week and can say his movement is super good!!! Definitely much to see and learn for any goalkeeper in Asia!
Jukka Suomalainen, forward
Team, JosBa
Super good shot, definitely harder and more accurate that anyone in Asia!!!
For more details or to register, please contact Jason Selvanayagam at 0125959811.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Floorball At Its Finest.....For Us
Recently Dalat had the pleasure of hosting the Labour Day Floorball Challenge. We only had a total of six teams participate (which was a little disheartening). Many of our local teams weren't able to join this event which in the end turned out to be better than expected. If you scroll down to the some of the earlier posts you'll get to see the teams that participated.
Many people asked me why organize something when it's not going to be well attended by teams. Now if you know me, you'll know that organizing floorball games has not been about the attendance but rather all about the teams that get to play the game. A quote from Dr. Hermann Brandt - "The objective of human physical activities is not to make champions, but rather to help construct a harmonious society! " Am I saying that making champions is wrong? Absolutely not! Am I saying that without games we can't create a harmonious society? Absolutely not either, it's in playing that we grow as individuals and also as a team and gain wider perspective on people and society.
The best part about organizing the LDFC was that since it was such a short event was the fact that when teams were in between games able to stay and cheer for opposing teams that were playing their matches. It was awesome to see such camaraderie in the midst of such rivalry on the court. From the newest of teams like the St. Xavier's Floorball team that didn't win any of their games but in my opinion played the hardest all the way to the end, to the guys who took the championship - the Subang Rascals (who had some superstar players). Everyone including the referees (that were still catching their breath from playing the game before due to a lack of them) played their part and that made it an exceptionally beautiful weave of give and take and also working hand in hand to make it the best two days possible.
So, the question posed......."would I run the event again?" Absolutely YES!!! And it's all credit to the guys/ teams that played and made it a great two days and it would be for them and any others who would love to join us next year as well.
We'll see you then.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Labour Day Challenge Photo
The three winning teams from the Labour Day Floorball Challenge 2009.
In Red - Subang Rascals
In Black/Orange/White - Ztec 8cers
In Black/ Yellow - Sparx
Monday, May 4, 2009
Thank You!!
A great BIG SHOUT OUT!!! to all who helped make this tournament a great success. To all the teams that participated, the referees, the supporters and all the amazing people who helped at the table with the timing and keeping score throughout the two days of competition and to Dalat International School for allowing us to host this tournament. We couldn't have done it without you.
The Saintz FC guys did me proud the day of the tournament....they were a little on the early side coming in for the LDFC and I put them to work and without hesitation they stepped up and completed the task of setting up the boards and taking out the Futsal goalposts from the gym.
Their "never say die" attitude throughout the games would have also made their coach Jason Chan Ming Hwee very proud too. Fairly newcomers to the game of floorball, yet it never stopped them from putting their best foot forward. It was a rocky start as they faced off against giants Subang Rascals, but eventually found their footing by the end of the day when they played Ztec 8cers and only conceded two goals. Great finish guys!!
The Saintz FC guys did me proud the day of the tournament....they were a little on the early side coming in for the LDFC and I put them to work and without hesitation they stepped up and completed the task of setting up the boards and taking out the Futsal goalposts from the gym.
Their "never say die" attitude throughout the games would have also made their coach Jason Chan Ming Hwee very proud too. Fairly newcomers to the game of floorball, yet it never stopped them from putting their best foot forward. It was a rocky start as they faced off against giants Subang Rascals, but eventually found their footing by the end of the day when they played Ztec 8cers and only conceded two goals. Great finish guys!!
Labour Day Challenge Top Scorers
Congratulations to our Tournament Club Top Scorers
Dennis Thulin - Subang Rascals - 8
Loh Jo-Wyee - Ztec 8cers - 7
Deswyn Wan - Dalat Sparx - 4
Drew Steiert, Riley Mahoney, Norman Kiehl - Dalat Eagles - 3 each
Pheng Sheng - Ztec Phoenix - 2
Algin Tan Chun Liang - Saintz FC - 1
Also congratulations to all the rest who also scored but didn't quite make it to the "Top Scorers" table.
Dennis Thulin - Subang Rascals - 8
Loh Jo-Wyee - Ztec 8cers - 7
Deswyn Wan - Dalat Sparx - 4
Drew Steiert, Riley Mahoney, Norman Kiehl - Dalat Eagles - 3 each
Pheng Sheng - Ztec Phoenix - 2
Algin Tan Chun Liang - Saintz FC - 1
Also congratulations to all the rest who also scored but didn't quite make it to the "Top Scorers" table.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Labour Day Challenge - Semifinals & Finals
Day 2
Semifinal 1
8cers x Eagles 2-1
Semifinal 2
Rascals x Sparx 3-1
3rd & 4th Placing Match
Eagles x Sparx 1-2
1st & 2nd Placing Match
Rascals x 8cers 5-2
5th Place - Ztec Phoenix
6th Place - Saintz FC
Semifinal 1
8cers x Eagles 2-1
Semifinal 2
Rascals x Sparx 3-1
3rd & 4th Placing Match
Eagles x Sparx 1-2
1st & 2nd Placing Match
Rascals x 8cers 5-2
5th Place - Ztec Phoenix
6th Place - Saintz FC
Labour Day Challenge Round Robin Results
Round 1
Eagles x Ztec 8cers 0-5
Saintz x Rascals 0-10
Phoenix x Sparx 0-0
Round 2
Sparx x Saintz 2-1
8cers x Phoenix 6-1
Rascals x Eagles 1-1
Round 3
Phoenix x Rascals 0-4
Saintz x Eagles 0-10
8cers x Sparx 2-0
Round 4
Rascals x 8cers 0-1
Eagles x Sparx 0-1
Saintz x Phoenix 0-2
Round 5
Phoenix x Eagles 1-1
Sparx x Rascals 0-1
8cers x Saintz 2-0
Eagles x Ztec 8cers 0-5
Saintz x Rascals 0-10
Phoenix x Sparx 0-0
Round 2
Sparx x Saintz 2-1
8cers x Phoenix 6-1
Rascals x Eagles 1-1
Round 3
Phoenix x Rascals 0-4
Saintz x Eagles 0-10
8cers x Sparx 2-0
Round 4
Rascals x 8cers 0-1
Eagles x Sparx 0-1
Saintz x Phoenix 0-2
Round 5
Phoenix x Eagles 1-1
Sparx x Rascals 0-1
8cers x Saintz 2-0
Labour Day Challenge Teams
Saints FC (SXI)
Michael Cheah - Team Manager
Ong Ray Gan (GK)
Chung Wei Jian (C)
Howard Ooi
Ezra Lee Zhen Xiang
Tan Lip Chen
Cheong Min Young
Algin Tan Chun Liang
Daryl Ooi Joon San
Brandon Lee
Tan Eik Hong
Subang Rascals
Suresh Subramaniam - Team Manager/ Player
Alvin Lee Kuan Piaw - (GK)
Matts Dennis Thulin - (C)
Alvin Lee Jin Aun
Gan Bing Hock
Hendrik
Shawn Sparling
Connor Sparling
Ladislav Stehlik
Sathian (Snake) Gunasekaran
Sasitheran Gopalan
Ztec Phoenix
Chiam Ter Min - Team Manager
Tham Yung Ming - (GK)
Lim Teik Hong - (C)
Yang Wei Jin
Gim Hoong
Jack Lee
Hooi Chern Harng
Peng Sheng
Samuel Ong
Calvindev Singh
Daniel
Ruth Chua
Oon Ren
Yuh Ting
Daniel Boey
Kok Hui
Ztec 8cers
Chiam Ter Min - Team Manager/ Player
Oliver Cedric Dominic - (C)
Choo Choon Han - (GK)
Tio Leo Nard - (GK)
Yeoh Jun Wooi
Wong Joon Han
Mohd Hafidz
Sjaiful Annuar
Moy Wei Sern
Amos Lim
Loh Jo-Wyee
Adrian Koay
Daniel Cheah
Wong Ken Wye
Dalat Eagles
Jason Selvanayagam - Team Manager
Edwin - (GK)
Drew Steiert - (C)
Reagan Mahoney
Ben Weidemann
Michele Prestidge
Jason Kimball
Norman Kiehl
Riley Mahoney
Kyle Ladner
Kerry Mahoney
Brian Weidemann
Dalat Sparx
Jason Selvanayagam - Team Manager/ Player (C)
Kao Lin Ken - (GK)
Steve Liss
Noralea binti Adzhar
Anatasha Lee Nor binti Ibrahim
Ricky
Andy Goh
Allan Goh
David Toh
Joshua Thorne
Deswyn Wan
Michael Cheah - Team Manager
Ong Ray Gan (GK)
Chung Wei Jian (C)
Howard Ooi
Ezra Lee Zhen Xiang
Tan Lip Chen
Cheong Min Young
Algin Tan Chun Liang
Daryl Ooi Joon San
Brandon Lee
Tan Eik Hong
Subang Rascals
Suresh Subramaniam - Team Manager/ Player
Alvin Lee Kuan Piaw - (GK)
Matts Dennis Thulin - (C)
Alvin Lee Jin Aun
Gan Bing Hock
Hendrik
Shawn Sparling
Connor Sparling
Ladislav Stehlik
Sathian (Snake) Gunasekaran
Sasitheran Gopalan
Ztec Phoenix
Chiam Ter Min - Team Manager
Tham Yung Ming - (GK)
Lim Teik Hong - (C)
Yang Wei Jin
Gim Hoong
Jack Lee
Hooi Chern Harng
Peng Sheng
Samuel Ong
Calvindev Singh
Daniel
Ruth Chua
Oon Ren
Yuh Ting
Daniel Boey
Kok Hui
Ztec 8cers
Chiam Ter Min - Team Manager/ Player
Oliver Cedric Dominic - (C)
Choo Choon Han - (GK)
Tio Leo Nard - (GK)
Yeoh Jun Wooi
Wong Joon Han
Mohd Hafidz
Sjaiful Annuar
Moy Wei Sern
Amos Lim
Loh Jo-Wyee
Adrian Koay
Daniel Cheah
Wong Ken Wye
Dalat Eagles
Jason Selvanayagam - Team Manager
Edwin - (GK)
Drew Steiert - (C)
Reagan Mahoney
Ben Weidemann
Michele Prestidge
Jason Kimball
Norman Kiehl
Riley Mahoney
Kyle Ladner
Kerry Mahoney
Brian Weidemann
Dalat Sparx
Jason Selvanayagam - Team Manager/ Player (C)
Kao Lin Ken - (GK)
Steve Liss
Noralea binti Adzhar
Anatasha Lee Nor binti Ibrahim
Ricky
Andy Goh
Allan Goh
David Toh
Joshua Thorne
Deswyn Wan
Monday, April 20, 2009
Dalat Floorball Carnival
Dalat International School will be hosting their first floorball tournament for the year this May.
Labour Day Floorball Challenge
1st & 2nd May, 2009
Venue: Dalat Gym
U16 4 on 4 Junior Floorball Challenge
23rd May, 2009
Venue: Dalat Gym
If you'd like more information or to register your team please jselvanayagam@dalat.org.
Friday, March 27, 2009
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!!!
Everyone must be wondering......."boy what a joker this guy is, from weekly blogs to suddenly completely nothing." The truth is I've had my password set to auto start on my computer and when it crashed I for the life of me couldn't remember what it was until yesterday when I was rummaging thru all my junk in my office........lo and behold, I come across a piece of paper that I had scribbled on. There it was, the site name, password and e-mail link. I tried it and sure enough, were back in business.
I was looking at the last posting and nearly a whole year has gone by........10 months just short of two days. Thankfully that won't happen again. There's so many other blogs out there I was thinking that I should just discontinue this one at first but then again this is our Dalat blog and our opinion does matter. We're a minority group here on the island but we're still a voice.
Like I said earlier, we're back and if you'd like to drop us a line or story feel free to e-mail us or chat with us.
By the way, the borakborakfloorball guys have started updating scores from the APAC 2009 in Korea, so drop by their site from time to time to catch some of the game updates.
Malaysia didn't fare so well in their first game against Japan, 14-1. We haven't seen that sort of a score line since the 2004 WFC in Spain. But we still want to remember them as they represent our country and encourage them to hold their heads up high and fight even harder as they represent us. ALL THE BEST BOYS!!!
I was looking at the last posting and nearly a whole year has gone by........10 months just short of two days. Thankfully that won't happen again. There's so many other blogs out there I was thinking that I should just discontinue this one at first but then again this is our Dalat blog and our opinion does matter. We're a minority group here on the island but we're still a voice.
Like I said earlier, we're back and if you'd like to drop us a line or story feel free to e-mail us or chat with us.
By the way, the borakborakfloorball guys have started updating scores from the APAC 2009 in Korea, so drop by their site from time to time to catch some of the game updates.
Malaysia didn't fare so well in their first game against Japan, 14-1. We haven't seen that sort of a score line since the 2004 WFC in Spain. But we still want to remember them as they represent our country and encourage them to hold their heads up high and fight even harder as they represent us. ALL THE BEST BOYS!!!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
JANI KUKOLA is coming to town!!
Floorball Clinic
12:30-5:00pm
Dalat Indoor Gym
Saturday, 31st May
Hi everyone......wow......it's been a while since I've been on to update stuff. My apologies to all you readers out there.
Some great news, this weekend for just a few hours in Penang, we will be having Jani Kukola from Finland with us. This is really exciting!!!
Dalat has been given the great opportunity of hosting him, he’ll only be here for just a few hours and we’d like to try to make the most of it. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet someone of this caliber here in this region.
We will be holding a clinic from 1-5pm in the Dalat gym. He’ll be teaching team dynamics and skills for beginners and those who’ve been playing for a while already.
We hope to see you there with us.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
News From Singapore
The game was between Moosemen and Blacks FC, it was the last fixture of the night. Moosemen, who were already 3rd on the Singapore Floorball League table desperately needed to beat Blacks FC by as many goals as possible, in order for them to stand a chance of defending their SFL title. Blacks FC, on the hand had only pride to play for as they had yet to get a win throughout the whole league and were already relegated prior to the match against the mighty Moosemen. We needed to score more than 25 goals against Blacks FC in order to match the huge goal difference between ZARF and Skools Innebandy. The belief of scoring 25 goals against them increased when we saw a depleted bench of Blacks FC with only 7 players present for the match (this was including their goalie). We on the other hand had a full squad and the Blacks were surely staring defeat even before the game began.
Within the first 30 seconds, the first goal was scored. Blacks FC tried defending to minimize the deficit; however, the goals just keep flowing. Even before the first half ended, both Filip and Timothy had gotten themselves hat-tricks respectively. The period ended with Moosemen leading by 10 goals to nothing.
Our coach was pretty satisfied with our team’s play and tempo of the game and urged the players to continue doing what they were doing. The second period started off with more “ONE WAY TRAFFIC” play. It was indeed brutal, but there was nothing we could do as we needed to get ourselves back in contention for the SFL title. I really did feel for the Blacks replacement goalie.
The Blacks finally realized they had nothing to lose and with 10 minutes left on the clock, they switched to a counter attack strategy and managed to catch Moosemen off guard. By doing so they managed to put away 2 goals past me. (Honestly, both the goals were pretty crappy goals to concede) The final score 35-2, one of the biggest margins ever in the history of the Singapore Floorball League. The score line was so great that the score board ran out of numbers and had to start all over again.
Everyone predicted a trashing, but no one believed that it would be one of this magnitude. Full credit must be given to Blacks FC players as they fought hard to minimize the score line, but it just wasn’t their night as Moosemen was at their best attacking form that night.
By Kao Lin Ken
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Check This New Site!!!
Hey there everyone, I recently came across this article and have started working with the people in promoting floorball thru this great website. It's amazing what they're doing across the globe so to speak. If you click on the article title above it'll redirect you to the site mentioned or you can also go to our "Floorball Family" link below in the right hand column to be directed there.
If you think we had it bad here in Penang when we first started out on basketball courts that completely wrecked our blades think again. Click on the link and check out what the kids in Djibouti, Africa are doing.........this will amaze you and inspire you. (LinKen, the cover pic of the page looks like you when you first started training at my house in Taman Sri Nibong.............lol)
Projects are sprouting out eveywhere thru their persistence. I think the dream and realization of having floorball as an official olympic sport is coming sooner than we think.
Please check the site out and also tell your friends about it. If you have photos that you'd like to post and articles that you'd like to write please forward them to me at floorball@myfloorball.info
There will be a picture of a Malaysian posted to promote the site. A local floorball star from Penang, look out for that. I'll keep you updated as to when that will be posted.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
If you think we had it bad here in Penang when we first started out on basketball courts that completely wrecked our blades think again. Click on the link and check out what the kids in Djibouti, Africa are doing.........this will amaze you and inspire you. (LinKen, the cover pic of the page looks like you when you first started training at my house in Taman Sri Nibong.............lol)
Projects are sprouting out eveywhere thru their persistence. I think the dream and realization of having floorball as an official olympic sport is coming sooner than we think.
Please check the site out and also tell your friends about it. If you have photos that you'd like to post and articles that you'd like to write please forward them to me at floorball@myfloorball.info
There will be a picture of a Malaysian posted to promote the site. A local floorball star from Penang, look out for that. I'll keep you updated as to when that will be posted.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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