Wednesday, June 18, 2008
I was in anticipation for the trip as I was really anxious to spend time with my volleyball pupils. As the days went by, their manners and noise level continually made it unbearable. It made me irritable and moody, especially since I lacked sleep.
They are a lovely bunch but they need to learn when they need to keep quiet. Then there was unnecessary chatters that made it unbearable. However, I think the trip has done them good though it made me and Miss Chin very tired.
I felt that they have learnt to appreciate Singapore and our training conditions a lot better. I am sure they have also realised how we need to learn from the Thai players' attitudes of pressing on despite hardship. The Thai players never mutter complaints nor do they show displeasure when the conditions are not to their liking. Pupils can also see for themselves how they need to bond together as a team to function.
I really hope they will press on for the goals they have set out to attain. Else, when they fall short, regret would be too late. I was in teams that could never win anything but we tried our best to make life difficult for our opponents. We never went down without a fight. Our training then was so intense that most pupils would think it's mad. I used to run 2.4km or 5km before we do physical trainings. Physical trainings included sprints, jumps, crunches, push ups and so on, which lasted for 1-2 hours. By the time that we start on ball work and blocking drills, most of us would be half dead. Then when we do formation drills, most of us will cramp.
Also, when we trained, we had no coaches. The coach was our teacher who was busy with teaching the Secondary Four pupils. We had to train on our own. Some served while some recieved. If anyone made a mistake, we pumped ourselves 1o push ups for each mistake. Sometimes, we can do a thousand push ups or sit ups in one training session.
We were fit but we were not good technically. Thus, we did not win much but we were disciplined and were not an embarassment to our school. One of the reason why I push my pupils is in hope they will not regret for not trying hard enough and then realised that they could have done better. I do not see it as they fulfil an ambition of mine because at the end of the day, I do not get anything from them if they win. All the more, I might lose money because I have to treat them.
I just hope they do not let themselves down. They may think it is tough and they may think the coaches and I are mad. I just hope they can see what we see. We see their potential to perform and we do not want them to lose to themselves. If they lose to worthy opponents, then there would be no regrets. If they were to lose to themselves, they would regret and they can never turn back time. Jiayou, my beloved volleyballers!
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