Saturday 31 December 2016

Terima Kasih Sports Affairs

Semalam hari terakhor aku di Sports Affairs badminton Academy . Hampir 2 tahun aku berkhidmat disana.

Kami bermula dari 2 tahun lepas dari kosong . Tiada player dan yang ada cuma vision dan angan angan yang belum ketahui akan berjaya. Sebagai sebuah kelab yang baru sudah pasti banyak rintangan yang kami terpaksa lalui.

Permainan badminton memang merupakan satu sukan yang agak mahal . Untuk menyediakan prasarana latihan pun sudah memerlukan dana yang banyak .Dengan vision kami untuk membantu bakat bakat muda yang kebanyakannya terdiri dari mereka yang agak susah , kami membuat pemilihan dan terbuka kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia yang berumur 23 tahun kebawah . Maka terpilih lebih kurang 15 orang pemain badminton yang sebenarnya bukanlaaa dikalangan pemain yang ternama atau mempunyai keputusan yang baik sebelumnya .

Pemain diberikan latihan , tempat tinggal & wang saku untuk perbelanjaaan harian . Kalau ditanya , adakah cukup bantuan yang diberikan , jawapan aku ... kalau nak dibandingkan dengan BAM .. memang macam langit dan bumi , tetapi bantuan yang diberikan oleh kelab amatlaa sesuai dengan standard & keadaan untuk satu kelab yang baru . Pemain yang dipilih harus bersyukur dengan layanan yang diberikan oleh kelab.

Kami pun bermula dengan menyediakan program latihan yg diaturkan oleh jurulatih . Dengan kemudahan yang terhad , memang satu cabaran buat aku sebagai jurulatih . Kreativiti harus berada ditahap maksimum. Tidak seperti di BAM yang ada semuanya..

Dengan tiadanya bantuan dari sesipa , kami bergerak dan terus menumpukan pada latihan dan ternyata ia membuahkan sedikit hasil . Sirkit  pertama kejohanan peringkat kebangsaan , pemain kami berjaya merangkul 2 gelaran juara bawah 21 tahun . Sememangnya gelaran itu bukanlaaa yang besar tetapi memandangkan pemain yang dipilih sebelum bukanlaaa dikalangan pemain remaja terbaik negara , ia satu pencapaian yang baik kepada seluruh ahli kelab Sports Affairs.

Dalam masa lebih kurang 2 tahun ini , aku menyimpulkan perkara berikut

1. Untuk academy badminton baru yang menumpukan dalam sektor pembangunan , amat sukar untuk mencari penaja . Penaja lebih gemar menaja pasukan atau pemain yang sudah berada di kelompok teratas .

2. Untuk menyediakan latihan yang menyeluruh - elimen sports sains harh diterapkan . Kos untuk menyediakannya amatlaaa diluar kemampuan kelab. Setelah program latihan berjalan , masalah recovery , injury , nutrition dan video anylisis tidak dapat disediakan . Kami tidak dibenarkan untuk menggunakan kepakaran ISN kerana polisi yang ditetapkan oleh badan itu. Aku paham kenapa ISN berbuat demikian , mereka juga kekurangan staff untuk melayani kehendak kelab kecil seperti kami . Kalau nak layan , tak terjaga rasanya.

3. Untuk sebuah kelab yang baru, untuk menukar mentaliti staff kearah sebuah badan sukan yang cekap bukanlaaa mudah . Dalam dunia badminton negara , banyak peraturan yang harus ditangani . Badminton di Malaysia belum lagi ditahap profesional , kami mesti mengikuti cara tatakerja persatuan negeri dan negara . Kadangkala ada perkara yang mudah tetapi susah dilaksanakan . Aku juga tiada jawapan dalam hal ini.

PENGALAMAN

Sunguh menyeronokkan dan mematangkan aku sebagai seorang jurulatih. Kalau dulu , skop pemikiran aku hanya tertumpu kepada latihan sahaja . Segala bantuan akan tiba jika ada terlintas program baru yang hendak dijalankan . Kreativiti aku luas dan x terbatas semasa di BAM . Disini tidak berlaku seperti itu , segala program yang difikirkan harus disertakan dengan permasalahan yang akan mendatang . Sebagai contoh , diawal program latihan , kami tidak mempunyai peralatan gym lagi , kami terpakasa menggunakan tin tin air yang masih dibungkus  untuk dijadikan peralatan gym kami . Kelakar , tetapi itulaa yang terpaksa kami lalui , yang pasti latihan harus diteruskan.

Aku belajar soal management , banyak peraturan yang baru aku ketahui kewujutannya dalam menguruskan kelab badminton di Malaysia ... patutlaaa x banyak kelab yang muncul .

Menguruskan pemain baru dan tidak mempunyai mentaliti seorang juara amatlaaa memenatkan tetapi itu yang harus ditukar . Masalah disiplin pemain menjadi masalah rutin bagi kami .

KEBAIKAN

Sudah pasti kesusahan yang seterusnya menjadi pengalaman yang sangat berharga untuk aku . Banyak benda baru yang aku pelajari sepanjang tempoh ini . Pengalaman ini sudah pasti akan mematangkan aku sebagai jurulatih.

Kepada Pemain

Nasihat aku , selalu ingat asal usul dan berdiri di bumi yang nyata . Bukan senang untuk menjadi pemain terbaik didunia . Jangan syok sendiri dan sentiasa aim tinggi .

# Akhir kata , aku ingin mengucapkan berbanyak terima kasih kepada pihak.pengurusan kelab sports affairs yang telah menjaga aku selama ini. Harus diingat Sports Affairs adalah kelab yabg masih lagi bertahan walaupun segala cabaran yang menimpa .

Terima Kasih

Sunday 18 December 2016

Thursday 15 December 2016

Carolina Marin Falters Again – Dubai World Supeseries Finals: Day 2 Session 2

Women's Singles Group B is set for a tantalising finish after Akane Yamaguchi beat Olympic champion Carolina Marin in a late match today at the Dubai World Superseries Finals.
With top contender Pusarla V Sindhu also falling, to Sun Yu, the group was thrown open. The final group matches tomorrow will decide the semi-finalists.
Japan's Yamaguchi sustained her pacy style even in the late stages of the match to outlast Spain's Marin 18-21 21-17 21-14 in 86 minutes, the longest match of the tournament thus far.
Earlier, Sun Yu got her second big win on successive days, beating crowd favourite Pusarla V Sindhu 21-15 21-17.
After an uneven start, Pusarla had things going her way for a while in the second, working the shuttle around and flicking quick winners. That she couldn't capitalise on a handy 13-9 lead and push the contest into a third game was the story of the match - at important phases the Indian switched to a reactive rather than creative mode, enabling Sun to grab the initiative with her heavy smashes from the back. Once the momentum shifted, the Indian slowly faltered in a clutch of errors, and Sun had the match under control.
In contrast to Group B, the semi-finalists from Group A were decided today, with Tai Tzu Ying joining Sung Ji Hyun into the knockout stage. World No.1 Tai was untroubled by the less-than-fully-fit Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) as she eased to a 21-12 21-14 result. Intanon, still recovering from a knee injury, was tentative around the court and gave Tai all the openings she needed to quickly finish the job.
'I just commenced training two weeks ago,' said Intanon. 'The first week was about trying to move. I'm getting better. The injury happened before the Olympics, but after that it kept getting worse. I do feel bad missing out on tournaments, especially since so many young players are coming up.'
Li/Liu Crash Out
Malaysia's Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong won a thrilling 58-minute battle against Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen to cement their semi-final place from Group B of Men's Doubles.
Li/Liu second loss meant that they have no hope of progressing to the knockout stage.
Goh and Tan kept their nerve in a tight finish, edging past the Chinese duo 18-21 21-19 21-19. The Malaysians' next match with China's Chai Biao/Hong Wei will decide the group winners.
Meanwhile, in Mixed Doubles, defending champions Chris Adcock/Gabrielle Adcock find themselves in a spot after losing to China's Zheng Siwei/Chen Qingchen 21-17 21-17. The England duo have to win tomorrow's match against China's Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong, but even that will not guarantee them of a spot in the semi-finals.
Olympic champions Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir bowed out of the tournament owing to Natsir's knee injury. The Indonesians retired at 21-8 11-6 down against Denmark's Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen. The Danes and another Indonesian pair, Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto, progressed to the semi-finals.

Saturday 3 December 2016

Selamat pengantin baru - TAN BOON HEONG

Welcome to the group 😀..

Tahniah Tan , semoga perkahwinan ini kekal ke akhir hayat .

#superb & talented player  yg aku pernah coach ....

BADMINTON INDIA IC - SONIA & LIM CHI WING KE PERLAWANAN AKHIR


Tahniah kepada kedua dua pemain ini kerana berjaya ke perlawanan akhir . Diharap mereka tidak cepat berpuashati dan berjaya menewaskan pasangan masing masing.

MALAYSIA HEBAT.

Friday 2 December 2016

PASANGAN BERGU CAMPURAN KEDUA NEGARA TEWAS


Pasangan muda negara , Lai Pei Jing / Tan Kian Meng gagal layak ke perlawanan akhir di kejohanan terbuka Macau  apabila tewas kepada pasangan muda meningkat naik dari Hongkong dalam pertarungan 2 game. Mereka tewas 15-21 & 28-30.


India & Welsh IC - semi final

Ini adalah platform kejohanan yang sesuai untuk  pemain muda negara menunjukkan kemampuan mereka .

Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to maintain momentum in Premier League

 Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal will get back on track after their surprise League Cup exit when they face London rivals West Ham on Saturday.
Wenger's side were beaten 2-0 at home by Southampton in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, while West Ham also crashed out of the competition with a 4-1 thrashing at Manchester United.
×But while they have that unhappy experience in common the two London clubs have had contrasting fortunes so far this seasonArsenal have once again qualified from their Champions League group and are in contention to challenge for a first English title since 2004.
Slaven Bilic's Hammers, on the other hand, suffered an early Europa League exit and, in their first season with the London Stadium as their new home, have amassed just 12 points from their first 13 league fixtures to sit precariously above the relegation places.
Looking for a quick recovery, Wenger is confident Arsenal will banish the memory of their Cup disappointment, which ended their 19-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
"I don't think I can moan about the momentum in the Premier League," he said.
"I knew that in the League Cup that could happen, but it was more disappointing to lose the game than the run we have. We want to keep the run in the Premier League going now."
Arsenal will have to do without Santi Cazorla however as the Spain play-maker has been ruled out for three months by an ankle injury.
Massive derby
Cazorla was injured in October but instead of a November return that had initially been expected he will now fly to Sweden next week for surgery on his right leg
West Ham have had injury problems of their own with Andy Carroll missing since August with a knee injury and fellow forward Diafra Sakho ruled out for six weeks by a hamstring problem.
Carroll scored a hat-trick in West Ham's home match with Arsenal last season, which ended 3-3, and could return for the latest installment.
Ashley Fletcher, the pre-season signing from Manchester United, started against his old club on Wednesday however and his goal will have boosted the 21-year-old's chances of keeping the shirt.
"It can only give me a lot of confidence getting my first goal for West Ham and I go into every game thinking I can score and now I have got my first one, hopefully many more will follow," Fletcher said.
"This is a massive London derby and every game in the Premier League is a tough game, but we know we can give Arsenal a good game.
"I will be hoping to start again on Saturday. The manager has got some tough decision as there is so much competition.
"I think Andy will be back on Saturday so it will be fierce competition for places in the striking role.

HARI INI DALAM SEJARAH - UNDANG-UNDANG WANG KERTAS NEGERI-NEGERI SELAT DIUMUMKAN






UNDANG-UNDANG WANG KERTAS NEGERI-NEGERI SELAT DIUMUMKAN

Pada  hari  ini  dalam  tahun  1896,  Undang-Undang  mengenai  Nilai Wang Kertas  di Negeri-Negeri  Selat  telah  diumumkan. Pengumuman  ini  dibuat  bagi  mengatasi  masalah  berkaitan  dengan   penggunaan unit kewangan  nilai  matawang  dan penawaran  wang  yang  dikawal  oleh nilai 'Sterling'.   Matawang  ‘Dolar’  telah  diterima  secara  rasminya  sebagai  unit  kewangan di Negeri-Negeri Selat  dan  Tanah  Jajahan  British  yang  lain  pada tahun 1867.  Berikutan  itu  satu  syor  dan  cadangan  telah  dibuat  oleh  Perbendaharaan  British  agar  pihak  kerajaan  mengeluarkan  wang  kertas.  Namun  begitu,  cadangan  tersebut  yang  dimajukan  kepada  Majlis  Perundangan  telah  mendapat  tentangan  daripada  bank-bank  yang  juga  diberi  hak  untuk  mengeluarkan  wang.   Berikutan   daripada   pelbagai    masalah  yang  timbul  dan  bantahan  yang  diterima,  akhirnya  Majlis  Perundangan  telah  mencapai  keputusan  untuk  mengeluarkan  wang  kertas  di  Negeri-Negeri  Selat  yang  dikawal  selia  oleh  pihak  kerajaan.  Sesungguhnya Undang-Undang Wang Kertas Negeri-Negeri Selat yang diumumkan pada hari ini dalam tahun 1896 telah berjaya dilaksanakan di Negeri-Negeri Selat.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 3 DEC






 1989

Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end

 

 Meeting off the coast of Malta, President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issue statements strongly suggesting that the long-standing animosities at the core of the Cold War might be coming to an end. Commentators in both the United States and Russia went farther and declared that the Cold War was over.

The talks were part of the first-ever summit held between the two leaders. Bush and his advisers were cautiously optimistic about the summit, eager to follow up on the steps toward arms control taken by the preceding Reagan administration. Gorbachev was quite vocal about his desire for better relations with the United States so that he could pursue his domestic reform agenda and was more effusive in his declarations that the talks marked an important first step toward ending the Cold War. The Russian leader stated, “The characteristics of the Cold War should be abandoned.” He went on to suggest that, “The arms race, mistrust, psychological and ideological struggle, all those should be things of the past.” Bush was somewhat more restrained in his statement: “With reform underway in the Soviet Union, we stand at the threshold of a brand-new era of U.S.-Soviet relations. It is within our grasp to contribute each in our own way to overcoming the division of Europe and ending the military confrontation there.”
Despite the positive spin of the rhetoric, though, little of substance was accomplished during the summit. Both sides agreed to work toward a treaty dealing with long-range nuclear weapons and conventional arms in 1990. Gorbachev and Bush also agreed that another summit would take place in June 1990, in Washington, D.C.

The Most Intelligent Presidents in U.S. History







#1 - John Quincy Adams

IQ: 168.8
College: Harvard University
Like his father, John Quincy Adams was an esteemed lawyer and a formidable presence in court (he earned a law degree from Harvard). He was also a brilliant statesman, negotiating several key international treaties. Remarkably, Adams was fluent in at least four languages and regularly translated Latin and ancient Greek as well.

Nico Rosberg's retirement statement




"Since 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my 'one thing' to become Formula One World Champion. Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target. And now I've made it. I have climbed my mountain, I am on the peak, so this feels right. My strongest emotion right now is deep gratitude to everybody who supported me to make that dream happen.

"This season, I tell you, it was so damn tough. I pushed like crazy in every area after the disappointments of the last two years; they fuelled my motivation to levels I had never experienced before. And of course that had an impact on the ones I love, too - it was a whole family effort of sacrifice, putting everything behind our target. I cannot find enough words to thank my wife Vivian; she has been incredible. She understood that this year was the big one, our opportunity to do it, and created the space for me to get full recovery between every race, looking after our daughter each night, taking over when things got tough and putting our championship first.

 "When I won the race in Suzuka, from the moment when the destiny of the title was in my own hands, the big pressure started and I began to think about ending my racing career if I became World Champion. On Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, I knew that it could be my last race and that feeling cleared my head before the start. I wanted to enjoy every part of the experience, knowing it might be the last time… and then the lights went out and I had the most intense 55 laps of my life. I took my decision on Monday evening. After reflecting for a day, the first people I told were Vivian and Georg (Nolte, from Nico's management team), followed by Toto.


"The only thing that makes this decision in any way difficult for me is because I am putting my racing family into a tough situation. But Toto understood. He knew straight away that I was completely convinced and that reassured me. My proudest achievement in racing will always be to have won the world championship with this incredible team of people,the Silver Arrows.
"Now, I'm just here to enjoy the moment. There is time to savour the next weeks, to reflect on the season and to enjoy every experience that comes my way. After that, I will turn the next corner in my life and see what it has in store for me…"



Nico Rosberg retires from Formula 1







The German driver, 31, won the title less than a week ago, beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to his first Drivers' Championship.
"When I won the race in Suzuka, from the moment when the destiny of the title was in my own hands, the big pressure started and I began to think about ending my racing career if I became world champion," said Rosberg. "On Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, I knew that it could be my last race and that feeling cleared my head before the start."

DUA PASANGAN WANITA NEGARA HAMPIRI KEJUARAAN


Keputusan yang terbaik setakat ini , peluang untuk dua pasangan melangkah ke perlawanan akhir cerah. Malaysia BOLEHHHH....