okay again another much-delayed post.
it's not something to be proud of and probably not something i should be blogging about, but 2010-11 was my most awry Inter School-Inter Hall season in four years. it wasn't just form, but a combination of factors like FYP and my ailing body.
it's not something to be proud of and probably not something i should be blogging about, but 2010-11 was my most awry Inter School-Inter Hall season in four years. it wasn't just form, but a combination of factors like FYP and my ailing body.
ISG, which has been my priority the last three years, took a backseat this final year. i dont know why, maybe it's precisely due to my prolonged commitment that im now tired. i only played three sports this year, after three trainings in total. pathetic i know, considering last year when i captained soccer we had numerous trainings and friendlies.
soccer, touch, volleyball
soccer, the one im most proud of in WKWSCI and the only sport i played four years, was negligible this time. we played our hearts out in 2007, we went on our fairytale run in 2008, we had a superb squad in 2009, but 2010 the format became 7-a-side and the pitch was halved. i stepped down and there was no leadership. the new captain got into an emergency situation, and none of the seniors wanted to play.
at the eventual tournament, it was a team of all freshies plus clement cher and a 50%-fit me. almost everything was a disaster, only redeemed by promising players who have joined the school - gordon, paddy, amin, michael.
after years of drifting in and out of our strong sport, i finally geared up to play touch, since my exposure to contact rugby has helped me appreciate this form more. sadly we didnt have the services of some of our best players, and only me yanyi jocelyn yini know the game. and we met a very strong HSS in the prelims, bleh.
vball was a joke. ive been a key part of the team for years, but after the organisers merged the sport into co-ed, plus the absence/departure of other guys, i became a fringe player due to some talented freshie girls. thoroughly not enjoyable haha.
floorball, badminton
soccer, the one im most proud of in WKWSCI and the only sport i played four years, was negligible this time. we played our hearts out in 2007, we went on our fairytale run in 2008, we had a superb squad in 2009, but 2010 the format became 7-a-side and the pitch was halved. i stepped down and there was no leadership. the new captain got into an emergency situation, and none of the seniors wanted to play.
at the eventual tournament, it was a team of all freshies plus clement cher and a 50%-fit me. almost everything was a disaster, only redeemed by promising players who have joined the school - gordon, paddy, amin, michael.
after years of drifting in and out of our strong sport, i finally geared up to play touch, since my exposure to contact rugby has helped me appreciate this form more. sadly we didnt have the services of some of our best players, and only me yanyi jocelyn yini know the game. and we met a very strong HSS in the prelims, bleh.
vball was a joke. ive been a key part of the team for years, but after the organisers merged the sport into co-ed, plus the absence/departure of other guys, i became a fringe player due to some talented freshie girls. thoroughly not enjoyable haha.
floorball, badminton
couldn't make it for badminton as i had the much more crucial IH softball to play. floorball, one of the most emotional sports over the years, i dont even remember anything.
when you're a graduating senior in hall, IH just feels a lot different. other than trying to make your mark or get your hands on that long service award, juniors seem to look to you as the guiding light, the calm in the storm. so somehow, suddenly, IH became a big deal for me.
softball, rugby
i had a bad feeling about softball all along. this was the weakest team ive played alongside. barely any heavy batters, and probably only five or so able fielders. and it showed. although we managed a memorable victory over traditional powerhouse Hall 15, we could not beat noisy neighbours Hall 5 -- in two attempts.
i had a bad feeling about softball all along. this was the weakest team ive played alongside. barely any heavy batters, and probably only five or so able fielders. and it showed. although we managed a memorable victory over traditional powerhouse Hall 15, we could not beat noisy neighbours Hall 5 -- in two attempts.
the one i cared about the most and put in the most effort ended with a whimper. after hardcore training and arduous planning, our hopes high, the tournament saw IVPs participating and we simply crashed and burnt. we were supposed to qualify 2nd, but ended last. it didnt help that key players kelvin, desmond and melvin were injured, while IVP zen made a pledge to sit out.
volleyball, soccer
soccer is one thing, since there were enough good juniors, but i had trained passionately for vball, and for the first year in hall i stood a reasonable chance of turning out for our vball team.
then tragedy struck, in the form of gout again. not stepping out into the court for my hall vball is one of my big regrets in college life surely.
thus, an awkward nostalgia. it sucks that 2010-11 was such a bad season, plus i was graduating, yet it feels that was normal proceedings since i wasnt fully in it.
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