MSSD

4 days in a row is spent mostly on watching ppl play basketball in MSSD (5th-8th april). Held in
the default place called Raja Zarina (gals) and STAR + Dato Hamzah (STAR : u-15boys & dato hamzah
: u-18 boys) Being the ever free person especially when the timing is right... i'm appointed once
again as the coach for under-15 gals team for STAR... -.-"

the fact that appointed as coach.. no one can really take that point literally... for a coach's
job is to train the players.. .observe the players.. and bring the whole team together to the
venue.. and compete with other teams... my definition however... refers only to the latter part :
BRINGING THE TEAM TO THE VENUE.. and of cos giving instructions as well... the fact that i didn't
get to see the whole under-15 squad really gives me a headache on who should be on the starting
lineup... and even more headache looms... when i realise finally as i watch my team played
against the others... they have never played a full court game together b4 until this date...

Day 1
1st match vs Kwang Hua
one of the power house which eventually took 3rd place... being errm... 1st timers... the STAR
team is totally overawed with their opponents... and fell 11-2 in first period.. even though with
Pei Ying (our trumph card) playing as playmaker.. she herself had hardtimes when she is 'giap'ed
by 3 players at once... (she has made a reputation last year.. which is why every school has set
an eye on her... to guard her at all cost) eventually the whole team cannot cope with Kwang Hua's
pressure and lost tamely to them... 7-26

2nd match vs Chong Hua (private)
another power house that took 2nd place...and special thanks to Yong Hol for setting the starting
lineup... main reason : he knows every single player in under-15 squad whereas i don't... and to
KK for giving secret training after the first match against Kwang Hwa, the gals played and fought
better than the first match.. the Pizza Hut and Skipping Exams seemed to have motivated them...
took the lead quite a numerical times... should have won the match had not the 4th quarter where
exhaustion robbed our players' mood... and scored nothing during that period... in the end we
lost 14-22...

overall i'm quite happy with the players' performance, especially in the 2nd match... consider the
fact that some of the players haven't played 5 0n 5 b4 until now... there's hope after all for
STAR's U-15 gals >.<

there's a match for U-18 gals though... vs KISAS.. which for the first time in my entire life a
Malay school has sent a squad of malay gals to compete in basketball!!! unfortunately this match
they didn't turn up.. so a free win for our U-18 gals...

Day 2
it's U-18 gals turn to show their styles... unfortunately... like U-15... they faced similiar
problems.. even though they have a better training compared to U-15 gals... they had some
difficulties overcoming the might of MGS and Hin Hua... though they fought and gave in their
best... they couldn't have their own 'glorious' moment... and lost the qualifying rounds...

met Bernard... an old fren from ACS who played as a keeper in handball when we were form 3...
lots of changes on him... too fair skin for a guy... and involvements with Big Bro.. not a wise
thing to mix with him too often....

Day 3
Bernard proves to be a nuisance... shows interest in one of the STAR's U-15 gal... keeps making
lame remarks and jokes around... as though he's someone so keng cao... giving wrong impression to
everyone else... other U-15 gals don't really bother much bout him.. instead all 'bomb' him...
giving bad remarks bout him too... which he took it heartly.. -.-" he never realised that they
were serious with watever they just said to him... oh well.. at least they don't have to get
bored with me though >.<

STAR boys team are all goners... U-15 lost to kwang hua at the very last moment even though
they've led all the way... until 4th quarter everything started to go wrong.. Kwang Hua...
initially trailed by 12 points... seemed to pick up the speed... and eventually won the game..
40-35... a sad case to the U-15 boys... as for U-18 boys... even tragic incident happens.. all
teams in the group lost 1 match and won 2 matches... since it is so.. the teams who have better
scoring points will advance... which STAR... unfortunately enough to score the least among
all.... is knocked out in the first stage...

Day 4 (today)
went to Dato Hamzah to watch the finals.. and of cos to pick up 2 gals (Mei Kuan and Wan Xuan
who's there earlier) the final match for U-18 boys is between Hin Hua and Chong Hua... Chong Hua
played alot better than Hin Hua... despite the fact that Hin Hua has a good reputation to produce
quality players with 'robot' stamina.. be it boys or gals... Chong Hua players have outwitted Hin
Hua the whole match... and deservingly become the champion in MSSD...

not a bad way to spend my weekends.. apart from spending my time looking at current MSSD bkb
standard... which overall is better than my time... and the real reason is to wash eyes!! XD~ 2 weeks left for my hols... i guess i should spend my time better... oh well.. since everyone's
having hols now... i think that shouldn't be a prob!!! >.<