Coyotes vs NUS

Women's quarter final. Cool. Well we have three more weeks then we're done. Hopefully we have enough 'experience' as a team. well experience is never enough. I hope that's its more than enough for us to perform as a team.

What we was covered in our last debriefing is, style. Coyotes we need to get our own brand of playing. Cos it is pretty apparent that we're playing everywhere. and we still have no idea where the next play is going to happen. maybe i am expecting the impossible but i duno after one year playing together we still look as if we don't know how to play with each other.

That's it for now. Hopefully we'll hear good news from this sat's match. Aim. not to win. but to give them a good fight.

We're currently tied with smu and blacks. Lets see whether we'll be able to get the 6th position.

See you guys at training!

Coyotes vs UWC

Today a very enthusiatic Jane Boey covered my ass and made a ankle tap touch on my man (mind you its her virgin dive touch!) which resulted in a "fractured" foot.

Jane's story:
"I saw the link coming and I couldn't let Chong die even though I could and I dived when she stepped Chong and then I heard a very loud 'crack' sound and it was so painful but I still crawled up cause I thought its so embarrassing to stop the game and I continued playing."

At the hospital, during consultation:
*shields feet with 2 hands* "Ehhh don't touch my feet ah... very pain very pain... ARHHH..... and I don't want injection okay! I can hop but I can't walk."

For those concerned, Jane does not have a fractured feet and its a ligament injury.

Much thanks to Kenny Chitty "Bang Bang" for piggybacking Jane.

editted P.S: much thanks n XOXO to pretty kate moss n purple dino barney for their companion to NUH too.

10 basic disciplines

Hey guys,

I thought to give it more clarity to you guys i'll break down what I would expect from the play individually and as a team.

My plan is to have a "play" that's unpredictable and fast. My style of play is pretty much street touch with disipline. I'm pretty much creative when it comes to plays. i like to take risks. i get bored with being 'safe' all the time. (Tho many would not agree with me) I look for players who are willing to push the barriers, to take up a challenge and to be able to take in constructive critiscm along the way cos that is what is expected after you do something unagreeable. But i think tht's the only way to improve. All that being said, HOwever please bear in mind the basic disciplines I also expect at the end of the day.

There are 10 basic disciplines I would expect every player to master by the end of STL;

1. Rucks: Gaining ground. It's the ultimate most important play which every player should master. especially how to run into the gaps and how to DRIVE THRU the gaps so that the defence would be movin in a panic frenzy. if You dun get defence panicking with ur rucks meaning u're not doing some things correctly.

2. Taking the touch: You should make the defence work to touch you. meaning run to you to make the touch. if the defence is just standing there waiting for u, it means u're not effectively workin them to defend you. one of the dangers of this is over running which is bad cos it distrupts the flow. so players should always be in control on where you're effecting the touch.

3. Splitting after the touch: after the touch split as wide as you can. splitting wide enables you to open the gap for the next move. not doing so cuts down the option for the dummy half to deliver the ball. which direction you split solely depends on which direction dummy half is passing off the ball. Always split on the opposite side of the pass unless there's 'robyn' in play.

4. dummy half: Her job is to make a sound decision and deliver the ball to the right direction. It is an important role as sHe determines the play of the next move.

there's two types of half plays.

1. straight off the ground. This is usually used to gain ground or to get the ball quickly across the pitch
2. scoop. This is usually done near the tryline for a quick score. scoops shouldn't be overdone. it gets predictable and there's a danger of losing posession. use it only when the opponents least expect it.

5.Running lines: You now realise that running straight doesn't work out anymore. so to keep it simple. when u're running it should be in the lines of an upside down 7. draggin out defence and hitting the middle of the gap. its essential for runners to stay wide at every point of the play.

6. Magic Space: Players should be actively looking out for the 'magic space'. magic space a checklist for the player to remember where to stand at all times. three things to take note when the play is in motion,
-actively standing at your gaps.
-be steep
-know which gap you're going to hit for a touch or a pass off.

7. Flow: it is to keep the rhythm of the play going. Dummy half have to keep telling the runner to "dump on me". this ensures that there's always a half at every dump. ideally a good play should haf the ball moving at all times. half determines this. at the same time half goes for the ball when needed to. this is evidently when a scoop were to happen or that play requires the half to do so. (please decide where to run or what to do as the half before you recieve the ball)

8. Ball skills: Passing and recieving are the simple basics. if you can't achieve this at all then i advice you to kill yourself khekhe. Ball should be passed across the body and delivered in front of the runner so the runner can run at pace to recieve the ball. NO PASSING TOWARDS thE PLAYer. there's two passes, a pop pass and a normal pass. Players should be able to by now, control whatever pass that they are required to.

recieving is simply catching early. hands out early facing whichever direction the balls passed from and leadin the ball towards the middle. this act of 'cushioning' enables more control and less impact therefore reducing chances of a drop ball. on the run the ball should always be held with two hands to get ready for a positive touch or a pass. only when player's confident that she is able to make the score then run with the ball tucked underneath the arms.

Fake pass. To pass of but hold on to the ball. I haven't seen much of a fake pass in any of our plays. It be a bonus if you could execute this.

9. Defence: two to know and master. Squeeze and hook. I will explain this during training. but aggressive and arrogant attitude is a must.

10: Communication: attack and defence there must always be a positive communication on and off the pitch. it is required for every player to be able to;
-analyse what went wrong
-remind each other what to do in a play
- be able to ask questions during debriefing
-and to call the opponent's play during defence.
effective communication. we haf no time for negative banter. I do not tolerate any negative comments in the team.

(please make sure that every player reads this. THaNks)

Cheers

hello munchkins

bear with my virgin entry, I'm very much dissatisfied with me not writing in the blog, and those sarcastic remarks i get from Jane Boey aka Paris.

I don't know how long I can stay in cayotes, i understand that at the end of the day, the choice lies with me, but people envision different dreams for me, and bigger picture is, I have a stronger desire to be a better player than what I am now.

I love playing with cayotes, in the team, I've learnt to be accomodative, understanding and enjoyed the game with you guys very much. Though seldom do I show it, I find freedom in expression in this team that I may never get in another. The team has alot of potential, but what's potential without the need to succeed. I understand we all do put in effort to make a better team, to build better players, in fact, we even build rapport amongst ourselves, so close that I do think others envy. But, is this effort enough?Will whatever effort we put in be enough?No. Because coaches and teammates judge us by potential. And if they think you've got alot more to offer, they'll ask for it, again and again till they are satisfied.

I know playing with me is pressurising, I myself feel likewise, I wish to prove many people wrong about cayotes, about my cayotes, because what I see this team could do is what they have never thought of.But time is not in my favour, this season might be my last with you. But I'd like to think that with a few players gone, all the rest will step up to take the role. I don't wish to see anyone give up, not on yourself, not on the team.

I used to not like aisyah's coaching method because once she said to me, 'nure, can you be more creative?' I know that night i went, WTF. I was coached by Boo for 3 years and could you expect creative plays? I only understand smart moves that would score than fancy cacat moves that needs a whole lot more thinking and effort to score. I don't understand then what she meant by creative plays, because I didn't learn to involve anyone in my move. But looking back on the previous saturday score, the feeling i get is super humongous that I can't pinpoint what it is. Was it orgasmic jane?Maybe, And then, on the way home I kept thinking of the play, of the move, of the feeling, and I now wish everyone of us get to experience it. So, this 2 more games, i want to make everyone taste the 'orgasmic' feeling at least once.

And yar, Aisyah, no try are cheap try, even when it was a tad lucky. It's still considered a try.Blergh You!!

p.s: i know some of you are not in there,i'm sorry, we should get a new family photo.yes Barney?