Dalat Floorball League

The Dalat Floorball League was from October 1-23, and Team Contact made its debut appearance on 1/10/05 with a match against Blazing Eagles. The team did fairly well battling against an experienced team despite having trained only once on the week week prior to the match. All the players were in high spirit and everyone rose up to the occasion and played their utmost best. A humble beginning for the team, we lost 1-3, but definitely a great team in the making…..

The second match on 8/10/05 was against the Frontliners. Team effort arose within each member as we strived to not just defend but attack in every way possible. That spirit contributed to the success of our team as we won the game with the score of 2-1.

We played against Dalat 2 on 15/10/05. We did not do as well for the first period but that did not stop us from playing a better game for the second and final period. Favor was on us when Edward scored a penalty shot to give us a 3-2 lead. We won the match 5-2.

Our fourth match was against Penang Islanderz on 22/10/05. The team did not rest on the laurels even after winning two previous matches consecutively. The team played a good game against one of the strongest team in the whole Penang . Although we lost 2-6, the cheering of our supporters made us feel like champions for that night.

The final match against Dalat 1 on 23/10/05 was the match that will determine our placing in the tournament. With our intense desire to win this match and our eyes targeted on the bronze medals, every player put up a good fight. Even the goalkeeper had many good saves. It was an excellent team game with different players scoring goals. Bryan scored 2 goals with James (his dad) giving us the opening goal. We won the match 5-3. It was indeed a sweet victory for the team and the best game for us in the whole mini league!

The overall results for the mini league:

Champions – Penang Islanderz

1st Runner-up – Blazing Eagles

2nd Runner-up – CONTACT

Top Scorers:

Deswyn Wan (Blazing Eagles) - 17 goals

Edward Lim (Contact) - 10 goals

Oliver (Penang Islanderz) - 9 goals

Floorball Demo in Schools

The months of September and October saw ContactSports take floorball into a number of schools. On September 23, We took floorball into SK Air Itam. The demonstration was targeted at 10-12 year olds and approximately 130 students of both boys and girls participated in the demo.

On September 24, we went into an all boys' school, SK Wellesley as part of their Children's Day program to conduct a floorball demonstration. We saw approximately 250 students ranging from 7 to 12 year-olds, getting all excited even before getting a hands-on experience with the stick and ball. Many enjoyed themselves.

September 28, We had the opportunity to go into a Chinese School. Targeted at the 10-11 year olds, we saw approximately 200 students from SJK (C) Jelutong participate in the demonstration. Boys and girls alike regardless of their sizes, showed their interest in wanting to learn the game. The school later purchased a set of equipment and are on their way to setting up a club.

October 01, Hutchings Primary School was the venue for our floorball demonstration. Once again it was targeted at the 7 to 12 year-olds as part of their Children's Day program. The interesting thing about this day was that the teachers also came to participate and sweat it out on court. Approximately 150 students and their teachers were present for this unforgettable experience of the adrenalin pumping game.

October 10, was the date we went into an all girls' primary school, SRK Convent Pulau Tikus for a session with the 10 year-olds. Approximately 100 students attended the introduction session and viewing of floorball clips. Many signed up on that very day to learn more about floorball and showed interest to join a club.

On October 18, we were taking floorball into yet another chinesse primary school - SJK (C) Shang Wu. Approximately 200 students comprising boys and girls ages 10 and 11 showed their enthusiasm in trying out the newly introduced game.

These two months were exiting in getting the kids to experience the game of floorball. We definately hope that we will have more of such opportunities to share floorball with more kids.

3-on-3 Futsal Challenge

The 3-on-3 Futsal Challenge saw 12 teams, all sweating it out on the court vying for the top 3 placing. This event was organized to provide an avenue for young people to have healthy activity and foster good friendships. The matches were played on round robin basis in 4 groups comprising teams from various colleges, schools and churches. Many supporters came to cheer for their favourite team. Disted College which sent 2 teams won the title with "Disted Chan-Ka" emerging as the Champion. "Average Joe" from Dalat School won the 1st Runner-up title, whilst "Bayan Baru FC (B)" emerged as the 2nd Runner-up. It was definitely a tough fight between "Disted Chan-Ka" and "Average Joe" with a score of 5-3. All the top 3 teams took away medals, hampers and vouchers courtesy of Prangin Sports Centre. Vico graced the event as well by providing chocolate drinks for the players and supporters. Many thanks to all the sponsors, helpers and also the referees, Mr. Saras and Mr. Joshua Lim for a good show!