Penang Floorball Association recently organized its’ 2-days tournament, the PFA Challenge 2007 at Dalat International School. The tournament was organized with the aim to foster closer bonding between the different clubs in Penang as well as Selangor Floorball Association (SFA). A tournament of the same was previously jointly organized by SFA and UM (Universiti Malaya in March.
This state-wide tournament was one that the clubs are looking forward to, especially for Contact team. With all energy and force concentrated on the tournament, Contact was determined to make it to the final. The participating clubs were Innebandy! Co, Salibandy! Co, Frontliners, Selangor Floorball Association, Dalat Moldy Oldies, Dalat Eagles and Contact. The preliminary matches were played in round robin system with top 4 winners qualifying for the semi-final.
Our very first match against SFA proved to be very demanding to our spirit and strength. Playing against the giants of SFA, Contact played a very tight defensive game. Petit scored the first goal in a counter attack that gave us the lead of 1-0. However, we lost the match by 2-1.
The subsequent matches against Innebandy! Co, and Dalat Modly Oldies were more or less due to our lack of stamina and focus. We lost in these 2 matches. Our match against the Frontliners was just as tough. They fielded in their better and faster players. This match was a draw for both teams. The goal was scored from the side by their man who was unmarked. The mistake of our defenders!
The other 2 matches against Dalat and Salibandy! Co was slightly easier. We won both matches. Dalat was down to only 5 players including their goalie. Our hats off Dalat for displaying such good spirit of sportsmanship! As for Salibandy! Co, it was a favor to us to not have Deswyn, their key player in the match. (He was injured prior to our game!)
Contact who has always been known as the underdog of floorball due to the many young players. However Contact unbelievably proved the crowd wrong by qualifying for semi-final. Contact would have made it to the final if not for the last minute disputable goal. Some said that it was a not a goal, while others said it was. As the rules said, referee’s decision is final. Thus, it was the referee’s call that gave the ultimate score of 1-0 for Dalat Eagles and Contact.
It was truly a very good experience for all of us in Contact although we did not make it to the final. We are certainly proud to be in this team for making it so far! We will continue to strive and make our efforts count in the coming tournaments!
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Youthwave Floorball Tournament
Once again, Innebandy! Co emerged champion! Ever since the conception of floorball and the very 1st Youthwave Floorball Tournament held in year 2003, Innebandy! Co has been the defending champion! Formerly known as Blazing Eagles, Innebandy! Co has been blazing with victory the past four years!
The format for this year was different. It was a 4v4 game without a goalie and a smaller goalpost measuring 60cm x 80cm in a court size of 26m x 16m. 3 matches were played simultaneously in 3 different courts. The change of format was to encourage participation from more teams and indeed there was in total 29 teams. A record breaking number in the history of Malaysian floorball! We had many new faces from the Men, Ladies and Kids category. Strength of each team was more or less even out yet with a mixture of new players and experienced players.
Men’s Category
This category would have the most intense matches with 14 teams battling it out on court to take home the Challenge Trophy. Some new faces were from the Minden Underdawgz (USM) who played very well. No sign of intimidation although they have just started playing a couple of months ago. They would have made it to the semi if not for the lost on goal difference. Another fresh team was the Salibandy! Co (a subsidiary club of Innebandy! Co) led by Mr. Deswyn Wan, (Canadien Spokesperson in Malaysia). The team made it to the finals to meet their ‘Parent Club’.
Another team would be none other than our very own, Contact team, which fielded new and less experienced players. Although fresh in blood, raw in the game, Contact did not show any sign of intimidation. They played their utmost best to emerge 4th in the preliminary table. Something to be really proud of! Contact players were David Ng, Clictus Teh, Isaac Ang, AndrewNg, Joshua Lam and Kenny Khoo (the only experienced and seasoned player)!
Champion: Innebandy! Co
1st Runner Up: Salibandy! Co
2nd Runner-Up: The Young Skywalkers
Top Scorer: Chiam Ter Min (The Young Skywalkers)
Ladies Category
Once again, Contact did not manage to send any ladies’ team to Youthwave Floorball Tournament. As such, Goh Simin was ‘loaned’ to Innebandy! Co for this tournament. She played very well to win the top scorer award for the second year! With the downsizing of number of players per team, there were in total 10 ladies’ team.
Ladies’ matches were not any less intense compared to the men’s. Most of the goals scored were penalty goals. Minden Underdawgz was the only new team in this. The rest were from Frontliners, Innebandy! Co, Methodist Girls’ School and 412 Unlimited. Champion: Frontliners-Roses
1st Runner-Up: Innebandy! Co
2nd Runner-Up: G12 Dashs (Methodist Girls School)
Top Scorer: Goh Simin (Innebandy! Co/ Contact)
Kids’ Category
This is perhaps the most interesting category. As the age range was from 7-12 years old, thus the kids came in various shapes and sizes. Contact Floorball School had a mixture of girls and boys in the team and most of their sizes were relatively small compared to the others. Known as team Floorball Kids, they battled it out against the ‘giants’ of other teams with true spirit of sportsmanship. Some of our other Contact Club kids formed another team, named Impact. This team did fairly well in all the matches. Champion: Dalat Eagles
1st Runner-Up: Impact
2nd Runner-Up: Dalat
Top Scorer: Nicholas Yeoh (Impact)
A record of thanks to Yeo’s for sponsoring the drinks and prizes and also the helpers from Living Word Church, Georgetown Baptist Church and Reservoir Garden Baptist Church!
The format for this year was different. It was a 4v4 game without a goalie and a smaller goalpost measuring 60cm x 80cm in a court size of 26m x 16m. 3 matches were played simultaneously in 3 different courts. The change of format was to encourage participation from more teams and indeed there was in total 29 teams. A record breaking number in the history of Malaysian floorball! We had many new faces from the Men, Ladies and Kids category. Strength of each team was more or less even out yet with a mixture of new players and experienced players.Men’s Category
This category would have the most intense matches with 14 teams battling it out on court to take home the Challenge Trophy. Some new faces were from the Minden Underdawgz (USM) who played very well. No sign of intimidation although they have just started playing a couple of months ago. They would have made it to the semi if not for the lost on goal difference. Another fresh team was the Salibandy! Co (a subsidiary club of Innebandy! Co) led by Mr. Deswyn Wan, (Canadien Spokesperson in Malaysia). The team made it to the finals to meet their ‘Parent Club’.
Another team would be none other than our very own, Contact team, which fielded new and less experienced players. Although fresh in blood, raw in the game, Contact did not show any sign of intimidation. They played their utmost best to emerge 4th in the preliminary table. Something to be really proud of! Contact players were David Ng, Clictus Teh, Isaac Ang, AndrewNg, Joshua Lam and Kenny Khoo (the only experienced and seasoned player)!Champion: Innebandy! Co
1st Runner Up: Salibandy! Co
2nd Runner-Up: The Young Skywalkers
Top Scorer: Chiam Ter Min (The Young Skywalkers)
Ladies Category
Once again, Contact did not manage to send any ladies’ team to Youthwave Floorball Tournament. As such, Goh Simin was ‘loaned’ to Innebandy! Co for this tournament. She played very well to win the top scorer award for the second year! With the downsizing of number of players per team, there were in total 10 ladies’ team.
Ladies’ matches were not any less intense compared to the men’s. Most of the goals scored were penalty goals. Minden Underdawgz was the only new team in this. The rest were from Frontliners, Innebandy! Co, Methodist Girls’ School and 412 Unlimited. Champion: Frontliners-Roses1st Runner-Up: Innebandy! Co
2nd Runner-Up: G12 Dashs (Methodist Girls School)
Top Scorer: Goh Simin (Innebandy! Co/ Contact)
Kids’ Category
This is perhaps the most interesting category. As the age range was from 7-12 years old, thus the kids came in various shapes and sizes. Contact Floorball School had a mixture of girls and boys in the team and most of their sizes were relatively small compared to the others. Known as team Floorball Kids, they battled it out against the ‘giants’ of other teams with true spirit of sportsmanship. Some of our other Contact Club kids formed another team, named Impact. This team did fairly well in all the matches. Champion: Dalat Eagles
1st Runner-Up: Impact2nd Runner-Up: Dalat
Top Scorer: Nicholas Yeoh (Impact)
A record of thanks to Yeo’s for sponsoring the drinks and prizes and also the helpers from Living Word Church, Georgetown Baptist Church and Reservoir Garden Baptist Church!
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Contact vs Frontliners Friendly Match
Finally the time has come! This friendly match was planned months before but due to unavailability of courts all around Penang, it took us 4 months to make the match into a reality. The last friendly match against Frontliners (about a year ago), Contact lost to Frontliners.
This time round, Contact was determined to make a good comeback! The match was held at Balik Pulau Sports Complex with proper rink boards and actual court size of 40mx20m. The court size posted a threat to many beginners for both teams. However to the more experienced and senior players, it was almost ‘heaven’!
It was not an easy match for Contact as most of our players are very young in age and in the game. But with the dedication and experiences of our Coach Edward, our presence ‘intimidated’ the Frontliners and with that, all Contact players roared their way to victory of 8-3, the final score. Thanks to Kenny (who joins us beginning of the year) scored an amazing 3 powerful angle shots for the team! The other goals were scored by Simin, Henry, Edward, Bryan and Uncle Sam.
This time round, Contact was determined to make a good comeback! The match was held at Balik Pulau Sports Complex with proper rink boards and actual court size of 40mx20m. The court size posted a threat to many beginners for both teams. However to the more experienced and senior players, it was almost ‘heaven’!
It was not an easy match for Contact as most of our players are very young in age and in the game. But with the dedication and experiences of our Coach Edward, our presence ‘intimidated’ the Frontliners and with that, all Contact players roared their way to victory of 8-3, the final score. Thanks to Kenny (who joins us beginning of the year) scored an amazing 3 powerful angle shots for the team! The other goals were scored by Simin, Henry, Edward, Bryan and Uncle Sam.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Floorball Demo at CLS
A 2-hour floorball demonstration was conducted at Convent Light Street (Secondary) on 28 February 2007. The demonstration was well attended by students from the Christian Fellowship. The demonstration started off with Edward giving an introduction of the game, the history and rules of the game. Both Penny and Ming Hwee assisted in the introduction. The students were then divided into groups to have a hands-on of the game. The students were taught the basics of the game – simple passes, shots, and ball control. 
The students got ‘hysterical’ trying to go for the ball and shooting at the goal. As the demonstration was held in a hall without proper "wall", the game could not be carried out in proper manner. Despite that, the students were still participative and gave very good feedback on the game. Hopefully, this will be one game that will soon make its debut in the school!
Sunday, February 11, 2007
SYN Charity Carnival
Contact Sports was granted the honour to service SYN (Steven Yeam’s Network) and Gerakan Wanita Malaysia in the Charity Carnival held on 11 February 2007 at Youth Park, Penang. The carnival was organized in aid of several homes and orphanages in Penang.
The exciting day started as early as 6am for all the SYN crew and volunteers, including Contact staff that had to set up 5 games stall. The games stalls were planned with both the kids and adults in mind. Attractive prizes and toys were in store for all who played the games. There were 2 easy stalls which catered to the kids - ‘Scoop-A-Duck’ whereby kids were required to scoop up the mini rubber ducks from the pond and win prizes. The other easy game stall was ‘Submarine Treasure’ whereby the kids were required to drop the one cent coin into the small container that was placed in the aquarium.
The other 3 games stalls were a bit more challenging which catered to adults. They were ‘The Relocator’. Players for this stall will be required to shoot the color balls with the water gun given into the designated holes within 45 seconds. There was also a ‘Dart Challenge’, and the most interesting and challenging stall was ‘Cosmic Shoot-Out’ or more known as ‘Precision Shoot-Out’. It was a game that was improvised from floorball. Players had to hit the precision balls into designated holes using floorball stick.
The day was filled with people from all walks of life. The games stalls added sparks to the whole carnival as we saw many kids and adults flocking the stalls, especially towards the later part of the afternoon where most people were done with lunch.
It was indeed a very successful and meaningful carnival as we saw young people serving and raising fund for the less fortunate. It is definitely true to the saying of ‘Service Above Self!”
The exciting day started as early as 6am for all the SYN crew and volunteers, including Contact staff that had to set up 5 games stall. The games stalls were planned with both the kids and adults in mind. Attractive prizes and toys were in store for all who played the games. There were 2 easy stalls which catered to the kids - ‘Scoop-A-Duck’ whereby kids were required to scoop up the mini rubber ducks from the pond and win prizes. The other easy game stall was ‘Submarine Treasure’ whereby the kids were required to drop the one cent coin into the small container that was placed in the aquarium.
The other 3 games stalls were a bit more challenging which catered to adults. They were ‘The Relocator’. Players for this stall will be required to shoot the color balls with the water gun given into the designated holes within 45 seconds. There was also a ‘Dart Challenge’, and the most interesting and challenging stall was ‘Cosmic Shoot-Out’ or more known as ‘Precision Shoot-Out’. It was a game that was improvised from floorball. Players had to hit the precision balls into designated holes using floorball stick.The day was filled with people from all walks of life. The games stalls added sparks to the whole carnival as we saw many kids and adults flocking the stalls, especially towards the later part of the afternoon where most people were done with lunch.It was indeed a very successful and meaningful carnival as we saw young people serving and raising fund for the less fortunate. It is definitely true to the saying of ‘Service Above Self!”
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