PFL Division 2 Schedule

The Penang Floorball Division-2 League Schedule is out. Get excited as the League begin this coming Tuesday. We are pleased to have 6 teams in Division-2 this year. All the best to all teams involved.

IFF Coaching Course

For the first time, an International Floorball Federation (IFF) certified Coaching Course was conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 4-5 November 2008. The course was attended by mostly the Singaporeans and a handful of Malaysians (mainly from Kuala Lumpur). Edward and Penny were the only Penangites represented in the course. Both Edward and Penny had the privilege of learning some coaching pointers from Christer Olsson once again. (Christer was in Penang in year 2003 to give a one-day basic coaching course).


The 2-day course covered basic technical and tactical skills for children and youth in schools, practical training on teaching players and school teachers, as well as basic game plays and special situations. There were classroom lectures as well as practical training in Sports Plaza, followed by game play each day. The course serves as a reminder that coaches need to constantly drill the players in the basics of floorball. Players need to possess basic skills as it is vital in developing not just oneself but also the team in general.

Apart from the coaching sessions, it was a good time to catch up with old friends; Christer and some from Singapore, namely Ngasti and wife, Jill Quek, Martha Quek, Sonia, and Sheila. Of course, it was also a good opportunity to meet new friends. As the saying goes, Floorball is about friendship!

Makan Celebration!

In conjunction with Team Contact's successful outing (Champions of Open Category!, Champions in Women's Category!, Runner-up in Junior Category!) in the recent Zliners-PFA Challenge, we are having a team celebration and fellowship this Sat (25 Oct) at Lakeside Tower community hall. Be there at 7pm and bring some goodies for all to share.

For those who are uncertain of the location, check out the map below:

Training will resume as usual the folowing week. See you there!

UNLEASHED! v2.0

ContactSports Ministries was set up a year ago to service the community as well as to train people in sports and leadership. With that, comes the second edition of UNLEASHED!

UNLEASHED! is a sports leadership convention that draws sports personel as well as leaders for networking and growth.

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. “ – Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)

Indeed, the 4 days/3 nights convention was geared towards sharpening one another, providing platform for networking and partnership with one another in sports ministry across Malaysia. God is good! This year, we had a total of 20 registered participants (2 from Sabah, 1 from KL and the rest from various churches in Penang).

The Convention started off light and easy to help the participants warm up to one another. Light team building activities were carried out, which geared the participants to think out of the box. “There are no fix ways to complete a task”; a very common phrase throughout the teambuilding session. Indeed there are no fix ways to develop and manage teams as everyone in the team is unique and special.

The Convention covered many aspects in developing ourselves as leaders as well as developing a sports ministry that would run alongside the church. The sessions helped deal with the heart of a leader in changing times; redeeming the lost through sports, etc.

Fun and challenging workshops; such as developing core muscle groups in the confines of our homes and body workout were carried out, giving practical ideas for development of our own physical fitness as well as using them to develop our teams. Apart from that, the participants had fun and fellowship over games at the field and the beach.

We were truly honored to have Pr. Jojo Henson (Eagle Point Covenant Fellowship),Pr. Daniel Loh (Georgetown Baptist Church), Mr. Paul Yong (Fitness First), Ms. Evelyn (Fitness First) and our very own, Pr. Edward Lim (Gateway City Church) to facilitate all the sessions. Their presence had definitely truly impacted and influenced the lives of the participants.

The Convention truly opened the eyes of the participants to have a better grasp of sports ministry as opposed to just using sports as an outreach program. We believe that the harvest will be overwhelming in time to come, and with that, we look forward to a greater partnership with one another to be the voice of God in the national sports arena. This vision will definitely drive us to the moment everything happens! To God be the glory and honor!!!

Watch out for UNLEASHED! v3.0 which is proposed to be held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah next year! Be Unleashed!!!

Building a team to supports and lifts each other up...

Loving each other..


Repeater!

Squats!

Down, up, or out?!

Tricep extensions...

More tricep workouts...

Even more tricep workouts...

Shoulder press.

Beach games

"Throw Bryan in the Sea" Beach Games...

Group Photo! See you in Sabah next year!

Z'liners-PFA Floorball Tournament

Meet the Hoppers, Jumpers and Sugar!
These names caught much attention especially during the Team Managers meeting held a few days before the tournament. Many wondered about the relation between these names and Contact. Well, please meet more ant species - Contact Hoppers, Contact Jumpers and Contact Sugar making its’ way to unleash their power and to make its’ bite and sting count on court!
In the recent Z’Liners-PFA Floorball Tournament , Contact Hoppers and Jumpers played in the Juniors U-14 while Contact Sugar played in the Ladies category.

Coach pointing the direction of play...player scratching head... :)

The day started off with Contact Hoppers and Jumpers sweating it out on court against other teams from Frontliners, Ztec, FGA and Dalat. There were a total of 8 teams in the junior category. The teams were divided into two groups and played the preliminary matches round robin. Contact Hoppers comprised of Kai Sheng (Team Captain), Don, Alex and Eythan whilst Contact Jumpers comprised Ben Lim (Team Captain), Joseph, Joshua Wong and Isaac Ng.
Contact Hoppers played well to emerge 1st Runner Up in the whole tournament. They definitely could have done better if they were to run a whole lot more! Contact Jumpers did fairly well although they only managed to finish 4th in the placing match. A little speed, a little determination would definitely earn them one or two spot above their current placing.

All Star Players in Junior U14 went to Eythan (Contact Hoppers) and two Dalat players (sorry, forgot their names).

Team Contact Hoppers taking a break...

Junior floorball family

After the Junior games, the Ladies made their appearance on court. The court size and goal was bigger than the ones that the juniors played in. The atmosphere was ‘bigger’ as well! Screaming, cheering and laughter were heard all over the hall from the moment it started till it ended. No wonder people say ‘GIRL POWER!’ Put all the girls together, and the world will be impacted! Go Girls!!!!!!!!!!

There were also 8 teams in the Ladies category, and were divided into 2 groups as well. All preliminary matches were played in round robin system. Each match was 8 minutes. Contact Sugar was drawn into Group B, and played against Frontliners Fury, MGS Violets and Innebabes. (Group A comprised USM UniHawks, Frontliners Inferno, MGS Edna Modes and FGA E&P)

Sugar! Sweet Ants...(except the one guy in the middle)

Contact Sugar’s first match was against Frontliners Fury. As usual, Team Contact was a slow starter. Thus the first match became a warm up match for the Sugar! Not too good a game as it ended with a draw of 1-1. The second match was against MGS Violets. The Sugar knew they had to take advantage of the inexperience players from MGS Violets in order to gain another step towards getting into the semis. The match ended with a win in favor of Sugar, 2-0. The final preliminary match was against Innebabes. A win will push Sugar to the top of the table whilst a lost will disqualify Sugar indefinitely. But it was a draw and it took Sugar to the 2nd placing in Group B, which would ended up meeting USM UniHawks who won all the preliminary matches and top the table of Group A. It did not look very promising for Sugar to beat UniHawks and qualify for finals as the latter had won all the preliminary matches. It was definitely a tough match for Sugar. Nevertheless, Sugar fought its way strategically through and gave a full pressure to the game. With all their heart and might, and also a little defensive error from the UniHawks , Sugar won with a narrow score of 1-0. With that, Sugar met Innebabes again in the final match. Although both were rooting for the gold, favor was definitely on Sugar’s side as they managed to seal the victory and bring home the gold! Victory is definitely sweet as this was the first time ever that the girls in Team Contact did such a great job, with great results!
Two thumbs up for Contact Hoppers, Jumpers and Sugar for putting all their energy in finishing a good game!

Girls Floorball Family!

All Star Players in Ladies Category went to Sarah (USM UniHawks), Valerie (Innebabes), Penny and Sheryn(Contact Sugar)!

Now…Meet the Army, Driver and Safari!
Yes, 3 more ant species invaded the court a week after the U-14 and Ladies Floorball Tournament. Army, Driver and Safari were ants united to play in the Open category.
There were a total of 15 teams in the Open category, thus the teams were divided into 3 groups. The catch of this category is that only one national capped player is allowed to play on court at any one time. The rule obviously did not favor Contact much since the Club comprises quite a number of national capped players. With that we had to even out the strength of the teams. Anyway, we had only one goal in mind: TO HAVE FUN!! ("My personal believe is that when one is having fun in what he/she is doing, excellence will take its course!" - Penny)

Safari comprised of Fox (first time goalie but excellent spirit!), Kim Beng (Captain a.k.a first time playing in tournament), Joseph, Ian, Isaac Ang, Ben Lim and Sheryn. It was encouraging to watch them play as they put in every bit of their energy to play a good game. Fox, being a first time goalie did very well in defending the goal. Very spirited indeed! Verdict: Did not qualify for the 2nd round, and did not end last! Good team to work on!!

Drivers comprised Edward, Penny, Wai Kit, Ben Ong, Sunn, Calvin Lawrence (Goalie), were drawn into the so-called ‘group of death’. Most of the teams in the group were supposedly to be the stronger teams, such as Ztec 8cers, Dalat, Minden UnderDawgs and Z4(Ztec also). Verdict: We did not fair very well, lost 2 games, drew 1 game and won 1 game. That certainly did not qualify us for the 2nd round.

Army comprised Kenny, James, Bryan, Nicholas, David, Kai Sheng and Joshua Lim (Goalie) was the only Contact team that shone throughout the tournament. They fought their way through all the games, went into 2nd round, met their toughest opponent , ended in penalty shoot-outs and verdict: EMERGED CHAMPION for the Z’Liners-PFA Floorball Tournament! Bryan and Nicholas had the super-combo passes and shots; ... and David was the super-defender of the day! It was a glorious win and a time for celebration!!!!

Champions: Team Contact Army!

All Star Team (left to right): LD - Sanjeevan (Frontliners Spartans), RD - James (Contact Army), RF - Kimo(Minden Unihawks), LF - Johannes (Minden Underdawgs), GK - Sharron Tan (Frontliners Spartans)

Together as ONE - Team Contact Army, Contact Driver and Contact Safari

All together in the floorball family!