3v3 Floorball Challenge

Contact Sports kicked-off year 2008 with a 3v3 Floorball Challenge, which garnered 16 men’s teams and 7 ladies’ teams. A very remarkable record since floorball made its beginning in year 2003. It is definitely obvious that Penang is making a wave with regards to the growth of floorball.

By 8.15am, there were already players flocking the hall. Some were seen practicing their passes and taking shots at the small goalposts. By 8.45am, the whole hall was pretty much crowded with people and not forgetting the ‘let’s play to win’ spirit. For the first time in the history of floorball (as far as I know), the organizer decided to play a double knock-out instead of the usual league format. This system proved to be more interesting and exciting than the usual. (And of course, if a team keeps winning, then they’ll have their money's worth in joining this tournament.)

With the first whistle being blown, there was basically no sign of silence. Every minute and every second was filled with cheers, shouts and cries of players and supporters. The courts were definitely filled with excitement….and lots of EXCITEMENT!

We saw a few new faces on court, which played relatively well as beginners. However, our hats off Salibandy!Co who came all the way from Selangor just for this tournament! And to make their trip a worthwhile one, they played all the way to be the Champs! Great job! They have improved very much since their last tournament.

Not forgetting our very own boys from Contact who named themselves as ‘Team Alive’ consist of Calvin Tan, Ben Ong, Ben Lim and Eythan Yeoh. They played truly well in this tournament, although they did not make it till the end. THIS team was the ONLY team who won against Salibandy!Co drawing 2-2 and then beating them 2-1 in penalties! AWESOME!

Anyway here are some pictures for your appetites….enjoy!

Edward giving his opening and welcoming speech.

Team Alive (in black) vs Salibandy! Co

The 3 Musketeers or 3 Stooges ???

Mervin (Team Avalanche, USM) in action against Team Ztec!

Oooo.....what a fall?!

Casualty of a sprained ankle.

Block and clearence from Team Innebandy.

Scenario in the hall, while games are being played.

Team Kaki Bola (in green) vs Blast (both teams from USM).

Oliver (Team Ztec Beta) taking a penalty shot in the finals...looks good...

...it's a goal...

...Hippo Dance!!!

Face-off in the Ladies Finals!

The Champion's Victory Hug!

USM supporters!

The top 3 winners of Ladies Category.

The top 3 winners of Men's Category.

The winners and their big smiles =)

Our special thanks to a few people who had graciously given up their Saturday to keep time, keep score and keep the game in good play! Our BIG THANK YOU to Aaron Teoh, Poh Sim, Andy Anderson, Alan Leow, Kenny Khoo, James Looi and Sam Teoh. You had definitely played a BIG role in moving floorball forward! Thanks!

And to all who sleep and eat floorball….there will be many more floorball events coming your way. So grab your floorball sticks and be ready to shoot!

Contact 3-on-3 Challenge Results

Salibandy!Co was the most impressive this day, and although they lost their first game due to penalties, came back to win every game in the losers pool and emerge champion. Runner-Up were Ztec Beta, and claiming the bronze was Ztec Alpha.

In the ladies category, Hailstorm emerged champions while the Silver was taken by (FH)2 who having lost their second game to Hailstorm, also made a come back to the finals to meet them. The Bronze medal went to Blast.

Congratulations to the winners! And for the rest, well done! Keep the floorball spirit up! And see you all in the next competition!

Here is how it all went down... More updates soon ;)

Click on the image above to get enlarged view of Men's Results.

Click on the image above to get enlarged view of Ladies' Results.

Up Coming Events

Each year, ContactSports plans a number of sports events for various groups and communities. We have managed to plot some of those down on our calendar and are now working towards making those events a reality. Check out our website in the Calendar page to view the upcoming events. We will update those as we go along if there are any changes or if there are additional events that have come up. This will be another great year!

Welcome New Bloggers!

Welcome Innebandy! Co and Ztec 8cers Floorball Clubs into the world of blogging. It's great to read and hear of what you are doing as well. Keep up the good work and spread the floorball spirit and craze!

Check out their blogs at our links. Happy Floorballing!

Mascot for Contact Floorball Club

As of this year 2008, Contact Floorball Club will have the fire ant as its mascot. We chose the fire ant because it has characteristics that will be upheld by members of Team Contact. Here are some of them:

Strength:
They are one of the strongest animals on Earth, with the ability to lift a seed five times its weight. Elephants are only able to lift objects one fifth their weight.
As such, we in team contact will make it a priority to develop and exercise our physical strength in the game.

Teamwork:
There are more than a million different kinds of insects in the world, most of them solitary insects. Fire ants are social insects. They live in communities and depend on one another to gather food, help build the nest, raise and care for their young, and protect themselves from enemies.
As there is support within their colony, there will also be great support in Team Contact. We exist for the team!

Organization:
Fire ants are extremely organized. Every fire ant has a job to do. They go about their job day after day, never stopping.
Young fire ants help the queen deliver her eggs and tend to the larvae.
Tunnel diggers dig new tunnels as the population grows, making room for increased traffic and new rooms for eggs and larvae.
Guard fire ants stay near the entrance of the mound, blocking strangers from entering.
Winged male and female fire ants go on mating flights in the spring and summer and start new colonies.
And foragers, the oldest of the colony, search for food.
Every player in Team Contact will be trained and groomed to take on specific roles and we will do our job with excellence. We seek that each player excels in our position during the game.

Individuality:
Fire ants are small, only about 1/8 to 1/4 inch long but the variation in size is a distinguishing feature of a fire ant colony. Many other ant species are uniform in size.
We are proud that Team Contact comes in various shapes and sizes (literally). From young players, beginners, to those who are in the national team, and even those belonging to the "fat man's club"; We Welcome All!

Aggression:
Fire ants are known for their lively and aggressive behavior, swarming over anyone or anything that disturbs their nest, often attacking wild animals, baby animals, pets or people, in some instances, even killing them.
We do not plan on killing anybody, but we will however defend our territory with aggression during the game. Step into the shooting zone and we will take you out!

The Killer Sting:
The most significant problem associated with fire ants is their stinging behavior. The ants are very aggressive and will readily attack anything that disturbs their mound. After firmly grasping the skin with its jaws, the fire ant arches its back as it inserts its rear-end stinger into the flesh, injecting venom from the poison sac. It then pivots at the head and typically inflicts an average of seven to eight stings in a circular pattern. Fire ant venom is unique because of the high concentration of toxins, which are responsible for the burning pain characteristic of fire ant stings. Thus, the name fire ants.
Our offence will be as high intensity as our defense. A person who steps on a fire ant mould has approximately 15 seconds before he is swarmed and stung repeatedly. We will make it a point to attack repeatedly with sharp, swift and accurate shots to the backnet of the opponent's goal.

With that, Team Contact will also be known as FireAnts!
Look out for our team logo coming out soon. ;)