Bending it to the limit.
Mind games.
Mental strength.
Opening.
The first.
Toughest?
Hello.
Be nice people.
Make my life easy...
*the wind blew pass*
=.="
Monday, June 15, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Use the Calculator!! Part II
Curiosity.
A good thing?
Or a bad one?
Good cuz it shows one has the desire to understand further.
Bad cuz some ask just to ask, without any effort to do some simple self-processing first.
More importantly, comes the timing.
Ah yes.
When to ask is the key.
A good question can be a bad one when presented at a wrong time.
For instance, during a heated friendly…
Man, the intensity of the game has already gotten to you, you are trying your best to control your patience and frustrations have to endure and accept that your team is incomplete to compete with the opponent. Trying to come out with a solution for damage control and your players suddenly decide to get creative and shoot you some intelligent questions. Furthermore, backing them with some seriously brilliant arguments.
Tone was raised and irritation exposed, and answers given with huge aura membunuh...
So, here I am, not totally calm, at least calmer (impossible when you remind yourself of the incident), explaining with elaboration, fulfilling their curiosity, if they ever come across this post. And also for the great good of all those out there, who have the same curiosity and yet to find an acceptable explanations.
Oh, by the way, this is just me bursting out, no personal attack meant and acceptability is up to your own discretion.
A common scenario, your forward is constantly way too high at the opponent’s half to receive the defenders pass from your half. Ball intercepted – counter attacked.
Solution?
Request forward to drop down, at least close enough for the pass to reach.
That’s plain common sense right?
The reason?
The closer your are, the shorter distance for the ball to travel.
Other than the that, always get in front of the opponent.
What is the probability for an object to travel from point A to point B with obstacles in between?
Use your calculator!
The argument I get?
Further up front, shorter distance towards the goal, hence easier to take shot.
WTH?
No ball, no shot, no chance, no goal.
Simple.
Get the damn ball first, then only think about scoring.
It’s a process not a bypass…
At an almost similar scale, on the attacking half, the forward is drifting too far wide for the side pass to reach.
Solution?
Same.
Come closer to the strong side, more or less at the centre and again, try and get ahead of your marker.
Er…
Far wide free ma, nobody mark.
I would say it’s quite a valid point.
Yes, you will most probably be unmarked and unnoticed, yet even with Mika “Godlike” Kohonen delivering the ball personally to you, count.
2 to 3 bodies in front of you before the ball reaches you from 4 to 5 meters out, meaning the ball has to travel past how many pairs of legs, how many sticks, and what are the chances of it not getting intercepted?
Use your calculator!
This will work when:
You’re darn lucky, the ball happened to reach you when you happened to be there.
If not, your passer must damn good, so accurate he keeps finding the gaps, penetrating the obstacles.
Best is you have had zillions plus hours of repetitive training.
Or it’s a dream: 2 vs GK.
*slap slap*
Wake up.
The list gets longer…
The cause?
Lacking in brain activity?
Players just want to whack the ball, never wondering without the ball how to whack it?
They want to have the ball, never go figure how can I have a better chance of getting the ball?
Inability to adopt the fact that they are playing Floorball, not other sports(esp. football)?
Hello, please switch to BBF FM 102.26 and not Football FM 365.
A wide attacker is not a winger.
The job is not to run the flanks, beat the defender with speed or tricks and cross the ball.
The attacker in the centre is not a center forward.
The job is no to body check the centre half, hold the ball and wait for support or beat the offside trap or win a header.
That’s plain crazy.
The forward job description, like every other position is limitless.
Attacking the goal is just a general idea. General.
This applies to everything.
Techniques, tactics, set pieces, goalkeeping, blah blah blah…
Meaning there are infinite possibilities.
Flexibility and adaptability is crucial, and lacking…
Or maybe is the communication?
The inability to transfer the correct information in a proper manner at an appropriate time using the best channel?
Maybe I just like to blast out info, too much that it overloads their minds.
Like Matrix, downloaded to much floorball software into their P1 processor causing severe malfunction on court.
Or is it my crappy presentation, what they get is the movements of lips without understandable soundwave travelling into their ears, rendering the impulse sent to their brains uninterpretable?
Or something else?
Bombard me.
Enlighten me.
A good thing?
Or a bad one?
Good cuz it shows one has the desire to understand further.
Bad cuz some ask just to ask, without any effort to do some simple self-processing first.
More importantly, comes the timing.
Ah yes.
When to ask is the key.
A good question can be a bad one when presented at a wrong time.
For instance, during a heated friendly…
Man, the intensity of the game has already gotten to you, you are trying your best to control your patience and frustrations have to endure and accept that your team is incomplete to compete with the opponent. Trying to come out with a solution for damage control and your players suddenly decide to get creative and shoot you some intelligent questions. Furthermore, backing them with some seriously brilliant arguments.
Tone was raised and irritation exposed, and answers given with huge aura membunuh...
So, here I am, not totally calm, at least calmer (impossible when you remind yourself of the incident), explaining with elaboration, fulfilling their curiosity, if they ever come across this post. And also for the great good of all those out there, who have the same curiosity and yet to find an acceptable explanations.
Oh, by the way, this is just me bursting out, no personal attack meant and acceptability is up to your own discretion.
A common scenario, your forward is constantly way too high at the opponent’s half to receive the defenders pass from your half. Ball intercepted – counter attacked.
Solution?
Request forward to drop down, at least close enough for the pass to reach.
That’s plain common sense right?
The reason?
The closer your are, the shorter distance for the ball to travel.
Other than the that, always get in front of the opponent.
What is the probability for an object to travel from point A to point B with obstacles in between?
Use your calculator!
The argument I get?
Further up front, shorter distance towards the goal, hence easier to take shot.
WTH?
No ball, no shot, no chance, no goal.
Simple.
Get the damn ball first, then only think about scoring.
It’s a process not a bypass…
At an almost similar scale, on the attacking half, the forward is drifting too far wide for the side pass to reach.
Solution?
Same.
Come closer to the strong side, more or less at the centre and again, try and get ahead of your marker.
Er…
Far wide free ma, nobody mark.
I would say it’s quite a valid point.
Yes, you will most probably be unmarked and unnoticed, yet even with Mika “Godlike” Kohonen delivering the ball personally to you, count.
2 to 3 bodies in front of you before the ball reaches you from 4 to 5 meters out, meaning the ball has to travel past how many pairs of legs, how many sticks, and what are the chances of it not getting intercepted?
Use your calculator!
This will work when:
You’re darn lucky, the ball happened to reach you when you happened to be there.
If not, your passer must damn good, so accurate he keeps finding the gaps, penetrating the obstacles.
Best is you have had zillions plus hours of repetitive training.
Or it’s a dream: 2 vs GK.
*slap slap*
Wake up.
The list gets longer…
The cause?
Lacking in brain activity?
Players just want to whack the ball, never wondering without the ball how to whack it?
They want to have the ball, never go figure how can I have a better chance of getting the ball?
Inability to adopt the fact that they are playing Floorball, not other sports(esp. football)?
Hello, please switch to BBF FM 102.26 and not Football FM 365.
A wide attacker is not a winger.
The job is not to run the flanks, beat the defender with speed or tricks and cross the ball.
The attacker in the centre is not a center forward.
The job is no to body check the centre half, hold the ball and wait for support or beat the offside trap or win a header.
That’s plain crazy.
The forward job description, like every other position is limitless.
Attacking the goal is just a general idea. General.
This applies to everything.
Techniques, tactics, set pieces, goalkeeping, blah blah blah…
Meaning there are infinite possibilities.
Flexibility and adaptability is crucial, and lacking…
Or maybe is the communication?
The inability to transfer the correct information in a proper manner at an appropriate time using the best channel?
Maybe I just like to blast out info, too much that it overloads their minds.
Like Matrix, downloaded to much floorball software into their P1 processor causing severe malfunction on court.
Or is it my crappy presentation, what they get is the movements of lips without understandable soundwave travelling into their ears, rendering the impulse sent to their brains uninterpretable?
Or something else?
Bombard me.
Enlighten me.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Dilemma
To play and not to coach?
To coach and not to play?
Or to not play and not coach?
Crap!!
Discovery should come up with a new series "The Hardest Job"
Wait.
Does it even count as a "job"?
What kind of a "job" is that? That doesn't pays?
Instead, it's more like coming out with your own money...
Without any sort of return.
Crap!!
The only way out?
The way out?
Out?
Crap!!
To coach and not to play?
Or to not play and not coach?
Crap!!
Discovery should come up with a new series "The Hardest Job"
Wait.
Does it even count as a "job"?
What kind of a "job" is that? That doesn't pays?
Instead, it's more like coming out with your own money...
Without any sort of return.
Crap!!
The only way out?
The way out?
Out?
Crap!!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Use The Calculator!!
So, how to you feel?
Frustrated.
Why?
Because...
Because?
*blah blah blah*
Because we shouldn't lose to them that much.
We shouldn't lose to them that much? What did you expect then?
Draw? Lose less?
Draw?
Come on la.
Use the calculator!!
7/8 national/ state players vs 2/3 (-60)
Avg experience 3-4 years vs 1-2 years (-40)
Mikey as your keeper (-50)
Not having your full line (-50)
Unfit defenders back after long periods of inactivity (-20)
Your best forward is your center (-10)
Your best center is your defender (-10)
What more did I miss out?
Do we even need to add on?
We are already starting at a deficit of...
Donno, use the calculator!!
Just the first two is enough to show that they are at a different level.
The frustration is.... Unreasonable.
Wake up.
Next time, use the calculator!!
Frustrated.
Why?
Because...
Because?
*blah blah blah*
Because we shouldn't lose to them that much.
We shouldn't lose to them that much? What did you expect then?
Draw? Lose less?
Draw?
Come on la.
Use the calculator!!
7/8 national/ state players vs 2/3 (-60)
Avg experience 3-4 years vs 1-2 years (-40)
Mikey as your keeper (-50)
Not having your full line (-50)
Unfit defenders back after long periods of inactivity (-20)
Your best forward is your center (-10)
Your best center is your defender (-10)
What more did I miss out?
Do we even need to add on?
We are already starting at a deficit of...
Donno, use the calculator!!
Just the first two is enough to show that they are at a different level.
The frustration is.... Unreasonable.
Wake up.
Next time, use the calculator!!
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