week 4

Time really flies when we are busy eh, it's been an eventful week. My boys started their games, got off to a grinding start, losses against the strongest 2 teams in my group, New Town and Raffles. after the game it got me thinking, how can I replicate the glorious past that my earlier teams had?

I have come to the conclusion that what has changed is me. My level of involvement is no longer as high as it was when I first joined the school. When I was first posted into this school, I spent my entire tuesday and thursday afternoons training with my boys. Running with them, doing the same drills, correcting their mistakes, it was super tiring, but I was happy. Now, I can barely find time to stand with them (in my rediculous teaching uniform) and providing some guidance.

I want to be able to run with my boys again, I want to be free to train with them, if this cannot be then we will never be able to return to the glory days of before. In the past 5 years, I've gotten my team to a National Top 8 position, produced the youngest ever Singapore Men's Basketball Team player (Wong Weilong) and another (Koh Yong Ann). Will it end here? I dont want it to end here, everyone says that they want the team to do well, but where's the tangible help? Where's my buddy who can really help me train the boys? Where is the time set aside for me to be training with the boys and not for me to be engaged in some training of another? I need time? Anyone care to sell me some?

next 2 games are very likely the last games that my captain (Jiewei) and vice Captain (Brian) will ever play for the school at the school level, why must it be so? sigh, hope the next week will be a better week, it's been too gloomy already...the rain seems to be perpetually falling, dampening the spirits and knawing away at our souls... ... until next week.