Friday, December 30, 2011
4:15 PM
First Valuable Lesson
During last wednesday's friendly, my coach told me something before the game that struck my mind. It really applies to our club. "Make do with what you have now" he said. For those who are late, you would most probably missed this part. But with just that simple sentence, it resonates in my thought.
For those who feels that our equipment is inadequate, i do feel this way too. But that shouldnt be the reason why you are not attending trainings or not performing to standard. If you can make do with what we have, trainings can be just as fun. It is the people that makes the difference not the equipment. I will do my best to stock up the equipment.
Speaking of people, I understand that most of the time we do not have enough peeps for training. For those with the mentality that since there is so few members playing and therefore I'm not coming to train. I hope I can change your mindset. If you wish to continue contributing to the MIA list, I would suggest that a reasonable explanation is given else as i said before, the impression counts. On the other hand, with the "make do with what you have" attitude, i believe that trainings will be more special if you can think in this manner.
This is your President signing off.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
1:19 PM
New Direction
First of all let me announce the new committee for NP Softball club.
President - Neo Yuan (myself)
Vice President - Xavier Toh
Secretary - Brandon Tay
Treasurer - Jesper Tan
Quartermaster - Leslie Lee
Captain - Jeremy Yeo
Vice Captain - Catherine Kwa
As this is a brand new committee, please be patient towards us and we hope to live up to our expectations.
I may have missed out on some points during AGM therefore I am editing it here. Its abit long winded so just bear with it.
This is for those who missed out on the AGM. I have a lot of goals and expectations for the club. I hope everyone would have the same vision as me. Right now there are many shortcomings in this club and I wished to correct it. If I were to shout at you during games, trainings and etc, I hope you can understand what I am doing. This is for your own good. I want to make your stay in softball club a memorable 2-3 years in NP.
As the President of softball club, I do not develop players, I develop people’s character. From my observation, this club lacks in discipline, poor attitude, no teamwork and poor communication.
Discipline
Members should have the basic courtesy to inform the committee if they are unable to make it for training. If you were to quit softball, please approach me directly and no one else. If you do not have a valid reason to quit, I will not approve your request. You can quit on yourself, I will not quit on you.
I would like to point out a good example. On 19/12/11, only Jeremy, Dine and myself came to training. But it has been raining for the whole day. I would like to point out that Jeremy live in the east and yet he came all the way down to school hoping that the weather will subside. Even though Jeremy knew it was raining, he made it a point to come down to school. If you do not know the learning point of this example, go figure it out yourself and learn from this.
Attitude
If you are not attending trainings because you feel that the trainings are slack, I suggest that you can come look for me and give me pointers to improve on. I don’t need all-star players who don’t contribute to the development of the team.
If no one informs the committee your whereabouts during the holidays or school week, he/she will write a letter of explanation regarding why he/she didn’t inform anyone about their whereabouts. Poor attitude may result in consequences– pushups, suspensions or expulsion.
Teamwork
Members should have teamwork and all should volunteer to clean the store if they can because the equipment belongs to everyone. There will be a store cleanup every semester. The equipment does not belong to the Quartermaster; it belongs to every individual member.
Communication
I believe that the committee and club members should work together. If you have any suggestion, feel free to let it out because your contributions may help the club one way or another. With good communication, teammates will have a better understanding and respect with one another.
Miscellaneous
Training starts at 5pm without fail. Members should be ready and all changed 5pm sharp even if Leslie the quartermaster is not here. Unless you have lessons, group work, FYP or attachment, you do not have any reason to attend trainings late.
Training is on rain or shine. If it is raining, there will be a CCA meeting in the clubhouse (I will try to get hold on one). No weak excuses such as too much homework or its raining now. You should be able to manage your time properly and do consider about other members as well because everyone else have their assignments to complete. You are not the only one with homework to do. I know the field can be very muddy during rainy period but we need to train on the poorest condition so that one day it could be used as an advantage for us. If my memory serves me well, softball is all about getting dirty. Nobody is going home clean.
No doubt we are a recreational club. I hope there is some form of professionalism and dignity in maintaining the club. I would like to say that the future of the club is not in my hands, everyone plays a part in molding the club and I hope that the club will go on to achieve the best and be successful.
Lastly members with other CCAs other than Softball, please kindly inform me.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
9:27 AM
Friendly With Monfort Secondary
Hi all!!!
Sorry for not updating the blog frequently. Common tests are soon coming to an end and I hope you all did well :)
Anyhoo, we will be having a friendly match with Monfort Secondary this term break!!! Everyone are encouraged to attend be it current or ex-softball members.
Please RSVP to the Facebook event~
http://www.facebook.com/events/326950407316663/
Here are some details to make your life easier :)
Venue:
Monfort Secondary Hougang Campus
Date:
Wed, 28 Dec 2011
Time: Match starts at 10am sharp, please be there by
9am.
Things to bring: glove, sports attire and shoes and water
When you reach the school, just tell the security you are from Ngee Ann Polytechnic and you are there for a friendly softball match.
Please check out the Facebook page for more details and hope to see u all there!!! :D
Cheers,
Jasmine
