Tchoukball Tournament 2008

On the 28^th of September 2008, our school’s Tchoukball team took part in the NLB / SSC Tchoukball Challenge 2008. Our team consisted of 6 players, including myself. Prior to this competition, we trained across a period of several days, inclusive of one intensive 3-hour training on Friday, the 26^th of September 2008.

Though we have little experience in this upcoming and thrilling sport, we put our hearts into our game and managed to emerge fourth out of 8 teams, which is, personally, very commendable, considering the fact that we were put up against tough National Teams such as the Fiery Warriors and other non-academic institutions. This is certainly a memorable and heart-felt achievement and I believe we have done our school proud.

No.	Team Name	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
1	Fiery Warriors	7	7	0	0	159	96	14
2	Freakshow	7	6	0	1	158	97	12
3	YDC 1	7	5	0	2	166	105	10
4	ACS International	7	4	0	3	130	142	8
5	YDC 2	7	3	0	4	122	127	6
6	KCPSS	7	2	0	5	105	147	4
7	Tampines East Shooting Stars	7	1	0	6	91	146	2
8	Team ITE College East	7	0	0	7	72	143	0

In the process of training for this event, we faced several difficulties. It was difficult for us to find a common training slot due to our heavy work schedule on the parts of each of us. However, with the inspiration from our team captain, Shamus Hwang, we managed to agree on certain time slots, sacrificing time for our exam preparations which were mere weeks away at that point of time. Despite Tchoukball being a relatively new sport, many are unaware and apathetic towards the true benefits it has. I believe that the school’s effort in introducing this sport to us in the first place has truly proven itself to be the right decision. Our team will undoubtedly strive to achieve better in future competitions. However, to do this, the presence of a coach or qualified supervisor would assist us in an exceedingly significant way.