Thursday, January 28, 2010
EL BlogPost 4/5
Today was simply awful. Despite the fact that we won our third group match against Geylang Methodist, we were extremely disappointed with ourselves.
Firstly, a key team-mate, Zhi Rui, was suspended due to his misconduct. This resulted in an extremely laconic game because he was usually the one that led the team's cheering. Next, our captain Ryan was barely able to perform at his normal standard, including serving a few out balls, which exacerbated our coach.
As we played solemnly, our principal Mr Low arrived. He witnessed our game play and understood the reason we played below expected standard. It was only till the final points before we woke up from an earlier lecture. We gave our shot at every ball that targeted us, moved swiftly and promptly and most importantly communicated and cooperated with one another.
After the match, we were taught a lesson by the principal. He told us that we had lost in terms of atmosphere and from an audience's point of view; we looked as if we were at a terrible drawback. He instilled the VS spirit in our hearts, a "Never say die" spirit till the end. He ultimately believed that we had the skills to reach the zenith but to truly be champions, we must exploit our feats with intimidating and aggressive cheers make our opponents shudder and falter on court.
I believe Zhi Rui must be feeling crestfallen and remorseful now. I hope he will change for the better and not neglect his studies. I myself also grasped that, winning a game is fruitless when you are intimidated by the opponent's undaunted cheering.
Posted by Sn1p3-RECON at 6:07 AM