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Date Posted: 13:54:22 07/20/01 Fri
Author: Mr Yong
Subject: I will not QUIT

(Like I said) When I saw the grim look on the Arsenal players' and manager's face when Arsenal lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool, I thought they were stupid because so many players/managers in the English League would willingly give up everything in their lives just to play/lead their team to the FA Cup Final. On top of that, Arsenal had played well enough to earn my respect.
On Thursday night, I finally understood how they felt. I knew that Hwa Chong was going to win the Double again. I was sick and tired of getting second already. I thought... oh no it's going to be five 'second' placings for NJC in NS in just three years. I thought I had given everything already. I tried to think whether if there were anything that the Hwa Chong coaches had done that I had not done... self-doubt and frustration slowly set in.
On Friday night, while I was on my way home from my wife's place, I began to evaluate and look for ways to improve things for the new season. (I can't afford to celebrate like all of you because I have to plan to fight another great battle.) I felt that my greatest mistake was that I started the 'real coaching' too late. We were too far behind in March already to make any real challenge to the NS title.
These are some of the changes that I would like make for the batch 2001-02:
Right after NCC the following must be carried out before the break to prepare for Promos,
1. Start whacking the team hard mentally to build up passion, discipine and mental toughness. It takes time to build up these things. Make them go through what I have put you through after SDBA Canoeing C'ships right from the beginning.
2. Work on the nutrition aspect and heavily emphasize the importance of a healthy and strong body.
3. Emphasize the importance of making personal sacrifices to be disciplined and keep up with their studies.
4. Cutting down on training after NCC ONLY down to 3 times to have at least 2 water trainings ie shift the start of high mileage training from Nov to Aug. The team will spend part of training time each training on balancing on k's and part of training time on building mileage in t's until they can do their mileage on k's.
5. Provide one-to-one technical coaching right from the beginning.
6. Bring back twice-a-weekly weights training but only on alternate weeks. Start off with light weights with v high repetitions to emphasize the importance of form to prevent injury.
7. Conduct regular fitness tests and time-trials to maintain focus in training.
8. Scout for volunteer coaches from graduated NJ canoeists to help out in coaching.

To be truthful, I am not confident about next year because of our small number and the limited talent in the team. But I am a fighter. I will fight with my heart and soul with what I am given, just like the same way that I fought against the comprehensive defeat we suffered in Mar at the hands of RJ & AC for boys and HC & RJ for girls. If we cannot come in first, we must come in second. I know that it is going to be very difficult, but if there is anything one in this world who is going to do it, it must no doubt be ME. There is no turning back for me. I am willing to pay a price to develop whoever NJ canoeists is willing into true principled, wise and happy fighers and into heroes and legends and as well as whichever NJ canoeing team into the most committed, the toughest and the most united team in A Div Canoeing history and the greatest canoeing team that is, the greatest canoeing team that was and the greatest canoeing team that will ever be.
"There are many teams out there which can beat us, but if we were to go down, we will make them bleed and at the same time prove to them that we are capable of bleeding more than them." Mr Yong

I will do all that I can to make sure that NJ canoeists will not cry after any races ANYMORE... they will be crying so passionately every single day and every single training that their tears will have all dried up!

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