Sarawak U14 squad have asked for another match against our team to prepare them for their tournament ahead. This match will be played at 4pm on 28 February 2010 at our home base.
KICKALOB 2 SARAWAK 4
It was a very good outing for our squad in terms of gauging our strengths and weaknesses. Individually, our players have shown improvements in their techniques and individual skills although much more needs to be taught and learnt.
We roped in a few new players to join Kickalob and they have shown enough yesterday to justify why they have been selected. There are also a few Kickies who have shown no improvement and Kickalob will have to make a decision on whether these "tidak-apa-attitude" Kickies will be booted out of our program or be given another chance.
See you tomorrow!
We roped in a few new players to join Kickalob and they have shown enough yesterday to justify why they have been selected. There are also a few Kickies who have shown no improvement and Kickalob will have to make a decision on whether these "tidak-apa-attitude" Kickies will be booted out of our program or be given another chance.
See you tomorrow!
SCRIMMAGE FOR TEAM U14
The Sarawak U14 squad preparing for Piala Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia has requested for a scrimmage against our Team U14 Kickalob on 18 February 2010. This match will be played at our home base, kick-off scheduled for 4:00pm. No doubt our squad is not strong enough to match them.....so we will beef up our squad with a few invited players and also players from our U16 squad. Those selected will be informed in due time. Stay tuned.
INTRODUCING OUR KICKIES ..........
ADRIAN ASSAN BELL AGGANBirthdate: 23 October 2000
since Term 03/09
CLEAN YOUR BOOTS
I can recall as a player leaving my boots muddy and wet in a plastic bag to be dried and "cleaned" later. Didn't get to clean them and a few days later, I had to wear them in match - cold, wet and heavy. Yuks, not nice!! I never did it again and I always encourage my players to clean their boots the minute they get home. and remember not to dry your boots in the sun. Air them out somewhere in the house but not in direct sunlight. This will make your boots last longer.
BACK TO BASICS
If players cannot do the basics, they are not going to enjoy playing, let alone win games. IT IS THAT SIMPLE!
Being able to pass the ball so a teammate can run on to it, or being able to shield and hold on to the ball so that opponents cannot easily win it make a good starting point. If players can master FUNDAMENTAL skills and techniques, they will have an edge over other teams that do not. That is why we at Kickalob run our modules on a 3-weekly basis to try and make you turn these into your footballing habits.
Yes, it is boring...yes, it is repetitious...but that is the objective of academy training - to learn the basic skills and techniques of football, no?
Being able to pass the ball so a teammate can run on to it, or being able to shield and hold on to the ball so that opponents cannot easily win it make a good starting point. If players can master FUNDAMENTAL skills and techniques, they will have an edge over other teams that do not. That is why we at Kickalob run our modules on a 3-weekly basis to try and make you turn these into your footballing habits.
Yes, it is boring...yes, it is repetitious...but that is the objective of academy training - to learn the basic skills and techniques of football, no?
DOUBLE-HEADER SESSIONS THIS WEEKEND
Don't forget that this weekend we will have sessions on both Saturday and Sunday. Next week we will not have any session due to Chinese New Year.
WE LOST BUT .....
Our Team U15 lost to SMK Agama Tun Ahmad Zaidi 1-3 earlier this evening. If I were a sore loser, I would say that we were unlucky, that they played 35 players while we had only 18, that their pitch was not suitable for our kind of football, that we had only 6 15-year-olds while they probably had 30...enough of that already.
As I have said before, when we play matches, we look at how our Kickies have progressed - are they using the techniques that they have been taught? Have they improved over the time they joined Kickalob? Will they be able to handle advanced progression in terms of our training modules? Are they capable of playing at a higher level? These are the factors that we evaluate and analyse, and not the scoreline.
That is academy training.
As I have said before, when we play matches, we look at how our Kickies have progressed - are they using the techniques that they have been taught? Have they improved over the time they joined Kickalob? Will they be able to handle advanced progression in terms of our training modules? Are they capable of playing at a higher level? These are the factors that we evaluate and analyse, and not the scoreline.
That is academy training.
MATCH FOR TEAM U15 KICKALOB
Our Team U15 Kickalob will be having an away match on Friday (29th) against SMK Tun Ahmad Zaidi, Petra Jaya. Our Team will compose of several team members from our Team U12 Kickalob which participated in the recent Piala Waga 2009 in KL. It will be good to see how they carry themselves playing in a more senior team which requires more thinking, teamwork and individual coordination. Kickoff is at 4:45pm.
HOW TO DO DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS? AIYA....
Excerpts from an interview with Lim Teong Kim conducted by The New Straits Times not so long long ago which pinpointsExcerpts from an interview with Lim Teong Kim conducted by The New Straits Times not so long long ago which pinpoints the problem with our football development. I had the chance to play with Teong Kim representing Malaysia B in the Lion City Cup in Singapore way back in the early 80s. Teong Kim was the first Malaysian footballer to play in Europe when he turned out for German club Hertha Berlin in 1987. He was a member of the national team that won the 1989 Sea Games gold medal and is now based in Germany coaching Bayern Munich's youth teams.
Q: Your overall assessment of the infrastructure in Malaysia?
A: How can people talk about football where there is no proper infrastructure? The current infrastructure is 30 years behind time. Malaysian football will not develop unless the infrastructure here improves. What we have and what I have seen here is not good enough. Maybe it was good enough 20 or 30 years ago but not at the present time. In Bayern Munich, for example, there are seven fields and other facilities are also top class. We have 11 youth teams in age-groups between eight and 23, with more than 100 players. The club allocates E2 million (RM9.7 million) annually for its youths teams. The system is almost the same with other clubs in Europe.
We don't have that in Malaysia. Instead, the government and local councils are taking away football fields. I used to play football in my youth days in Bandar Hilir, Malacca. It had three fields but now malls have been built on them. What do we get by building malls? Does it help in the development of a sports culture in Malaysia? We need proper infrastructure in Malaysia. Taxpayers' money, which the government wants to use to send the national team to Europe, should be allocated to building facilities for football. If you want kids to play football then you have to invest in it.
Q: Who should be responsible for developing youth football in Malaysia?
A: The states should play a bigger role in developing youth football. They should do the work and run the programmes but infrastructure must be there first. Sports schools like Bukit Jalil and Bandar Penawar should be supplementary ingredients in this case.
Q: What do you think of the Malaysian League?
A: It is ridiculous not to have foreign players in the league. It does not help in the development of local players. How are Malaysian teams going to compete against bigger Asian clubs in the Champions League and AFC Cup? A Malaysian team cannot rely on local players against clubs with foreign players. It is a huge loss in revenue as they are not good enough to compete against the best in Asian.
Why did FAM decide on barring imports from the league? Is it because some teams could not afford foreign players? The association should allow those who can afford to hire them. One cannot look at all teams in the league as equal. Teams, who do not have money for development and foreign players, should be left out. It should be left to the respective clubs on whether to hire foreign players. This is professional football. You cannot tell Bayern Munich not to have foreign players as they need their services in the domestic league and Champions Leagues. The revenue of the club depends on Bayern's first team's performance in the Bundesliga and Champions League and if they don't do well, the club cannot generate income.
Q: Should local football rely on foreign coaches?
A: Yes, because foreign coaches have comprehensive knowledge about the game. I am not saying that local coaches are no good but we need foreign help to take our football to another level. If our ambition is to develop good players, then we have to hire good coaches. For instance, Japan are now Asian giants because they hired top-notched foreign coaches to develop their game at the start.
Q: Will you consider a coaching job in Malaysia?
A: I have been linked before with FAM and state teams but it was only speculation. I will consider working in Malaysia but first several conditions of mine must be accepted. What I want is infrastructure. I will consider a job here when there are proper facilities. The government should start by developing proper infrastructure for a few state teams before developing the rest.. It is a slow process but the nation will gain in the long term.
Q: Are you still with the Bayern Munich youth team?
A: Yes I am. I am attached to the Under-19 team as assistant coach. It is my third season now. I have been with the club since 2000 and then I was the coach of the Under-12 team before moving up the ranks. I have worked with two players, when I was coaching the Under-13 and Under-14 teams before, who are now in the Bayern Munich senior side. They are striker Thomas Muller and centreback Bad Badstuber. The duo were not as gifted as some of their teammates in the youth teams but they made it big because of their dedication to training and matches. Muller could be representing Germany in the World Cup.
Q: Your overall assessment of the infrastructure in Malaysia?
A: How can people talk about football where there is no proper infrastructure? The current infrastructure is 30 years behind time. Malaysian football will not develop unless the infrastructure here improves. What we have and what I have seen here is not good enough. Maybe it was good enough 20 or 30 years ago but not at the present time. In Bayern Munich, for example, there are seven fields and other facilities are also top class. We have 11 youth teams in age-groups between eight and 23, with more than 100 players. The club allocates E2 million (RM9.7 million) annually for its youths teams. The system is almost the same with other clubs in Europe.
We don't have that in Malaysia. Instead, the government and local councils are taking away football fields. I used to play football in my youth days in Bandar Hilir, Malacca. It had three fields but now malls have been built on them. What do we get by building malls? Does it help in the development of a sports culture in Malaysia? We need proper infrastructure in Malaysia. Taxpayers' money, which the government wants to use to send the national team to Europe, should be allocated to building facilities for football. If you want kids to play football then you have to invest in it.
Q: Who should be responsible for developing youth football in Malaysia?
A: The states should play a bigger role in developing youth football. They should do the work and run the programmes but infrastructure must be there first. Sports schools like Bukit Jalil and Bandar Penawar should be supplementary ingredients in this case.
Q: What do you think of the Malaysian League?
A: It is ridiculous not to have foreign players in the league. It does not help in the development of local players. How are Malaysian teams going to compete against bigger Asian clubs in the Champions League and AFC Cup? A Malaysian team cannot rely on local players against clubs with foreign players. It is a huge loss in revenue as they are not good enough to compete against the best in Asian.
Why did FAM decide on barring imports from the league? Is it because some teams could not afford foreign players? The association should allow those who can afford to hire them. One cannot look at all teams in the league as equal. Teams, who do not have money for development and foreign players, should be left out. It should be left to the respective clubs on whether to hire foreign players. This is professional football. You cannot tell Bayern Munich not to have foreign players as they need their services in the domestic league and Champions Leagues. The revenue of the club depends on Bayern's first team's performance in the Bundesliga and Champions League and if they don't do well, the club cannot generate income.
Q: Should local football rely on foreign coaches?
A: Yes, because foreign coaches have comprehensive knowledge about the game. I am not saying that local coaches are no good but we need foreign help to take our football to another level. If our ambition is to develop good players, then we have to hire good coaches. For instance, Japan are now Asian giants because they hired top-notched foreign coaches to develop their game at the start.
Q: Will you consider a coaching job in Malaysia?
A: I have been linked before with FAM and state teams but it was only speculation. I will consider working in Malaysia but first several conditions of mine must be accepted. What I want is infrastructure. I will consider a job here when there are proper facilities. The government should start by developing proper infrastructure for a few state teams before developing the rest.. It is a slow process but the nation will gain in the long term.
Q: Are you still with the Bayern Munich youth team?
A: Yes I am. I am attached to the Under-19 team as assistant coach. It is my third season now. I have been with the club since 2000 and then I was the coach of the Under-12 team before moving up the ranks. I have worked with two players, when I was coaching the Under-13 and Under-14 teams before, who are now in the Bayern Munich senior side. They are striker Thomas Muller and centreback Bad Badstuber. The duo were not as gifted as some of their teammates in the youth teams but they made it big because of their dedication to training and matches. Muller could be representing Germany in the World Cup.
APOLOGIES TO THE BELL FAMILY
Apologies are in order for the Bell family who has been a staunch supporter of Kickalob Sports Academy. It was brought to my attention that I had forgotten to include my thanks to them during our recent trip to KL with Team U12 Kickalob. In actual fact, they were the first ones to arrive in KL (for shopping lah), the earliest to be at the tournament venue (6:45am mind you), and one of the loudest supporters (no, not Mr Bell but Mrs Bell!). For your information, Mr & Mrs Bell are the proud parents of Ryan Bunsu, Marcel Owen and Adrian Assan - these 3 are among the gems in Kickalob waiting to be polished. Ryan and Marcel were part of the team in KL; Adrian was there too giving the team support! Apologies and thanks guys!
INTRODUCING OUR KICKIES ..........
HARRIS IZZAD SHAFFIQ IZZADBirthdate : 15 August 1996
since Term 01/09
FRIENDLY MATCH FOR PARENTS/COACHES TEAM
Kickalob's parents/coaches team will be playing a friendly match on 16 January 2009 (Saturday) at 4:30pm at Padang Stadium B (behind the old stadium). Most of the coaches will be playing....so if you want to see a beautiful game of thinking and brainy football, come and give us a watch!
COMPLETE FOOTBALLERS
I am a big believer in training footballers to be COMPLETE FOOTBALL PLAYERS instead of training them to be position-specific as forwards or midfielders or fullbacks. There certainly are times when position-specific training is needed (especially for goalkeepers but also for other positions as well); however, in modern football, we need to develop and produce complete footballers as opposed to position-specific players.
Recently, ManU was playing Wolfsburg in the European Cup and due to numerous injuries, ManU had to start one regular fullback and three midfielders as their back four. While there were occasions when it was apparent the back four were not the regular fullbacks, for the most part, they did an excellent job (and ManU won 3-1!). Now, how many of you forwards are prepared technically, tactically and psychologically to move to a midfield or fullback position? How many of you players think of a move to the back four as a "promotion" instead of "demotion"? And how many of you players think of ourselves as "football players" as opposed to "forwards" or "midfielders" or "fullbacks"?
Food for thought, don't you think?
Recently, ManU was playing Wolfsburg in the European Cup and due to numerous injuries, ManU had to start one regular fullback and three midfielders as their back four. While there were occasions when it was apparent the back four were not the regular fullbacks, for the most part, they did an excellent job (and ManU won 3-1!). Now, how many of you forwards are prepared technically, tactically and psychologically to move to a midfield or fullback position? How many of you players think of a move to the back four as a "promotion" instead of "demotion"? And how many of you players think of ourselves as "football players" as opposed to "forwards" or "midfielders" or "fullbacks"?
Food for thought, don't you think?
THINK POSITIVE
In football, players must always maintain a positive attitude. Winning or losing is part of the game, any game actually. If our team is losing, it is not good to sulk & be rude to the winning team; there will be other games for us to win. What is important is that you give the game your best shot. Never blame another member of the team if we are losing. We are all a team; each and every one of us is equally responsible for the outcome of the game. Play with camaraderie & good sportsmanship. You will not learn the values that football aims to instill in you if you are a sore loser.
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