Wednesday, August 19, 2009

PFL 2009 Div 1 Player's Review

#5 Chong Chau Chan: LF
He did not manage to make his debut due to work commitments.

#6 Rooban Chand: RD(2+2)
He is a player who aspires to play like Henrik Quist some day. And he showed great dedication to his passion and to PFL. Made a few good plays during the matches and passes the ball well to his forwards. However, he will still need to toughen up and be more aggressive when taking on the opposition forwards. His partnership with Win Shern in defence has been improving as the league went on.

#7 Valerie Yentl Tan: LF(4+1)
The girl with the most points in Penang League. She even beat some of the national players by getting herself 4 goals and 1 assist throughout the league. She is quick to get herself into threatening scoring positions and is a constant threat to opponents in their half. She is a good role model for the Penang girls' state team. If she is keen to play for the national team some day, she will have to work on her speed and endurance, which would definitely make her a even better player.

#8 Lee Chester: RD
The defender that makes the coaches' heart stopped beating at times with his ever “cool and calm” approach of passing the ball managed to rise up as the league progressed. Many times during the league, he was the last man defending for Innebandy as Sam goes up and help the attackers with his offensive runs. He should be investing in a new stick, which would help him improve on his basic techniques. The current stick that he is using is way too short for him.

#9 Ephraim Teh: C(2+1)
He is an excellent captain who constantly challenges his team to go the extra mile for the team and leading the team by example showing his team that nothing is impossible. Displayed some great skills on the court and shaking off defenders with a quick turn to leave defenders chasing shadows at times as well as having a good physique to hold the ball upfront while his fellow forwards makes their runs. Nevertheless, he still needs to work on his finishing as well as his stamina, which will definitely help improve his position on the point chart in the future.

#10 Joshua Yam: RF(0+2)

He successfully made his debut appearance for the club in PFL 2009. One of the reasons why the coaches’ think that he had a successful campaign is because he is very humble and teachable and ever willing to go the distance to improve himself. He will definitely be a better player in the years to come, if he continues working hard on his game. Thus, he will have to focus on his basic technique to further improve himself as a forward.

#11 Jason Chew: LF(1+0)

He was known as the "Superstar" and "National Player" in the team. Showed great promise at times with some good goal poaching skills in front of goal that catches team’s by surprise. He was the happiest boy alive, when he managed to put one pass Dalat Eagles at the end of the PFL outing. The boy shows great passion of the game as he made it to all 5 matches, even though he finishes school at 645pm. He will have to work on positioning and shots to become an even better player.

#12 Kao Cui Lin: LF
One of the senior players in the team, who is always there to give support to her team mates, be in verbally or morally. A player who never complains even if she does not get a chance to play and will give her every breath on court when she gets a chance to play. That is the sort of sacrifice/commitment she shows to Innebandy!Co, which is a fine example for the younger players. She still needs to be constantly reminded that she needs to be holding the floorball stick with both hands.

#13 Andrew Yeap: LF(1+1)
One of the few ‘runners’ for Innebandy!Co, which the club severely needs. He had a quiet outing this time round judging by his previous performance with the team. One of the factors of him being less threatening this time round is due to the change of court size. And getting into the right positions at the right time, which he does so well previously, takes time to improve and develop. With time, his predator instincts and his movement on court should improve and the coaches are confident that he will be a threat upfront as he always has been for Innebandy!Co.

#20 Deswyn Wan: C(10+5)
The coach of Innebandy!Co did not disappoint as he got himself a whopping 15 points in this league. He is a strong pillar for the team and is constantly inspiring the team on and off the court. Shows great appetite in front of goal and yet not selfish in supplying good goal scoring opportunities to his fellow team mates, which indeed make him a great playmaker. With more trainings and play ups, he would have a greater understanding with his fellow forwards. Hence, sharpening the attacks for Innebandy!Co. He was ‘awarded’ Man of the Match by BBF for the match against Frontliners and was also the ALL STAR CENTER for PFL Div 1 2009.

#22 Tan Win Shern: RD
The most well build defender in the team is very good in cutting off passes from the danger area. And in addition to that, shows great discipline in his own defensive zone. He will have to learn to support the team better by supplying the center and fowards with good passes to start up the attacks on a more frequent basis. His partnership with Rooban in defence has been slowly improving as the league went by.

#23 Darien Loh: LF(2+0)
This boy was the Man of the Match against Dalat Eagles and showed great potential throughout the league. He played without fear even though most of the opponents were ‘a-head’ above him. His never say die attitude and his good movement into empty spaces makes him one of the players to look out for in the future. And who could forget his special skill – The Spin Off, which not many players can do or dare to execute in a real game situation. However, he still neeed to shapens his basic skills to become an all-rounded player in the future.

#31 Kao Lin Ken: G
The “Henri Toivoniemi wanna be” constantly provides the team with good insight from his point of view as a goalie. He showed better mental strength this time round and was seen constantly encouraging his players throughout the league. Catching is one of the areas which he can improve on as he prefers to parry the on coming shots than trying to catch them. He was chosen as the All Star Goalie for PFL Div 1 2009.


#44 Sam Teoh: LD(5+4)

He was the coach that kept motivating the team to fight the “battle” and to win strong. The coach/player also showed great determination and promise by playing in all the matches even after his knee surgery. He was a constant threat to the opposing team with his frequent runs bombing up and down the court to support the team’s attacks from defence. On the other hand, he will have to toughen up especially when playing against better opposition. BBF chose him as their Man of the Match for both the games against Contact FireAnts and Ztec 8cers respectively. He was also selected in the ALL STAR TEAM as the left defender for PFL Div 1 2009.

#86 Nicholes Ong: RF(3+0)
He had a brilliant start to the 2009 league campaign by grabbing himself a well deserved hat-trick against Minden UniHawks, but had a shoulder injury later on which forced him to be sideline for the rest of the league. Innebandy!Co did miss his goal poaching instincts upfront badly, especially the game against Frontliners. He would definitely be one of the top point leaders, if not for his freak accident. Hopes he keeps himself in shape after a long floorball ‘break’ and to continue banging in the goals for Innebandy!Co in the future matches.

#89 Daniel Cheang: RF
He did not get to play much this time round as his parents did not allow him to come for the matches. However, he will still be playing for Innebandy!Co in the near future. He will have to continue practicing on his own at home and come for trainings whenever possible.

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