Soccer Overload! (cont'd)

Chapter 5: to the 3 coaches

[...sincerely hope that the school would assist us in fulfilling the aspirations of the girls who are truly interested in claiming glory for Victoria Junior College... hope that the girls' soccer team would make a name for itself while bringing glory to the school as well.]

- VJC Girls' Soccer Team Proposal 2005

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for all those out there who haven't seen the proposal yet, here's a glipmse of what was in it. yea, the folks who started it had great aspirations for the team, but it was the coaches who have helped achieve it. the 3 coaches have done way beyond excellent in bringing the team to where we are today, & the team can't ask for any more than this. applause for them pls. :)

to mr tang a.k.a. JR, thanks for showing so much faith in the team, and for taking time off to coach the team. you may not have spent much time with the team this season but you have certainly had much impact on us. the experiences & joys shared by you are priceless. thanks again! :)

to mr lim wei quan a.k.a mini, i can never thank you enough for offering to coach us at the beginning, for without you, there might never have been a girls' soccer team set up in the first place. the team went thru a lot last year, and i'm grateful that you stuck by us all this time. you even helped us find a replacement coach when you had to leave, & came back again when you were free! you're a fantastic coach, esp as a keeper-coach, so thanks again for being there with us all this while!

to azrul a.k.a head coach, gosh, where do i start? you came in as our new coach last year, took hold of the team and turned everything around for us. from trg to soccer camp to matches, you never stopped pushing us towards excellence & you never stopped instilling the right values in us as players. thank you for treating us as your friends, for treating the team as champions in our own right, for standing up for the team so many times, & for going thru all that crap when things went wrong. the team wouldn't be here today without you & i'm glad that we can share this victory with you.

as a friend, thank you for believing in me, for all the late-night meals at 7-11, for grooming me as a player, for all your advice, jokes and sarcastic remarks. haha. i wouldn't have lasted so long with what i've started without your support. thanks again. :)