Whizzcats Junior Football Club (WJFC) players had lots of fun in a 2-day football camp organized by Woodlands Wellington Football Club at the Woodlands Stadium on the 22nd and 23rd of July 2007.
Head coach Jorg Stienebrunner and Assistant coach Sivarajan handled the training for both days with the help of nine S-League players on each day. The junior players were taught the basics in dribbling, passing, shooting, heading and ball control, while the junior goalkeepers had the expert help in the form of ex-national custodian Yazid Yasin and Fadhil Salim. The main aim of the sessions is to teach to the junior players the beautiful game while having fun at the same time. Discipline is emphasized together with team work. Tactical and technical aspects were also thought to the kids to help make them better players in the future.
“It’s a joy watching these kids training and having fun. It’s also a change of environment for the players as we get to share our knowledge with these youngsters,” said Woodlands captain Ahmad Latiff.
Volunteer coaches and parents from WJFC were very grateful to Woodlands Wellington FC and the management committee for giving the junior players the opportunity to train and play with the S-League coaches and players. The kids were thrilled to have met players like Ahmad Latiff, Akihiro Nakamura, Sazali Salleh, Lucian Dronca and the rest of the team whom they usually see on TV. Meeting them was a dream come true for many of them. The enthusiasm and the dedication shown by the Woodlands players and coaching staff were really appreciated.
“The fun that we had with the kids over the last 2 days is something that we will cherish and we appreciate the effort put in by Evergreen Primary School as more that 70 kids came for the camp,” said Woodlands vice-captain Akihiro Nakamura.
Woodlands coach Jorg Steinebrunner had this to say, “The kids were very eager to learn and the players and coaches had a lot of fun doing the clinic. But at the end of the day, it was all about the kids. All we want is to teach them something and for them to have fun.”
Head coach Jorg Stienebrunner and Assistant coach Sivarajan handled the training for both days with the help of nine S-League players on each day. The junior players were taught the basics in dribbling, passing, shooting, heading and ball control, while the junior goalkeepers had the expert help in the form of ex-national custodian Yazid Yasin and Fadhil Salim. The main aim of the sessions is to teach to the junior players the beautiful game while having fun at the same time. Discipline is emphasized together with team work. Tactical and technical aspects were also thought to the kids to help make them better players in the future.
“It’s a joy watching these kids training and having fun. It’s also a change of environment for the players as we get to share our knowledge with these youngsters,” said Woodlands captain Ahmad Latiff.
Volunteer coaches and parents from WJFC were very grateful to Woodlands Wellington FC and the management committee for giving the junior players the opportunity to train and play with the S-League coaches and players. The kids were thrilled to have met players like Ahmad Latiff, Akihiro Nakamura, Sazali Salleh, Lucian Dronca and the rest of the team whom they usually see on TV. Meeting them was a dream come true for many of them. The enthusiasm and the dedication shown by the Woodlands players and coaching staff were really appreciated.
“The fun that we had with the kids over the last 2 days is something that we will cherish and we appreciate the effort put in by Evergreen Primary School as more that 70 kids came for the camp,” said Woodlands vice-captain Akihiro Nakamura.
Woodlands coach Jorg Steinebrunner had this to say, “The kids were very eager to learn and the players and coaches had a lot of fun doing the clinic. But at the end of the day, it was all about the kids. All we want is to teach them something and for them to have fun.”
