Tuesday, June 10, 2008

(Semi)-Retirement

I finally made up my mind after being so undecided(so not me I thought) about whether I should stop competitive touch. I'm quitting the NTU Touch team after the Touch Attack carnival,and since Lion Red is like non-existent, I'm not playing for any club as well. 10 years of playing at the various levels have exposed me to a lot of things, the best been having been to the Touch World Cup. Have refereed and argued + scolded guys on the field for 2-3 years maybe, have had a go at coaching for 4,all which I felt I've given my best and can live with myself. In a results-orientated world, I can hold my head up high saying I coached without an overemphasis on must-wins, and sometimes played with the intention of developing the team and not just to win. It's not without a tinge of regret that I leave the touch scene, after all it was touch that enabled me to make some great friends,make/see young players grow from not knowing anything abt touch to being able to play and enjoy the game,see the various kinds of people that existed and to see the world. Interest has been waning,and I've dragged on long enough. I'm gonna focus on individual sports from now on to maintain my own self discipine. So its goodbye to competitive touch and hello to running, and hopefully in the near future cycling.

For Linin and Xiaoqi's batch,if u girls are still interetsed to play in clubs, I still have the contacts,so no worries.

(Oh and I hit 1hr 10 mins for passion run which is better than expected,but at the expense of my ITB and knee.wa piang)

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