National Championship 2010

After 2 years... I finally got my friend, weining to design a club logo for SIM CANOE POLO!!! I think that it is very important for a club to have a logo as an identity...

National Championship finally over 2weeks ago.... I have been very busy with my tests so finally I have time to blog about the competition...

Doing my official refereeing duty....

No.6 is actually a girl! going as fast as the guy!!!

blocking the shot...

this is what happen when you pick up the ball too slow..... your team mate SHOUT AT YOU!!!!

the match against NTU was very intense...

it was so fast paced that we hardly have time to do substitution...

we lost... so we have to settle for silver... i really wish it is gold... well.. at least it is not bronze anymore...

Special thanks to denise (extreme right) for helping me to coach and teach the juniors new things and correct their mistakes.. :)

SIM WOMEN IVP TEAM 2010 - they fought hard and got 5th among 7 schools this year.

Erica trying to crash our guys photo taking session!

SIM MEN IVP TEAM 2010 - thank you guys... we all fought hard... even though we all aiming for Gold but we got Silver... at least we moved up from Bronze.. next year we will be back STRONGER!!!

TEAM SIM 2010!!

All of us with CAROLINE!!!!! Even though Caroline is not Canoe Polo's advisor but she made an effort to come down and support us! It was a sunday and she could have spend it with her family but she CHOSE US! SO NICE OF HER!!!! Thank you for coming down! :)

Our Silver Medals and Trophy...

Silver Men with Andrew and Caroline :)

Every year, we were only given 10 medals.... this year, i requested to the committee that we should have a trophy so that we can give it to the school.... yup so hail to me! haha...

Special thanks to Erica... she have been a great help to me... helping me to do some arrangements and stuff... She is finally a UOL graduate! No more IVP for you!! haha..

Special thanks to Raymond... he was the vice captain and also helped me out with various matters... we played for SIM for 3 IVP years already... he is also a UOL graduate! NO MORE IVP for you! hahaa..

Now that i'm in final year... I thought if I win Gold this year and I won't want to play IVP anymore... and now the silver make me want fight for gold next year! I actually plan to go for SIM summer abroad program next year.... i only can choose one... and i have chose to win medals for SIM that I am sacrificing my oversea experience (twice: last year and this year)... tough choice next year... GOLD or experience?

I am sure most of you watched a little of YOG here and there for the past few weeks... but Canoe Polo is not yet an Olympic sport... All canoe polo players around the world are trying to raise awareness of this sport and hope that one day it will be an Olympic sport!

Just last week, Channel U did a coverage on Canoe Polo and Dragon Boat... you can check out the video at the URL below!

http://video.xin.msn.com/watch/video/new-kids-on-the-block-%E4%B8%93%E4%B8%9A%E7%8E%A9%E5%AE%B6-episode-7/1gq4eewqi

I need to point out that during the video some of the equipment pricing were mentioned inaccurately... it is not so expensive.. nonetheless, canoe polo does need a little more funding than other sports...

razorTV also did coverage for Canoe Polo recently.... and I am glad that they chose SIM to be part of their filming project.

There are a few part to this video so do click on them!

GLEE vs Canoe Polo!

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Yes! Glee season 2 is coming out soon... but what does Glee got to do with Canoe Polo??

If you watched Glee, you will know that they are a new club trying to expand and get more funding from school by winning competitions. The show producer, Ryan Murphy said in one of the interviews that he is hoping to use Glee to tell everyone how important is art education as it provides a holistic education and funding should not be compromise. Like wise, I hope that Canoe Polo will now have more funding. :)

Canoe Polo 3 on 3 Junior Category!

I sent in two junior teams... pioneer batch of juniors! MAGZ (in white): Mervyn, Aik Leng, Guo Ping and Zhencong! and Titanic (in black): Melani, Joseph, Spencer and Ching Ang!

They didn't have the chance of practising keeping and shooting but they still did a pretty good job! better than i imagined... :)

Team Titanic....

Team MAGZ...

Gameplay!

RAISE PADDLE AND BLOCK!!! DEFENSE YOUR GOALPOST AT ALL COST!

SOMEONE GOT SPRAYED WITH WHITE STUFF!!

Captain with team titanic :)

Attempting to take photo with self-timer!

erm... my juniors just went crazy... hahaa...

i capsized... ops... hahaa...

They are testing if the lifevests are still working.... it DOES! hahaa...

All juniors with Me and Raymond!

Crazy pose! and check out my paddle sticker again! hahaha... sorry i was too lazy to get out the boat for photos... HAHA...

Joseph have spiderman's hands... can stick the ball to his palm!! i am amazed!

After competition!! TIME TO EAT!!! all of us wore the competition singlet!

POINT -> SPENCER's UGLY TAN LINE!!! hahahaha!!! DAMM UGLY!!!!

yeah.... we ordered the same! this is why we are a TEAM! hahaha...

mervyn introduced this place!!! this sauce is the same as the one u had for chilli crabs!!! OMG!!! ITS FREAKING NICE AH~!!!! can someone pls drive n bring me to here AGAIN~!!!! it is near NTU there! I dunno the exact address... hahaa But i think i roughly know how to go there!!

IT's OMG NICE!!!

after a sinful meal... need to do some simple workout to improve digestion! hahaa....

mervyn on his fake yellow bike! haha

:P

the fake ski machine...

Guoping slacking at the corner...

me, zhencong and guoping on this abs twisting machine... i think we shouldn't twist out all our food... hahaha...

cant really see the heart shape but it is a heart shape!! and check out the photo carefully... someone trying to shit on the heart! LOL!!!

after shiting... joseph said, "I FEEL GOOD".... hmmmm....

at the playground...

Just nice, all of us pointing to respective letter for our names!!

joseph, spencer and me on the slide!

The juniors! :)

I took a self portrait and just nice guoping is in the background!!

guoping tried to fit into the kid ride! and he got stuck there!!! i went to push him and shake him!! hahahah!!!

SIM TEAM CANOE POLO Juniors!

Canoepolo 3 on 3 Senior Category

NTU 3 on 3 Canoe Polo Competition (Senior Category)

Finally its 3 on 3 again...

Just like floorball 3 on 3 or any other sports... play with just 3 players + 1 subsitute.... playing area reduced by half! 50% discount....

First match of the day... Raymond, Jake and Tat Zhun

Since everyone is sooooo busy... so i decided to have a short AGM at the competition venue itself with everyone around!!!

My new 2nd Committee... 5 seniors and 4 juniors... From left: Aik Leng, Guo Ping, Tat Zhun, Joyce, Me, Yu Xuan, Melani, Joseph and Sheena

My Previous committee: Raymond and Erica both been helping me out alot alot!!! I wont be where I am with the club today without them... and plus serene alexis and others who not around to take photo with me!!

All senior players for the Senior Category! Missing: Serene, Phay Shan and Siu Chong

They are the one to accompany me thru the night!! hahaa...

Team UniSIM - Benson, Vincent, Jack and De wei all from UniSIM thus the name UniSIM! Oldest Players to compete in the 3on3 category!!!

Team UOL - Jake, Raymond and Tat Zhun all the hunks from UOL!

Team Ninety-Nine: Eeswee, Leong Wah and Me! Siu Chung not around!! I name it ninety-nine because eeswee, leong wah and siu chung is 25 this year and i am 24 soon.. so add up its 99!

Team Sixty-Three: All their age add up together! Left: Joyce, Erica, Yu Xuan

Team twenty-one: Shi Min, Sheena, Alexis... no prize for guessing correct! they all 21yrs old!

FOOD & SNACKS to keep us full all nite long.... *potluck* we bought so much that we still have enough the next day!!

and how can u not have mahjong to help you stay awake!!! *PONG*

ALL NIGHT LONG CANOE POLO.....

next up will be report on the Junior Category & the results! :)

SIM Canoe Polo Recruitment Drive

National Canoe Polo Championship 2009

SIM CANOE POLO

Men - 3rd

Women - 1st

Who says girl don't play sports?

Exclusive: Calling out to all girls!

This message is specially for you, yes you!

SIM Canoepolo might just be the club for you.

Ever thought of joining something unique, excitingly challenging and heart thumping?

Combine 2 sports into one, both canoe and polo at the same time!

If you think this is a sport just for guys, we would like to assure you that it is definitely also a sport for girls, and there are many female teams from various other institutions. So don't be afraid to challenge yourself!

If you are slightly intrigued by what this sport has to offer, give it a try and you’ll have no regrets. This is a game comprising of 8 players on each team. The game is played 5 on 5 for a time period of 7-1-7 or 10-3-10mins. 



Work and train together as a team and the possibilities are never ending! Trainings are one gym and one kallang water slot session each week. If you are interested, do come and join us!




Kindly contact Serene (Girls captain) at 9144 8829. 


Blog: http://simcanoepolo.blogspot.com/

Email: canoepolo@clubs.sim.edu.sg

SIM Canoepolo warmly welcomes you into this family!

PS: We are still recruiting guys too! Contact Alvin @ 91800841 for more info!

Visit our Booth this Wednesday to Friday (14 – 16 OCT) Outside Canteen to register~!

Canoepolo Homework~!!

Hello guys,

hope you all enjoy ur training just now...

http://www.canoepolo.com/downloads/p13_sectionid/1/p13_fileid/3

do go to the link and download the PDF file and read up on the rules for canoepolo... and do youtube some video as well...

do check out

http://canoepolo.jp/

you are able to download the japan video and watch.. its really exciting...

check out the balls man.... which colours u all want? let me know k~!

do drop by our canoepolo booth next tues to fri at level 4 grandhall ok~!!! see you all this weekends~!!

Alvin

We are still recruiting

Hello all we are still recruiting....

for those interested, we having our land training (gym) this Thursday 20th Aug meet outside gym at level 4 student lounge at 6pm.

Saturday will be water training at kallang at 9am.

Feel free to contact me

Alvin (91800841)
SIM Canoepolo

ONGOING RECRUITMENT~!

Hello SIM STUDENTS,

I received many emails on alot issues. So let me clear it here for you.

All SIM STUDENTS CAN JOIN CANOEPOLO, regardless part time or full time or uniSIM or even age. FEEL FREE TO JOIN US~!

Currently we are still recruiting and it is never too late to join us. If you have no canoe polo or canoeing background, we will TRAIN you!

It is not weird to come join us alone, we are all under the same school!

Join the SIM Canoepolo Family right now. DON'T WAIT~!