CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR CHILDREN who had participated in the just-concluded MSSM 2009 Bowling Championship in Sungai Petani Kedah.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS AGAIN and I believe that each and every one of you went back home with at least a Championship Medal, regardless of Color. You all came back as Champions.
WELL DONE CHILDREN! Kudos and Well Done PARENTS! Without whom these children would not be where they are today.
To the teachers that accompanied them to the Championship, thank you for sacrificing your holidays to be with the team. I am sure that all of you will be writing very nice reports to your superiors, since Selangor are Champions again.
Having said all that, a post-mortem needs to be done, re-evaluation and planning needs to be done now for next year. We must not wait for the very last minute, to hold the District and the State Championship. Planning for the next Championship does not lies on Selangor alone but also the next Championship’s organizers.
This year, I had the opportunity to be around from the district championship, to the State Championship as well as to The MSSM 2009, from start to the end. Listed below are my observations on the events.
FOR THE NEXT MSSM ORGANIZERS
1 Please prevent tournament schedule and program to be change at the blink of the eye. Make a sound & proper program and schedule and stick to it.
2 Please ensure that scorers as well as the person entering the scores into the computer software, knows what they are supposed to do and know them well. We had too many incorrect results being announced during prize presentations. Scores had to be tabulated again before the actual winner is re-announced.
There was even a controversy, regarding positioning during the Positioning Round of the Under-12 Boys Masters tournament. This was discovered by the Selangor Contingent’s Management. A formal protest, was supposed to be made by the Selangor Contingent. Unfortunately Selangor never made any.
It is very important the person who enters the scores into the Computer software knows how to use the software properly. It was embarrassing, seeing the person that enters the scores into the Computer software, especially when he is a teacher, trying to figure out what he needs to do.
Selecting the right person to do the right job, should be the practice!
3 Please ensure that the result is updated and screened as updated as possible, at least every two games. The organizer’s excuse for not having updated result was that it will create a disadvantage to the others on the second-block. This is very absurd. Even in the World Championship, results are being updated and screened for all to see, even if there is 4 different blocks.
FOR SELANGOR CONTIGENT MANAGEMENT
1 To the District Education Department being entrusted with this responsibility, I extend my congratulation. However, the trust bestowed on you comes with very big responsibilities too.
2 I am not sure about the dates for next years MSSM, but sort of overheard that it would be sometimes in March/April 2010. Basically during the 1st term school holidays. That does not give the Selangor organizers much time to complete the District and State Championships, to select Selangor representatives to MSSM 2010.
3 Entrusting a District Education Department for the management of the Selangor Contingent should be done about now, so that they can start with their planning now. Getting things done is a rush should never be our practice.
4 To all the teachers who accompany the team to games venue, please ensure that the children have enough rest and ensure that they retire to bed early. Please do not have any more “talkimat” or what ever at 10.30pm. These kids should be sound asleep by that time, to be strong and fresh for their game the next day.
5 To the teachers in charge of the Team, please make sure that you lodge any protest, if a protest needs to be lodge. There was this instance during the Boy’s Under-12 Masters Final & Positioning game, where the representative from Selangor should be playing on position 4 and 30 pins behind the 3rd placing, was put to play on position 5 instead. This provided a psychology disadvantage and a different playing field altogether against the 3rd placing bowler. The teacher in-charge found it out prior to the start of the positioning round game but only made very strong verbal protest after the game is over. He was told to make a formal official protest.
As usual, in any controversy within the Selangor Team, the Selangor representative involved is my son. I did not know anything about the wrong positioning issue until I was informed by the teacher states that an official protest will be lodge.
While waiting for the Boys Under-18 Masters to be over, I checked up with all the Selangor Contingent Management Team that was in Ampang Superbowl, and I received all kind of feedback like the meeting discussing the protest is still not over etc…etc… The Selangor Contingent Team Manager also had the cheek to tell my son that he was upgraded to 4th position, while the Selangor Technical delegate tells me that he does not know anything and confirms that the meeting had not come back with the verdict yet.
To my dismay the Step Ladder for Boys Under-12 went ahead without me knowing the result of the protest, and Rafiq being Rafiq won the Step Ladder without much problem. Well done Rafiq.
On this issue my disappointment was that I later found out that there was no official protest from Selangor. The Kedah Organizer was waiting for the official protest from Selangor Contingent, but sad to say this was never done.
The moral of this issue is when you made a decision stick to it regardless of what the outcome will be. We need to be brave and have the guts on what is RIGHT.
6 On a final note, since the DPM who is also the Education Minister, had made a statement that Sports must now start from grass-root level (which is at School level), may I suggest that Unit Sukan from Jabatan Pelajaran Selangor take the cue and start getting their hands dirty into establishing and promoting Tenpin Bowling into all schools in Selangor. I am very sure if DPM made the statement, there will be funds available.
Looking back at the MSSD, Petaling Perdana specifically, who have always been the backbone of MSSS, there are not too many kids in the Under-12 group that took part this year. This is an indication that Selangor do not have a SOUND development program at the GRASSROOT level. This must change and the change must be made now by JPS.
What can be done? For one, it is well known that many of the current bowlers from Selangor will be moving on, like finishing Form 5, Under-15 age group moving on to the next level and Standard 6 pupils leaving the Under-12 group.
MSSS can start, by ensuring that these kids who are in the team and available to represent the Selangor Contingent for next year’s MSSM and not in any Bowling Program be group together and trained by a proper coach.
As the administrator of this Blog who was at the Games, that was my post-mortem for MSSSM 2009. To the other Parents and Bowlers, who were at the Games, please add on your view ~ good or bad.
I apologize if my comment in this Blog hurts or create tensions amongst the reader. However, one must never be afraid of the truth, when the truths are being written.
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Congratulation to the Selangor contingent...
Do u notice that the certficates are signed by Hishamuddin as Minister of Education...shudn't it be the DPM
Hahahahahahah SHahrul, you also noticed huh? I noticed that when my songave it to me after the prize presentation for Boys Unde-12 Doubles.
I think the Organizers must have overlooked that their Ministry had changed hand or they found it out too late to go chasing the DPM for his signature.....so as usual they just took the attitude of "takpe laah asalkan ada signature". Isnt that a very common trend.
I hope that readers of these Blog who has the connection with the Ministry, have these highlighted. The Organizers, who are from the Department of Education should feel ashamed of themselves.
Maka selesai lah musim Bowling untuk kebanyakan kanak2 Sekolah. Tinggal lah kanak2 dan remaja2 yang betul2 komitted dalam Sukan ini yang masih lagi berlatih dengan lagi giat untuk Junior Circuit, Liga2 Sekolah Menengah & Rendah yang di anjurkan olih banyak Bowling Center- Bowling Center di Selangor.
Saya telah membawa anak saya pergi training di AS Summit USJ. Biasa lah kalau dah tak menyertai Program AA, terpaksa lah bagi personal training. Sedang saya memerhati dan mangawas anak saya berlatih, saya ternampak kenalan lama, saorang guru, Cikgu Nizam namanya.
Wah ramai nya murid2 sekolah Seafield 3 mengekori beliau. Rupa2 nya Cikgu Nizam mengambil initiative untuk melatih murid2 sekolah dimana beliau mengajar dalam Sukan Tenpin Bowling.
Saya tegur Cikgu Nizam dan bertanya latihan untuk kejohanan apa pula.Maka dengan selamba sahaja Cikgu Nizam menjawab bahawa beliau mengadakan Kelab bowling di sekolah untuk murid2 yang minat dengan Sukan Tenpin Bowling, dan mudah2an mereka bolih mengantar dengan lebih banyak lagi murid2 dari sekolah beliau untuk bertanding dalam MSSD Petaling Perdana, dan juga meramaikan lagi potensi2 & bakat2 bowling di antara kanak2 dan remaja di Selangor.
Saya merasa amat terpegun dengan sikap Cikgu Nizam, with his willingness to sacrifice his free time to train his students, when he can spend his time with his family.
He may not be a great Bowler but his initiative to start a bowling club, show & try to teach the children, in whichever way he knows, that touches me. Prior to the MSSD Bowling Championship, I saw many teachers bringing their student to Summit to train, and I did saw a few too in Sunway. But once MSSD is over, I have not seen all the many school groups at Bowling Alleys, Summit especially.
How I wish that many more school teachers would sacrifice some of their time, like Cikgu Nizam and encourage Bowling at school level, just like the wishes of the Education Minister/DPM is suggesting. Jangan lah tunggu bila nak ada kejohanan MSSD baru lah tergesa2 nak buat latihan lah, nak buat pilihan lah dan macam2 lagi. Menyediakan paying kan lagi bagus. Bila hujan tiba tak payah tergesa2 mencari surat khabar lama nak buat pengahadang hujan.
And at the same time, you would be helping to develop Tenpin Bowling at Grass-root Level. Lagi banyak murid2 sekolah rendah, especially, di exposed kepada Sukan Tenpin Bowling ini di sekolah2 negeri Selangor, maka banyak lah lagi bakat2 barudapat dicungkil dan dapat di asahkan untuk menjadi pemain Boling handal untuk mewakili Selangor di peringkat Sekolah2, Negeri dan juga mungkin ada bakat dari Grass-root level ini yang berpotensi mewakili Negara kita Malaysia, di kejohanan2 antara-bangsa, satu hari nanti.
SYABAS CIKGU NIZAM!!!! Teruskan usaha Cikgu untuk “meng-exposekan” dan melatih murid2 Cikgu dalam Sukan Tenpin Bowling. Usaha mulia Cikgu ini,insya’allah akan membawa hasil satu hari nanti.
TERUSKAN USAHA CIKGU!!!!
MAJLIS MERAIIKAN KEJAYAAN ATLIT2 MSSS DALAM TEMASYA MSSM OLIH JABATAN PELAJARAN SELANGOR.
Tahniah pada JPS atas jasa meraikan atlit2 yang mewakili negeri, pada temasya Sukan MSSM 2009.
The Million Dollar question! When was this planned, and why was not all athlete informed?
I came to know about this event through an SMS from another Bowler’s mother asking me, whether I am sending my son to the Lunch in Klang today. What lunch, was my first response! That was about 11.00am this morning, July 7, 2009. She informs me that there is a Luncheon given by JPS to all the Athlete who represented Selangor in this year’s MSSM. I told her that I knew nothing about this and she tells me that her son’s teacher had just informed her.
I sent a text message to the teacher who is responsible for Bowling in my son's school, inquiring about this matter and the response I got was that, she was not informed about any Luncheon invitation. That was around 12.00noon.
Later in the evening, I received another text message, this time from a mother of a Selangor Bowler who is also a teacher, asking me how she is to hand over the sijil and souvenir for my son. I asked what the sijil and souvenir is all about, and informs me that it was from the Luncheon celebration given by Jabatan Pelajaran Selangor. She also informs me that she only knew about the Luncheon, yesterday.
Great……..a great and fantastic planning, to honor these young athletes!
Berapa banyak GOLD medal yang akan melayakan anak saya di jemput untuk manghadhiri jamuan ini? Dua Gold Medal tak cukup kut?
Not that my son needs lunch given by JPS, but why was he or his school not informed, or if informed in time. To attend or not to attend is another issue all together. JPS should be more than capable of planning such a small celebration, unless the respective sport section, entrusted to inform their athlete, failed in their responsibility, BIG TIME.
Many of you readers, you may take this very lightly and as something very trivial, after all, it is only a Lunch. However, please look at it in a much bigger context:-
Kalau pihak JPS sendiri tak bolih melaksanakan perkara2 sekecil ini, macam mana pulak dengan Pelajaran anak2 kita di sekolah? Tolong lah jawap!
The Pengarah and the Penolong Pengarah of Jabatan Pelajaran Selangor is in receipt of this comment made in our Blog. Any way Encik Norazli, the Penolong Pengarah Unit Sukan JPS has been in this Blog’s mailing list since, the start of the MSSS fiasco.
I will be extracting a major part of this comment, and I am going to try and send it, as it is, to The Honorable Education Minister and also the Honorable Minister of Youth and Sport. Hopefully my letter will not be hijacked and stuffed into the waste basket. This should be made known to them too. At least they are aware of how things really are at grass-root level, when it is time for KPI evaluation!
I received this comment from an MSSS Bowler's father this morning. I wondered why he couldnot post it direct from the Blog site.
Kua, I have deleted your mobile number.
Here is the comment...
Quote " Zainal, I tak dapat masuk buat comment from the blogsite. Upon your approval, tolong publish..
Rgds
Kua
Well, my son too was not being notified, I supposed all other players from SMK Seafield as well.
Kawan kawan sekelian …despite all sincere constructive criticisms intended, it appears that we are all BLOODY FOOLS or ORANG GILA tengah cakap yang bukan-bukan, jadi orang tak usah dengar atau layan-lah… …kita cuma boleh seok sendiri….." Unquote
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