The fire in you

Today, I watched the boys go down 10-1 to the Merahans. Most people will only see the scoreline and think that our boys must have had a lousy game. But what they do not see, is how hard our boys played, especially in the first period, and a big part of the third period.
I can safely say how proud I am of you, for playing so hard, and holding off the defending finalist with so much heart for a good 1/3 of the first period, and of course, to score the opening goal of the game. What I saw, was the hunger for the ball, the hunger for success, the SGS fighting spirit we've been talking about. But this hunger, it went missing for almost the whole of the 2nd period. And thankfully, it was revived a little in the third period.

1st period: 4-1 (0-1 to SGS at 5mins)
2nd period: 10-1
3rd Period: 10-1

For the girls, congrats on your win. I was not there, but I heard about the scoreline:
2nd period: 8-1
3rd period: 9-6
What does this show? Complacency? Lack of fitness? or "bad luck"?
What if the period was not 15 mins but 25 mins? would the game have been a draw, or a loss instead? Since HIH's scoring on average a goal every 3 mins? These questions, I ask you to consider.

Our boys showed us that it is possible to score against the Merahans, even if we are not a seeded team. And on the flip side, our girls has shown what can happened the moment we let our guards down.

I hope that all of you realised that in sports, there sometimes just isn't a second chance. You either grab every opportunity you have, or you might lose it forever. There's no room for a sec of lapse in concentration, or loss of desire. The only way we can achieve our dreams, is to keep the fire in us burning bright, ALL the time. No complacency, no giving up, no excuses.

Just one more game in the prelim round, we know we can do it. The question is, do we want it enough? Not for 5 mins, not for 1 period, not for 2 periods, but for ALL 3 periods.

So, what do you want?

Ms Tan