Monday, June 21, 2010

SUKMA XIII 2010 MELAKA... Masa depan sukan negara jadi taruhan



Baharu sahaja SUKMA XII melabuhkan tirai pada minggu lalu. Juara keseluruhan dimiliki oleh Terengganu. Tahniah kepada Terengganu kerana berjaya membuktikan bahawa mereka masih unggul. Banyak cerita suka dan duka yang dicoretkan dalam sukma kali ini. Tetapi bagi saya, SUKMA ini menunjukkan banyak cerita.

Kalau dikira, inilah penglibatan secara total saya didalam SUKMA. Dengan pengalaman saya bersama pasukan negara sejak 1995, pernah menjadi Pegawai Psikologi di ISN. Inilah SUKMA pertama saya secara rasmi. Kali ini saya dan sahabat saya telah dilantik sebagai Pegawai Psikologi kepada kontinjen Selangor. Inilah cerita saya melalui pengalaman, pengamatan dan pemerhatian saya selama 13 hari di SUKMA ini.

Melaka telah melakukan yang terbaik untuk menajdi tuan rumah yang baik. Tetapi ia bukan yang terbaik. Perkampungan sukan ditempatkan di UiTM Lendu, pada tahap SUKMA mungkin itu adalah yang terbaik, tetapi seharusnya itu adalah 'benchmark' atau tahap minima untuk
memberi keselesaan kepada atlet. Kasihan saya memikirkan atlet-atlet yang ditempatkan di tempat-tempat lain seperti di Kolej Yayasan Melaka serta beberapa tempat penginapan yang lain. Begitu banyak aduan dan keluhan yang saya dengar dan lihat. Dengan begitu banyak aduan tentang makan dan pelbagai lagi. Saya percaya perancangan yang rapi dan perlaksanaan yang amanah dan telus, masalah ini tidak timbul. Saketeriat negeri-negeri bertanding dipusatkan di UiTM Lendu, sedangkan semua pegawai teknikal diletakkan di D' Village Resort Ayer Keroh. Perjalan 30 min dengan kelajuan 120km/j akan menyampaikan pegawai-pegawai tersebut ke saketeriat. Bukankah ada banyak hotel di Melaka yang memang terkenal dengan industri
pelancongan? Kenapa tidak titempatkan sahaja di UTeM? asrama UTeM penuh digunakan? Bukankah sekarang universiti tempatan sedang bercuti panjang. Bukankah SUKMA telah dirancang lebih 2 tahun? Kan lebih mudah dan selesa jika setiap negeri diberi satu hotel untuk menjadi saketeriat? Sea Games 2001 kita menjadi tuan rumah dengan jayanya. Pada skala tempatan kita lakukan saja di SUKMA.

Isu gelanggang mungkin tidak banyak didengari, tetapi kasihan untuk beberapa gelanggang yang tidak boleh memuatkan ramai penonton. Gelanggang di Merlimau misalnya, tempat penonton yang sangat terhad amat sangat tidak sesuai, ada keluhan juga dari penonton bowling. Mungkin banyak lagi protes yang tidak saya dengar atau terlepas dengar. Keindahan dan besarnya Stadium Hang Jebat adalah sesuatu yang mengkagumkan. Tetapi sayangnya padang utama tidak membenarkan perlawanan bolasepak diadakan di situ. Nasib baik Stadium Hang Tuah masih mampu menampung penonton untuk perlawanan akhir diantara Selangor dan Terengganu.

Perkara paling utama bagi saya adalah pengajuran sukan dan pengadilan SUKMA itu sendiri. Pada hari pertama, iaitu pada 7 Jun lagi sudah banyak yang didengar. Pertama adalah ketidaktentuan jadual pertandingan. Tidak ada satu jadual tetap diawal pertandingan, seperti jadual sukaneka sekolah rendah je. Bukankah jadual dan pengesahan penyertaan sepatutnya dibuat lebih awal?

Yang paling menyedihkan adalah mutu pengadilan sukan-sukan subjektif. Ramai atlet, pengurus, jurulatih yang menyuarakan rasa tidak puas hati tentang acara-acara sebegini. Silat, Ekuastarian, Wushu dan beberapa sukan yang melibatkan hati dan perasaan juri menunjukkan mutu pengadilan yang paling tidak profesional. Ada juga terdengar-dengar pengadil mengugut jurulatih. Malangnya tidak sampai terus ke telinga saya.

Dengan semua masalah-masalah dan sikap-sikap buruk ini, kemanakah akan ditujukan taraf sukan negara kita? Matlamat SUKMA pada asalnya adalah untuk melahirkan atlet-atlet pelapis untuk atlet elit, tetapi seandainya yang menang adalah hasil dari rasa tidak puas hati pengadil kepada atlet, apakah kita akan mampu menang pada peringkat antarabangsa? Adakah kita akan menghantar atlet 2nd Class untuk mewakili negara? Kasihanlah kepada maruah sukan negara kita. Saya mengendalikan kes atlet yang amat kecewa dengan keputusan juri. Kesannya adalah kepada semua ahli pasukan yang lain. Dendam, marah, kecewa adalah kesan-kesan negatif yang pelu dihindar oleh atlet.

Seperkara lagi, saya tertanya-tanya apakah sebenarnya nilai kemenangan kepada negeri-negeri yang mengambil bahagian? Adakah dengan 'membeli' atlet-atlet yang handal untuk mewakili mereka, serta memberi kemenangan kepada negeri mereka adalah sesuatu yang dibanggakan? Bagi saya, melahirkan atlet yang berkualiti yang dilatih pada satu jangkamasa panjang adalah lebih puas dan membanggakan. Bukankah itu matlamat asal SUKMA?

Kategori umur yang lebih rendah pastinya dapat menyelamatkan SUKMA. Tak perlu negeri-negeri menjerit-jerit untuk mendapatkan khidmat atlet berstatus elit. Lahirkan lebih ramai atlet elit dari golongan muda dari negeri sendiri. Biarkan anak-anak muda ini menjadi juara pada ketegori masing-masing, biarkan mereka menjadi yang terbaik dalam kelas mereka, setelah cukup kriteria-kriteria untuk menjadi atlet pelapis negara, pada usia yang sepatutnya, lepaskan mereka. Nescaya tahap sukan negara pasti meningkat pada tahap antarabangsa. Banyak lagi penambahbaikan yang perlu dilakukan pada SUKMA yang akan datang. Pegawai-pegawai MSN yang bijaksana pasti dapat menyelesaikan isu-isu ini.

Diharap SUKMA yang mendatang akan menjadi lebih baik dari yang ada di Melaka. Pahang mampu insyallah.

Maju sukan negara tanpa penyelewengan.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Salam...

Lama dah koi tak menulis blog ni, maaf, kesibukan menyebabkan koi tidak sempat menulis. Insyallah akan menulis pada kemampuan setiap 2 minggu.

Salam....

Monday, March 30, 2009


Monday March 30, 2009


Azizul settles for silver after defeat by Frenchman in final


By LIM TEIK HUAT , the Star

PETALING JAYA: There was no shame in defeat for cyclist Azizul Hasni Awang in settling for a silver medal at the World Track Championships in Pruszskow yesterday.
The pint-sized 21-year-old from Terengganu had entered a territory where no Malaysian has encroached before after beating Australia’s top sprinter Shane Perkins 2-0 in the men’s sprint semi-finals to assure himself of at least the silver.
But that was not what he was wishing for and Azizul almost turn a childhood dream into a reality by coming from behind to beat burly Frenchman Gregory Bauge to force sudden-death.
Bauge, part of the French gold medal-winning team on Wednesday, won the first heat in a photo-finish and later crushed Azizul’s hopes of achieving sporting immortality by winning the deciding heat.
Wheel-to-wheel: Malaysia's Azizul Hasni Awang (right) battling it out with France's Gregory Bauge during the men's sprint final at the World Track Championships.-Reuters
Malaysian sprint coach John Beasley said that Azizul had truly earned the respect of cycling world with his great run and believed that he was on the right track to contend strongly for the Olympic gold in London in three years’ time. “Speedwise, he is on par with the other top cyclists. His disadvantage was his physical size but he showed how strong hearted is his determination not to give up the fight,” said Beasley in a telephone interview.
“He got the respect of the world and it’s a matter of time before he becomes the world champion.” Azizul had beaten the last surviving British challenger Ross Edgar 2-1 to enter the semi-finals on Saturday. After narrowly failing to enter the keirin final two days ago, Azizul showed great determination to keep his campaign alive by beating Bauge, who was fastest in qualifying on 9.930 in the last 16 to earn direct qualification to the quarter-finals.
The double Asian champion got into the last 16 after prevailing over fellow Malaysian Rizal Tisin, who claimed bronze in the 1km time trial on Friday.
Josiah, the third Malaysian to qualify for the knockout stages, was beaten by Matthew Crampton of Britain in the first round of the knockout stage.
Azizul had led the Malaysian charge into the top 24 of the knockout stages after posting 10.120 to finish 12th in his qualifying run for his best effort for the year. Despite this, Azizul relinquished his Asian record of 10.160 set in last year’s world meet in Manchester to China’s Zhang Lei, who clocked 10.116 to finish seventh.

My comments:

Congrats Zulhasni.Now can see the results after years of hard and consistent works. Some sports doesnt requires huge size, some do. In cycling it shows. we malaysian can take this event. May London's Olympics Zulhasni will be the best. Malaysia Boleh!!

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Sunday February 22, 2009

Hasli fails to find the target again

PETALING JAYA: The country’s top pistol shooter Hasli Izwan Amir Hasan fell to another defeat by national trainee Khalel Abdullah in the Selangor Shooting Championships at the Subang Shooting Range yesterday.

The Beijing Olympian, who has been the undisputed top male pistol shooter in the country over the last five years, was beaten into second place in the men’s 25m standard pistol event.

Khalel posted 553 points to win the event for Armed Forces ahead of the more illustrious Hasli, who scored 548. Darham Ali of Police shot 545 for the bronze.

Izwan Amir Hasan lost to national trainee Khalel Abdullah in the 25m standard pistol event.

Khalel’s winning effort helped Forces to clinch the team title with a combined total of 1,640 points.

Hasli was beaten by Khalel in the national shooting championships in December last year.

Hasli has not been training much due to work commitments and it was reflected in his inability to win his pet event — the 25m rapid fire pistol title on Friday.

The third day of the shooting meet saw the shooters firing blanks again as none came close to bettering the national records in the various categories.


My Comments:

Being an Olympian doesn't means that they will always have to win. For layman, as an Olympian or Olympic gold medalist, they should win always. No such thing applicable in sports. Hasli is just a normal human, after a big game, there should be a transition period. This year is the transition year. Give him some space to aligned his live. so many thing he had left before the Olympics. I believe Hasli is a good officer in KBS, and knowing him, he's an responsible officer. So being 2nd is just enough for him at this moment. I'm sure he will come back to the top within some time, hopefully he will get his dreamed Olympic Gold Medal in London. Amin...


Monday, February 2, 2009

Football Oh Malaysia....

"Good team depends on their coach, and coaches the only to be blamed". The most insecure profession in this entire world I would say Malaysian football Coach. If we managed to gathered all the resources to pay Sir Alex Ferguson, or Jose Morinho, or even Gus Hiddink to be Malaysian Coach, the results I expected to be the same.

As shabby used to say in Jozan talk show, “go play other sports”. I’m strongly agreed with him. But if we are really serious to involve in the international football scenario, we have to change. It’s not the FAM, it’s the entire populations attitude towards sports. Nurture the sports culture in everybody. Change our diets, change our schools systems, and change our attitudes. Are we ready and willing to do that, than the change will took place. Not just football, even other sports will improve their achievement internationally.

Physical educations teachers should be given more teaching hours. Ask them to concentrate with the sports activities, do not teach other subjects. Or they only should teach sports and health related subjects in schools. Employ more PE teachers in schools, other subjects should only started at 10 a.m and schools will only adjourned at 3 p.m. as the results we would have more healthy pupils, bigger pool of talented athletes, and for sure more higher quality of athletes can be developed.

No specific sports should be exposed to the lower primary school students, multidimensions physical fitness should be developed to these pupils. From standard four, they can be segregate to their perspective sports. Lets them enjoy their fame within their age groups. When they reached secondary schools the real talent and top athlete can be trace. Train them to the highest level, only some will success to play at the higher level. If they didn’t manage to play at the higher level, at least they would have better physical conditions.

Then we will see more ‘Jalur Gemilang’ waived in the international arena. Then we can start to count or predict on how may Olympic gold medal we could collect. Or we can start to bid for hosting World Cup. If we keep continuing our current traditional method, we will keep arguing on our athlete performance. We need high performance coach to be a Sports Minister. We need sports educated person to be a sports minister, enough lawyers elected to be the sports minister, enough agriculture graduates to be sports administrators. We need right people for the right place. Are we ready?

Football associations belong to the footballer, not just football enthusiasts. If we want to see football success, we have to do the quantum leap. For me, there is no difference between current footballers and Arwah Mohktar Dahari. I would say that most of the current athletes can run faster than Arwah. But almost all of our footballer cant have the speed of Rooney, cant have the agility of Ronaldinho, and they cant even have the fitness level as good as the Korean player. The Koreans has done their quantum leap way back in 1982. But not us. When bro???

Thursday, January 8, 2009

He's back....

Hehehe...tonite the young small XS scotty will be back in action. After few year sitting lonely and unpolished, the XS scotty will be back for his first day ride in Putrajaya.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Sunday

What a bad Sunday morning. After a bad dream all night, I wake up at 0648hrs. Night before I’d promise Mr Bon to join his cycling mate for a ride to Negeri Sembilan. And I have to meet them in Bangi around 0710. It is 35km away from my home. It will take around 30 minutes on Sunday easy traffic drive. But I’m still looking forward to join another ride.


But I’ll make sure that I will be ready on time. Sorry Mr Bon. It was my mistake.