Kung Hei Fat Choy! - Hong Kong Football Club

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB FEBRUARY 2010

Kung Hei Fat Choy!

New Family Brunch menuBring Your Own Wine is back!

Festive Set Dinnersand more...

Celebrate Chinese New Year at the Club

February 2010 �

Club MagazineMonthly journal of the Hong Kong Football Club. Arranged and designed by Karen Chan-Mulvenna. For information and requests for placement of advertisements in “Club” please call 2830 9503. The opinions expressed in the articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hong Kong Football Club or the General Committee. The Club reserves the right to edit and clarify all content. The copyright of all materials is held by the Hong Kong Football Club.

Hong Kong Football Club • 3 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong • Tel 2830 9500 • Fax 2882 5040 • Website: www.hkfc.com.hk

General CommitteePresident : Dermot AgnewVice President : Nick HunsworthVice President : Mike LamontVice President : Bobby LawsonVice President : Iain ValentineChairman : Fook Aun ChewHon. Secretary : Colin CohenHon. Treasurer : David HowellSports & Recreation : Lynn EdwardsDevelopment : Martin KingDiscipline : Desmond KoConstitutional Affairs : Maurice O’BrienMembership : John ShanahanHockey Officer : Fergus McCoigLawn Bowls Officer : Mike WorthRugby Officer : John MolloySoccer Officer : Martyn RussellSquash Officer : David Reeves

ManagementGeneral Manager : Mark PawleyOperations & Co-ordination Manager : Tony SealyFinancial Controller : S.K. LiF & B Manager : Dominique ArtigolleExecutive Chef : Ki LiuFacilities Manager : Evan TaoChief Engineer : Hackman LeeMembership Services Manager : Kerry OgleHuman Resources Manager : Angela ChanExecutive Housekeeper : Lily HuynhFront Office Manager : Shirley Lo

Vision: To be recognised as the leading Sports Club in the Territory.

Mission: To deliver quality services on the principles of accountability, consistency and transparency. To develop an organizational culture that recognises the importance of staff contribution and commitment. To facilitate the development and participation of recognised sporting activities.

Values: Being accountable – to communicate, consult and provide information. Living within our means – to plan ahead within available resources.Developing a culture of service – to encourage commitment, integrity, courtesy and responsiveness. Managing for performance – to set the direction and develop the necessary skills.

Aims: To provide the services the Membership needs. To improve the quality of Club life. To up-hold the Constitution and Bye-laws. To encourage Members to play their part in the Club.

MISSION STATEMENT

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB

Contents

3 TheThoughtsof theChairman

3 FromtheDeskof MarkPawley

4 Food&Beverage

10 PhotosfromNewYear’sEveParty

12 History

14 Squash

18 Soccer

19 Mini/JuniorSoccer

21 Mini/JuniorRugby

22 LawnBowls

24 Hockey

28 Golf

30 TenPinBowling

32 Swimming

34 Tennis

37 BooksandMoviesLibrary

� February 2010

Sat13thFeb Sun14thFeb Mon15thFeb

RESTAURANT 11amto3pm closed11amto3pm

6.30pmto10pm

COFFEESHOP 8amto5pm closed 9amto11pm

CHAIRMAN’SBAR closed closed 12middayto12midnight

LOUNGEBAR 9amto5pm closed 9amto12midnight

CAPTAIN’SBAR 9amto5pm closed closed

SPORTMAN’SBAR 11amto5pm closed 12middayto12midnight

FAMILYLOUNGE 10amto5pm closed 10amto10pm

F&BOutlets*

ClubClosureduringChineseNewYear

NoticetoMembers

The Club will re-open on Monday 15th February from 9am.

* Last orders in the F&B outlets will be accepted 45 minutes

prior to closing.

LIONDANCEattheClub

Sunday28thFebruary

WewillbeholdingourspecialLionDanceattheClubonSunday28thFebruary,whichstartsattheFrontEntranceof theClubat12.30pm.

SportsFacilities

Sat13thFeb Sun14thFeb Mon15thFeb

BOwLINGALLEY 10amto4pm closed 10amto9pm

FITNESSCENTRE 6.30amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

GOLFSIMULATORS 7amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

INdOORGREEN 9amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

INFIELdAREAS 8amto4pm closed closed

SNOOkERROOM 11amto4pm closed 11amto9pm

SPAFACILITIES 11amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

SPORTSHALL 9amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

SqUASHCENTRE 7amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

SPORTSTHEATRE 9amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

SwIMMINGPOOL 7amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

TENNISCOMPLEX 7amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

CHILdREN’SPLAYROOM 8amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

NEwCHILdREN’SPLAYROOM8amto4pm closed 9amto9pm

TheAnnualStaff PartywillbeheldonSunday28th

FebruarywhichwillmeantheClubwillcloseitsfacilities

(includingtheCarPark)at 5pm on Sunday 28th February.TheClubwillre-openat9amonMonday1st

March.

ClubClosureforAnnualStaff Party

February 2010 �

TheThoughtsof theChairman

FromtheDeskof MarkPawley

Notwithstanding,attimeof writing,thatthisislateJanuary,forallthoseNewYear’sEve“revellers”attheClubparty,pleaseseesomeof thephotographsof theeventonpages10and11of thismagazine.If you’renotpicturedthenpleaserefertothisweblink: http://www.flickr.com/photos/neong11/sets/72157623162082553/whereafewmorephotosof theeventcanbeviewed,andphotographsdownloaded,if required.

OntoFebruary,andalthoughit’sashort(ish)month,particularlywiththenotedClubclosures,it’scertainlynot

goingtobeaquietone!Forsportsfans,apartfromourownsportingteamsplayingintheirrespectiveleagues,thereisaplethoraof “live”sportontheTV.Boththe6 Nations Rugby Championship andSuper 14’s Rugby ChampionshipstartupthismonthandalongwithEPLandChampions League footballandthe Super Bowl,whatmorecouldyouaskfor?(Detailsof starttimesetcarelaterinthemagazine)

ForwineloverswehavetheLouis Jadot Burgundy Private Wine Dinner (limitedto22seatsonly)onthe 23rd February andfortheromanticsamongstyou,from the 5th to the 12th February, weareprovidingasuperbValentine’s Set Dinner menuintheRestaurant,giventhattheClubwillbeclosedforCNYonValentine’sDayitself !

Toclosealittlebitof “housekeeping”inrespectof CarParkLabels–for those who have not yet exchanged their 2009 Car Park Label for the 2010 Car Park Label,“bewarned”,youshouldhavedonesobeforetheendof January!!Pleasethereforeensureyouexchangelabels(atReception)assoonaspossibleoryoumayfindyourselvesexcludedfromparkingyourvehicleattheClub!

KungHeiFatChoy!

MARK PAWLEYGeneralManager

AbigwelcometotheYearof theTigerandwishingyouallaveryhappyandprosperousChineseNewYear!

Asalways,theClubwillhavethetraditionalLionDancetowelcomeintheNewYearandtousheringoodfortunefortheClubanditsMembers.Thiswillbeheldon Sunday 28th February 2010andwillstartatthefrontentranceof theClubat12.30pm.ItisalwaysagreateventforMembersandtheirchildrentobepresentasit’sgreatfunforthekidsandeveryoneisalwaysamazedattheskillsandacrobaticsof theliondancers.

ManycongratulationsareinordertotheStaff memberswhoarepicturedabovewhoarethewinnersof thefourthquarterStarAward.TheannualawardswillbepresentedattheStaff Party tobeheldalsoonSunday 28th February 2010.Please note that the Club will close early on this day at 5pm and will reopen on Monday 1st March 2010 at 9am.

Similarly,the Club will also close on the eve of Chinese New Year, Saturday 13th February at 5pm, and will be closed all day on Chinese New Year Sunday 14th February and re-open the day after, on Monday 15th February at 9am.

PleaseseethetablesontheoppositepagewhichoutlinethevariousopeningandclosingtimesforF&BoutletsandSportsfacilities.

KungHeiFatChoy!

FooK AuN ChEW Chairman

Q4 STAFF AWARD RECIPIENTS: (From left to right): Mr Jimmy Li (F&B – Restaurant), Mr Yim Hung Bun

(Housekeeping), Mr Pawley, Ms Carol Leung (F&B – Coffee Shop), Ms Sylvia Fong (Accounts), Mr Ramesh Pun (Sports)

weweresaddenedtohearthenewsoftherecentpassingawayofoneofourlongtimeMembersMrNigeldunne.Ourthoughtsandprayersgotohisfamilyandfriends.Mayherestinpeace.

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LouIS JADoT BuRGuNDY PRIVATE WINE DINNER

Tuesday23rdFebruaryintheRestaurant(private room, only 22 seats available)

7.30pmto11pm

with host Robert Temple, General Manager- ASC Fine Wines Hong Kong and Macau

The fine wines of Burgundy and Bordeaux could not be further apart. Whilst Bordeauxisdominatedbylargeestates,eachproducingaclassicredwineblendedfromaselectionof theirbestvineyards,Burgundyiscomposedof thousandsof small-scalegrowers.Theyoftenowntinyparcelsof land,andproducemorethanadozenwines,someoutof 2-3rowsonly.

MaisonLouisJadothasbeenattheforefrontof theBurgundywinesfor150years.MaisonLouisJadotownsvineyardsintoprankingappellationsinCôtedeBeaune,CôtedeNuitsandBeaujolais,producingmostof its1erCrusandGrandsCruswinesfromitsownvineyards.ThelatestadditionisDomaineFerretinPouillyFuissé.

For this special dinner event, we have selected a special range of fine labels from Louis Jadot.Mr.RobertTemple,hostfortheevening,isakeenBurgundylover,havingrepresentedsomeof thebestproducersinhis15plusyearsinHongKong.

Thewinedinnerwillstartwithaninformalwinetastingat7.30pmfollowedbya5-coursedinnerat8.00pm.

PleasecontacttheRestaurantat28309562forareservationoremail:[email protected]

FOOD & BEVERAGE

RESTAuRANT

February 2010 �

Food & Beverage

Nocorkagewillbecharged(uptoamaximumof fourbottlesperbooking)aslongasaminimumof twocoursesperpersonisselectedfromtheAlaCartemenuandthatthereisaminimumbookingfortwomadebeforehand.

5reasonstoBring Your Own Wine...

1. Yourwineistakinguptoomuchspaceinyourflat.2. Youwanttoenjoythewineyouhavepurchasedinthe

pastwithfriends.3. Youwanttocomeandenjoyagoodmealwithagood

bottleof wine.4. Youwanttoexperienceatouchof qualityinyour

everydaybusylives.5. Youarenotallowedtobuynewwinefromourwine

kioskunlessyouemptyyourcurrentstock!

So,getabottleortwoof winethatwillcomplimentthefoodandbookyourtablenow.Nomatterthetypeof wineyoubring,wehavetheglasstoaccompanyit.

PleasecontacttheRestaurantat28309562forareservationoremail:[email protected]

BRING YouR oWN WINEcontinues until 28th Februaryin the Restaurantavailable in the evenings

Louis Jadot Burgundy Wine Dinner Tuesday 23rd February

Wine TasTing:

Meursault 2007 vs Puligny Montrachet 2007 Clos Vougeot grand Cru 2007 vs Corton greves grand Cru 2007

Dinner

Welcome Drink Louis Jadot st Veran 2007

Course 1 Carpaccio of salmon and scallops, Lime and Lemon Dressing

Domaine Ferret Pouilly Fuisse 2008

Course 2 Californinan golden raison Crème Brulée, Oven-roasted Foie

gras and Baby spinach Louis Jadot Chassagne Montrachet

1er Cru Clos de la Chapelle 2007

Course 3 risotto with Wild Field Mushrooms, White Truffle oil

Louis Jadot Corton greves grand Cru 1998

Course 4 Braised Wagyu Beef Cheek with

Chinese angelica root and Tangerine Peel

Liquorice root and roasted Vegetables Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot grand Cru 2004

Course 5 Du Mons Cheese Platter

Louis Jadot Meursault 1er Cru les genièvres 2000

Coffee or Tea

Petits Fours

Price: $ 1,388 per person

RESTAuRANT

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Food & Beverage

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Startyourcelebrationearlythisyear,astheClubwillbeclosedonValentine’sDayduetoitbeingChineseNewYear’sDay.

BeattheRush.CelebrateValentine’sDayearlywithyourspecialsomeonebetween5thand12thFebruary.

A4-Coursemenudesignedforherandhim,inclusiveof aglassof Bubblyonarrival.

Price:$688percouple

PreferredseatingcanbearrangeduponbookingtheSpecialValentine’sSet.Pleaseletourstaffsknowuponmakingreservations.

Forareservation,pleasecontacttheRestaurantat28309562

RESTAuRANT

CAN’T WAIT To ShoW YouR LoVE?Early Valentine’s Celebration in the Restaurantfrom 5th to 12th February (except Sunday 7th February)Set Menu available for dinner

MAINE LoBSTERSin the Restaurant, available for dinner onlythroughout the month of February (except Sundays)

Mainelobstersareknownfortheirhealthyproteins,andtheyarealsolowerincaloriesandfatthanskinlesschickenbreasts.They have many other beneficial vitamins and minerals which helptopromotehealthybones,nervecellsandincreasebrainactivity.ComeandtastetheauthenticMainelobsters,onlyattheRestaurant.

ContacttheRestaurantat28309562forreservationoremail:[email protected]

LAMMA ISLAND SEAFooD BuFFETin the RestaurantSunday 7th and 21st February Monday 15th February, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm

Lammaislandisfamousforitsfreshandlargeselectionof seafood.YoucanenjoytheLamma/HongKong-styleseafoodrighthereattheRestaurantwithoutthehassleof takingtheboat.Akaleidoscopeof mussels,seawhelk,garoupa,prawnsandcrabsareonofferintheRestaurantthismonth.

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SuNDAY FAMILY BRuNCh BuFFET AND SPARKLING WINE in the Restaurant and Chairman’s BarSunday 7th and 28th February from 11am to 2.30pm

BringyourfamilyalongthisSundayforourspecial‘BreakfastmeetsLunch’buffet!

$198adult(withsparklingwine)$120perchild(withsoftdrinksandchilledjuice)

ContacttheRestaurantat28309562forreservationoremail:[email protected]

February 2010 �

Food & Beverage

Sundayistheperfectdaytorelaxandrecuperate.AndwhatbetterwaytoenjoythisdaythanwithgoodfoodandgoodcompanyrighthereattheRestaurant.

$298(withfreeflowingSoftdrinksandChilledjuices)

$398(withfreeflowingchampagneandwines:BeaumontdesCrayeresGrandPrestigeN.VChampagneandselectedwhiteandredwine)

* Beaumont des Crayeres Grand Prestige N.V Champagne is rated 89 points (Wine Spectator)

Dress Code: Smart Casual – no shorts, no round neck T-shirts

SuNDAY DELuxE ChAMPAGNE BRuNChin the RestaurantMonday 15th and Tuesday 16th FebruarySunday 21st February from 11am to 2.30pm

RESTAuRANT CoFFEE ShoP

KIDS EAT FoR FREE in the Coffee Shopfrom Friday 12th to 19th February

With every two paying adults at either Lunch or Dinner (Buffet or AlaCarte),onechildunder12yearsof agecanenjoyafreemealfromourChildren’smenuorBuffetattheCoffeeShop.

Pleasepresentthevoucherbelowuponseating.Anothervoucherwillbepresentedtoyouuponyourdeparture.

KIDS EAT FoR FREE CouPoN in the Coffee Shop

Thiscouponcanberedeemedfor

1 Free Lunch or Dinner (Buffet or A La Carte) for a child under 12 years of age

(When two adults at the same table at any one sitting having ordered the Buffet or from the A la Carte menu)

*Maximum1childperHKFCaccountnumber

** Valid from 12th to 19th February 2010

DAILY SPECIALS: RECREATING MARTIN YAN’S CuISINEin the Coffee Shop1st February to 26th FebruarySunday to Thursday for Lunch and Dinner

AspecialAlaCarteMenuwillfeatureaselectionof Chinesedishesfromthecookbooksof celebrityChineseChef MartinYan.Ourown‘celebritychefs’havebeenbusyrecreatingsomeof Martin’sdishesfortheCoffeeShop!

Cut out

the Free

Coupon!

Recreating recipes from Martin Yan

‘SEouL’ FooD in the Coffee ShopEvery Friday and Saturday nightthroughout the month of Februaryfrom 6.30pm to 9.30pm

ThisFebruary,theCoffeeShoppresentsadinnerbuffetshowcasinganumberof mouth-wateringKoreandishes,includingSpicySquidSaladwithKimchiSauce,GinsengChickenSoupandKoreanRoastedPorkSpareRibs.Comeandtrythemall!

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Food & Beverage

ChAIRMAN’S BAR

SuNDAY RoAST AND SPARKLING WINEin the happy Valley SuitesSunday 21st February11am to 2.30pm

Starterbuffet,yourchoiceof soup,SundayRoastanddessertbuffet,completewithunlimiteddrinks.$198perAdult(withsparklingwine)$120perChild(withsoftdrinksandchilledjuice)

ContacttheChairman’sBarat28309559forreservationoremail:[email protected]

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BIG WINES: PERFECT WINTER CoMPANIoNSin the Chairman’s Bar, from 6pm to 10pmthroughout the month of February

The Wine Counter has recently introduced a series of powerful Big Wines, which possess truly strong flavours and beautifully structuredpalettes.

The Chairman’s Bar has selected 12 of these Big Wines on offer thismonth,whicharemostsuitableforthewinterseason,astheyaresturdyenoughtowithstandthecoolestclimate.

Onofferdailyfrom6pmto10pm,youcanenjoy2hoursof free-flowing wines at a set price of $130 per person, or alternatively you canselectanytwowinesforonly$68.

SPoRTSMAN’S BAR

Markyourdiaries:Monday 8th February,Super Bowl Final, live from Miami, Florida. With a full breakfast buffet available,besuretobookyourtablesearly.

Inrugby,theSix Nationskicksoff onSaturday 6th February, Ireland vs Italy, followed by England vs Wales. OnSunday7thFebruary,ScotlandvsFrance.LastmatcheswillbeplayedonSaturday20thMarch.And,theSuper 14’s tournamentstartsonthe12th February,alsoonthescreenswillbetheGuinness Premiership.

Insoccer,wecontinuewiththeEnglish Premier League.Thismonth’shighlightwillbethegameonSaturday 6th February, Chelsea vs Arsenal.

With plenty of games ahead, make sure you read the notice boardsfortheupdateddatesandtimes.

OntheFoodandBeveragefront,thePasta Parade Promotion isavailablethroughoutthemonthof February.Mixandmatchdifferentshapesandsauces,freshlycookedaldente…andeatasmuchasyoulike!ThepromotionisavailableforLunchandDinner.

Asahi Draft and BottlewillbetheClub’sbeerof themonth.Asahihas120yearsof historyandisbyfarthemarketleaderintheJapaneseBeercategoryaroundtheworld.

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February 2010 �

Food & Beverage

LIONDANCEattheClub

Sunday28thFebruary

WewillbeholdingourspecialLionDanceattheClubwhichstartsattheFrontEntranceof theClubat12.30pm.

ChINESE NEW YEAR oPENING houRS

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS VS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

and the Super Big Breakfast

Monday 8th February 2010Time: Live from 7am

Venue: Sportsman’s BarPrice:$90perperson

Breakfast includes: Eggs cooked to your liking, with Fried bread, Sausage, Mushroom, Grilled Tomato, Bacon, Black Pudding, Baked Beans, Hash

Brown, Toast and Coffee or Tea.

BookingProcedures

•EntrancetotheClubat6amisrestrictedtotheSportsman’sBaronly.Therestof theClubwillopenatnormalhours.

•GuestsmustbeaccompaniedbyaMember.

•Childrenunder12yearsof agearenotpermitted.

•Childrenbetween13and17areonlypermittedaccesswithafullMember.

•TicketsarenonrefundableandwillbeautomaticallychargedtotheMember’saccount.

•ForfurtherdetailsandassistancepleasecontactKennyorKarenLimbuat28309531orfax25767598

SPoRTSMAN’S BAR

BAKER’S CoRNER

ASSoRTED DouGhNuTS

ThismonthourPastryChef hascreated3differentkindsof doughnutsfortakeaway.

Sugar Cinnamon Doughnut(90g):$9

Dark Chocolate Doughnut (90g):$9

White Chocolate Doughnut(90g):$9

Orderhalf adozen(mixselectionaccepted)ataspecialpriceof $50

ThedoughnutscanbeorderedintheCoffeeShopwithanoticeperiodof 24hours.

TheClubwillcloseat5pmonChineseNewYear’sEve,Saturday13thFebruaryandbeclosedalldayonChineseNewYear’sDay,Sunday14thFebruary.Assuch,theopeninghoursforourFoodandBeverageoutletswillbechangedforChineseNewYearaspertheschedulebelow.

PleasenotethattheCarParkwillnotbeoperationalatthetime(s)theClubisclosed.

TheClubwillre-openonMonday15thFebruaryfrom9am.

Sat 13th Feb Sun 14th Feb Mon 15th Feb

RESTAURANT 11amto3pm closed11amto3pm

6.30pmto10pm

COFFEESHOP 8amto5pm closed 9amto11pm

CHAIRMAN’SBAR closed closed 12middayto12midnight

LOUNGEBAR 9amto5pm closed 9amto12midnight

CAPTAIN’SBAR 9amto5pm closed closed

SPORTMAN’SBAR 11amto5pm closed 12middayto12midnight

FAMILYLOUNGE 10amto5pm closed 10amto10pm

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New Year’s Eve Party

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Photo courtesy of Neo Ng.Morephotoscanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.flickr.com/photos/neong11/sets/72157623162082553/

�� February 2010

Lifemadenosecretfromthestartthatitwasgoingtobehard;hismotherwassixteenwhenshebroughthiminto the world in London in the midst of the Great War. By the age of fifteen Kenneth William Forrow had lost

afather,gainedastepfathercalledH.C.PrattwhowaspostedtoHongKongasaprisonwarder,andwasearninghiskeepasanewspaper‘assistant’withthe Hongkong Telegraph in Wyndham Street.StayingalivewasnottheonlyskillyoungKendeveloped.Helearnedasaboyonthesoccerpitchthatdefensivenesswasthesecrettolongevity.Byseason1934-35,aged18,hewasaclerkinthe GPO and a regular in the HKFC 2nd XI when not filling in as goalkeeper for the seniors. Long limbs and lightning reflexes made upfortheshadowhefailedtocast.InOctober1935heperformedthegrown-uptaskof givingawayhissisteratStAndrew’sChurch.ThebestmanwasGeorgeHill,vice-captain(1935-36)thencaptain(1936-37)of theHKFC1stXI,responsibilitieswhichForrowhimself tookonoverthenexttwoseasons.

AmaninClubbootsOnSaturday,7March1936heagainprovedhimself aman,thistimewearingClubboots.Hewasassignedthetaskof markingLee Wai-tong, South China’s superstar striker. Lee, eleven years Forrow’s senior, would in five months be leading China’s first nationalsoccersquadattheBerlinOlympics.SouthChinawereregular1stDivisionchamps;Clubweremid-ladderandplaying

StayingAlive

HISTORY

InMarch1946therewasnoHongKongFootballClub.Allthatwasleftof itwasaplotof landwitharuinthatoncewasaclubhouse,andanex-potatopatchinfestedwithchipsof granitethatusedtobeafootballpitch/bowlinggreen–allof itcovetedbytheBritishMilitaryAdministration which was writing up a requisition order. That the HKFC survived after World War II had a lot to do with one man, a wiry piece of work hardened by 29 years of personal and global tragedy. When it came to survival, Ken Forrow was a past-master.

away.Foranentire‘exhilarating’matchForrowstarvedLeeof the ball. Club won 5-0. At the age of 21, ‘K.W. Forrow’ appeared in1938directoriesasan‘examiner’withtheGovernmentAuditOffice. That year he lost more family – his sister to smallpox and his stepfathertoheartfailure.Againhismothermarried,thistimetoArthurBailey,aquartermastersergeantintheRoyalArmyServiceCorps.Atthecallforable-bodiedexpatriatestosignupwiththeHongKongVolunteerDefenceCorps,ForrowchosetobeacadetpilotwiththeVolunteerAirArm,suchasitwas:“Threeobsoletetorpedo-bombersandtwoamphibians,”hewouldrecall.TheJapanesemadeshortworkof themwhentheyinvadedonMonday,8December1941.

Pte. Forrow made it to Kai Tak Airfield in time to help with its demolition.Dayslaterthewould-beairmanfoundhimself attachedtoaVolunteerinfantryunit,manningaVickersmachine-gun‘tiedon top of a carrier and totally exposed to fire’ as it patrolled the road around Tai Tam Reservoir. When he saw the Japanese ‘rolling Millsbombsdownthehillside’itwastimetomakehimself scarce.Ropedintoa‘relief force’anddispatchedonthegun-carriertorescueciviliansfromtheRepulseBayHotel,hecouldonlycringeasit‘droveupto(the)frontdoor,’again‘infullsightof theenemy.’Thistimehegotawayviaatunneltothebeach,becametrappedonahillsidenexttoacemetery,andspentChristmasEvepassedoutfromexhaustionamongcompanionshedidnotrecogniseinthedarktobeskeletons.Nextdayhewascapturedandputinto Shamshuipo PoW camp, as was Arthur Bailey. Hard times continuedforhismother,too.ShewasinternedinStanley.

LookingformoreShippedtoJapaninJanuary1943asaslavelabourer,inApril1945hewastransferredtothedockyardatHiroshima–targetfourmonthslaterfortheatombombdroppedbytheEnola Gay.Forrowsurviveditall,andcameuplookingformore.AftersixmonthsrehabilitationinAustraliahelandedbackinHongKongasaGovernmentaccountant,andheadedstraightforHappyValleytocheckouttheHKFC.Theonlybrightspotonthelandscapewasthefaceof Smiler,sonof theClub’spre-war‘Number1Boy.’TheJapanesehadusedtheClubHouseasastable,thepitchandgreenasaplacetochipblocksof graniteintoamemorialtothemselves.Forrowhadtopullateamtogether,smartly,torebuildtheClubandforestallrequisitionof thegroundsfortheirownrecreational

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purposesbytheBritishArmy.HesoughtoutArthurMorse,HSBCchief andHongKongFootballAssociationpresident.Morserolleduphissleeves,tookcontrol of the politics that ensued, and was elected HKFC President at the first post-warAGMon22July1946attendedby29membersattheGloucesterHotel.

BythenKenForrow,asClubSecretary,hadbeenworkingforweeksinthesummerheatontheHKFCgroundsside-by-sidewithSmileranda‘gangof femalecoolies.’Thepitchhadbeenclearedof granitechips,pickedupone-by-oneanddepositedinrowsof holessixfeetdeep.Ithadbeenresurfacedwithturf purloinedfromtheabandonedCCCandPolicecricketgroundsnextdoor,‘levelledandwiredoff.’TheClubHousewas‘inareasonablestateof repair,’andrelayingof thebowlinggreenhadbegun.Forrow,asSoccerCaptain,alsohad the task of finding ten other players so the Club could enter an XI in the rehabilitatedLeagueforseason1946-47.Herecruitedhalf adozenpre-warteam-matesasanucleus,butbythetimetheClubpitchwasreadyfortrainingon 1 August it was clear that fielding a competitive side was a pipe dream.

ImmeasurabledebtOn26September1946,theClubgroundswerere-openedbyPresidentMorse.By year’s end over 60 new members had been signed up and the bar profits had turned ‘healthy.’ Club Soccer was back and Club with it, but glory on the field washistory.In1946-47the‘A’XIwastwelfthof twelveteamsin1stDivision,thejuniorXIsatatthebottomof aneighteen-teamladderin2ndDivision.Onthelastweekendof August1947,bowlingreturnedtotheHKFCgreen;Ken Forrow was Club’s only winning skip of five rinks versus ‘Taikoo and the Prison Officers’ Club.’ At soccer, too, he stood alone as a Clubman. In the interportplayedagainstShanghaiinFebruary1948‘beforeahugecrowdontheClubgroundinperfectconditions,’heoutclassedopposition‘spearhead’Roboostoff.HongKongwon5-1.Aged35,hesteppeduptoagainbeClub1stXIskipperfor1951-52,promptingarespectfullament.“(ClubSoccer)requiresnew faces badly,” groaned Chairman Jack Skinner. “We cannot rely forever on oldstalwarts!”

Forrowwashimself electedClubChairmanin1955.Anall-concretefour-standstadium had just been built, complete with floodlighting, the HKFC was deeply in debt to HSBC and the first repayment of the Government’s $550,000 loan had been missed. Life remained a trial for K.W. Forrow, no matter what shoes hewaswearing.YethemadesurethattheClubkeptonsurviving.HewasChairman for five terms, his last ending in 1961. He is remembered by staff workingunderhimintheTreasuryatthetimeasa‘hardtaskmaster’whokepthis patience on a short leash. Who could blame him? Any man who had looked atdeath,whohadbrushedwithdeath,asoftenasKenForrowdeservedtobecutalittleslack.HeretiredtoEnglandin1972,leavingbehindaFootballClubhehadservedthroughhisentireadultlife,andwhichbythenwasincontrolof itsdebts–allof itsdebts,savetheincalculableoneitstilloweshim.

By Denis Way

(Opposite Page)1. The Club 1st XI in 1935-36 with 19-year-old Ken Forrow as goalkeeper.In defence farther upfield was, however, where he made himself a household name. Local Chinese fans would recognise him on the street, resulting in a chorus of: “Faw-lo! Faw-lo! Faw-lo!”

(This Page)2. One of three Vickers Vildebeeste torpedo-bombers which Forrow was being trained to fly – and which with a pair of Supermarine Walrus amphibians totalled Hong Kong’s pre-war air defences – engaging Volunteers in ‘low-flying air attack’ training in 1939. (Courtesy of HKSAR Government Public Records Office)

3. The victorious 1948 Hong Kong interport side in front of the HKFC Club House. Forrow is in the centre. Back row, third from right, is the legendary Lee Wai-tong in the role of coach.

4. (Sir) Arthur Morse, urbane Club President and HSBC chief, hosting a Club function in the early 1950s. Forrow sits two to his left.

5. 1959 2nd Division Lawn Bowls champions. Forrow is at far left, middle row.

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SQUASH

“TherewasanEnglishman,anIrishmanandaScotsmaninabar……”,whilethismaywellsoundliketheopeninglineof manyajoke,whenyouaddmoreEnglishmenandScotsmen,aSwede,anAustraliananda“paralleltourist”you’vegotthemakingsof aHKFCMensSquashTour.

Andsoitcametobe.TourCaptainandOldHanoiHand,David Cross,summonedthetouringpartytorendezvousattheT2HeinekenBar.SuitablyrefreshedandhavingmadethemselvesDongmillionairesmanytimesover,theHKFCMensSquashTourtoHanoiwasunderway.

Safely ensconced in the finest economy class seats Hong Kong Expresshadtooffer,theTourCaptainintroducedthosemembersof the touring party still awake to the official card game of the HanoiTour,“ChasetheAce”.TheTourCaptainthenproceededtodemonstratehownottoplaythegame.Unbeknowntohim,buttothesubsequentdelightandgreatamusementof theremainderof thetouringparty,thiswasactuallyaportentof thingstocomefortheTourCaptainonthegamingfront.

Saturday5thDecember2009Saturday morning was spent (briefly) taking in the architecture and ambienceof Hanoi.DuringthisstrollthrougholdHanoiitwas

foundthatavibrantfreemarketeconomyisaliveandwellintheSocialistRepublicof Vietnam.Fromtheoutsetonetouristhadmadeitclearthatheintendedtoreplacehis1926editionof LonelyPlanet guide to Vietnam. Having snapped up the first available cellophanewrappedcopyonastreetcorneratonlyUS$0.01abovethemarkedpriceof US$24.99,hewasthensomewhatdismayedto find that the book was in fact a photocopy containing black and whiteandcolourcopiesof thesameHanoilandmarks.Thesaidtouristwasfurtherdismayedoverlunchashewatchedafurther5membersof thetourgroupbuycopiesof thesamephotocopiedbookshippedinfromallcornersof Hanoiatpricesrangingfrom US$15 to the final sale which resulted in three copies being purchasedforUS$20!

On Saturday afternoon we made our way through the traffic to the Hanoi Club, which is situated on the shores of the West Lake in Hanoi.AccordingtotheUS$25copyof theLonelyPlanetguide,apparentlyit’swalkingdistancefromTrafalgarSquare!Andwecertainlyknewwe’darrivedattherightplaceastherearelargebannersattheentrancetotheHanoiClubwelcomingHKFC’sSquashPlayers.Onseeingthesewecouldn’thelpbutthinkthatperhapstheTourCaptainhadoversoldthequalityof touringparty!TheHanoiClub’sSquashSectionissmallrelativetoHKFC’s.Theyhave two courts, fifteen players and they do not play in an organized league.TosummarisethesquashonDayOne,it’sfairtosayHKFCweregivenaverywarmwelcomeandafairlysoundbeatingbytheHanoiClub!AnembarrassedTourCaptain,anticipatingasimilaroutcomethefollowingday,decidedthathewouldgethisownexcusein early and rather theatrically threw himself to the floor during one of hismatchesandpromptlydeemedhimself injuredandoutof thesquashontheSunday.

Sunday6thDecember2009Sunday morning was a time of reflection; why did Ray Peacockgetlockedinthatbarlastnight?HowmuchdidtheTourCaptainandJT (John Thompson) lose / win in the casino? What are we doingforlunch?Howmanyhandsof “ChasetheAce”willthe

4thto7thDecember2009–“TheLonelyPlanetTour”

MensTourtoHanoi,Vietnam


Squash

Saturday12thDecember2009TheSquashSectionChristmasPartywasheldontheeveningof 12thDecember2009.Inexcessof 130membersandguestsimbibedtheChristmasspirit,enjoyedthefestivefunandgamesandgenerallypartiedthenightaway.

Drawinginspirationfromthedresscode,“FormalwithaSparkle”,thefestiveseason,revelerscamebedeckedwithagoodlyselectionof fairylights,tinsel,baublesandallmannerof Christmasdecorations.Paul Lewistooktheprizeforsartorialeleganceonthenight,withhissubtle,understatedyetveryfetchingensemble.

Party-goerswereentertainedduringthecourseof theeveningbythemagicof Faheem.Cardtricksaplenty,andanabilitytoturnaHK$20noteintoa£5noteandthen(disappointingly!)turnthe£5notebackintoaHK$20note,hehadtheaudiencebeggingformore.However,thelimitof Faheem’smagicalpowerwasestablished in the latter stages of the evening. When asked whether he could turn David (the “Whirling Dervish”) Murray’sbackhandintosomethingresemblingaconventionalsquashshot,herespondedthatwouldprobablyrequiresomethingfarmorepowerfulthanmeremagic.TrywritingtoFatherChristmasnextyearDave!

OurthanksasalwaysgototheSquashSection’sSocialConvenorAdam Wilson,foronce again organising a terrific Squash Section Party.

TheEndof SeasonPartywillbeheldonSaturday 22nd May 2010,markthedateinyourdiaries!

TourCaptainlosetoday?(Answer–lots!!!)Andthentherewasthematterof squashandarepeatof thematchwiththeHanoiClub. More reflection, who will follow the Tour Captain’s lead and feigninjurywhenitcomestothesquashthisafternoon?(Answer–Richard Williams)Asfarasthesquashwent,Sundaywasgroundhogday.Anothergreatafternoonof squashwasenjoyedbythetouringpartyandtheHanoiClubsquashersandtheresultwas

prettymuchthesameasithadbeenthedaybefore.TheaprèssquashonSundaysawusonceagainenjoybeerswithourhostsontheHanoiClubterraceoverlookingthelake.

However,thatwasnottheendof thesquashontheHKFCMensTourtoHanoi2009.In the restaurant following the final tour dinner,wespreadthegospelof squashbysharingourknowledgeof thegameand

givingsomeimpromptulessonstotherestaurantstaff,whofoundthis all highly amusing. We firmly expect squash to take off in Hanoiasaresult!

Inconclusionitwasagreatfunweekendandwemustsayabig

thankyoutoourfantastichostsattheHanoiClubforinvitingusintotheirclubandmakingusallverywelcome.We sincerely hope thattheywillcometoHongKonginthenottoodistantfuturesothatwemayhavetheopportunitytoreciprocatetheirhospitality.

And finally to “Big Dave” Cross, the touring party thanks you for all youreffortsininitiatingandorganizingsuchagreatHKFCMensSquashTourtoHanoi.

TheHKFCMensSquashTourtoHanoi2009comprisedTourCaptain–David Cross;Tourists–Roger Liden,David Murray,Ray Peacock,Neil Roberts,John ThompsonandRichard Williams;ParallelTourist–Mike Belbin.

ChristmasParty“Sparkle”


Squash

Thismonthwelookatrefereeingandhowtherightapproachcanhelpyouenjoyyoursquashmoreandultimatelybecomeabetterplayer.

TheArtof RefereeingManypeopleareafraidof refereeingandgotogreatlengthstoavoidit.Atleaguematches,playersoftenmakethemselvesscarcewhengamesareabouttostart,to avoid being asked to officiate. However, by adopting therightapproachwhenrefereeingitneednotbeatense,intimidatingexperience.

Thisarticlewillfocusontherightapproachtorefereeing,notsomuchtherules.Of course,therulesareimportant,andallplayersandrefereesshouldhaveareasonablegraspof them.Butif youhavetherightapproach,therulesfallintoplace.Butif theydon’t,fewpeoplewillquestionyouanyway.

Themostimportantthingyoucandowhenrefereeingistobedecisiveandconsistent.First,bedecisive.Youmustalways remember that you want to facilitate the flow of play,notdisruptit.If youallowplayerstoarguewithyou over a call, you have allowed the flow to be broken. If youchangeyourmindorvacillateonacall,playbecomesturbulent,andoftensodotheplayers.However,aprompt,decisivecallmovesplayforward,(evenif it’swrong). It is better to be decisive, firm and wrong than indecisive,yieldingandeventuallycorrect!

Alwaysrememberthathalf of theplayersonthecourtwillusuallyagreewithyou.If youletnoiseandaggressionintimidateyouonce,thenyoubecomefairgameonevery call, and there goes the flow. If you do not allow discussionduringthematchandarewillingtobackthatpositionupwithanoccasionalpenaltypointoratleastthethreatof one,youwillneverlosecontrol.

TheSquashSectionJuniorHandicapTournamentwasheldfrom7th-14thDecember2009withatotalof 26juniormemberstakingpart.TheClub’supandcomingsquashjuniorswerechallengedtodotheirbestinanefforttowinthetrophiesandgreatprizes.Itispleasingtoreportthattheydeliveredbyproducingsomeamazingsquash.

IntheGrade2eventJean LouiseandJoshua o’Toolemadeitthroughto the final. They were fairly evenly matched but Joshua managed to clinch the title after some exciting points. Well done to both of you for playing suchgreatsquash.

Intheplatecompetition,Marc ChanplayedLeonie Lewis,oneof theClub’smostimprovedjuniorplayers.Leoniefoughtveryhard,butdespitehereffortsMarchadtheupperhandandcamethroughtowinthetitle.Well done both of you for such a great effort.

IntheGrade1eventthetournamentformatwasaroundrobinwitheachplayerchallengingallof theothersto1gameto15points.FirstplacewenttoStefan Bailey,secondplacetoLouise WihlbornandthirdplacetoNatalie Lam.Congratulationstoallthreeof you.

Well done to everybody who participated, you have done yourselves, Phil andtheClubproud.Keepupthefantasticsquash!by Teresa Bailey

...morephotosfromtheChristmasParty

JuniorsHandicapTournament2009 Coach’sCorner


Squash

Playerof theMonth:Paul Lewis

JuniorPlayerof theMonth:Joshua o’Toole

ClubNightsClub Nights are held on the first and third Friday evenings of eachmonth,providingagreatopportunitytoescapetherigoursof leaguesquash.Memberscanplayagainstandsocialiseandexchange“warstories”withothermembersof theSection.Theformatof eachClubNightvaries,onenightitmaybeboxgamesandonanothernightitcouldbearunningtournament,doubles,playtheproorthelike.ClubCoachPhilHeadwillissueanemailaboutaweekinadvanceof eachClubNight,sosignupandenjoysomegoodsocialsquashonaFriday,wheretheemphasisisverymuchonthesocial!

Racketlon-February2010TheRacketlonisatwo-daymulti-sportstournamentcomprisingtennis,tabletennis,badmintonandsquash.Subjecttotheschedulingof leaguematches,theRacketlonwillbeplayedonaFridayevening/SaturdayinFebruary2010.ThereigningRacketlonChampionisMensVice-Captain,NealSoo,whowillnodoubtbeaimingtoretainthetrophy.LookoutforTournamentConvenor,DavidMurray’semailinlateJanuary2010forfurtherdetails.

Second,beconsistent.Alwaystrytogivethesamecallinthesamesituation.Itisonlyfair.However,donotconfusethiswithappearingtobefair.Anaggrievedplayerwilltrytodrawaparallelbetweenasituationinwhichtheywantyoursupportandanearliersimilarandsuccessfulcallbytheopponents.Don’tlettheplayerstrytoforceconsistencyif youdonotseeit.Youhaveauniquevantagepointand will see differences in situations in which players find similarities. Consistencyisalsohelpedbyagoodknowledgeof therules.

Youmaywellaskwherethefunisinallof this.Theenjoymentarisesfromthefactthatasyourrefereeingskillsimprove,sowillyourenjoymentof playing.Forexample,if youtransfertheobservationalskillsyou’vedevelopedasarefereetoplayitself,youcanbecomeabettersquashplayerforit.

Soatyournextleaguematchdon’tbeshy,stepupandthinkof refereeingasanopportunitytochangewhatyoumayregardasatense,intimidatingexperienceintooneinwhichcanultimatelyhelpyoubecomeabettersquashplayer.Enjoyit!

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SOCCER

Captain’sCorner

Asfarasthelocalsceneisset,ourteamsareverywellplacedindeedintheirrespectivedivisionstoensurewetakeallChampionshipTitlesavailable.Onceagain,intheYauYeeLeagueCupcompetition,itisleft to the young Colts to try and bring back the prize as Wanderers andAlbionbothbowedoutindifferentroundsonpenalties,andthereisnoJuniorShieldcompetitionthisseasonforourHKFAladsduetotheEastAsianGames.

HKFC1stteamhaveagreatchancetogoonandbe2ndDivisionChampionsasdoLuckyMileinthe3rdDivision.TheYYL1stDivisionwillsurelyendupbackatSportsRoadgivenit’sabattletothe wire between Club Albion and Club Wanderers…the last game of theseasonseesthemplayeachothersoif it’sstillupforgrabsthenexpectamassiveoccasion.

TouRING FRIENDS FRoM NEW YoRKFootballToursarewhatlifeisallabout.Thismonthwearedelightedto welcome our brothers from the USA………..Why not start the ChineseNewYearoff bycomingdownonthe12thof Februarytosee what Manhattan’s finest are all about…

The Philosophy According To our New York Friends

“RememberSundaysarefortheRovers-NOTforfamily,God,weddings,brunch,tripstoview‘foliage’oranyof thoseotherstupidpursuitswhichmayinsomewaycontributetotheso-calledhappinessof friends (non-Rover), spouses, significant others, family etc “

AbouttheRovers<http://www.barnstonworth.com/1993/07/about-rovers.html>

BarnstonworthRoversFootballClubisManhattan’stopamateursoccer club.They currently have a roster of over 175 players, and field sixmen’steamsandtwowomen’steams.Throughtheirexistencetheyhave had players from all over the world - Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France,Germany,Sweden,Denmark,Norway,Iceland,Finland,Hungary,Greece,Serbia,Russia,TrinidadandTobago,Jamaica,Colombia,Argentina,Brazil,Japan,Thailand,moststatesof theUSA,CanadaandevenafewfromEngland.

Theyareasocialclubasmuchasafootballclub-theirprimarysponsoristheGalwayHookerbaronEast36thStbetween5thandMadison,andtheirTuesday-nighttrainingsponsorisBayard’sAleHouseonHudsonStatCharlesStintheVillage…..HKFCmembersshouldpopin,haveapint…..afterwehostthemonthe12thof February.Iamsurethewelcomewillbewarm.

Football and travel go hand in hand…my journeys have taken me around the globe following the misfortunes of Scotland…for me, it all began in Lisbon on a cold wet night...it was a World Cup qualifier against Portugal…we lost 5-0 and Ally McCoist broke his leg…I ran out of money...well the budget was flight, bevy, food and accommodation…food and accommodation were sacrificed…Sleeping on the street under a Saltire in the aftermath of the game was quite a baptism of fire but it set me up nicely for future action watching the boys in blue…the icing on the cake was the pilot,having banked to the right over the Stadium of Light, announcing over the tannoy that if you looked closely you could still see where Dave McPherson had slipped for the 2nd goal. I am sure many of you have personal stories of your own….here’s hoping the boys from the Big Apple go home witih something to tell…

Sir Alex Ferguson and Monty

SoccerUpdates

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ClubAlbion 13 10 3 0 37 14 23 33

Clubwanderers 13 10 1 2 36 12 24 31

USRC 13 8 2 3 22 16 6 26

kCCdragons 13 8 0 5 30 18 12 24

816 13 7 3 3 21 14 7 24

ClubColts 13 6 2 5 19 15 4 20

GermanAllStars 13 6 2 5 28 27 1 20

HkdCMobsters 13 4 1 8 13 30 -17 13

Antonhill 13 3 3 7 20 27 -7 12

HkdCSquadron 13 3 0 10 14 33 -19 9

kCCknights 13 2 1 10 18 34 -16 7

SwissXI 13 1 2 10 11 29 -18 5

YYLDivision1(league results as of 18th Jan 2010)


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HkFC 8 5 1 2 28 13 15 16

Adv.doubleFlower 8 4 3 1 21 6 15 15

Ongood 8 5 0 3 31 21 10 15

kwaiTsing 8 4 3 1 22 9 13 15

Mutual 8 3 1 4 22 22 0 10

Fukien 8 2 2 4 26 21 5 8

wingYee 8 2 1 5 28 23 5 7

derico 8 0 0 8 3 82 -79 0

HKFA2ndDivision(results as of 15th Nov 2009) HKFA3rdDivision(results as of 17th Jan 2010)

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LuckyMile 11 10 1 0 33 6 27 31

kCdRSC 11 8 0 3 42 14 28 24

Solon 11 6 4 1 26 13 13 22

FireServices 11 6 3 2 14 8 6 21

BlakeGarden 11 6 2 3 22 9 13 20

Telecom 11 6 2 3 22 14 8 20

NewFairkuitan 11 6 2 3 18 14 4 20

FuMoon 11 4 3 4 12 16 -4 15

Mini/Junior Soccer NewshKFC P5s WIN hKJL CuP AND PLATE oN hoME TuRF!

On12thDecemberHKFChostedtheP5HKJLtournamentanddid“thedouble”winningboththeCupandPlateCompetitions!

The1stteamstartedthetournamentslowlybutgainedmomentum in the second game and won through to the final withconvincingwins(4-0,5-0,3-0).TheythenbeatBrazilianSoccer Schools 1 in a tense final 2-1 with goals from James ChungandCalvin harris.AlltheboysplayedwellandJamesChungwasplayerof thetournament.

The third team won a very tense Plate final on penalties after a0-0drawwithKCC1.Theirsuccesswasdowntosomegoodplayplusgreatteamspiritandeffort.Ethan Sergeanthadagreattournamentingoalandwasplayerof thetournament,withsomefantasticsavesinthepenaltyshootout.

ThethirdteamhadcomethroughatitanicbattlewiththeHKFC seconds in the semifinal winning on penalties after a0-0draw.Uptothatpointthesecondteamhadbeen“onfire” scoring many goals on the way to the semifinal, with Gus Spencetopscoringandbeingnamedplayerof thetournament.

We also had a fourth team in this tournament that played hard throughoutbeforebeingknockedoutin the quarter final. Damien Taralawastheirplayerof thetournament.

Itwasathrillingdayandagreatreflection on the effortsof theP5coacheswhogiveahugeamount

HKFC P5 Third Team – HKJL Plate Winners

HKFC P5 First Team – HKJL Cup Winners

Action from the HKFC-hosted P5 HKJL Tournament

of time,effortandsupporttotheplayers.Ourapproachistobalancethedevelopmentof skills,attitudeandrespectwithplayingtowin.Itisgreatthatthishascomethroughwithsomesuccesses in the HKJL tournaments. Well done to all!

Mark Dale, Head Coach P5 Mini Soccer

�0 February 2010

Mini/Junior Soccer news continues...

The FA Level 1 ‘students’ with FA Course Leaders Tom Stack, Mark Howard and Stephen Clarke

ThE hIGhEST NuMBER oF quALIFIED CoAChES IN hoNG KoNG YouTh SoCCERWith 24 additional Mini / Junior Soccer Coaches undergoing their three-day FA level 1courseinearlyDecember,aswellassixLevel1CoachessuccessfullycompletingtheLevel 2 qualification, the Club’s Mini/Junior Soccer programme has processed over 140coachesthroughthesecoursesandnowhassome78Level1coachesand14Level2 coaches who are active within the programme – that’s more qualified coaches than anyof itskindinHongKong.

ThreeprofessionaltutorsfromtheEnglishFAwerebroughtoutagaintoHongKongbytheHKFCMini/JuniorSoccerProgramme,withTom Stacknowbecomingwell-knownamongsttheHKFCcoachingteam.ThistimeTomwasaccompaniedbyMark howardandStephen Clarke.Aswellasprovidinginstructiononhowtocoachfootballskillsandtechniques,thecoursesfocusonhowtomanageandcontrolcoachingsessionswithyouthandjuniorplayers.Allvolunteercoachesshouldbeapplaudedforthetimetheygaveuptoattendthesecourses,(althoughithastobesaidthatallparticipantsenjoytheexperienceimmensely),asshouldthehusbandandwifeteamof JamesandElspeth Pennywhocoordinatedcourseattendance.

SoCCER SPECIAL ‘ADoPTED’ INTo MINI / JuNIoR SoCCER PRoGRAMMEAtthelastMini/JuniorSoccercommitteemeeting,ChairmanNigelMerrittproposedthat‘SoccerSpecial’–acoachingsessionrunonMondayeveningsattheHKFC,whichwasstartedmanyyearsagoandisstillcoordinatedbyKevinBrowne,forthosewithspecial learning difficulties – be formally adopted into the HKFC Mini / Junior Soccer programme. With the proposal unanimously agreed upon by committee members, Nigel stated,“thiswillcontinuetodeveloptheProgramme’sinvolvementinSoccerSpecial,whichhasseensomeof ourcoachescomingalongtoleadandsupporttheMondaynightsessions”.

ThevisitingEnglishFAcoachesranaSoccerSpecialsessionwheninHongKongandinDecemberaSoccerSpecialmatchwasarrangedtoaccompanytheMiniSoccertournamentsattheOperationSantaClausevent-itishopedthatthiswillbeanannualevent.Theformaladoptionof SoccerSpecialintoMini/JuniorSoccershouldseethefurtherdevelopmentof thisactivitywhichissoenjoyableandimportanttoallplayersparticipating.Chris Plowman

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TheNewYearsDayYouthTournamentattheHKFCsawtheU12Dragons(Island)defeattheU12Lions(Peninsula)5-3.TheDragonssquadof 22fortheNYDgamecontained10playersfromthecurrentHKFCU12squad.TheHKFCU12playerswhowereselectedintheIslandsidewereEugene Leung,Liam herbert,Alex Llewellyn,Sam French,Sean McElhenny,Jason Mallabone,Reiny Brown, Greg Anderson(ViceCaptain),James Bradleyandharry James.

TheDragonssquad,madeupof playersfromHKFC,HKUSandyBay,ValleyFortandMonkeys,hadtrainedtogetherforsixweeksduringNovemberandDecemberandhadonewarm-upgameagainstaSingaporeBarbarianssidepriortoChristmasinwhichtheyperformedverywellagainstasidethatconsistedof playerswhowere1and2yearsolder...andnotingtheforwardpack,alotbigger.

ApartfromthegameagainsttheSingaporeteamtheNYDgamewasthesecondtimetheDragonshadplayed20minutehalvesonafullpitchandwasthesecondtimetheycompetedasateamof 15.

TheNYDgamewasatightaffair.Athalf timethescorewasDragons0-Lions3duetoasuccessfulpenaltygoalthatbroketheinitialdeadlocklate in the half. The rather large penalty count to the Lions in the first half tookabitof glossoff thegamehoweverandwasevidencethattheLionswereontopatthebreakdown.

Thesecondhalf sawtheDragonsrealisetheirpotentialwithsomestrongrunningfrombothbacksandforwards,culminatinginatrywhich,bya‘coatof paint’,wasnotsuccessfullyconverted.

TheplayersenjoyedthewholeIslandvPeninsulaexperience:thegameonNYDinfrontof acrowd,playingonafullsizepitch,receivingtheirIslandjerseysandbonding,inarelativelyshorttime,withplayersfrom“outsidetheirusualnetwork.”

Michael French, FC Under 12 Head Coach

The Island ‘Dragons’ squad consisting of players from HKFC, Valley Fort, HKU Sandy Bay and Monkeys

uNDER 12 PLAYERS IN TRIuMPhANT NEW YEAR’S DAY 15’S ExPERIENCE

Sevensseasonkickedoff forHKFCGirlsonasunnydayatSandyBay17th January with Club fielding an Under14andUnder16team.

Under14splayedacombinedAberdeen/Valleyteamandwon26:7withtriesfromElaina Cayrouse,Rosie Wright(2x)and Jenny PughwithconversionsbyTeresa Fuentes(3x).NextwasFK1,sadlylosing5:33withClare Coverdale scoringClub’sonlytry.ButthegirlsralliedagainstSKS2andwon22:5withtriesfromElaina(2),ClareandTeresawhoalsokicked1conversion.

Under16splayedjusttwogamescomfortablybeatingDB27:0withtwotriesfromAneesa Fiaz andRhiannon PerrinandonefromSam Tarrantwhoalsoconverted1.NextcameacombinedHKU/SKSteamandinaclosermatchClubcameoutwinners22:12withAneesaandRhiannonscoringtwoapieceagainandSamconverting1.

TherearetwomoreSuperSundaysforthegirlsbothtobeheldatKing’sParkandagirlsfestivalforallagesattheendof theseason-moretofollow.If youare12oroverandinterestedintrainingwithusnextseason,contactusatgirlsrugby@hkfcyouthrugby.comorcomeandwatchuseachSundayonHappyValleyPitch711-12.30pm-it’sgreatfun.

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Alan Lo our Green Clipper

Oneof themostcovetedannualawardsintheNationalCompetitionsistheLadiesandMen’sChampionof Champions.Entryislimitedtothewinnersof theannualsinglescompetitionheldbyeachof the affiliated clubs and the current National SinglesChampions.Club’sDanny ho haswonthiscovetedtrophyforthelast3yearsandClub’sCamilla Leungwontheladiesin2007.CompetitiontobecomeClub’sSinglesChampionisthereforeverykeentoachievethenecessaryentryticket.Thisyearwasnoexception.

Forthemen,the Club final wasbetweenDanny ho andNeil herrington.Bothplayersseemedreadyforatenseandclose final and thatishowitturnedout.Neilregularly

builtapromisingheadonlyforDannytodohistrademarkshotwithhislastwood,takingthejackorpushinghisopponentswoodoutof theway.Asaresultthefirst part of the game saw Danny build ahealthylead.Thegamewasn’toverhowever as Neil seemed to find a tighter lineandgraduallyclawDannybackuntiltheywerelevelwiththreeendstogo.

It was a nail biting finale with both playersputtingwoodsonthejackandbothplayerspushinghisopponentsout.Danny’scoolnessandexperiencesawhimtake the last two ends and finish as Club championandourentryintheChampionof Champions2009.

Footballmatchesareoftendescribedasagameof twohalvesandperhapsthatiswhat describes the ladies Club Singles final.

Club Singles Champion 2009, Danny Ho

Club Singles Champion 2009, Tammy Tham with runner up Emmie Wong

TheSection’sChristmasPartywasheldonDec19attheHappyValleySuites.Mostmembersattendedintheirbowlinggearastheyhadplayedleaguegamesintheafternoon.However,Linda Lousich,whoattendedwithherdaughter,Serena(dressedasacuteChristmaspresent),cameinashiny,dazzling and totally “Christmas” outfit. Without hesitation, everyone present voted themotheranddaughterpairtowintheprizeforBestCostumes.

Theeveningwasspentwithplentyof food,drinksandlaughter.Prizesweregivenawayforthefungamesandluckydraw.Allthosepresentparticipatedenthusiasticallyinthefungamessoastowinthechancetoapproachtheprizetable.Duringthosefewhours,the“sternbowlers”cameunderthespellof theChristmasmagictobecome“playfulkids”again.OurspecialthanksgotoSuper Wong,Wing ChanandGrandy Luiwhohadkindlysponsoredluckydraw

ThetwoplayerswereEmmie WongandTammy Tham.

Thegamegotoff toaratheronesidedaffairwithEmmieinbrilliantformandTammy trying to find her weight. Emmie builtupagoodleadandforawhileatleastitlookedlikethegamewouldbeoverfairlyquickly.BothplayershoweverknowthatinLawnBowlsitisn’toveruntilitisoverand gradually Tammy began to find her formandbringthescoresclosertogether.Eventuallythescoreswereleveledat16each.Bythistimebothplayershadraisedtheirgameandproducedarealspectacleforustowatch.

InthepenultimateendTammy,attwoupfortheend,tookariskandsentherlastbowltothehead.Aslightmiscalculationcouldhaveturneditagainstherbutitcamein perfectly to add to her score. The finale wasanothercloseaffairbutitendedinTammybecomingClubChampionforthesecondyearrunningandourentryintheladiesChampionof Champions2009.

ThisisadoubleachievementforTammy,wholastmonthalsowontheLadiesNationalIndoorSingles(seephotoinlastmonth’smagazine)andwillnowrepresentHong Kong in the World Cup in Indoor Singles at Warilla, Australia, in April 2010.

JoytotheBowlers!!!

Linda and daughter Serena in party outfit

Johnny Tsang serenades Linda in the karaoke

CLuB LADIES AND MEN’S SINGLES FINALS

GreenClippings

Lawn BowlsLAWN BOWLS


Lawn Bowls

Happy Chairman thanks Rita Tsui for her splendid organisation of the Party

prizesandtoRita Tsuifororganisingthesplendidevening.

ThehighspiritcarriedforwardtotheBoxingDaywhenaSocialGamewasheldintheafternoonontheindoorgreen.Memberswererandomlydrawnintoteams,andthisprocesswasconductedbyCompetitionSecretary,GrandyLui.Theeventmusthavebeenpopularas10bowlersturneduponsitewithoutpriorregistration.Maybeitwasthefree“bowlingtea”thatwaspopular.Themostsought-afterchickenwingsweregonebeforethe12thendhadstarted.Thenallthepiesandsandwichesdisappearedleavingemptydishesbehind.SocialSecretaryRitaapologizedandurgedmemberstomakeearlyregistrationnexttime.However,theattractioncouldhavebeenthecashprizes,lookingatthefacesof thewinnerswhenthenoteswerepresentedbythehappy Chairman.

Boxing Day Bowlers. Missing – bowler/photographer Stephanie

Cash to the winners KH Wong, CM Chan, Patrick Mok, Peter Chow, James Cheuk, Robert Macpherson, Wanis Sze, Priscilla Lam and CT Wong

Cash to the Runners-up Victor Cheung, CC Leung, Donald Wu, Josephine Lam, Wong Yee Ming, Tammy Tham, Wendy Hui and Richard Raymont (Guest)

ASIAN LAWN BoWLS ChAMPIoNShIPS 2009December2009sawthebestplayersfrom9AsiancountriesgatheratShenzhenforthe8thAsiaBowlsChampionships.ManyhadjusttakenpartintheInternationalClassicin Hong Kong on good fast greens and now faced the difficult and heavy Shenzhen greens under wetter conditions. But the spectacular opening ceremony held on the first daywith8worldclassliondancerssoonwarmedtheirheartstoenjoy6daysof stiff butenjoyablecompetition.TheeventwasheldforthesecondconsecutiveyearinShenzhenastheplannedvenueinThailandhadbeentroubledwithpoliticalproblems.

Club fielded 3 out of the 10 Hong Kong Team players, Wanis Sze,Connie Wong and Luis Fernandes. Luis and Wanis had played well for HK on the same greens inNovembertohelpthemwintheChina-HongKong-MacauTournament,butthewidercompetitionappearedtobeverystrongandthebestteamachievementwastobe placed 4th overall. Most significant was the end of the dominance of Malaysia in thisannualeventandtheemergenceof averystrongsidefromIndiawhohadreceivedextensivefulltimecoachingfor7monthsaspartof theirtrainingfortheCommonwealthGamestobeheldinNewDelhiinOctober2010.MaybethereisalessontobelearntbyHongKong.

Right: Lion Dancers at the Opening CeremonyBelow: Hong Kong Team with Mr. Lau Wing Yiu, Minister of Multi-bowls Administration Centre, China, and Mr. Vincent Cheung, President of HKLBA


Lawn Bowls

Coach Bernardorganizedhis2ndIntermediateCourseforClubMembersandSectionbowlersinNovember2009.Itwasaneight-weekcourse,andtherewerethirteenparticipants.Throughthecourse,greenmanner,differentbowlingskillsandtacticswereintroducedandpracticed.CoachBernardislookingforwardtoseeingthemtryingthequalitiestheyhavelearntinrealgamesandcompetitions.

Thelastlessonwasheldon11thJanuaryandthebowlershadagreatgame to finish off thecourse.Thecompetitionwasveryexcitingandthebowlersperformedextremelywellandshowedgreatimprovementafterthetraininglessons.Evelyn Chan,Regina Liu,Calinna Chan andKenneth Pangwerethewinnersof thetournament.

CoachBernardwasverypleasedandissurethatsomeof themwill

becomeoutstandingbowlersandfuturestarsof theSection.

CoachBernardisverygratefultotheAssistantCoaches,Cecilia Young,Kh Wong,CT Wong,Johnny Tsang andPhilip Szefortheirgreatsupportinrunningthiscourse.

Coaches Bernard and Johnny Tsang with the Group

Coach’sCorner

The runners-up Victor Tong, Adrian Reincke and Mark Mahoney

Coach Bernard and the Winners, Calinna Chan, Evelyn Chan, Kenneth Pang and Regina Liu

Hockey News

MEN’S B TEAM VS hoNG KoNG CRICKET CLuB

‘TwasthelastmatchbeforeChristmas,whenallthroughthevalleyPeople whispered; two teams are going head to head like fighters in an alley;Ravidillonarrivedearly;handlinghisequipmentwithcare,Inhopesthattherestoftheteamsoonwouldbethere;Itwasthebattlefortopspot;Bothteams,undefeated,thoughttheydeservedtheslot;TheCricketClubarrivedfullofoptimismandfanfare;Itwasclearfromtheirwarm-upthatweneededtobeware;withasharpwhistlethegamebegan;thecrowdsensedthiswouldbeatough fight;For the the first 25 minutes neither side gave any respite;TruthbetoldtheCricketClublookedthemostmenacing;whenallofasudden,Rikvandonkwithhisbackstickshotwasdevastating;Cricket Club shuddered, for they knew that Rik had not finished his work;Butlittledidtheynotice,intheforwardline,alittlemanlurked;Chappydribbledtowardsthed,intenttodohismost;CricketClubshouldhavetackledbecausehethensmashedagoaloffthepost;2nilupathalftime,thingscouldhavebeenworse;Nevertheless,theCaptain’shalf-timemessagewasstillterse;Thejobisnotdone,weneedtostepupagear;wongyhaskeptusinthegame,playingwithoutfear;Shortlyafterthesecondhalfhadbeenseentostart;dobbinsshowedthathehadtakenthismessagetoheart;Goinginhardhewashitintheface;Afterthegamewesenthimtogetstitches,justincase;TheCricketClubwasnotlyingdownandtheysoonmanagedtoscore;Thescorewasnow2-1andthecrowdwantedmore;Emmersonpassedtodobbinsinashortcornersetplay,Thescorebecame3-1butwhetherthiswasenoughwecouldnotsay;AgaintheCricketClubscoredandtheboardshowed3-2;However,thisseemedtoactasacue;dobbinsthenscored,breakingoutofhismew;FollowedbyRyanandthenvandonkwhomanagedtoscoretwo;The final whistle then was blown;A7-2victorytheB-Teamhadsown;TopspotwassealedgoingintotheChristmasseason;Nevertheless,torestonourlaurelsnow,wouldbetreason.


BANGKoK TouR 2009

TheHockeySectionsentamen’ssidetotheannualtournamenthostedbytheRoyalBangkokSportsClubon5thand6thDecember.

TheHKFCteamconsistedof:Sukum Suravudhi(CaptainandManager);Charlie Poulton;Gus Emmerson;Guido Weber;Douglas Corbel;Eddie Cabrelli,Tony White(guestappearancesinpost-middaymatches)Luke Ryan;Kieran Ryan(guest appearance from the Western Australian desert); andacoupleof randomplayerscoaxed,fromtimetotime,tomakeupnumbers.

Ourpoolconsistedof thefollowingteams:HKFC;Cavalry(beingacontingentof theThaiarmedforces);AirIndia;andKashan(fromKualaLumpur).Thispoolforreasonsthatwillbeoutlinedbelowwasbestdescribedasthepoolof death.

SaturdayThroughastrokeof goodfortunate(whichcomesfromhaving a Thai national as Manager) our first game onSaturdaywasscheduledfor1pm(asopposedtotypically9amasinprevioustournaments).ThiswasagainstCavalrywhoarrivedinanarmybusandwhohadclearlyhadadifferentpre-matchroutinetousthepreviousnight.Thingslookedabitominouswhenfromthestartingwhistleitbecameimmediatelyapparentthatthey were not only younger but also significantly faster andmoreagilethanus.Nevertheless,notwithstandingthis,wemanagedtogrindoutawin2-1.

NextgamewasagainstAirIndia,ateamwhosereputation(forwinningtournaments)precedesthem.We also found out that they have spent much more time thanusplayingongrasspitches.Thatbeingsaid,wedid put up a very good fight but, unfortunately went down2-1.

Final game on Saturday (and final pool game) was against Kashan. The winner would finish in the top two and thereby go into the ‘Cup’ competition. We tookanearlylead,however,afteraveryclosecontestwe went down 2-1. This meant we finished third (and inthebottomtwoof thepool)andsowentintothe‘Plate’competition.

SundayAgainwewerefortunatetohaveanexcellentstartingtime with our first game scheduled for 11am (by which timemostof theteamshadsoberedup).Fromthispointonitwasknockout.

InthefourthroundgamewebeattheHongKongPolice2-0.

In the quarter-final we faced Bangkok University (BU). Atfulltimethescorewaslevel(1-1).Thisleadtoa3man penalty shoot-out. The first stroke from BU was

HOCKEY

saved(byourstand-inkeeperwhoprovedtobeveryuseful).DougCorbelsteppedup and easily converted our first stroke. The second stroke from BU went in. Again we easily converted through Gus Emmerson. When it came time for Luke Ryan tostepup,theconversionwouldmeancertainvictory.Unfortunatelyhowever,this chance for glory proved too much and the flick hit the post. Fortunately Doug convertedinthesuddendeathroundfollowedbyourkeepersavingtheshotfromBU. We were into the semi-final where we faced ISCI (from Jakarta).

It is fair to say that ISCI had probably pushed the envelope significantly more than wehadthepreviousnight(iewedidnottakeourownfratstylebeerfunneltothetournament). We ended up winning the semi-final 2-0.

This took us to the final where we were up against Cavalry (from our original pool). As it turned out Air India and Kashan (also from our pool) had made the final of theCup.

In the final, Cavalry were still faster and more agile than us, and unfortunately this timetheyendedupwinning1-0.

Of coursethisdidnotmeanthatwhenweheadedoutontheSundaynightwithouttrophyinhand,thatwedidnotstillloudlyproclaimthatinfact,wehadwonthewholetournament.

GoodfunwashadbyallandspecialthankstoSukumfororganisingtheevent.

Ladies Hockey

Ladies G TeamTheMightyGswere“SimplyIrresistible”astheValleyvisitorsfoundouttotheircostonSunday.

A great start to 2010 with a 3-0 win over Valley. With everyone putting in an awesome effort for the first match of the New Year, it’s great to see that the teamisimprovingwitheverygameweplay.EvenabsentMemberschannelledpositivethoughtstotheteam,fromMary WilliamsroastinginOzto Summer FearnleyfreezinginEngland.

We said sad goodbyes to Penny AustinwholeftforTokyoandNina Marshgreen whowantedtospendmoretimewithhernewbaby,butalsowelcomedTheNewbies–who,inthewordsof Jo Fargus,arenow“puttingusolddogs to shame”, settling in nicely and finding their feet (ball not to touch feet! oops)

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MoTIVATIoNAL quoTE oF ThE MoNTh:

“Whether you think you can or whether you thinkyoucan’t,you’reright.”

NetballNews

Karin Looram, Division Chairperson

CommentsfromtheChair

Kung hei Fat Choy!

Over the next few weeks we will start to see the top place finalists being carved out within the divisions. We are having a few wet weather nights, so if youhavebeeneffectedbythis,thenyourteamwillbemakingupthosegamesontheallotednights.Lookoutforthesetimesanddates.

IwantedtotakethischancetosayabigfarewelltoNicky Won,returningtoliveinbeautifulNewZealandwithherfamily.NickywasalongtermHKFCMemberandherdaughter,hannah,waspartof theJuniorprogramme at HKFC. We also said farewell to Isabelle Nashoff togainahighereducationinAustralia.Iamsuretheywillbothenjoythegreatnetballboththosecountrieshavetooffer.

We had an excellent Xmas Party to round off the first half of the season. The‘Russian’themegaveuslotsopportunityforfancydress,althoughsometeamsweremorecourageousthanothers,liketheballerinaswhowentthroughLKFdressedinnothingbutaleotard,eachteamwenttogreat efforts and looked amazing. The Whirlies, dressed as Russian Spies tookbestdressed,helpedalongbyVanessa’samazingsocialnetworkingskills! We also had circus ringleaders, mail-order brides, Russian tennis playersandnottoforgetthe‘GreyGooseGirls’,althoughthat’snotactuallyaRussianVodka,weletthemoff.Iexpecttoseesomeof thesecostumesatthe7’sthisyearforsure!

Nextmonthwillseeanotherfunsocialeventfromoursocialreps,sobeonthelookoutfordetailsshortly.Itismostimportantthatweallsupporttheseeventsastheyaregreatformoral,gettingtoknoweachotherandteambonding,nottomentionallthework,worryandstressthatgoesintoplanningthem.

Lastly,pleaserememberthattheNetballDSAcommitteemeetseverymonth.If youhaveanythingyouwouldliketoputforthtothecommitteethenpleaseletusknow.

Heretheyare–theMightyGs

The Forwards

Mihika Joshi,Jane Wakeman,Cristina Wilkinson (queenof socialeventsthisseason,andboy,canthisgirlparty!),Kathryn Sly(whocannowdolefttorightmanoeuvresinhersleep!),Fiona Tom,Louise Lo andKaren Lee-Thorne.

The Mids

Shirley Chau,Mary Williams(ourvicecaptainwhopushesustoplayasateamandisnailingthediagonalpasses),Sarah Wymond,Pamela Tsang,Ffiona Coalter (fit young newbie who’s blind to her untapped talent),Jo F(FforFeisty,Fiery,Forcenottobemessedwith),Jo o’Connor andJanuary Geisart.

The Backs

Parminder Grewal(ourfearlessleader,agirlof manytalentswhoalsomoonlightsasgoalie!),Wandy Cheng,Winnie Leung(whohasreallytakentoherroleof teamphotographer,andcannowbefoundlurkingaroundWan Chai recording any G team’s indiscretions), Teresa Littlewood,Summer Fearnley,Terri o’Kelly (fellownewbie),Christina Lum,Cath L-h (whosededicationonthepitchmatchesherdedicationoff it–andsowasborntheRobertPalmerGirls!)

The Goalie

Lisa Davies,whohaschampionedthegoalthisseason,hatsoff asshehasplayedwithnofearthroughsicknessandinhealth!AndGayle Davies,whowillbebacksoon.

Thanks to Coach

Where would we be without Chappieandhisconstantsupport and side line coaching? Where would we be without his hardcore fitness sessions (whilst tucking into aboutthe50thmincepieandvatof mulledwine!)?Doug,whoseonlypre-matchcoachingsessionwithusledtoanotherwintoaddtoourrecord!Ithinkthisshowsweshouldhavehimmoreoften,purelyforthewinof course!AndGuv,whoalwayspushesusandkeepsourheadsheldhighduringmatches,moreimportantly,withoutwhom,wherewouldwebuyahockeystick?…..oranapartmentforthatmatter?

Greatthingstocome–watchthisspace.

Hockey/Netball


TornadoesvsValleyPumas

Monday14thDecember(26-15)

Week eight of competition saw Tornadoes win convincingly over Valley Pumas, final score 26 to 15. With many players absent or injured(possiblyduetothepreviousThursday’sChristmaspartyfestivities), all the girls dug deep to pull ahead early in the first quarter,aleadtheymaintainedthroughoutthegame.Thematchwasafairlyphysicalone,sotheTornadoesmustbecommendedforkeepingtheircoolandpressurizingthecompetitionwithsoliddefence.

Jennifer Reidputinaparticularlystrongperformancemid-court,withLynette Ryanandheather McKayagainworkingwelltogetherdefendingthegoal.Penelope hamiltonalsosteppedoutfromherusualGSpositiontoplayafantasticgameatGA.Allinallitwrappedupagreatstarttothe2009-10season.by Jane Dux

Whirlwinds vs HKCC DragonsMonday4thJanuary2010(27-20)

Thegamepreparationgotoff toaslowstartwithStephanieandElainewaitingaroundfrom6.35pmwithnooneelseappearinguntil6.50pmandthatwasKarin,closelyfollowedbyWandy.

We had barely warmed up as we were only three when at 6.55pm, in arrivedFran,AngelaandJanie.

With only 6 players we took to the court with a less than enthusiastic cheer.AlthoughKarinassuredusNo.7wouldappear.

Luckily the Dragons only had 6 in the beginning too. The first quarter got off to a clumsy and hectic pace. We were happy to close at5-4.Butbythenthe7thoppositionplayerhadarrived.

Therecontinuedtobealotof looseballandmissedpassesbutwemanagedtogettohalf timewithascoreof 11-5.

Thatwaswhenthegamespiralledoutof control.Ballsweredropped,lostandthrownoutof court.Itwasthepointwhichcouldhaveturnedthegame.Howeverthe3rdquarterscorelineof 17-16didnotdisheartentheunderdogteam.The6playersfoundthefocustogetthegamebackinthelastquarterwithsomequickthinkingpassesandsomegoodshooting.

There was a sense of disbelief from all when the final whistle went and Whirlwinds were victorious!

Janie’sdebutgamewasonetoremember.Backaftermanymonthstothepositionof centreforthewholegame.Lotsof creditduethere!

Rollonthenextone...ithastobeeasierwitheven8players.

ClubvsHongKongYouthMonday7thDecember(50-18)

Hong Kong Football Club prides itself on the fact that we have a youthful Club team as compared to previous years. However that means nothing when you are faced with the Hong Kong Youth Team! Due to a few of the Club ‘youth’ players either participating (or supporting) the Phuket Triathlon we only had six Club players with two key players recovering from injuries. We pulled up Emma from Typhoons and had no spare legs on the sideline. Experience (and some red faces) however beat Youth with a respectable end score of 50-18. Many players were playing out of position and did

the team proud, in particular, Stacey McLocklan in the pivotal C position and Dee hutt who as WA was chosen as both coach’s player and player’s player. We now look forward to the five week break. When we are back on court in January, two Club team members will be married ladies as Stacey McLocklan and Cat Taylor are getting married in New Zealand over the Christmas/New Year period. Congratulations to you both (and your partners of course). On the subject of congratulations, Clare Chapman did us proud in the Phuket Tri coming first in her age category and Anna Clinton third – amazing effort girls.

TyphoonsvsValleyPanthersMondayNovember30th,2009(22-38)

TheTyphoonscameoutreadyandableagainstoneof theDivision1premierteams,holdingsteadywithValleyPanthers6-10afterthefirst quarter. The defence played well and TarneandAli were in fine shootingformwithgreatpassesfromShauna.Thesecondquartersawuscontinuetoplayinspirednetballkeepingthescoreclosewiththecontinuedexcellenceof Emma,holly,andCaraondefenceandsolidcentrecourtandoffensiveplay.

ThencamethethirdquarterwhenthePanthersgotaway.Typhoonslosttheabilitytomovetheballeffectivelyagainsttheircentrecourtanditseemedasif theValleyshootersweren’tmissing,andtheyweren’t.Toredeemourselves,wecamebackwithafantasticeffortinthelastquarter,nearlymatchingthem(7-8)withgreatplayallround.Thedefencesloweddowntheirshooters,Sarahjumpedinand played well at WD, ClaireandShaunamadecrisp,sharppassesupthecourt,andCandyand Alireturnedwithgreatmovementtocreateopenshots-especiallyforAliandherspecialty:the“longrangebomb.”

Netball

MatchReports

junior Girls’ nETBAll (for girls from 8 - 13 years old)

Want to play more netball and learn shooting, attacking, defence, mid-court, tips drills, with fun games and match play?

This programme is organised by the Club’s Netball DSA and its qualified coaching team.

Places are limited so sign up quickly. Registration forms are available at Reception.

8 - 10 Years (Wednesday 5.30pm – 6.30pm) 20th, 27th January 3rd, 10th, 24th February3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st March

11 – 13 Years (Wednesday 5.30pm – 6.30pm) 14th, 21st, 28th April 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th May 2nd June

Venue: Sports Hall Fees (per session): $70 (Members) $90 (non-Members)

For enquiries, please contact Karen Morgans on 62521310 or by email [email protected]


19thHolewiththeChairman

Andy Ho, Golf Society Chairman

GOLF

Youwillseeinthismonth’sarticles,thatwe’vehadquiteafewoutingsinthepastfewweeks.AsImentionedearlier,ouroutingsandtoursaregreatvalueformoneywithlotsof funforthosewhoparticipate.Iampleasedtonotethatrecentoutingscontinuetobewellattended,andIurgeyoutotakeadvantageof thecoolweatheroverthesefewmonthstoplaysomegolf withyourfellowSocietymembers…thereareseveraloutingsplanned,includinganoverseasEastertour,detailsof whichwillcirculateintheusualmannerviatheSociety’swebsiteandnoticeboardsastheybecomeavailable.

Again,theClubhaskindlyallowedustosendemail notifications to all Golf Society members viatheirdatabase.Forthoseof youwhoarestillnot receiving notifications, please either update youremailaddresswiththeCluborlookinyourspam folder (in case the email was misfiled there).

Rule 27-2c/4

original Ball and Provisional Ball Found out of Bounds

q A player finds both his original ball and his provisionalballoutof bounds.Theballswereplayed from the tee. When the player returns to theteeandplaysanotherball,hashetaken3strokesor5?

ATheplayerwillhavetaken5strokeswhenheplaysthethirdballfromthetee.AstrokeplayedwithaprovisionalballandanypenaltyrelatedtoitarenotdisregardedunlesstheprovisionalballisabandonedasprovidedinRule27-2c.

KungHeiFatChoy!

As usual, this year’s annual Christmas Cup event was held at Lotus Hill Resort. We wereblessedwithgoodweatherforbothdays.SomeverygoodresultsonSaturdayfortheindividualstablefordcompetition-winnerwasAnthony Tsangwhoscored40points,followedinsecondplacebyAmy Chengwith39pointsandJohnny Lam with38points(OCB)whoclaimedthethirdprize.NearestpinsprizeswenttoRebecca Wong,Des hastie,Jeremy Wong,AnthonyTsangandMike Lamont.Longest drives went to Amy Cheng and Jeremy Wong.

On Sunday, we played the Team Texas Scramble competition. Jeremy Wong, Rebecca Wong, Man Shu BorandMargaret ManweretheChampionTeamwhoscoredaremarkable68gross-4underpar!NearestpinsprizeswenttoRichard Neish,AnthonyTsang(xtwice),AmyChengandPeter Nie.LongestdriveswenttoAmy Cheng and Jeremy Wong (again)!

TheChristmasCupweekendatLotusHillalwayswelcomesthosewhojustwantjustacoupleroundsof golf,lotsof wine,food,andafewmassages....saynomore!

Finally,abigthankyoutoRichardNeish,MargaretMan(ournewjoinedCommitteemember)andKevin Tseforhelpingoutwiththeorganisationforthesuccessfulandenjoyableweekend!

Christmas Cup at Lotus Hill12thand13thDecember Golf News


Golf

Golfing with a Christmas spirit (or two) was the theme at Deepwater Bay on a sunny but cool morning. The first novelty was a full English breakfast at the clubhouse,followedbyagroupof two-ballsandthreeballstotaling33players,eachwithtwoclubsandaputter.

Thismadethecoursetougher,requiringalotmorecreativityinshotstomakeupforthemissingclubs.Butanywayitwasallgoodfunandverysociable,asDeepwaterBayeventsusuallyare.

Afterthegame(itdoesn’ttakeverylongcomparedwithafullcourse)wewerebackinaprivateroomattheclubhouseforChristmaslunchandthirstquenchers.Thisinterludeallowedtimeforscorekeeping–yes,youcanhaveastablefordcompetitionatDeepwaterBayusingtheindexadjustmentsatthestarterhut,andyes,thehandicapcardscountforyourhandicapindex.

Giventhetwoclubrestrictions,highscoreswerenotexpectedbutLinda DoyleandVincent Kwantiedforthirdplacewith33points,withtheirscorecardssoclosethatacountbackdidn’twork!Moresurprising

wereMichael Leungon37andwinnerRaymong Chingon38–excellentroundsevenwithouttheclubrestriction.Raymondthenexplainedthathedoesn’tuseafullsetof clubsanyway,andtookthetroubletotryhistwochosenclubsonaroundatthesimulator!Suchinitiativedeservesitsreward!

Adiecontrivedadditionalprizesforbestfrontandbacknineusingsecretlyselectedholesunknowntotheplayers,theresultingwinnersbeingChas Doyle,Andrew

Christmas Golf at Deep Water Bay21stDecember

BrightandearlyonSaturdaymorning,one of the finest match play teams ever assembledbytheHKFCGolf SocietysetsailtoMacau,brimfullof hopeandoptimism.Teamassetshadbeensplitintolethaltwomanhitsquadsandeachgivenanappropriatecodenames.

With military precision, everyone had turnedupontime,andunlikepreviousoccasionsno-onehadturnedupwhowasnotsupposedtobethere.SolidplanningmeantthatourteamhadallarrivedagoodhourbeforetheteetimesandwereoutpracticingtheirchippingandputtingwhilsttheCricketClubTeamwerenowheretobeseen.

Finally a few minutes before the first tee time,theCricketClubshamblesappearedwithnoideaof handicaps,andcertainlywithnochancetowarmup.

Aftersomefuriouslastminutecalculationsby yours truly each flight was given their handicappingandbattlecommenced,althoughitwasfairlycleartoallthatitwasgoingtobeanotherstrollintheparkforHKFC.

Certainly in my flight all was going smoothlywiththe“ThaiDreamTeam”of JP Cuvelier andmyself,justbackfromanintensive5daytrainingsessioninPattayacruisedtoa3-0leadplaying1 under par for the first 4 holes. We continuedmercilesslythroughoutthematchwalkingawaywitha7and5victory,hardlybreakingintoasweat.We naturally assumed the same was happeningallroundthecourse.

Iwasrathersurprisedtodiscoverthattheallegedlyunstoppable“BoozeBrothers”lineupof Phil head andNick Rickett hadinfactgonedown2and1inthe

flight ahead of us. No problem though, lightningdoesn’tstriketwice.

Normalservicewasresumedhoweverwiththe“Unsquashables”,Chad Sunde andKien Ngalsocruisingtoacomfortable3and2win,andthereseemedlittleelsetodobutputtheChampagneoniceandwaitforthelasttwogroupstocomehome.

Staggeringlylightningdidstriketwice,as

Macau – City of Nightmares – HKFC vs HK Cricket Club Match

Wood,Jeremy Wongand Patty Chiuforthefrontnine,withJim SuttieandRaymondChingonthebacknine.

Thereisalimittothenumberof playersatDeepwaterBay,andthisChristmaseventwasheavilyoversubscribed.SoAdiehasinmindanothersimilareventaroundChineseNewYear,witharoastpiglunchinsteadof breakfast. Watch out and book promptly!

David Connolly

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15memberscompetedintheTenpinBowlingSummerLeagueheldfromMaytoSeptember2009.Men’schampionwasAnto Grabo,andLadieschampionwasChristine Cheung,andothermemberswerealsorewardedforHighGame,HighSeries,and200+games.TrophieswerepresentedbyveteranbowlerCatherine Che,agoldmedalistattheSeoulAsianGames.

HKFCbowlersarecurrentlyleadingthehandicapsectionof HKInter-ClubTenpinBowlingLeague,andrankedthirdplacein the scratch league. We welcome Members who are interested torepresenttheClubtocompeteintheleague,whichisplayedhomeandawayonThursdayevenings.

Ten Pin Bowling

coach Catherine Che with the winners of the Summer League

HKFC bowlers playing an away game against RHKYC

ashame-faced“ClubGents”pairingof Charlie YeomansandNick Allen admittedtohavinggonedown4and3.Weaker spirits might have started to panic at this stage, but knowingthatIhadmysecretreservebankersbringingupthe rear, I remained quietly confident. A combined century of matchplaygolf hadhardenedthe“GrumpyOldMen”pairingof Bob McKirdyandPeter Aherne intoanunstoppableforceof po-facedmisery,guaranteedtogrindthelifeoutof anyopposition.

Disaster!IncrediblytheGrumpyOldMenconspiredtosnatchdefeatfromthejawsof victory,goingdown2and1andhadtoconsolethemselvesgrumblingabouthandicappingandanythingelsetheycouldcomeupwith.

Theupshotof itallisthatIamembarrassedtoannouncethatthe2009secondlegof theBucketMatchagainsttheCricketClubindeedresultedina3-2victoryfortheCricketClub.

OveranexcellentbuffetoverlookingtheseaatMacauGolf andCountryClub,theCricketClubthereforewalkedawaywiththeelegantmatchtrophy(ortheywouldhavedoneif Ihadrememberedtobringit),whilstwewalkedawaywithourtailsbetweenourlegs,andtheshamefulownership(hopefullyforaverybrief period)of theBucketof Shame.

ThanksareduetotheHKCCoppositioncaptainedbyGraham Wandrag, and we will do our best to sort out this miserable state of affairs early in the New Year at the first legof the2010BucketMatch.Dallas Reid

Golf/ Ten Pin Bowling


SPA TALK: KICKSTART To WELLNESS FoR 2010

MemberswishingtomakegoodontheirNewYear’sresolutiontobehealthierinthecomingmonthsshouldheadstraight to the Club’s spa, Beauty and Wellness by Wilma.

The spa has launched “Kickstart to Wellness for 2010” – a programmeof treatmentsdesignedtohelpclientsincreaseenergy,changetheirbodycomposition,improvehealth,preparetheirbodyforpeakperformance,releaseharmfulimpurities,feellessstressedandhavebettersleepandconcentration.

Clientswhojointheprogrammewillfollowa30-dayIsagenixCleansing and Fat Burning System, a complete system filled withthehighestqualityminerals,vitamins,naturalbotanicals,herbsandnutrientswithnoharmfulstimulantsordrugs.

“Combinedwiththetreatmentsandproductsavailableatthespa, our ‘Kickstart to Wellness for 2010’ will help Members make good on their commitment to achieve significant improvementintheiroverallhealthandwellbeinginthenextfew months,” said spa manager Wilma Donnelly.

Beauty and Wellness by Wilma is located in the changing roomscorridorundertheForsgateStand.Thefacilityisfullyequippedandoffersawiderangeof beautyandmassagetreatmentsandproducts.

Wilma is a highly qualified beauty therapist with extensive experienceof thehealth,massageandbeautyindustry.Agraduateof therenownedFrederiqueBeautyInstituteinHongKong,shehasheldseniormanagementpositionsatanumberof reputablespasaswellasrunningherownbusiness.

Thespahasbeenoperatingformorethan18monthsandWilma is thoroughly enjoying working at the Club. “I’m committed to providing a first class health and beauty service toMembers,onethatistotallyinkeepingwiththestandardsexpectedatoneof Asia’stopsportsclubs,”shesaid.

“IreallyenjoytheinteractionwithMembersandthefeedbackI’vereceivedoverthepastyearandahalf hasbeenextremelypositive.”

Originally from Bacolod City in the Philippines, Wilma has livedinHongKongformorethan20years.Amother-of-three, her interest in health and fitness extends to being a fully qualified salsa dance instructor.

BookingsatthespashouldbemadeviatheClub’sReception.Memberswishingtoknowmorecaneitherdropbythespaorcontact Wilma at [email protected] or 9263 7471.

Please contact Reception to book your appointmentsTel: 28309500 (Reception)92637471 (Wilma’s mobile)

[email protected]

Wilma C. Donnelly Diploma in ITEC and CIBTAC,UK

- Sports Massage- Deep Tissue Massage

- Deluxe Pregnancy Massage- Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage

- Shiatsu, Tui-na, Chinese Acupressure Therapy

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Free 30 minutes Elemis Stress Release Back Massage worth HK$380when booking elemis visible Brilliance Facial hK$1180

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5 hours of Slimming Detox therapy worth HK$ 5890on promotion for only hK$ 2,888. Valid for 6 months only

5 hours of Intensive & Deep Cleansing Facial worth HK$ 5380on promotion for only hK$ 2,888. Valid for 6 months only

watch oUt For the Spa proDUctS clearance Sale 20-50% DiScoUnt....From march 6-7 2010

Please contact Reception to book your appointments.

Tel: 28309500 (Reception)Tel: 92637471 (Wilma’s mobile)[email protected]

OPENING HOURS: Monday and Wednesday: CLOSEDTuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am - 4pm, 7pm - 9pm

Saturday. Sunday and Public Holidays: 11.00am - 8.00pm



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Buy 6 + 1 FREE (HK$550 x 6 hours seesion)



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SWIMMING

HeadSwimCoachJames Shortis andAssistantSwimCoachLloyd McBeanprovidesomebasictruthsabout

training.ThisarticleisPart1andoutlinestheimportanceof periodizingtrainingsoastomaximizeourresults.

Experiencedinternationalathletesinmanysportsrecognizethenecessityof stressingdifferentobjectivesduringtheyear.Therearealsodifferentobjectivesduringtheoff-periodsfrommajorcompetitions.Theiraimis to reach peaks at specific times. Having yourgoalsforracessetfortheupcomingyeariscrucialtothis.Oncetheracecomesandisover,themindisfocusedalreadyonthenextracewithasuitabletime-gap,inordertoremainmotivated.

Inplanningtheirtrainingoveralongperiod,athletesapplythefollowingprinciples:

•Thebodyadaptsbesttofewerstressesatatimethantoomany.Forexample,onecanaimtodeveloptheaerobicsystem(highphysiologicalstress)atthesametimeastechnique,butnottheaerobicsystemandthelacticacidsystem(highphysiologicalstress).

• Work first and longest on those aspects of yoursportwhichdemandmoretimetodevelop.Forexample,ittakeslongertobuildupendurance(3-4months)andtechniquethanitdoesspeed(6-8weeks).

Techniquecomesbeforeeverything.Techniquebreedsefficiency,energyconservation,acceleration,consistencyandavoidsinjuries.Nothingcanbetruerforswimming.

TRAINING uNITAtrainingunitisasinglesessiondevotedtoachievingaparticularobjective,suchasincreasingspeed,improvingcertaintechniques,orracepacing.Aday’strainingmightconsistof severaldifferentunits;however,eachisdesignedtoworkonaparticularweaknessorreinforceaparticularstrength.

MICRoCYCLEAmicrocycleisagroupof trainingunitscombinedinsuchawayastoachievea

So…youwanttobeanathlete?

totalobjective.Forexample,if increasedspeedisthedesiredgoal,twoweeks’worthof trainingunitsorientedtowardsspeeddevelopmentmightbeinorder.Forrunners/triathletes,theseunitswouldcompriseof fartleksessions,hillrepeatsortracksprints(asourmemberstrainforonaTuesdaynightonHappyValleytrack)

Microcyclespermittheathletetoconcentrateononeparticularobjective,whichmeansthathe will be more efficient in pursuing it, and canberepeatedmultipletimesthroughouttheseason.Increatingmicrocycles,youneedtoconsiderthefollowingfactors:

•Donotsubjectyourself toextremelyhardworkouts,backtoback,sinceyouwillhavegreat difficulty recovering.

• Each training unit should pursue a specific objectiveandshouldvaryfromdaytodaysothattheworkoutsarenotdull.Theintervalbetweentwosimilartrainingunitsshouldbelongenoughforyoutorecover.

•Recoverywillbeacceleratedif unitsof activerecoveryareinterspersedbetweenotherunitsof training.

Generallymorethan24hoursof recoveryarenecessaryfromveryhardworkouts.Thus,onemighthaveanextremelyhardworkoutinthemorningof onedayandanotherhardoneinthelateafternoonof thenext.

Afteranathletegoesthroughaworkout,hiscapacityisreducedforawhileuntilhe

recoversfromthestress.Hethenreachesacapacityslightlyabovetheoriginalone.Theprocessiscalledovercompensation.Thetrickof trainingistohavethenextworkoutcomeatthehighestpointintheovercompensationphase.Inthiswaytheathletewillenjoythesteepestimprovementcurve.Conversely,if insufficient recovery is allowed, the athletewillactuallygetworse,knownas“overtraining.”

Lastly–restandrecoveryarecrucial.Sleep,massage,mentalrelaxationandadietwhichprovidestherightcombinationof minerals,fat,proteinandcarbohydratefortissuerepairandrebuildingisessential.Part2tofollow!HappyTraining!

hKFC TRIAThLoN CLuBInFebruarywearetrainingasfollows:

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Tuesdays – Run- happy Valley Running track: 7-8pm

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Adam Doyle, Tennis Coach

Incelebrationof theChineseNewYear,throughoutthemonthof February,all1-hourprivatelessonswillbediscountedto$430(a$100savings,foramaximumof 2lessons).Thisspecialofferisvalidfornewcomersonly,andlessonswillresumeattheregularprice after the first 2 lessons. So, take advantage of this special offerandseehowmuchyoucanlearnandimproveyourskills.PleaseemailHeadCoachAdamatadoyle23@yahoo.com.

Thegameof tennishasmanychallenges,amongthem,isdecidingtactically and correctly WHAT and HOW one is going to play in lessthanhalf asecondoneveryshot.

Atennisplayerhastodecideapproximately200to300times,ina6:4set,whatandhowheisgoingtoplay,andmakethosedecisionsinhalf asecond!

When your opponent hits the ball toward you, you need to base yourdecisionsaboutyournextshoton:

1.Yourabilitiesandskillsattennis(quick;goodcoordination;good ball judgment; able to play slice, spin, flat, drive volley, half volley,etc.)

2. What kind of ball are you receiving (fast - slow, slice - spin, high -low,wide-inthebody,etc.)?

3. Where in the court are you positioned (behind the baseline, insidethecourt,outof thecourt,etc.)?

4. What are your opponent’s skills and abilities (cannot play aslice,hastroublewithhighballs,canhitawinnerwithaforehandfrominsidethecourt,cannotsmashwell,etc.)?

5. Where is your opponent positioned (coming to the net, retreating,recoveringslowly,etc.)?

6.Onwhatkindof surfaceareyouplaying?

7. What are the court and weather conditions?

8. What is your mental and physical state (nervous and tight, relaxed, feeling confident, tired, etc.)?

9. What is your opponent’s mental and physical state (agitated, calmandcomposed,gettingcramps,etc.)?

10. What is the score?

Letushopethatreadingthesefactorsyoucanunderstandwhytennis is a difficult but fun and challenging game!!!

Pleasesignuptodayfortennislessonsandjuniorcoaching,welookforwardtohelpingyourgameimprove.

FromYourTennisCoach

2010 uPCoMING EVENTS WITh hKFC SWIMMERS/TRIAThLETES PARTICIPATING:

February13thworldMulti-SportChampionships,CoasttoCoast,SouthIsland,NewZealand

Feb21st duathloninShatin–HkTRIAwebsitefordetails

Feb21stLongCourseAquathon,ToTeiwan,HkIsland,RevolutionAsiafordetails

March6th IronmanNewZealand

April4th StanleyOceanSwim–RevolutionAsiafordetails

April11th SingaporeInternationalTriathlon–HkTRiAfordetails

April18th Splash’n’dash,SouthBay,HkG–RevolutionAsiafordetails

May2nd SubicBayTriathlon,Philippines–HkTriAfordetails

May16thFestivalofSportSprintandOlympicdistanceTriathlon,PloverCove–HkTriAfordetails

May23rd BintanIslandOlympicandSprintTriathlon–Tribobfordetails


TENNIS

Anotherfantasticyearof tenniswasbroughttoafitting end with an exciting mixeddoublescompetition

on12thDecember,followedbyadelicioushotpotdinnerintheCoffeeShop.Itwasgreattoseemanyof theregular players supporting our final competitionof theyear,butitwasespeciallypleasingtoseeanumberof newcomers taking part for the first time.

Clubcoach Adam Doylefacedthechallengeof gettingfortyplayerstocomplete12roundsof tennisinjustfourhours!Turningtotechnologyforachange,Adamemployedacomplexsoftwareprogrammetocomeupwiththedrawsforeachroundinadvanceastherewasnotimetospare.

Eachpairplayedforaround20minuteswithnoadscoringtoamassasmanygamesaspossible.Thepacewas

All the participants of the Mixed Double Tournament

Simon Cheung’s Killing Serve Overhead smash from Vivian Lawson Ringo Leung in action

MixedDoublesCompetitionSaturday12thDecember

Mixed Doubles Champions Natalie Stevenson and Eric Tsea

relentlessandthecompetitionintenseright up to the final whistle.

Intheend,themen’smixeddoubleschampionwas Eric Tseaon41pointswithGraham Johnstoneaclose


Tennis

The Year in Review

2009sawtheTennisSocietygofromstrengthtostrength.Aswecelebratedour9thanniversary,theSocietyhasgrowntonearly200memberssupportedbyahardworking,dedicatedcommitteeof 14volunteers.

Participationinsocialandcompetitiveeventshasreachedanall-timehighandwenowhavethreemen’sandoneladies’teamcompetingintheeveningleaguesatA,BandDgrades. We also have three strong ladies’ teams competing in themorningleagues.Annualcompetitionshavebeenover-subscribed,includingthemen’ssingles,parentandchilddoublesandmixeddoublescompetitions.

We have introduced new events, such as the annual charity tournament,whilethe Tennis Weekends to Jiangmen havebecomemorepopularthaneverandwecontinuetoplayanactivepartinlocalinter-clubevents,liketheIsland Challenge CupandthePrince’s Challenge Junior Tournaments.

We were all devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of our belovedchairman,Graham ormerodinJuly2009.Butheleftbehindatremendouslegacyandwearedeterminedtohonourhismemorybycontinuingtoenjoyandpromotethesportthathewassopassionateabout.Theinauguralormerod Cup,men’sdoublescompetitionwilltakeplaceinFebruary2010.

Forthcoming Events

• The Ladies’ and Men’s Doubles Boxed Leagueswillcontinueeachmonthforapproximatelysix-weekperiods.Theaimistohelpusbecomemorecompetitiveduringleaguematchesaswellasplayingwithregularpartnersformoreconsistency–thiswillalso influence team selections, so make sure you get involved!

•Summer League MatcheswillbegininMarch.Pleasecontacttherelevantcaptainsif youwouldliketoplaycompetitivemorningandeveningleaguematches.

•The Ormerod Cup,men’sdoublescompetitioniscurrentlyscheduledforSaturday 27th February 2010 (Saturday).

•Lookoutfordetailsof theCharity Doubles Competition scheduledforSunday21st March 2010 wherewewillberaisingmoneyforUgandanorphansonceagain.

•Men’s Singles Tournamentisscheduledfor Saturday 24th April 2010.

• Ladies Doubles Tournament isscheduledfor Saturday 2nd May 2010.

If youhaveanyquestions,commentsorsuggestionsfortheTennisSociety,pleaseemailthefollowingaddress:[email protected]

Helen Ormerod with Men’s Runner Up Graham Johnstone

The Leung family enjoying the hotpot dinner

secondon37points.TheladiesmixeddoubleschampionwasNatalie Stevenson on38points,whileJenny Chuwasrunnerupwith35points.

Bigthankstotheorganizingteamof helen ormerod,Therese Beresford,Celina Leung,andAdam Doyle.

Onceagain,SportsStaff DepartmentmemberNeo Nghastakensome excellent photos – you can view them at http://www.flickr.com/photos/neong11/sets/72157622865888841/

BesuretocheckouttheTennisSocietywebsitewhichisupdatedregularlywithlotsmorephotosfromallof therecentevents.http://www.hkfc.com.hk/sports_sub.asp?cat=tennis

Helen Ormerod with Ladies

Runner Up Jenny Chu


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