Monsoon Touch Football Club News pages




28 Sep 2011 : Monsoon Beach Touch Games - All burnt out (in more ways than one), but totally worth it

Sentosa's first monorail service at 7am clearly doesn't serve the holiday makers. Instead, it serves the hardworking folk of Monsoon Touch Football Club who made their way down to help run the Beach Touch games under the U Sports Beach Games last Sunday, 25th September 2011.

So there we were geared up in our finest beach togs - singlet, shorts and slippers - to outline the playing area with the latest groundbreaking (pun intended) technology of plastic tape and superior, unrivalled hammering skills (thanks Ali), setting up the registration booth and putting our happy faces on before participating teams started streaming in.


That's the way Alf!

The earlier half of the day saw the U20 girls, Open Men and Open Women teams battle it out, kicking sand everywhere and ruining our sturdy plastic outlines. Much appreciation goes out to the runners who kept score so referees could focus on blowing that whistle. With so much dedication and effort from everyone, it was great to see everything running on schedule.

The winners for the first half of the day are:

U20 Girls – Monchichi
Open Men – We Love Hot Mums
Open Women - NP Kids

The Open Mix and U20 Mix players, whose games were in the second half of the day, were in for a treat. As the players from the morning half learnt, sand is a great conductor of heat. Fans of Touch were certainly treated to some exciting action with a higher level of play displayed by more experienced players in this category. From one-handed push-ups to diving passes, these players were in it to win it.


One-handed push-up. Turned out to be a drop ball.

The winners are:

U20 Mix – Explorer
Open Mix – Chateureux-le-bains

As the sand got less hot, it was certainly heartwarming to see that none of the Monsoon Touch members had their energy levels down.


Tired but cheery Monsoon gals.

From packing up the area to doing their bit for the environment by picking up rubbish so lovingly left behind by participants, the Beach Touch Games was certainly a great success.

A big thank you to the organizers who did all the hard work of planning everything – from registration to fixtures to who-does-what, and the club members who helped carry the plans through perfectly. Until next year!


02 Sep 2010 : Monsoon WTL Update!!! Sept 2010

1. Selection Emails
Just a reminder that receiving the selection email notification is a not a guarantee of a game in the weekend. With large squads there will be ppl who will miss out on games who are available to play.

Therefore it is important that you indicate your availability early, by Thursday at the latest. This will give me time to call up players to replace those who are unavailable.

A non response by Thursday, and I will assume you are UNAVAILABLE and ask someone else to step up. If you then decide to turn up and the team is full you WILL NOT PLAY!!!

It is not only UNFAIR but DISRESPECTFUL to your teammates to leave them wondering if they have numbers to play a game when all its takes is 30seconds of your time to read an email and click a mouse.

2. Monsoon Registrations
All NEW players are required to register on the Monsoon website. If you do not register on the site then you will NOT receive the Selection notification email. If a full team has been selected for the day and you decide to turn up priority will go to those who bothered to reply not matter who you are. Its that’s simple. If you have problems registering on the website please let me know.

3. Weekend Results (Saturday 28 August)
The Opening games kicked off last weekend and its was great to see the big turnout for another season of Touch Football.

Monsoon Demons v Bucks IPA (A/B Grade)
The Monsoon Demons were made to work hard in the opening half and it took 20mins for the Demons to work out the rust in their game. Under new captain Tony Koh, the Demons' experience and ability shone through and they ran away winners 10-3 to finish strongly over a fading Bucks team.

Monsoon Avengers v Bro Town (C/D Grade)
A tough first game for the Avengers against the 2010 STL B Grade champions.
The team a mixture of old and new players led by Craig Norwood did well hang in there and go toe to toe against Bro Town but the opposition's experience won out in the end, with the Avengers going down 5-8. It was a promising start for the team and something to definitely build on after a tough and challenging STL.

4. Player Fees
Fees are due. TFS fees have increased for this season so its important you pay your subscriptions!!!
We still have players from last season who have not paid, don't make me go Naming and Shaming, you know who you are!!!
The best way is through internet banking or if you prefer to pay cash, you can pass the money onto me.
Remember No Pay, No PLAY!!!

5. Monsoon Lions
Due to UWC pulling out of the C/D Grade and a number of players wishing to turning out for the most successful touch football club in Singapore, we have been able to include a 3rd WTL team this season. As the club looks to grow and develop, the objective of this team will be to bring new players to the sport of Touch and the Monsoon setup.

I will see what impact this has on the draw and get back to the respective teams. Additionally there will be a re-organization of the Avengers team.

6. Midweek Training
There is mid week running and sprint training for those looking to improve their fitness
Where: the fields next to Parkview Sq (Bugis)
When: Wednesday nights from 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Bring water and shoes/boots


14 Jun 2010 : Monsoon Touch DOMINATES STL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
Monsoon Touch Dominates the Singapore Touch League 2010. Again.



Monsoon wins all three major Open categories - Mens, Womans and Mixed Open to be once again crowned Champions of the Touch Singapore Summer League.

In fierce fashion the men's open team ripped the hearts out of their opponents - Bucks Touch with a 10 try to 2 performance. Opening the game with 3 tries in 5 minutes the Bucks folded like a pack of cards and ended up limping to the half down 6 tries to zero. The Men's team went through the STL undefeated and cemented their names in history with another championship and have won the last 4 years consecutively and 9 out of 10 years.

The Womans Open Usports Wantok Toas battled the French School in a closely fought 6-2 victory to maintain one of the most impressive records in all of sports history and never be defeated in the past 15 years.

The Monsoon Mixed Raiders who compete in the most competitive grade of the STL came out 8-5 winners in a toughly fought contest vs the Heroes. The pace, speed and skill shown in this game was absolutely fantastic with the crowd thoroughly enjoying the entertainment on hand. Everyone was impressed at the intensity and passion of both teams. However, the experienced Monsoon team who are the Asian Club Champions proved their worth taking the second half in style.

Congratulations Monsoon Touch Football Club for another outstanding season. 

10 Mar 2010 : HK Touch Tournament 17th April 2010
CHAMPIONSHIP DETAILS*

Event Program
• All day, Saturday 17 April 2010

Tournament Venue
• King’s Park Sports Ground, Kowloon, Hong Kong (11 Wylie Path, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
For directions, please go to www.vectormap.com/eng/kln/ymt/ymt.html
Or http://www.kingspark.com.hk/contactus/contactus.html

Registration Fee
All participating teams are required to pay the following registration fee:
• HK$ 3,000.00 per team with a maximum of 12 players to be registered per team

Registration includes
• Participation in the Championship
• Logistical support throughout the day
• Water throughout the competition
• Tournament T-Shirt (additional T-Shirts will be available for purchase)
• Presentation Ceremony & Closing Reception (which includes food and beverage)

Referee
• The tournament organisers will be running the refereeing (in conjunction with FIT).

What can be generally expected
• A professionally run event
• A wide range of affordable food & beverage to purchase
• High quality event merchandising
• A competitive Touch tournament
• A great time in a great city!

Tournament Rules
The Tournament will be played in accordance to FIT Rules.


04 Feb 2010 : Monsoon Clinic Club Day - Thank You!
First of all, a very big thank you to those who turned up on Saturday morning to help out in the clinic. We had a total of 70 registrations, out of which 48 turned up. Not too bad, considering that we had only 9 at the beginning of the week. Many thanks to those who managed to get the numbers: Kristy, Karen and Michelle and those of you who convinced your friends to come.

The participants looked like they enjoyed themselves a lot. Not only did they learn how to play touch, they had a really good workout in the heat. (My sis is complaining that her whole body is too sore and hurts to even sit or lie down!) Some of them have indicated their interest to play touch on a more regular basis and that means we've done a good job! Yay!!!

On behalf of the club, I'ld like to thank:

Has and Miles for the planning, organnising and ensuring that everything ran well that day, for sending out emails to the other members;

Has for handling the printing of the t-shirts, packing of the goodie bags the day before and logistics;

Lay and Nicole for volunteering to be in the committee even when they're not playing this season and for looking for sponsors;

Dan, Cliff, Has, Al, Ro, Karen and Chris Wall for conducting the sessions and making sure that everyone's having fun;

Kristy, Siti, Edna, Sze Ying, Ying Wen, Steve, Nick, Tony, and Edwin for guiding the participants in their matches, refereeing the games and filling in for injured players;

AK, Chris Mead, Dave and John for manning the registration booth with their smiles and delivering/selling the drinks;

Kehui for being the photographer for the day and helping with logistics;

Kristy for helping to pack the goodie bags the day before and lugging all the equipment from school;

Suzi for designing the event poster and t-shirt;

and finally, Mo and Shena for being there to help even when they're sick.

I hope I've not left anyone out. Please forgive me if I have

Regards,

Jeslyn
Head of Monsoon Clinic USports Organising Committee

20 Jan 2010 : Monsoon Touch Clinic
Monsoon Touch will be hosting a touch clinic at the same time as having a social day for our members on the 30th January 2010 at Anchorvale Community Club, SengKang. Bring friends, family and Partners to have a fun day out learning to play Touch.

Time: 9am-12pm
Date: 30th January 2010
Venue: Anchorvale Community Club

Programme
0845 – 0915: Registration (Goodie Bag)
0900 – 1000: 2 main half hour clinics
1000 – 11:30: 15 minute mini clinics every half hour (total of 5)
10:00 – 12:00: Games (Mixed 3 v 3)
1200 – 1300: Refreshments
Come join in the fun!! Support Monsoon and USports!
We really need your support to help participate and also request volunteers to help with the organisation on the day - please contact Dan if you'd like to help out info@monsoontouch.com
It is free to Monsoon members and costs $4 for NTUC/Nebo and $5 for non-members.
Location: http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_281/travel_site_144243/

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12 Nov 2009 : Monsoon Annual General Meeting
Monsoon Touch Football Club will be holding there AGM on the Wednesday 9th December 2009 at 6pm at Hitachi Tower & Change Alley #34-01, 16 Collyer Quay (S)049318.

All are welcome!

Agenda - Committee selection for 2010, year in review, financial review and any other issues raised by members, 2010 planning.

Those attending should inform info@monsoontouch.com to gain access to the building.

12 Nov 2009 : Monsoon Dragons WIN Mens A Grade
The Monsoon Dragons continue the dominance of the local mens touch scene. Scoring an average of 10 tries and remaining undefeated in the TFS Winter Touch League 2009.

In the final the Dragons defeated Ngee Ann Polytech 9 - 2 to walk away with the championship and close the year with both the STL and WTL crowns.

Bring on 2010.

24 Aug 2009 : NTL
Notice to all Players National Touch League 2009 The National Touch League will be played during October and November. Nomination details and forms will be available shortly. This information will be available from the TFS website www.touchsingapore.org As with the 2008 NTL, players will be allocated to the 4 clubs via a Player Draft. The Clubs will be ranked based on 2008 results, that is, the team that finished 4th will have 1st choice, the team that finished 3rd will have 2nd choice etc. Clubs will have to retain a number of their players from 2008. Players may request a release for legitimate reasons. Should they do so, and have their request approved, they will be added to the pool of available players. Please be aware that should you wish to make yourself available for the National Touch League 2009, you must be an active, registered player in the Winter Touch League 2009. National Training Programs / Tours Touch Football Singapore currently provides opportunities for all players to partake in Sunday morning National Training sessions. These sessions, while aimed at our elite players, are available to all players and coaches. There is also the opportunity to take part in the fitness sessions offered at the CCAB on Friday evenings. All information on these sessions is available on the TFS website www.touchsingapore.org – National Programs Tab and National Programs Calendar TFS is also currently planning Tours to Western Australia in November, and to the Australian NTL in March 2010. Teams include Senior Mixed, Open Women, Womens 20s, Mens 20s and Open Mixed Please be aware that should you wish to make yourself available for these training programs or Tours, you must be an active, registered player in the Winter Touch League 2009.

24 Aug 2009 : Monsoon Tours
Upcoming Monsoon Tours!

Any players interested in forming a team, getting away from the hum drum of daily life - send an email to info@monsoontouch.com - Great fields, Good Times with some touch to play as well.
Monsoon Mens are reigning champs of 2008 Korea Touch Tournament.

Tournament Dates
Shanghai, China October 31st 2009
Seoul, Korea - September 26th 2009
www.shanghaitouch.com
www.koreatouch.com
You cordially are invited to compete at the 2009 Annual Shanghai International Touch (Rugby) Tournament.
Following the fantastic success of our previous events we are seeking entries from all teams or individuals interested in competing at this event. Teams from across Asia are coming including representative players from New Zealand, and we are expecting an exciting mix of local and international sides to turn out.
Entries are welcome for all categories, Open, Masters (35+), Women’s, Junior’s and Mixed Teams (though the final format will be dependent on the mix of the entries).