Monetary incentives for KP2 students. Is it relevant?

KP2 (kedudukan percubaan 2) is entitled to students in our campus whom failed to achieve a minimum of 2.00 GPA (grade point average) for two semesters in a succession.  I strongly oppose the idea to give monetary incentives to these students to motivate them to get better result. These student doesn’t need money. They were given enough monthly allowance by their sponsor such as Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), PTPTN, JPA and even from their own parents. So money is no big deal here. The problem here is, the students themselves. They didn’t have faith in them. They think they couldn’t do it. They were lazy. So money cannot do anything about this. What these students need is to have some counseling for them to have self motivation. They need to build from the inside to ensure they could do better in their tests and examination thus will improve their grades for the coming semesters.

Types of Soccer Balls

There are many types of footballs, soccer balls, or futbols. Footballs can be categorized by the following types:

· Professional Match Balls

· Match Balls

· Practice/Camp Balls

· Promotional Balls

· Indoor Balls

· Futsal Balls

Professional Match Soccer Balls

These soccer balls have been developed for top level international professional matches. They usually have some type of organizational approval such as the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)approval logo imprinted on the ball. At least five layers are used in the construction of the ball and they use the best materials. Professional match balls are the most expensive type of ball since they use the best materials and adhere to strict design and testing parameters. Ball trajectory, shape, balance, bounce, water absorption and velocity are all strictly controlled.

Match Soccer Balls

Match balls are designed for use in soccer matches. They cost more than practice balls and less than the internationally approved soccer balls (that makes sense). Some type of association approval such as the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) authentication program, "FIFA Approved" or "FIFA Inspected" is usually imprinted on a match ball. Between four and five lining layers are used in the construction of the ball.

Practice/Camp Soccer Balls

Usually constructed with four or less layers and use a lower quality outer cover such as PVC. Many practice or camp balls made out of molded material (not stitched together but molded together panels) have been designed to withstand rough surfaces such as concrete or asphalt. Practice or camp balls are the least expensive balls when compared with match type soccer balls.

Promotional Balls

These balls are usually made to promote a name brand, organization or event. Some promotional soccer balls are small in size (size one or two) and not intended for practice or match use.

Indoor Soccer Balls

Many indoor soccer balls consist of a felt type outer covering that is similar to the material used on tennis balls. They have the same size configurations as the outdoor soccer balls.

Futsal Soccer Balls

The main difference between a Futsal ball and a typical soccer ball, is that the bladder is filled with foam. That makes the ball heavier and has less bounce for use on the hard playing surface.

KING OF THE PLANET!

If I could be the ruler of the world I would make football, the most influential sport all over the planet. This would not only consists of great entertainment given by football,but also many other kinds of goodness that football could bring to the humankind. Football brings togetherness amongst us.We watched the game together,went to the stadiums together, we shared the joy,sadness and passion in the game together. 

So, football is a massive massive part in the community. As the game goes along,as do the people. Football is a lifeline you could say for many people in this world. It's a career, a job, a life for them. For others whom have all the money in the world, it would be an easy way to gain more power and popularity. But football is not just about football itself. Through some charity programs that had been done by some big football clubs all over the world,it has helped a lot of people in every inch of the planet. One example of the program is build a football academies for young lads to develop their skills for the future and eventually it will help reduce social problems among the teenagers nowadays.

Through this kind of programs also has helped the unfortunate people all over the world through the donations and support that have been given by the clubs. As the game being more popular and influential, there will be more donors,contributors and buyers that would help the growth of the financial aspect in the game thus many more charity programs to help the community will be held. Football for the future!

educational aspiration 2011

Aspiration. It has been the same though for the past years. Go pass through the semester with flying colours,never missed even a single class,wake up early and go to the class early,no last minute works,study before the next lecture or class and bla..bla..bla..

So,for the new year of 2011,would it be the same as the past? As we set our mind to aim high and achieve big as our aspirations and dreams.Can we do it? The answer is

as bob says:

To make it possible,we need to leave behind our past. Look forward to the future. Think big,act big. There are no rooms for mistakes in degree's life. We need to wake up from our honeymoon dreams during our diploma days. 'so,so lah' CGPA wouldn't take us anywhere. From now onwards,on the new year of 2011 we have set sights to achieve our goals.

 

A new year,a new dream and hope. Hopefully we could achieve what we want in our life's. Best of luck peeps! :) 

 

 

AFC Asian Cup 2011

Qatar is the host nation for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 after the previous tournament that has been hosted by four South East Asia's nations - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. As for now,there must be many Malaysians who are mumbling about 'why there are no K Rajagopal in 2007?-we would have won the tournament if king raja coached our national team back then!' Hahaha! In your wildest dreams boys! The team needs to work harder than ever to even reach the tournament's group stage. Then it will took years for Malaysia to be among the Asia's elites.

So,back to the main topic. All the matches will be held in five different stadiums - four in Doha and one in Ar-Rayyan. The stadiums are Khalifa International Stadium - where the opening and final game will be played,Qatar SC Stadium,Al-Gharafa Stadium,Jassem bin Ahmed Stadium and Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. So to those who are going there this january,you better start to memories all the stadiums names if you don't want to be lost. Group A contains the host,Qatar,Kuwait,China and Uzbekistan. The top two teams from each group will qualify to the next round. In this group,the pundit has picked up Qatar and Uzbekistan to go through to the quarter finals.

Group B will be represented by Japan being drawn with Saudi Arabia,Jordan and Syria. In this group Japan and Saudi Arabia will be the favorites to pass through. Group C is the group of death where the Asia's giant will be contesting against each other. They are South Korea, Australia, Bahrain and the underdogs India. The Koreans and Aussies should be able to go through easily to the next round. And the final group, group D will be a war-zone! As Iraq,Iran,North Korea and UAE are being placed in the same bowl.

What is football????

The game of football is any of several similar team sports, of similar origins which involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal. Most Americans do not understand football’s mystique and worldwide popularity. Yet, such a mystique is quite apparent; the game is played without the use of the hands, which separates football from almost all other sports. Hands with their opposable thumbs tend to dominate all aspects of most sports but not in football. Hand usage makes ball playing trite with a few common procedures like catching and throwing. In football, techniques are far more complex. Feet orchestrate the game with the head, chest, thighs and whole body following into line. All the body parts, except for the hands, manipulate the ball. Such a freedom from the powerful effects of hands give football its fluidity and flexibility and makes it a very playable sport. The absence of hands, however, are not the only characteristic that makes football the most popular sport in the world. It has history and passion.

History of football

The contemporary history of the world's favourite game spans more than 100 years. It all began in 1863 in England, when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport's first governing body.

Both codes stemmed from a common root and both have a long and intricately branched ancestral tree. A search down the centuries reveals at least half a dozen different games, varying to different degrees, and to which the historical development of football has been traced back. Whether this can be justified in some instances is disputable. Nevertheless, the fact remains that people have enjoyed kicking a ball about for thousands of years and there is absolutely no reason to consider it an aberration of the more 'natural' form of playing a ball with the hands.

On the contrary, apart from the need to employ the legs and feet in tough tussles for the ball, often without any laws for protection, it was recognised right at the outset that the art of controlling the ball with the feet was not easy and, as such, required no small measure of skill. The very earliest form of the game for which there is scientific evidence was an exercise from a military manual dating back to the second and third centuries BC in China.

This Han Dynasty forebear of football was called Tsu' Chu and it consisted of kicking a leather ball filled with feathers and hair through an opening, measuring only 30-40cm in width, into a small net fixed onto long bamboo canes. According to one variation of this exercise, the player was not permitted to aim at his target unimpeded, but had to use his feet, chest, back and shoulders while trying to withstand the attacks of his opponents. Use of the hands was not permitted.

Another form of the game, also originating from the Far East, was the Japanese Kemari, which began some 500-600 years later and is still played today. This is a sport lacking the competitive element of Tsu' Chu with no struggle for possession involved. Standing in a circle, the players had to pass the ball to each other, in a relatively small space, trying not to let it touch the ground.

The Greek 'Episkyros' - of which few concrete details survive - was much livelier, as was the Roman 'Harpastum'. The latter was played out with a smaller ball by two teams on a rectangular field marked by boundary lines and a centre line. The objective was to get the ball over the opposition's boundary lines and as players passed it between themselves, trickery was the order of the day. The game remained popular for 700-800 years, but, although the Romans took it to Britain with them, the use of feet was so small as to scarcely be of consequence.