N.B. 116 COACHES NOMINATED. VOTING ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2008.

By Les Tan

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The SCGS coach gives her injured player a piggy back ride off the court. Isn’t it nice when your coach carries you off the court of play? (Photo © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Hi sports fans,

It goes without saying that your coach plays a big part in in your sporting life. With one word, you get to play. With another word, you sit on the bench. With the right words, you soar to new heights. With the wrong words, you get demoralised.

Over the course of reporting for this website, I’ve heard a whole range of terrible things coaches will say when they lose control. Here’s a collection of quotes the readers and I have heard:

1. “Can you see where the ball is going?!”
2. “Do you want to play this game or not?!”
3. “What kind of pass is that?! You want me to slap you?!”
4. “Did I teach you to throw into the defenders hands?!”
5. “ni shi pen dan!” (Translation: “You are stupid!”)
6. “Do you hate your opponent?! Do you hate your opponent?!!”
7. “Why are you smiling? You very happy is it???”
8. “When he is going to score, you push him over! You go for his legs! You kick him! You don’t stand there and stare!!!”
9. “Har? ni zai pai zao ah? xiang ge mu tou yi yang!” (Translation: Huh? You taking photo is it? Stand like wooden-block like that!)
10. “Who teach you one? Your Grandma is it?”
11. “Move like a butterfly, sting like a bee, just try not to fall down lah.”
12. “Hey!! wad kind of pass is tat? u wanna come back to de bench and drink kopi with me?”
13. ” You think you playing primary school ah?! You no brain, ah? Can’t see the ball coming is it?
14. “****, is the ball a chicken? If not why so hard to pick it up?”
15. “You so slow cow go home drink milk already!”
16. “"DAMN!!!! Your daddy should have went fishin the day they made you!”
17. “Walao eh! Got chance just shoot lah! Got so much time to fa dai and wait for opponent to snatch ball, ah?”
18. “Do you know how to run?! THEN DO IT!”
19. “Too fat ah? Cannot even jump 1/4 of a pepsi can! Jump higher!”

Feel free to add what you’ve heard to this list and I’ll update it.

Of course, some coaches do say inspirational things and some of you have shared them. So here they are:

“Give up now and die later.” Teo Jia Kai, HCI basketball coach
"When you have the ball, you are the boss." Timothy Teo Han Chua, SJI rugby coach

Some of us have become who we are because the right coach has taken the time with us to encourage us, teach us and train us.

So congrats to all the coaches who were nominated and especially to those who had hundreds of players and supporters vote for them. You all deserve every vote you got for the work you’ve done.

Red Sports. Always Game.

Les

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You have 5 votes and have to use them at one go. (VOTING ENDED SEPT 30TH)

Who are the best coaches in Singapore?

  • Wendy Tan Lee Hiang (Netball - North Vista Sec) (7%, 311 Votes)
  • Ong Yao Kwang (Basketball - North Vista Sec, Woodlands Ring Sec, Woodlands Pri) (6%, 295 Votes)
  • Jolynn Loo Yilin (Netball - North Vista Sec) (6%, 262 Votes)
  • Joseph You (Badminton - Christ Church Sec) (5%, 225 Votes)
  • Ong Bock Kow (Basketball - River Valley High) (4%, 174 Votes)
  • Choo Hou Sen (Basketball - Deyi, Springfield, First Toa Payoh Pri, Ahmad Ibrahim, Tong Whye Temple) (3%, 144 Votes)
  • Wong Hwee Liak (Basketball - Zhonghua, Anglican High, Temasek Poly) (2%, 100 Votes)
  • Chua Mei Hui (Basketball - Innova JC) (2%, 89 Votes)
  • Seah Joo Yee (Floorball - Meridian JC) (2%, 84 Votes)
  • Peter Churchill (Swimming - Singapore Sports School, Singapore Olympic team) (2%, 76 Votes)
  • Marcus Yeo (Softball - HCI, RGPS) (2%, 76 Votes)
  • Lai Kak Keong (Basketball - Yishun JC, Yuan Ching Sec and Chung Cheng High (Yishun)) (2%, 69 Votes)
  • Joseph Ang Chee Huow (Kayaking - HCI) (2%, 69 Votes)
  • Chiew Poh Leng (Basketball - SCGS, RJC) (1%, 63 Votes)
  • Nordin B Manaff (Hockey - MI, Crescent Girls', NTU, national women's and youth) (1%, 60 Votes)
  • Ng Choon Hong (Basketball - Unity Sec, Yishun Sec, Cagers) (1%, 56 Votes)
  • Ang Kah Soon (Track & Field - Hwa Chong Institution) (1%, 55 Votes)
  • Teo Jia Kai (Basketball - Hwa Chong Institution) (1%, 55 Votes)
  • Yeo Hock Ann (Basketball - Hwa Chong Institution) (1%, 53 Votes)
  • Tan Chee Seng (Basketball - Manjusri Sec, Riverside Sec) (1%, 50 Votes)
  • Lim Kean Ann (Basketball - Anglican High) (1%, 46 Votes)
  • Tan Yew Ling (Track & Field - Nanyang Girls' High) (1%, 46 Votes)
  • Michael Wong (Basketball - Dunearn) (1%, 45 Votes)
  • Alfred Sim (Track & Field - MI, national youth) (1%, 45 Votes)
  • Foo Kwang Hock (Basketball - Unity Sec, Peirce Sec, NYP, Tong Whye PA) (1%, 43 Votes)
  • Joshua Leroy Brown (Floorball, Meridian JC) (1%, 42 Votes)
  • Lok Chi (Basketball - Nanyang Girls' High) (1%, 41 Votes)
  • Noraida Abdul Malik (Netball - Singapore Sports School) (1%, 40 Votes)
  • Robin Maniheira (Netball - Singapore Sports School) (1%, 40 Votes)
  • Guo Huaiyun (Throws - HCI, Nanyang Girls' High) (1%, 40 Votes)
  • Jiang Shen (Basketball - Anglican High) (1%, 39 Votes)
  • Ismail (Rugby - Pioneer Sec, Temasek Poly) (1%, 39 Votes)
  • Neo Beng Siang (Basketball - national team) (1%, 39 Votes)
  • Jasper Wong Kong Hong (Basketball - Chua Chu Kang Pri, Holy Innocents' Pri, Singapore Boys Home, Fastbreak Club) (1%, 38 Votes)
  • Jin Lian Ying - (Basketball - Ngee Ann Sec, Nan Chiau Pri, Pei Hwa, Pei Cai) (1%, 37 Votes)
  • Guo Ming and Qiu Fang (Basketball - Anglican High, Changkat Changi Pri) (1%, 37 Votes)
  • Soh Kee San aka Ah San (Basketball - Gan Eng Seng Sec, Hua Yi Sec, Tagawa) (1%, 36 Votes)
  • Jill Quek (Floorball - Raffles Junior College) (1%, 35 Votes)
  • Tohari Paijan (Football - teams?) (1%, 34 Votes)
  • Elvin Chong (Basketball - New Town Sec, Queenstown Sec) (1%, 34 Votes)
  • Nelson Lim (Softball - RI, RGS, RJC) (1%, 33 Votes)
  • Sim Chee Siong (Basketball - North Vista Sec, Serangoon Garden Sec, Punggol Pri, Bishan Park Sec) (1%, 33 Votes)
  • Loh (Track & Field - CHIJ, ACS(I)) (1%, 33 Votes)
  • Steven Ang (Basketball - St. Anthony's Canossian, Woodgrove Sec, Temasek Sec, Tagawa) (1%, 33 Votes)
  • Joe So (Basketball - Jurong West) (1%, 33 Votes)
  • Abdullah Noor (Football - Singapore Sports School) (1%, 32 Votes)
  • Wang Feng Chang (Basketball - Nanyang Pri, Cedar Girls' Sec, Nanyang JC, HCI) (1%, 32 Votes)
  • Chong (Basketball - Jurong Sec) (1%, 32 Votes)
  • Ng Hwee Poh (Bao jiao lian) (Basketball - Seng Kang Sec, Maha Bohdi Pri, Kiliney Kopitiam) (1%, 31 Votes)
  • Danny Wong (Basketball - Dunman Sec) (1%, 31 Votes)
  • Kendy (Basketball, Jurong West) (1%, 30 Votes)
  • Lim Bee Lian (Basketball - Kranji, Woodlands Ring, Unity Pri) (1%, 30 Votes)
  • Tan Siong Leng (Basketball - Dunman High, Hua Yi Sec) (1%, 29 Votes)
  • Poh Yeang Cherng (Basketball - Raffles Institution) (1%, 28 Votes)
  • Koh Ree Wen (Basketball - Dunman Sec, Chung Cheng High (Main)) (1%, 27 Votes)
  • Amir Hamzah (Floorball - Republic Poly, Victoria Sch) (1%, 27 Votes)
  • Rhys Jones (Rugby - RI, RJC) (1%, 27 Votes)
  • Han Li Jun (Basketball - Home United, Kranji Sec, ITE West) (1%, 26 Votes)
  • Gene Tong (Rugby - National Rugby Academy, National Women's) (1%, 26 Votes)
  • Tan Wen Sheng (Basketball - Bedok View Sec, Victoria JC) (1%, 25 Votes)
  • Adrian Chong (Rugby - ACS(I)) (1%, 25 Votes)
  • Tan Wei Leong (Track and Field - Ang Mo Kio Sec, Ang Mo Kio Pri, Dunman High) (1%, 24 Votes)
  • Mun (Netball - ACJC, CHIJ (Toa Payoh), Temasek Poly) (1%, 23 Votes)
  • Teo Jin Hong (Basketball - Yuying Sec, East View Sec, Republic Poly) (1%, 23 Votes)
  • Faizal Ahyar (Rugby - Raffles Institution) (0%, 22 Votes)
  • Justin Teh (Netball - SCGS) (0%, 22 Votes)
  • Vincent Koh (Lao Heng) (Basketball - Yishun Town Sec, Jurong Sec, Ngee Ann Poly) (0%, 22 Votes)
  • Edwin Lim (Basketball - Queensway Sec, Singapore Poly, Anderson JC) (0%, 21 Votes)
  • Eddie Ng Hang Kee (Basketball - Henderson, Kent Ridge) (0%, 21 Votes)
  • Victor Tan (Basketball - Kranji Pri) (0%, 19 Votes)
  • Tan Jin Yang (Basketball - Temasek Polytechnic) (0%, 19 Votes)
  • Marcus Yeo (Rugby - St Andrew's Pri, Sec, JC) (0%, 19 Votes)
  • Benson Teo (Basketball - Ngee Ann Sec) (0%, 19 Votes)
  • Mike (Basketball - Mayflower Sec) (0%, 19 Votes)
  • See Phuay Kheng (Swimming - Raffles Institution) (0%, 19 Votes)
  • Low Tong (Basketball - Presbyterian High) (0%, 18 Votes)
  • Kelvin Lee (Rugby - Bedok Town) (0%, 18 Votes)
  • Ker Wei (Water Polo - Hwa Chong Institution) (0%, 18 Votes)
  • Ong Yam Huat (Basketball - Chua Chu Kang Pri) (0%, 18 Votes)
  • Sam Chan (Rugby, Singapore Polytechnic) (0%, 17 Votes)
  • Jermaine Lim (Basketball - Holy Innocents' High, Jurongville Sec, Admiralty CSC) (0%, 17 Votes)
  • Romano (Rugby - St. Andrew's Jr, Sec, JC) (0%, 17 Votes)
  • Alan Koh - (Cross Country/Track & Field - Catholic High) (0%, 17 Votes)
  • Alan Wee (Rugby - St. Andrew's Jr, Sec, JC) (0%, 16 Votes)
  • Vivian D'Silva (Netball - Dunman Sec, East Spring Sec) (0%, 16 Votes)
  • Lim Jie Yan (Table Tennis - HCI) (0%, 16 Votes)
  • David Erickson (Basketball - NUS, 02-07) (0%, 16 Votes)
  • Cindy Chan (sport? - Kg Ubi Kembangan) (0%, 15 Votes)
  • Timothy Teo Han Chua (Rugby - St. Joseph's Institution) (0%, 15 Votes)
  • Tan Yew Hwee (Football - Victoria Junior College) (0%, 15 Votes)
  • Gary (Basketball - ITE College East) (0%, 14 Votes)
  • Faris Mawardi (Badminton - ACS(I)) (0%, 14 Votes)
  • Wang Jian Guang (Water Polo - Raffles Institution, national team) (0%, 13 Votes)
  • Soh Sin Chye (Basketball - Tanglin Sec, Guangyang Sec) (0%, 13 Votes)
  • Hassan Bohari (Tennis- ACS(I), RGS) (0%, 13 Votes)
  • Jamal (Rugby - Zhenghua Pri, West View Pri, Casuarina Pri, Pierce, Cubs RFC) (0%, 13 Votes)
  • Jonathan Leow (Rugby - St. Andrew's) (0%, 13 Votes)
  • Shanmugadnas (Football - team?) (0%, 12 Votes)
  • Lin Shuang Ru (Netball - Crescent Girls', Nanyang Girls' High) (0%, 12 Votes)
  • Trevor Sze (Gymnastics - Raffles Institution) (0%, 12 Votes)
  • Norhalis Shafik (Football - Greenview Sec) (0%, 11 Votes)
  • Sunny Tay (Table Tennis - Fuhua Sec) (0%, 11 Votes)
  • Neo Nam Kheng (Basketball - National U18, Siglap) (0%, 11 Votes)
  • Hadizan (Rugby - Combined ITE) (0%, 10 Votes)
  • Alfred Nathan (Rugby - St. Joseph's Institution) (0%, 10 Votes)
  • Sun Bin (Badminton - Dunman High) (0%, 10 Votes)
  • Ong Jin Yi (Football - ACJC, NUS) (0%, 9 Votes)
  • Sim An Eng (Track & Field - Chung Cheng High (Main)) (0%, 9 Votes)
  • Ashma (Track & Field - ITE College East) (0%, 8 Votes)
  • Andy Loe and Lee Wen Xin (Wushu - Maris Stella High, Fernvale Pri, Compassvale Pri) (0%, 8 Votes)
  • Li Shu He (Table Tennis - RI, RJC) (0%, 7 Votes)
  • Jude Felix (Hockey - CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’) (0%, 6 Votes)
  • Quek Chun Yang and Eugene Wee (Wushu - Tao Nan School) (0%, 5 Votes)
  • Nikita Eda Dory (Touch Rugby - Pioneer JC) (0%, 5 Votes)
  • Alvan Ng (Football - ACJC) (0%, 3 Votes)
  • Chia Chang Yi (Track & Field - Raffles JC) (0%, 3 Votes)
  • Huang (Kayaking - Catholic and Raffles JC) (0%, 3 Votes)
  • Lam Pak Cheong (Basketball - Toh Tuck Sec, Bedok View Pri) (0%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,566

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