Sleep mode (or suspend to RAM) is a low power mode for electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices.
These modes save significantly on electrical consumption compared to leaving a device fully on and, upon resume, allow the user to avoid having to reissue instructions or to wait for a machine to reboot.
Dilemma is a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
This is the real current scenario of the Competition Committee!
As we all know that Competition is a core unit and vital in any sports Association. Basically, you're managing the quality of the products from age groups, domestic to international competitions.
This committee is key as it will dictate the standard of National Teams and impact of sponsorship with establishing a reasonable budget for the implementation phase from subsidies to prize money.
This Committee is always been a crucial one in any success or image of any National Association. That is how important is this Committee, therefore upon appointment of Chairman and members must be properly done and thoroughly selected or else it will sink the whole Association.
Due to Covid19, it is a double sword scenarios, therefore any Association would have come out with different scenarios matching the timeline on the exact dates with taking account of the financial repercussions due to amalgamation of 2 years Calendar into one year and beyond.
For sure they will say, there is a savings this year for next year. Q- have you done the qualitative & quantitative matrix on this upcoming matters and is a real serious one and it will be tsunami test for the Bearers and Committees if no proper plans inplaced.
I believe the members in the Committee is not aware about the future plannings of scenarios. By today there should have been a detailed timeline of scenarios managing the pandemic issues together with FIH & AHF announcements.
As on a yearly basis, they're 3 key components - domestic competition as priority versus international events plus 2 Annual Invitational i.e. Sultan Azlan Shah & Sultan Johor Cup.
Do the members has forward thinking capabilities. You make the judgement based on below available details with taking into account of FIH & AHF decisions:
FIH Events:
- Olympics in July 2021
- FIH Pro League - extending Season 2 into the middle of 2021 with Season 3 of the FIH Hockey Pro League will be from September 2021 to June 2022
- 2021 Junior World Cup for W & M
- SASC 2021 - without details & in real trouble to organised - first when & which Teams as top teams having very busy schedule? A real crisis!
- SOJC 2021 - decided on 2 years and well ahead with teams confirming
- Nation Cup - TBC
AHF Events:
- Asia Champions Trophy in March 2021
- 2021 Junior Asia Cup Qualifier for JWC - TBA
- 2021 Asia Cup Qualification to 2023 WC
SEA Games:
Indoor Hockey M&W yet to be decided as a sports in Vietnam Sea Games.
Domestic Tournaments:
- MHL - M & W
- JHL - M & W
- Sukma 2021 in March for M & W
- MSSM - M & W
- Razak Cup - M & W
- National Indoor League - M & W
- Age groups competition - M & W
- Hockey 5's
- Borneo Cup
Note: Not including the State Affiliates & University/MOE competition plan.
National Teams' Periodization Plan:
Next year is a very crucial for Juniors to qualify to JWC. The senior team needs to be top 3 (with India) to qualify to 2023 WC in India.
On top of that for sure there are many international competitions for exposure and selection for M & W National Team & M & W Juniors. Don't worry, no any decision could be made as the appointment are still in quarantine and the "The Foreign TD" again (what happen to our local resources) will be coming in by September to decide the future.
Did the new Foreign Technical Director (TD) and the newly appointed Coach highlighted all this predicaments to relevant decision makers. Or it will be another scapegoat in the makings, when fail again, all can do U-turn and blame the Coaches & TD again but not the decision makers. I have said that currently we have a very weak international squad to be in upcoming 2022 Asian Games & Olympics/World Cup.
This FIH Pro League - extending Season 2 into the middle of 2021 with Season 3 of the FIH Hockey Pro League will be from September 2021 to June 2022 would play a critical impact in the Periodization plan of National Teams towards 2022 Commonwealth & Asian Games.
How to get a chance to play with the top 11 international teams M & W who has a busy schedule in Olympics and FIH Pro League Season 2&3. How to collect World ranking points based on algorithm method in tabulations of world rankings. Does it sound likes trouble is brewing soon. Does the National Team Management aware of this details. And a new Manager soon, does he well versed with all this shortcomings?
Now is the crunch of the matters that I want to make the points:
Looking at above details, how are they're going to fit in all the above arrangements.
Calendar must be done by looking at all current situation and decision. Here, still at slow snail pace decision making. Please Wake Up asap as crisis is looming fast!
As for the postponement of Junior Events based on age requirements at International & Domestic for sure has an direct impact on the current age of players in State or National Team to participate. Have you all foresee this issues and discussed?
And the pow-wow will occur if the 2021 Jnr Asia Cup is slotted in the first quarter of 2021 which clashes with SUKMA dates. Then the issue will be between National or State as a priority. Big decision to be made. This may disrupt the Jnr Team program again as till today they are having the worst and distorted program since 2017 onward due to high end focus on Senior Team to Tokyo and we failed.
Another critical warning, the Technical & Umpires will be stretched out to maximum as we have very limited TO, Judge & Umpires. Is a cramped calendar is created, we need at least many stadiums and many players will be having massive overlapping of events to participate. The ball boys will be having a very busy schedule too. Another facets, the distribution of the hosts of the events and grants with subsidies. Massive challenge ahead. Could they weather this snowball storm as only time will tell.
Then comes to Return of Investment (ROI) for the sponsors who have pledge their funds. The space and broadcasting airtime will be limited. The sponsors would get very limited ROI, take this view as serious when undertaking the deals.
The National Calendar plays a key decision role to its Affiliates in planning their budget and Calendar. As usual wait and see. The fastest you come up with the detailed Calendar which for me is a 4 years cycle. This Calendar contributes to many spectrum in sports from Funding till the ball boys.
Financial repercussions as many sponsors will do cost cutting measures due to cash flow issues due to pandemic and future in economic is taking a slide. How about the Affiliates funding to support the cramped Calendar with back to back events. Could the Affiliates cope with the expenditure as for sure the amalgamation Calendar would put a strain in your budget and sources of funds.
Do they have all the funds to manage all the above details - technically, spending 2 years money in a year. Looks like the snowball in debts will be seen soon. Also rumors of 100k for each Affiliates which is 1.6million need to be addressed. Honestly the feeling of fear is rising while writing this article.
Q - Where does the Executive Board sit in to manage this crisis with proper planning?
The whole structure from EB to Finance needs to meet urgently to re-look the future plans with taking account of the above details.
But I doubt it as the quality of Bearers and Committee members are not well selected and lack the real management skills to manage the ongoing and any crisis.
As usual, many will call to agree and then don't say I didn't warn you all the caretakers of the sport about this crisis in hand.
Only avenue I have is to highlight this critical matters thru my blogs and is up to them to manage it.
I have a solution but no point sharing it. May be reboot. Just joking...
Looks like major crisis is coming real soon and it's going to be tough one as we do not have the right person in the right position.
Nothing personal & Good luck to Malaysian Hockey... time will tell whether we will float or sink. Get a life jacket vest on Lazada or Shoppee as the big storm is staring at us with a limited time to come up with a rescue plan.
You need not feel guilty about not being able to keep your sports perfectly balanced. Juggling everything is too difficult. All you really need to do is catch it before it hits the floor. Honestly, just alerting the caretakers well ahead than the upcoming storm.
P/S - To all my readers, thank you for all your support and wishes to save the sports. Been busy and will write when time permits...
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