MALAYSIAN WOMEN HOCKEY TEAM - BUILDING CASTLE IN THE SKY TO BE ASIA NO 1 & QUALIFY TO OLYMPICS

 

The image that was shown on Nadi Arena news few months ago. 

Abstract from Media Report - Bukan saya cakap tahu! "Shapawi had asked me, during the chat, why our team can't beat Japan, India, South Korea and China even though their women are of the same size as Malaysians?

"In the world rankings, India are ninth, followed by China (10th), Korea (12th) and Japan (13th).

"We need to target the Asian crown to be top 10 in the world."

Firstly, congratulations to MHC & NSC for coming up with a grandeur & ambitious plan for Malaysian Women Hockey without caring for consequences.

Unbelievable! Honestly, I am lost & do not know how they are doing to achieve this ambitious plan - Asia No 1 & play in Olympics?

Shoot from the Hip Scenario! This phrase originated in the old west of America, during the cowboy days. It alludes to shooting a gun from the hip, without taking it out if the holster. This made firing quicker, but less accurate.

Firstly let’s get the facts right and compare the circumstances and standings between the best 4 Women teams in Asia versus Malaysian Women Hockey Team. Will do a comparison at Asia Level & World level.

Asia Ranking

Currently, Malaysian Women Team is ranked 5th in Asia. The point’s difference varies from 479 to 735 points between the Top 4 teams-India, China, Korea, Japan and the gap is huge & wide to catch up. How are you going to achieve Asia No 1 with the huge difference in points? What facts used by you all to announce such ambitious plan? Clueless.

1. India - 1543

2. China - 1521

3. Korea - 1480

4. Japan - 1287

5. Malaysia - 808

World Ranking

How to overtake this top 4 Asian teams in World Hockey as these 3 teams ie India, Japan, India & China are consistently playing in Olympics & World Cups. Currently, Korea Women Hockey Team didn't qualify for Tokyo Olympics but been in the 2018 World Cup & 2016 Rio Olympics.

More so, China who plays in FIH Women PRO League 2020/21 & this 3 Top Asian Teams has qualified to Tokyo Olympics. This 4 Asian Teams has bigger advantage and will collect many more ranking points compare to Malaysia. 

As to improve your rankings based on new FIH World Ranking System, a team has to play as many matches/tournaments and beat the above ranked teams and not losing against a lower ranked teams to enable to gain ranking points.

By looking at Malaysian Women Hockey Calendar, the team only plays at SEA Games (Indoor), Asian Games/Asia Cup/Asian Champions Trophy & some arranged tours/tournaments or test matches.

This shows that this Top 4 Asian teams gap of points will be very wide over the years to come compare to Malaysian Women Hockey, which currently has not played any International matches since World Series in June 2019 and no proper Periodization Plan for coming years. Been for than a year in inactive status.

How & what is the basis used by MHC to announce that Malaysian Women Hockey Team will be Asia No.1 & play in Olympics in years to come - 8 years . It can be achieved but this has to happen - Japan, India, China & Korea to completely stop playing hockey for 4-6 years and do not participate in any FIH Tournaments. Does this make sense? Reality Bites.

As for Malaysian Women Hockey Team to improve their rankings is going to be very difficult as they only participate few events such as Asian Games, Asia Cups and WC/Olympics Qualifiers.

In Malaysia, we don't have any International Invitational Women Tournament. Only hope for one-off test matches but is very rare for top European Teams or Oceania teams will invite our Women team to play. The best bet is to play against India, China, Japan and Korean teams but you be must be aware that a defeat will reduce your points.

Malaysian Women team must keep close on teams like France, Belarus, Czechoslovakia & Scotland and be vary of their plan of matches. These four teams are trait and they may surpass our rankings.

R W I is Key to improve your World Rankings.

To improve rankings, a team must maximize the R W I intelligently. Therefore, the bearers must understand and comprehend this Model which would them to plan accordingly and not shooting from the hips and announcing flip-flop statements.

Malaysian Hockey is very good at building castles in the air. Meaning: To make plans that have very little chance of happening & keeps talking about big-time ambitions, but it's all castles in the air. 

Firstly, accept reality with facts. Life is like the rungs on a ladder. The reason they are placed so close together is that we can learn to take baby steps and reach our destinations safely and not act recklessly, without considering the effects.

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