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hockey.gif (105701 bytes)    The Boundary Street Team in 94

cdr.jpg (87748 bytes)   The Club De Recreio Team in 98 APR

SQUAD1.JPG (62761 bytes)                          The Developement Squad in 96-97

teamphoto.jpg (53276 bytes)   The Zenith Team 98-99

I started learning hockey in the Junior Hockey Promotion Scheme 1993 of Urban Council. I attended the beginner course in the Summer of F.6. I had a classmate who learnt indoor hockey in Aberdeen one year before but she didn't like that at all. However, I want to taste a new experience of this 'strange' sports. As a result, I went to apply the course at Lok Fu centre on my own. Miss Chu and Mr. Wu were my instructors. At that time, I didn't think hockey is interesting.
After the Phase I training, my coach, Wu Pak Fu, persuade me and 2 other students to go to the Boundary Street Centre.  Frankie Yung was another coach there. I made  made lot of friends there although I didn't know how to control the ball. We had many gatherings other than the courses. In 94 April, I was having my AL exam lar, but HKHA organized a Youth hockey Camp at HKSI. I went there anyway and got my second hurt (the first was a hurt at my head toe on my foot) in my hockey life - a boy follow-through his stick to hit at my eye bow lar and  Actually I didn't realize my bleeding until a coach rush to me to use his hand cover my hurt! I went to the emergency room and returned to have dinner late that night. In spite of that, I still felt happy in the camp.
Later, my friend in boundary centre Chan Hing Kai introduced me to the Tertiary Institute Hockey (TIH)'s beginner course at 94 AUG. I joined the TIH and Club De Recreio (CDR) team since then.
From 94 to 97, TIH played in the Division II of HKHA league. Since 97 Winter, HA introduce a new league called mid-week and put TIH into there. I was in the TIH committee from 96 to 99. I had been promotion officer, convenor, secretary and comittee member. I learnt how to organize the hockey courses and helped to coach. The most difficult one was the convenor post, I needed to organize the team probably in order to keep the team in Div II. I tried the first umpiring at that year. I also played friendly match with Glenlola-collegiate school from Australia at that year. In the TIH committee, I got many good friends such as Kai, Cat, Sesy, Nelson, Vicky and Rickie.
In 94-95, CDR was in Division III, it was promoted to Division II in 96. In 98, we even got into Division I! I am happy to view the progress of the team. I got many league experience there. In 96 Mid-Autumn, I went to Singapore to play matches with the team. We were quite 團結  and 融洽in the team. However, I was still 場上一隻盲頭烏蠅 at that time.
From 97, I joined the Hong Kong team squad training. I just want to play more hockey and get some improvement. My current team coach Mr. Lee Chun Lay was the coach in the trainings. I learnt the real hockey since then and got great improvements in my skills under his coaching even I was not in his team. At least I know how to control my ball calmly in the match game.
After invitations for 2 years from my current teammates, I joined the Zenith team in 99 Winter. It was the 5th team in Divison I in 98-99 (The highest standing for all chinese team). It is a dream team with the best coach and good players (many of them are former HK team members). All of them have the same goal - to play good hockey, to support development of HK Hockey! I am sure that I can get even more improvements in the future!