Tuesday May 5, 2009
BJSS, BPSS bent on exposing young players in Division One
KUALA LUMPUR: Division Two champions and runners-up, Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) and Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS), will turn their attention to the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) Division One (Open category) challenge which starts on May 15.
BJSS completed the double on Sunday when they defeated BPSS on penalties to win the overall title in the MHL Under-19 category. Earlier, they edged out BPSS for the Division Two league (Under-19) title.
Both teams have added new players to their current squad but their emphasis will be to expose their young players rather than vying for the Division One title.
BJSS, who used only 18 players in the double triumph in Division Two, have promoted four 16-year-olds from the junior squad for the Open competition. They are T. Ganeisha, Ahmad Amirul Alias, Christnall Michael Jeng and Mohamed Asraf Bahari.
BPSS have added two more players — goalkeeper Mohamed Faris and Raja Mohamed Hafizi — to their squad.
BJSS coach S. Prakash said that the promotion of the four junior players was to give them the experience of playing against the senior teams.
“We will not be unduly worried about the score lines. The aim is to give every player ample chance to play. We want them to learn and understand our playing style and rectify their mistakes as they progress.
“We will try to win matches for sure. But the ultimate aim is to learn from the outing,” he added.
BPSS coach Wan Mohamed Roslan said the experience gained from playing in the senior league last year has paid off.
“That is why we are able to make a challenge for the league and overall title this year. The players have matured and learned to play better. Our participation in Division One is purely for development purposes” said Wan Mohamed.
Eleven teams will play in Division One. Besides the two sports schools, the others are RMAF Rajawali, Dolphin, Armed Forces-Airod, Armed Forces Juniors, Border Rangers Club, Ipoh City Hall, Malacca City, Unimap and UiTM.
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