Netting The Gold Medal At Netball Championship

BUKIT Jalil Sports School (BJSS) is well prepared to defend its gold medal in the Singapore Sports School invitational netball championship starting tomorrow.

BJSS showed its supremacy when it won the BJSS invitational netball championship held at the Olympic Hall in BJSS recently.

In the five-team championship, BJSS defeated South Africa’s Marais Viljoen High School 66-23 in the final. Singapore Sports School finished third after a slim 49-44 win over Sri Lanka’s Kalutara Balika Vidisaya.

 

We are the champs: The BJSS players and coach Choo Kon Lee (left) with their prizes.

The fifth team was Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS) represented by Form One and Form Two students.

Players from BJSS also won three of the four individual awards. International Norashikin Kamal Zaman was named the Best Shooter; Nursyafazliyana Mohd Ali as the Best Defender while Nuru Adha Abu Bakar won the Best Player award. Marais Viljoen High School’s Kylie Jardine was voted as the Best Attacker.
BJSS coach Choo Kon Lee said they were pleased to win the title.

Got it: Nurashikin Kamal Zaman (centre) getting the ball despite being pressured.

“The championship was part of our preparations for the championship in Singapore. Looking at the players’ impressive performance, we are on the right track to defend the gold medal in Singapore,’’ said Choo.
The BJSS invitational netball championship was part of the programme as a Cluster School. The championship also served as an opportunity for Choo to evaluate the players.

“We did not have the Form Five players as they were involved in the SPM examination. The players were from Form Three and Form Four. In fact all the players have shown progress but the big test will come in Singapore,’’ said Choo.

Last year, BJSS became the champions in Singapore after defeating Newcastle from Australia. There were six teams in the fray. However this year, the championship has attracted 10 teams, including outfits from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Choo said the championship would be an exciting affair and it would be a big challenge to them. They have a reliable player in Norashikin. The towering Norashikin has an impressive scoring rate and had represented Malaysia in the World Junior championship and Asian championship.

“Norashikin scoring rate is about 90% and that makes her a consistent player. But we have other players who are equally capable of getting the points,’’ said Choo.

RESULTS
 BJSS bt Marais Viljoen High School, South Africa 66-23
Final:

Third: Singapore Sport School bt Kalutara Balika Vidiyasaya, Sri Lanka 49-44

Best Defender: Nursyafazliyana Mohd Ali (BJSS)

Best Attacker: Kylie Jardine (Marais Viljoen High School)

Best Shooter: Norashikin Kamal Zaman (BJSS)

Best Player: Nurul Adha Abu Bakar (BJSS)