Caritas Chong Yuet Ming Secondary School
18/07/2017
Regain confidence and be a better self (13/12/2016)
Growing from the football field (Updated on 26/04/2017)
Learning from seniors (Updated on 18/07/2017)
Regain confidence and be a better self (13/12/2016)
At times, seductions in the society confuse teenagers, making them lose their directions in life and forget their potentials. Joseph Ng, head coach for 18 years at Caritas Chong Yuet Ming School, believes that the best way to retrieve teenagers’ self-confidence is to put on their soccer shoes and fight side by side with their fella on the football field.
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Joseph believes that teenagers can gain skills and mental rewards if they spend efforts in training on the football field.
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Joseph is well aware of the importance of giving trust and encouragement at teenagers’ growing stage.
In his 18 years of teaching, one student who was referred by a counseller to join the football team, particularly impresses Joseph. Joseph witnessed his change from being an indolent student to one with self-confidence and self-assurance on the football field, and later even helped the school beat the defending champion at the inter-school competition. The fun, joy from victory and the sense of fulfillment from teamwork in football helped him to step out from his doubt in himself, retrieve his goal and motivation, and be positive with his future. Once a marginal youth, the student later entered into workforce and started his own business. This perfect ending has always inspired Joseph to do better.
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Joseph hopes to help the players to regain their self-confidence and self-awareness through the JC School Football Development Scheme.
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The training approach of Christopher O’Brien, Head Coach of Manchester United Soccer School, focuses on ‘having fun’, which echoes with Joseph’s teaching style.
Joseph sees that football is a gift in each individual. It brings teenagers who once set back confidence and directions. Through the JC School Football Development Programme, Joseph expects to become an all-rounded coach, training up the determination and courage of teenagers who once got lost.
Growing from the football field (Updated on 26/04/2017)
To Joseph, football field is a stage with uncountable possibilities. Teenagers can grow and receive positive impacts from his stage.
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Joseph, head coach at Caritas Chong Yuet Ming School leads the football training and explains the details and key points of the training to the players.
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Joseph blends in well with the team and warms them up under a friendly atmosphere.
Daniel Lee reveals that he used to be introverted and shied away from people. However, after one inter-school competition, he joined the Joseph’s football team and experienced a change in his personality thanks to football and Joseph.
Football is a team sport in which communication with others is essential. According to Daniel, Joseph always sets a good example and uses his life experience to communicate with the players. When the team does not give its best performance or faces failures, he always teach the team ways of improvement with patience, and grow together with the team. The fact that Joseph being a teacher and also a friend to Daniel has enabled him to regain his confidence on the football field and be more willing to express himself. His interpersonal skill has also improved.
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Midfield player Daniel Lee expresses that football gives him confidence. He used to be introverted, but now he has the courage to face others and sees difficulties and challenges from a positive side.
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Joseph gives instructions to the team, corrects and raises their training performance.
Daniel says with confidence that the best reward from the JC School Football Development Scheme is not to be afraid of making mistakes, because he believes that with confidence, once can learn from mistakes and naturally overcomes every challenge.
Learning from seniors (Updated on 18/07/2017)
In the third school visit training, Joseph took the chance to gather some graduates to join the training with the football team. He reminds the Caritas Chong Yuet Ming School team to learn from their seniors’ experience.
Kin Hei Chan, who successfully started and runs his own business, graduated from Caritas Chong Yuet Ming School in 2007. Looking back, he thinks Joseph’s passion in football teaching had inspired his life and helped him to retrieve his goal and motivation. Kin Hei said Joseph is a teacher and also a friend to him. Joseph’s encourage and strong urge opened his heart and shaped him into a more sociable person who is not afraid to try new things.
Considering the future of Caritas Chong Yuet Ming School football team, Kin Hei as a senior hopes that Joseph can maintain his passion in football and helps more juniors in the football team to regain their confidence from the football training, and embrace challenges in the future.
