SINGAPORE: In a secondary school hall on a cool Wednesday evening, the world No 1 women's tchoukball team is being put through the paces.Half an hour before training begins, the chatter of voices echoes off the walls.
Court shoes are laced up, knee guards are slipped on, warm-ups are under way.Given that they only have two venues islandwide where they can train for free, court time is limited and valuable.
Every minute counts.“Players know that with every time we are on court, we have to maximise it,” team captain Irene Tan told CNA. “We share the court space with eight different squads, so there has to be a schedule with the different timings.”But this is nothing new.
This is a team and a sport used to making the most of what little they have. "The heart and the passion are definitely very important," said Tan's team-mate Angie Ng. "The little resources have helped us to not take things for granted.