Panyee FC Essay

Panyee FC takes place in Southern Thailand 1986, on a floating village where a group of boys were inspired by watching soccer on tv. In their village not many sports were played. The boys have very bright ideas throughout the whole story and are very inspiring. Most of all, the boys in Panyee FC solved problems as a team.

The boys in Panyee FC solved problems as a team when, they wanted to play soccer but no one in their village played soccer, so there was no team for them to join. For example, “On our island we loved to watch football. But no one had ever actually played it.” This shows, that the boys have to figure out how they would play soccer or they won’t be able to play. One example to show how they solved this problem is, “One day one of the boys had an idea. He suggested we form a team of our own. When the other villagers heard our plan they thought it was ridiculous.” This shows, the boys figured out how they could play soccer.

The boys in Panyee FC solved problems as a team when, the boys didn’t have any place to play soccer in their village, but they figured out how to play. In the video, there was barely any space for two people to pass each other so, one of them was on his bike and the guy riding his bike fell in the water because there was not enough space to pass the other person. For example, “We realized they were right, we had nowhere to play or even practice.” This shows, the boys can’t play soccer unless they figure out how they would get space for practicing. One example that shows how they solved this problem is, “This was a real problem because where we live space wasn’t something we had. We figured we’d have to create our own space.” This shows, the boys can finally play and practice soccer if it works out.

The boys in Panyee FC solved problems as a team when, it was difficult for them to play on the wet mushy grass when water was filling up their shoes. For example, “The semi started badly. It was raining heavily and the other team were really good. Our boots filled with water… which slowed us down a lot. The other team were two up by halftime.” This shows, the boys had a rough start to the semifinal, but if they don’t figure out how to catch up they will lose badly. An example to show the solution is, “After a bad first half we needed to do something. So we got rid of our wet boots. Playing in bare feet was more comfortable for all of us. We were light on our feet and could move much faster. We scored two goals and evened the score. This shows, they had a very bright idea and decided to take off their shoes, which worked because they were used to being barefoot on a wet slippery surface.

Panyee FC showed me that even if you start with nothing you can always end up with something amazing just like a team with youth world champions. The boys solved problems as a team and used a lot of teamwork skills too. At first the boys were inexperienced and didn’t know everything about soccer, but once they grew up they became more experienced and learned more about the sport.