The 2016 National Taekwondo Kyorugi Championships will be on 27 & 28 August 2016 (Saturday and Sunday) and 3 & 4 September 2016 (Saturday and Sunday) at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
Documents pertaining to the competition are attached.
For this year’s competition, please note the following information.
· The organizers will not accept incomplete submission. Submission after the closing date – that is, 10 August 2016 (Wednesday) after 1600 hours – will be rejected.
· Participating team must provide at least one referee per every 30 participants for the duration of the championships to qualify for participation. The referee may not be the same person. For example, it is acceptable for a club to submit four referees, one each for every competition day. A club will be barred from future participation if its referee fails to fulfil his or her obligations without the approval of the Tournament Chairman.
· Each affiliate is allowed to field in more than one player per weight category per division.
· The eligibility grade for the national championships shall be based on April 2016 ,second quarter grading season or the player’s last grading before April 2016 if he or she did not take his or her grading in that month.
· Strictly not allowed to employ coaches from other clubs to coach their members during the competitions andfield their athletes under other clubs
· Clubs must produce sufficient coaches to take care of their own athletes during the competition especially when 4 courts are used. Athletes will bedisqualifiedif coaches from their clubs are not available to accompany them to the arena. It will not be acceptable to use the excuse that the athlete’s coach is at another court as the competition cannot be delayed
· Introduction of head kicks for cadets (12 to 14) and juniors (15 to 17) to provide them the opportunity to optimize their skill development.There will be two categories for the two divisions – that is cadet and junior players can participate in either the head kick or non-kick category. For the head kick category, players will be required to wear headgear with protective face shield.
. Weigh-in shall be conducted on the competition day . During Weigh-in contestant shall wear T-shirt & short. However, weigh-in may be conducted in the nude if the contest wishes to do so (Inside room). There will be only one weigh-in. Players who are over weight or under weight shall be disqualified. A weigh-in machine similar to the one used for the official weigh-in shall be provided for the players to check their weight before they are officially weighed. No weight allowance will be given.
· Daedo PSS will be used for all categories. The organizer will only provide the head gear, trunk protector and sensing socks.
If you require any clarifications, please do not hesitate to call Mr Andy Lee (Tournament Chairman) at 91064421 or any of the Secretariat staff at 63451491.
We look forward to your continued support and co-operation for a smooth, successful and memorable tournament.