The results of the Poomsae Coach Upgrading Course retest held on Friday 31 July 2015 at the STF National Training Centre are attached.
Overall Results for NCAP (Level 2) Technical Course (2015)
The NCAP (Level 2) Technical Course results are attached.
Successful candidates may apply for or upgrade their coach pass at the Secretariat during office hours.
Please contact the Secretariat at 6345 1491 on Tuesday 11 August 2015 for further instructions if your name has been indicated with an asterisk (*).
2015 PA-STF Competitors’ List & Blank Fixtures
The competitors’ list and blank fixtures for the 2015 PA-STF Taekwondo Championships are attached.
All participating clubs are advised to send at least one representative for the briefing and drawing of lots which will be held on Saturday 8 August 2015 from 4.30pm at the STF National Training Centre.
Please bring along a copy of the competitors list and blank fixtures. All amendments or corrections must be made before the commencement of the drawing of lots.
2015 Ambassador Cup National Kyorugi Championships
The 42nd National Taekwondo Kyorugi Championships (Ambassador Cup) will be on 5 & 6 September2015 (Saturday and Sunday) and 12 & 13 September 2015 (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, 12 August 2015 (Wednesday) after 1600 hours – will be rejected.
· Every participating team must provide at one referee 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 fulfill his or her obligations without the approval of the Tournament Chairman.
· Each affiliate is allowed to field in only one player per weight category per division.
· The eligibility grade for the national championships shall be based on April 2015 grading or the player’s last grading before April 2015 if he or she did not take his or her grading in that month.
· New rules without video replay shall be adopted. This means, among other things, that points will be awarded on a graduated system.
· 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.
· Male and female players are required to wear the following equipment on entering the arena: head gear, trunk protector, forearm guard, shin guard groin guard, gloves and mouth piece. 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.
2015 National Kyorugi Referee Refresher Seminar (30 August 2015)
The annual Kyorugi Referee Refresher Seminar will be held on Sunday 30 August 2015 from 2.00pm to 6.00pm.
The venue will be announced at a later date.
All active kyorugi referees must attend the seminar to have their licenses to officiate extended by a year. Coaches who are national referees are also encouraged to participate in the seminar. The knowledge will be invaluable to them if they wish to continue to be effective coaches.
Kyorugi referees with expired licenses may also attend the seminar. Their licenses will be renewed if they pass the assessment which will be conducted at the end of the seminar for all participants.
As the provision of referees is a pre-condition for participation in all STF organized or sanctioned tournaments, it is important for clubs to have their own pool of qualified referees.
The seminar will cover, among other things, the latest amendments to the competition rules and regulations.
Participants are to come prepared with their ‘dobok’ and writing materials. They should be well prepared for the numerous tests which will be conducted to ensure that they are fit mentally and physically to officiate. They should also be ready to recite the pledges. Those who fail in any of the tests will have to be retested within a week or so.
We plan to end the seminar punctually. However, if the overwhelming number of participants does not allow us to do so, they must be prepared for the seminar to end later.
The registration fees are as follows.
– Closing date : Wednesday 26 August 2015) – $30.00
– After closing date – $50.00
The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
4th SYOF – Programme, Competitors’ List and Protector Sizes
The 4th Singapore Youth Olympic Festival (SYOF) Taekwondo Championships will be held on 1 & 2 August 2015 (Saturday & Sunday) at Woodlands Sports Complex.
The organizers would like to highlight the following.
- Every participating team must provide at one referee 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.However, the referee must be present throughout the duration of the competition.A club will be barred from future participation if its referee fails to fulfill his or her obligations without the approval of the Tournament Chairman. Poomsae referees must report at 1.00pm on Saturday 1 August 2015 and kyorugi referees at 9.30am on Sunday 2 August 2015 to the Tournament Chairman.
- 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.
- Male and female players are required to wear the following equipment on entering the arena: head gear (blue or red only), trunk protector, forearm guard, shin guard, groin guard, gloves and mouth piece. Daedo PSS will be used for all categories. The organizer will only provide the head gear, trunk protector and sensing socks.
Recycled sensing socks will be provided. If competitors are concerned with the hygiene, they may purchase them at the venue. The cost of the sensing socks is S$90 per pair.
The programme, fixtures and protector sizes are attached.
If you require any clarifications, please do not hesitate to call Mr Andy Lee (Tournament Chairman) at 9106 4421 or any of the Secretariat staff at 6345 1491.
May we take this opportunity to wish all participants a smooth, successful and memorable tournament.
39th Annual General Meeting – Resolutions
The 39th Annual General Meeting has been scheduled to be held on Saturday, 19 September 2015 at 2.30pm at the STF National Training Centre, Block 80 Lorong Limau #04-191, Singapore 320080.
All resolutions for the meeting should be submitted to the
Secretary-General
Singapore Taekwondo Federation
260A Tanjong Katong RoadSingapore 437048
by 3 September 2015.
The agenda for the meeting and the Committee’s reports will be sent to you in due course.
Re-elected for the 3rd Time
Mr Milan Kwee, Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) President, has been re-elected as a member of the Singapore National Olympic Council at its Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 22 July 2015 at Raffles Town Club.
Five National Sports Association (NSA) representatives stood for election. Mr Kwee was one of the three elected. The other two were Ms Juliana Seow from Fencing Singapore and Dr Melanie Chew from Equestrian Federation of Singapore.
Based on the results, Mr Kwee seemed to the most popular among the candidates as he garnered the highest number of votes. This came as no surprise for some as he had good personal relationship with officials from a number of NSAs. He had also contributed actively as a member of the Council by, among other things, heading the Organizing Committee of the Singapore Sports Awards Night 2014.
The STF is proud of Mr Kwee’s achievement and is delighted to know that he is committed to the improvement of not only taekwondo but sports in Singapore.
Unarmed Combat Course (Level 1) Results (July 2015)
The results for the Unarmed Combat Course (Level 1) held on 4 & 5 July 2015 at the STF Naitonal Training Centre are attached.
Participants who failed are to report to the course conductor for a retest Wednesday 29 July 2015 at 7.30pm at the STF National Training Centre. The retest fee is $20. Otherwise they will be considered to be unsuccessful in the course.
Important Information – Change of Competition Format for National Poomsae
In view of the overwhelming response to the 9th National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships 2015, the Management Commitee, in its meeting on 21 July 2015, has decided to change the competition format from the usual cut-off system featuring preliminaries, semi-finals and finals to combining the preliminary and the semi-final rounds.
If there are 9 or more contestants in the category, all contestants will compete as semi-finalists. Therefore, they will perform the semi-final poomsae – Keumgang. The final poomsae, Taeback, reminds unchanged.
The Tournament Chairman is working out a new schedule for contestants to report at the competition venue. Please look out for it on this website!