The programme and list of competitors for the 8th National Poomsae Taekwondo Championships which will be held on Saturday 7 June 2014 and Sunday 8 June 2014 are attached.
All participating clubs are reminded that they are required to provide one poomsae referee each. Performers from clubs without referees for the competition will not be allowed to compete.
Referees are to report to Mr Andy Lee one hour before the commencement of the tournament on both competition days.
All volunteers are to report to Mr Andy Lee on Saturday 7 June 2014 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall at 9.00am to assist in the set up.
The Chairman, Board of Referees, has approved the following promotions.
KYORUGI
Class 3P to 3
No
Name
Date of Promotion
12
Teo Lye Hock AlvinIsaiah John Thomas
30 May 201430 May 2014
POOMSAE
Class 3P to 3
No
Name
Date of Promotion
1
Derrick Tang
30 May 2014
2
Ang Hui Xin
30 May 2014
3
Teo Lye Hock Alvin
30 May 2014
4
Woon Yong Chuang
30 May 2014
Class 3 to 2
No
Name
Date of Promotion
1
Teo Wei Feng Benjamin
30 May 2014
All national referees are advised to apply for promotion when they meet the promotion requirements. The promotion criteria can be found on the Singapore Taekwondo Federation website under ‘Guidelines’.
The next grading preparation workshop will be held as follows.
Date
Saturday 14 June 2014
Time
5.00pm to 8.00pm
Venue
STF National Training Centre Blk 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080
Dress Code
‘Dobok’
Certification
Certificate of Participation
Fee
On or before Monday 9 June 2014 – $30.00On or before Thursday 12 June 2014 – $40.00On the spot registration – $50.00(Fees paid are not refundable unless the application is rejected.)
The workshop is open to red (senior and junior), poom and black belt holders.
The primary objective of the workshop is to point out to participants their performance flaws and the areas they should work on from the examiners’ perspective. This will give the candidates a better chance of passing.
During the workshop, participants will be briefed on the grading guidelines and the expectations of the examiners.
Coaches may use the information acquired by their students at the workshop as a basis to guide them for their grading.
All candidates who have attended the workshop are reminded to submit a copy of the certificate of participation with their grading applications.
For red (junior) and 1st poom candidates, a copy of the certificate should be attached to their grading cards. This is necessary for the examiners to give them special consideration, if required.
The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
The 3rd Singapore Youth Olympic Festival (SYOF) Taekwondo Kyorugi Championships will be held on 31 May 2014 & 1 June 2014 (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 3.00pm on 31 May 2014 and kyorugi referees at 9.00am on 1 June 2014 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. Instep guard is optional. The organizer will NOT be providing the equipment.
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.
Submission for the Grading can only be at the STF office during office hours.
Please ensure that ALL grading cards are properly completed and duly endorsed. A recent photograph of the candidate must be attached.
For ALL candidates who are going for Red 1 & above , please have the following documents during submission:
a. Candidate’s grading card
b. 1 photocopy of the candidate’s Identity Card (front & back) / Birth Certificate (for candidate below age of 12)
c. 2 recent IC / passport photographs of the candidate
d. Form B (duly completed)
Submission will not be accepted if any of the documents is not available or, for Form B, partially completed.
Submission will not be accepted if candidate fails to produce any of the documents mentioned above.
The last day of submission is on 23 JUNE 2014 (MONDAY) . Any submission after this date will be considered as LATE SUBMISSION.
Late submissions for candidates taking Red 1 & above are to be done within two (2) weeks from 24 JUNE 2014 (Tuesday). Submission beyond the grace period of two (2) weeks WILL NOT be accepted. An administrative fee will be charged accordingly for late submission. The charges are as follows:
Period of Late Submission
Administrative Fee Chargeable
1st subsequent week from last day of submission(24 JUNE 2014 – 30 JUNE 2014)
SGD 10.00
2nd subsequent week from last day of submission( 1 JULY 2014 – 7 JULY 2014 )
50% of the grading fee payable by candidates for their respective grades.
An administrative fee of SGD 5.00 will be charged for late submission of candidates taking all other grades except Brown 1 & above.
A roll call will be taken at 1.30pm for Red 1 (Senior) candidates going for 1st dan and 2.30pm for 1st dan and higher candidates. Those who miss the roll call will be considered as ABSENT or LATECOMERS. Latecomers will not be graded.
Candidates are to turn up in proper dress code (as stipulated by the STF) for the grading. Candidates who fail to comply with the dress code will not be allowed to take the grading.
Supplementary Grading can only be conducted two (2) weeks before or after the Centralised Grading and will be subjected to the approval of the Grading Department.
Candidates will be taking the grading at their own risk and therefore will not hold the Federation, the Grading Department or anyone so concerned, responsible for any injuries, accidents or mishaps that may befall on them during the course of the grading.
For any enquiries, please contact the STF Secretariat Office or the Grading Department.
