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Review for NCAP (Level 2) Participants

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A review will be conducted for all NCAP (Level 2) participants on Saturday 14 December 2013 at 5.00pm at the STF National Training Centre.

Participants who wished to attend the review must register by Monday 9 December 2013.  The review will include a summation of their presentations and YPI.

Only those who have not completed the practical component will be required to give their presentation and submit their YPI on the day of the review. 

Participants who do not register or complete the required component would be considered as being unsuccessful in the course.

Another Overseas Competition Opportunity Open to Affiliates

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Another Overseas Competition Opportunity Open to Affiliates

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation has been invited to participate in the 1st Bali Mok’s Junior Taekwondo International Championship 2014 which will be held from 11 to 13 January 2014 in Lila Bhuana Sport Center Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

If your club is interested to field a team for the tournament, the full details are attached.

Participating clubs would be responsible for all matters and expenses pertaining to the competition.

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Sister Linda Sim Misses a World Medal

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Sister Linda Sim Misses a World Medal

Sister Linda Sim, who has a couple of international medals under her belt, was looking forward to increasing her medal collection at the 8th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships staged from 31 October to 3 November 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. But it was not to be as nerves got the better of her in the final.

After finishing third in the semi-final round to earn for herself a berth in the final, Sister Linda was eager to improve her position for a better medal color. That was a possibility as she scored a high 7.40 points for her first poomsae. At that point, the highest average score was 7.27 points.

Her supporters were optimistic that she would end up on the podium in the competition which attracted the best of the best, including World Champions – some many times over, in every category.

Sister Linda started off well for her second poomsae, which happened to be her favorite. Midway through her performance, she succumbed to a brief mental block which was possibly caused by the tremendous pressure of her wanting to do well.

Whatever it was, it was enough to result in her undoing. She registered a score of 7.04 points. Her average score for the two poomsae was 7.22 missing out on the bronze medal by 0.02.

Said a disappointed Sister Linda: “I did not know what had happened. If I was nervous, I did not feel it. I was going with the flow of the poomsae. And suddenly, I was lost. I was able to recover quickly but unfortunately I was punished for the temporary lapse. Well, that was part and parcel of the game.”

The other two Singapore representatives were Kang Rui Jie and Chelsea Sim. Both of them acquitted themselves well at the competition. Chelsea won a place in the semi-final after beating 16 performers in the individual category but could not go further. She and Kang teamed up to compete in the team event. The Singapore pair cleared the preliminary stage. In the semi-final, they gave of their best but it was not good enough for them to book a place in the final.

Changes of Date for Asian Cities Selection Trials

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The STF has received numerous requests from club officials and coaches to change the date for the Asian Cities Gold Cup Tournament citing various reasons ranging from school camps to overseas school trips.

The selection trials will be changed to Friday 22 November 2013 at 7.30pm at the STF National Training Centre.  The last day of submission is 19 November 2013.

The other details, available at http://www.stf.sg/international-news/1204-asian-cities-tourney-selection-trials, remain unchanged.

Delay in the Release of NCAP (Level 2) Results

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The results of the NCAP (Level 2) Technical Course will be released at latest in the second week of November.

The examiners require more time to discuss on the evaluation of  the participants.  It is necessary to give the participants the fairest outcome.

We apologize to all the participants if we have caused some anxiety because of the long wait.

Suspended for the Use of Vulgarity

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Ms Veronica Phua, a coach from ACME Taekwondo, has been suspended from all activities organized or sanctioned by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) for one year.

During the period of suspension, she will be required to undertake projects to promote the positive values of taekwondo and its beneficial effect on character building under the mentorship of Dr Ho Mun Wai, STF 1st Vice-President.

In a posting on Twitter, Ms Phua used vulgar language liberally which was prejudicial to the conduct of a good coach. The STF was also brought into disrepute when she used profanities on the taekwondo pledge by calling it the @#$%& pledge.

All coaches are reminded to conduct themselves with decorum at all times as they are upheld by their students as role models. Using profanities in any form of communication will send the wrong signal and confuse the students.

The STF has zero tolerance, as far as coaches are concerned, for any behavior which is detrimental to the image of organization. For that matter, it will not allow anyone to undermine its effort to promote taekwondo as a character development sport. 

Referee Promotion 25 October 2013

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Referee Promotion 25 October 2013

The Chairman, Board of Referees, has approved the following promotions.

KYORUGI 
   
Class 3P to 3 
   
NoNameDate of Promotion
1Ng Ming Wei11-Aug-13
2Ng Jia Hao2-Sep-13
3Sim Yu Xuan2-Sep-13
4Tan Ying Xin Amanda2-Sep-13
5Quek Wei Qiang Edwin5-Sep-13
6Liew Kong Yong Ronnie17-Sep-13
7Lin Huixian Xanthe18-Sep-13
8Yeak Jia Yun Kimberly18-Sep-13
9Soo Wei Ni Winnie18-Sep-13
   
   
Class 3 to 2 
   
NoNameDate of Promotion
1Tan Junwei Jason11-Aug-13
2Lee Zhen Chong27-Sep-13
   
   
Class 2 to 1 
   
NoNameDate of Promotion
1Lai Hai Mei2-Sep-13
2Low Zi Ping Melvin2-Sep-13
3Ong Bee Ai Alice27-Sep-13
   
   
   
POOMSAE 
   
Class 3 to 2 
   
NoNameDate of Promotion
1Ong Ker Seng Peter27-Sep-13
2Teo Yeow Hong27-Sep-13

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’.

Asian Cities Tourney Selection Trials

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The Singapore Taekwondo Federation will be conducting open selection trials for the 18th Asian Cities Gold Cup Taekwondo Championships which will be held from 7 to 9 February 2014 in Hong Kong.

All affiliates are invited to participate in the open trials for both Kyorugi and Poomsae events.

The selection details are as follows.

Date                :          Sunday 10 November 2013

Venue             :           STF National Training Centre

                                  Block 80 Lorong Limau

                                  #04-191 Singapore 320080

Time               :           Poomsae

                                  Trial                –           12.00pm

                                                                    *Poomsae

                                                                    –       Taegeuk 6 to Sipjin (18 to 29 years old only)

                                                                              (*3 poomsae will be selected at random)

                                   Kyorugi

                                    Weigh-in        –           11.00am

                                    Trial                –           1.00pm

                                    Age Group     –           12 to 14 years old (Cadet – Male Only)

                                                                        15 to 17 years old (Junior)

                                                                        18 years & above (Senior)

All participants must be SINGAPORE CITIZENS and are STF poom or black belt holders.

Please fill in the attached forms and submit them to the Secretariat by Thurday 7 November 2013.  There is no limit to the number of players each affiliate can field.  We reserve the right not to accept late submission, incomplete forms or registration without the necessary supporting documents.

Registered players and performers for the trials are to report at the STF National Training Centre by 11.00am.  Kyorugi players hall be considered for the category based on their actual weight on the day of the weigh-in and not according to the weight submitted in the form as we do not want to disqualify any players.  No weight allowance will be given.

Shortlisted players and performers will be required to fulfill the training requirements averaging 12 hours per week to qualify for the final selection which is scheduled to be held on Sunday 13 January 2013.

The panel of selectors will comprise any 3 of the following senior technical members.

–       Mr Steven Soh

–       Mr Chin Khee Shin

–       Mr RA Jeyaraman

–       Mr Lee Thiam Poh

–       Mr Tan Kok Heng

The player’s undertaking form is also attached.  The form must be signed by parents for players/performers under the age of 21 years old.  Players/performers will not be allowed to participate in the trials if they do not comply with the administrative requirements.

The trials would be open for observation by participants and the registered accompanying coaches only.   Please note that no photography and video recording will be allowed.

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NCAP (Level 1) Technical Course

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The NCAP (Level 1) Taekwondo Course will be held on 9, 10 & 23 November 2013 and 1 & 8 December 2013 at the STF National Training Centre.

The primary objective of the course is to provide basic knowledge of coaching taekwondo skills.  On completing the course, participants will be able to organize practice sessions which are safe and challenging for taekwondo athletes.

Additional information on the course is attached.

The registration form is available in the Forms folder.

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Taekwondo: Good for my Daughter

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Here is an unedited testimonial from Mr Alex Lim, father of Lynette Lim.

“Lynette Lim is an Anglican TKD alumna, who started TKD lessons at Elias CC when she was in Primary 3. As she progressed from white belt to junior black belt, she was particularly keen on Kyorugi and trained very hard with coaches at Elias CC, Mountbatten CC and Tampines Changkat CC. With reinforced discipline and intense trainings by dedicated coaches, especially Coach Tan Tak Hua and Master Lee, and a personal desire to excel, Lynette had managed to win various prizes in both Poomsae and Kyorugi competitions.

At Secondary 2, she decided to dedicate more time on her new found interest in track and field jumps. Although the sport is different, she recognizes that to do well, there is still the need for the same discipline, focus and inspiration, which she learnt while in Anglican TKD. She brought this fighting spirit and attitude into jumps and continue do well by winning prizes and breaking records. http://www.tnp.sg/sss/content/seventh-heaven-lynette

I hope the young students at Anglican TKD appreciate the opportunity to learn something while having TKD lessons. It is not just about how well you kick or block, but the discipline, fighting spirit and attitude that you need to bring into the sport. As a parent, I am proud of her achievements regardless in TKD or jumps and I am equally appreciative of the fact that her time spent at Anglican TKD played a significant role in her childhood development. I hope her achievements will be an inspiration to others just like she got hers from Anglican TKD.

Thank you to Master Lee, Coach Tan, other coaches (Sin-Yu, Pei-Qi, Esther and others, whom I apologise that I can’t remmember everyone’s names) and sparring partners who had trained with her.

P.S. Lynette has just been nominated for the top 10 TNP School Sports Stars 2013 – http://www.tnp.sg/sss/webform/vote-your-top-10-tnp-school-sports-stars-2013. Appreciate if you could also support her. Many thanks in advance!”

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation is confident that the training of taekwondo has resulted in life-changing experiences for the better for many participants. It will continue to be at the forefront of proactively promoting taekwondo as a tool for character development.  

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