The National Schools Taekwondo Championships will be held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall as follows.
Primary Schools-22 & 23 April 2013 (Monday & Tuesday)
Secondary Schools-24 & 25 April 2013 (Wednesday & Thursday)
Junior Colleges-26 April 2013 (Friday)
All coaches are urged to encourage their trainees to participate in the event and support their participation by providing coaching services not only during normal training hours but also during the competition.
National Poomsae Referees and National Kyorugi Referees should take the opportunity to officiate in the competition to enhance their experience and earn credits for their promotion to the next grade. More importantly, they can take it as their personal contributions to the promotion of the sport in Singapore and the life-experience of the participants.
The National Schools Taekwondo Championships is considered as one of the major taekwondo tournaments in the calendar of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation. It warrants the support of all members especially taekwondo officials, coaches and volunteers.
Two Korean coaches who are members of the World Taekwondo Federation Peace Corps will be conducting a sparring workshop for Red 1 (Junior & Senior), Poom and Dan holders.
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At the workshop, they will be sharing with participants, not only the latest sparring techniques, but also the progressive training methods to master the skills.
Details of the workshop are as follows.
Course Title : Sparring Workshop (Basic)
Date : Sunday 27 January 2013
Time : 4.00pm to 6.30pm
Venue : STF National Training Centre
Block 80 Lorong Limau
#04-191 Singapore 320080
Eligibility : At least Red 1 (Junior & Senior)
Good fitness level (The STF reserves the right to
request proof of fitness from a medial practitioner)
Dress Code : ‘Dobok’
Certification : Certificate of Participation
Registration Fee : $30.00
(Fees paid are not refundable unless the application is rejected)
The registration form is available in the ‘Forms’ folder.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is pleased to note that some of its clubs are living the STF pledge to be helpful.
In the last posting, Induk Taekwondo brought cheers to residents of Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home as part of its community outreach programme.
Another club, Zen Martial Arts & Fitness has been contributing to society in various ways and one of its most recent involvement is in the charity event organized by Children’s Charities Association of Singapore (CCA) which is the umbrella organization of six charities – Association for Persons with Special Needs, Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore, Singapore Children’s Society, Singapore Association for the Deaf, Spastic Children’s Association of Singapore and St Andrew’s Mission Hospital for Children.
Said Zen’s administrator, Winnie Soo: “We are pleased to be able to contribute to CCA’s effort to raise fund by putting up a spectacular taekwondo performance to entertain the crowd.”
More affiliate members are encouraged to follow the fine examples of the various clubs which have participated in projects which benefit the society.
The STF has recently adopted Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home as part of its Taekwondo with a Heart programme. Mr Sunny Seow, an instructor from Poomse Club, has volunteered his services. He is delighted to see that the participants enjoy his training and are progressing well in the sport.
(This article is contributed by Mr Ronnie Yap, Induk Academy.)
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” ~ Barack Obama
Just a few days before Christmas 2012, twenty INDUK students, aged 6 to 14 years accompanied by our instructors and Sister Linda Sim from Team Gold, visited Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home, as part of the its first community outreach effort. The Home, located at Tampines, is a non-profit shelter, providing help and home to about 140 elderly residents, many from low income families, have no living relatives they could depend on and/or are on government welfare programmes.
In organizing this outreach programme, we hoped the children would be more socially aware; and the opportunity to interact and engage in the act of giving and helping the disadvantaged. To ensure a more grounded experience, students participated in the preparation before the scheduled visit – they baked cookies, made personalized greeting cards, sorted and packed the goodie bags to be distributed to all residents, as well as rehearsed on the entertainment performances.
On 20th December, our coaches and Sister Linda, with the students as eager assistants kicked off the day’s activities by conducting the Home’s daily morning exercise routine. The elderly residents were enthusiastic as they keenly followed as best as they could with the stretching exercises, kicks and punches. This was followed with entertainment, which included taekwondo performances like aerobics, creative poomsae and board breaking by the students and Sister Linda. The morning activities ended with a round of games played with much gusto and glee by the residents and students. However, the visit was not just fun and games – the team stayed on to help with chores like furniture cleaning and service during lunch at the home.
It was a successful outing as the students and instructors found purpose in helping and serving. Encouraged by the positive response from the team and the Home, we will continue with other outreach programmes that will engage our students in community work and the act of helping others.
(You can view more photos, compliments of Mr Ronnie Yap, on our Facebook page at Singapore Taekwondo Federation Official Gallery.)
The results for the final ‘Dan’ Promotion Course retest held on 8 December 2012 at the STF National Training Centre are attached.
Candidates whose results are pending must make an appointment to meet the Chairman for the Board of Examiners. They may contact the Secretariat at 6345 1491 to arrange for the meeting. All meetings must be completed by Friday 18 January 2013. Otherwise they would be considered as being unsuccessful in the promotion course.
Coaches who do not hold the Poomsae Coach qualification and need to accompany their students into the field of play for the coming April National Inter-School tournament should take the opportunity to attend the next course which would be held as follows.
Date
Sunday 20 January 2013
Time
2.30pm to 7.00pm8.00pm onwards – Tests
Place
STF National Training Centre
Dress Code
‘Dobok’
Tests
Theory and practical tests will be conducted at the end of the Course
Certification
Poomsae Coach Certificate (Level 1) for successful participants with NCAP Level 1 or Taekwondo Coaching Qualification and Poomsae Coach Certificate (Level 1P) for successful participants without the coaching qualification
Fees
On or before Monday 14 January 2013 – $70.00On or before Thursday 17 January 2013 – $90.00On the spot registration – $110.00
The primary objectives of the Poomsae Coach Course are to qualify black belts as poomsae coaches and provided them the passport to become a full-fledged national poomsae referee.The registration form is available in the ‘Forms’ folder.
The results of the NCAP Technical (Level 1) Course held on 24 & 25 November 2012 and 1, 2 & 9 December 2012 at the STF National Training Centre are attached.
Those participants who are successful are required to complete 3 months (twice a week) or 6 months (once a week) of practical coaching attachment. Trainee coaches can have their choice of schools or clubs approved by the STF for their attachment.
Form A must be returned to the STF at least two (2) weeks before they start their coaching attachment. Attachment without prior approval of STF will not be accepted.
Form B is for trainee coaches to record their attendance. It must be counter-signed by their respective club officials.
The two forms are available in the ‘Forms’ folder under the upper left bar on the STF website homepage.
On receipt of the completed Form B, the STF will issue certificates to coaches only after having satisfied that the coaches have fulfilled their obligations.
Practical attachment must be complete within 2 years of the announcement of the results. After that, the results will be considered null and void.
Please read the following important notes pertaining to the retest.
A retest will be conducted on Saturday 12 January 2013 at the National Training Centre (NTC) for those who fail either the theory, practical or both components or pledge. Theory retest will begin at 5.00pm followed by practical at 5.45pm.
Those who are interested must register for the retest by Thursday 10 January 2013. The registration fee is $20 per component. On the spot registration for the retest is $30 per component.
Those who received a provisional pass in the practical component are only required to submit a new lesson plan. Otherwise, they would be considered as failing the course. The review fee for provisional pass is $5.
Candidates for the practical retest are required to bring along a new lesson plan.
Participants are advised to read their notes to prepare for the theory retest.
The World Taekwondo Federation has, on 26 December 2012, approved the introduction of Cadet Kyorugi Championships including WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships.
With the new event, the ages for the junior category have been changed. The ages for the three categories are as follows.
Cadet
12 to 14 years old
Junior
15 to 17 years old
Senior
At least 17 years old
To prepare our cadet players for international kyorugi competition, a National Cadet Squad will be formed. It will also complement the current youth and senior squad.
The STF is inviting nominations from affiliates to launch the squad. The training for the squad members will be once a week for a period. It will be conducted on Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm starting on 4 January 2013. The frequency will increase in consultation with the players and their parents.
Clubs with cadet players who are interested to excel in the sport are encouraged to nominate them by providing their names to the Secretariat either by telephone (6345 1491) or email (stf@singapore.com).
Among other things, players must remain as members of their respective clubs to qualify for continued membership in the cadet squad. It will be the responsibility of the club coaches to inform the Secretariat if any of their members who are in the squad leaves their club.
19 players have been shortlisted to vie for places in the 17th Asian Cities Gold Cup Taekwondo Championships to be held from 22 to 24 February 2013 in Hong Kong.
The list of shortlisted players is attached.
Shortlisted players will be required to fulfill the training requirements averaging 12 hours per week to qualify for the final selection which will be held on Sunday 20 January 2013 at 12.00pm at the STF National Training Centre.
The number of players who will eventually board the plane will be decided by the selectors at the final trial.
Those who are not selected to train for the final trial are encouraged to continue training for future selections. For them, the outcome of the selection simply means that they are not ready for international competitions.
All shortlisted players are requested to report for briefing and training on Sunday 30 December 2012 at 12.00pm at the STF National Training Centre.
