All Club leaders, administrators and coaches are advised to not only prepare their players for next year’s competitions but also ensure that sufficient qualified officials are available to support their team.

The qualified officials include coaches and referees (both poomsae and kyorugi) which all participating clubs must provide as a condition for participation.

This year several clubs have problems getting coaches and referees and as a result they had to ‘beg’ the other more organized clubs to help them. It is certainly not healthy to depend on others as the others may not be that generous the next time.

The STF will be conducting a series of courses which clubs should take advantage of. It is better to have more qualified officials than not enough or no official.  

The Tournament Committee under the leadership of Mr Lee Thiam Poh is working out the tournament dates. The schedules will be announced as soon as it is ready.

The National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships will be held as follows:

• 11 & 12 April 2011   –           Primary Schools       
• 13 & 14 April 2011   –           Secondary Schools 
• 15 April 2011             –           Junior Colleges

You may email the STF at tkdf@pacific.net.sg if you need any clarification or have any feedback or suggestion.   

The inaugural MOOTO Open Poomsae Championships 2010 sanctioned by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) will be staged on Sunday 5 December 2010 from 9.00am to 9.00pm at the Overseas Family School Auditorium, 25F Paterson Road, Singapore 238515.

More information on the event and the participation forms are attached.

All STF affiliates are encouraged to participate in the championships as the event offers numerous benefits including the following.

• Your members can satisfy their competitive needs.
• They can improve their poomsae performance.
• They can be given the opportunity to win honors for your club.
• They can enjoy the attractive souvenirs and discount certificate.
• They can make more friends with similar interest.

Qualified poomsae referees who wish to officiate in the event are requested to register with Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 6345 1491. A refresher seminar will be conducted on Saturday 4 December 2010 from 2.00pm to 5.00pm at the competition venue.

The Selection Panel, comprising Messrs Steven Soh, RA Jeyaraman and Lee Thiam Poh, shortlisted…

…28 kyorugi players for places in the 5^th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships (28 to 31 January 2011, Chennai India) and 15^th Asian Cities Gold Cup Taekwondo Championships (11 to 13 February 2011, Hong Kong) and identified 14 poomsae performers for the 1^st Asian Junior Taekwondo Poomsae Championships and 26^th SEA Games.

Selected players will be required to meet the training requirements to qualify for the final selection which will be held in December 2010.

The number of players who will eventually board the plane will be decided by the selectors at the final trial.  It will be limited by the number set by the organizers.

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 selected players are requested to report for briefing and training on Sunday 24 October 2010 at 12.00pm at the STF National Training Centre.

List of shortlisted kyorugi players.

–          Senior

–          Junior

List of Identified Poomsae Performers

–          Senior

–          Junior

The Federation will be conducting an open selection trial to identify players for the 1^st Asian Junior Taekwondo Poomsae Championships (tentatively scheduled to be held in April 2011) and 26^th SEA Games (November 2011).

All affiliates are invited to participate in the trial which would be held as follows.

Date                 :           Sunday, 17 October 2010

Venue               :           STF National Training Centre

                                    Block 80 Lorong Limau

                                    #04-191

                                    Singapore 320080

Time                 :           2.00pm

Poomsae*         :           Taegeuk 4 to Taebaek (14 to 18 years old)

                                    Taegeuk 6 to Sipjin (19 to 35 years old)

*2 poomsae will be selected at random

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

Please fill in the attached forms and submit it to the Secretariat by Friday, 15 October 2010. We reserve the right not to accept late submission. There is no limit to the number of players you can field.

Registered players for the trial are to report at the STF National Training Centre by 1.30pm.

Shortlisted 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 in December 2010.

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

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

The trial would be open for observation by participants and their accompanying coaches only.

The taekwondo event of the Asean University Games will be held from 20 to 23 December in Chiangmai City, Thailand. Both the kyorugi and the poomsae events will be contested under the World Taekwondo Federation competition rules.

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation is assisting Singapore Management University to select the best eligible players and performers to represent Singapore at the Games.

If you are an undergraduate in any University in Singapore, you are invited to participate in a selection trial which will be held on Saturday 9 October 2010 at 10 am at the National Training Centre (Block 80, Lorong Limau, #04-191, Singapore 320080)

For kyorugi, the selection will ideally be based on competition sparring. However, if there are insufficient participants for the activity to be carried out or to allow the selectors to effectively determine the candidates’ suitability, the selectors reserve the right to use other means of assessment – for example, agility and reaction tests and skill and tactic evaluations.

Poomsae candidates will be required to perform two patterns, from Taeguek 5 to Sipjin, to be named by the selectors.

Selected players and performers are expected to train with the coach who will accompany the team to the Championships. More details will be provided once the coach is identified.

For more information, you may contact Fred How Pui Beng at 6828 0324 or email him at fredhow@smu.edu.sg.