The coach induction course for new coaches who wish to obtain the professional coach pass will be held as follows.
Date : 8 February 2009 (Sunday)
Time : 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Place : National Training Centre
Fee : $50
Eligibility : Taekwondo Coaching Qualification or
Poomsae Coach Qualification
Closing date for
Registration : 4 February 2009 (Wednesday)
It is a requirement for new coaches to attend the induction course if they wish to apply the coach pass which will entitle them to accompany their players to the competition arena.
The pass also affirms that the holder is qualified coach who has pledged to observe the highest code of ethics and promised to be current in their technical knowledge and coaching methods. In short, he or she is truly a professional coach.
The General Grading Syllabus was amended in January 2009.
As a result of the amendments, the following will replace the existing grading requirements for the respective grades. They will take effect from the April 2009 grading.
Poomsae
White 10-Introductory Poomsae
White 9-Preliminary Poomsae
Red 2-Taegeuk Chil-Jang plus one optional
poomsae (Sa-Jang to Yuk-Jang)
Red 1-Taekgeuk Pal-Jang plus one optional
poomsae (O-Jang to Chil-Jang)
1st Poom-Koryo plus two optional poomsae
(Yuk-Jang to Pal-Jang)
Technique Demonstration
Candidates will be required to execute the respective techniques after they have completed performing their poomsae.
White 9-Turning kick
Yellow 8-Front kick followed by turning kick
Yellow 7-Side kick
Green 6-Back thrust
Green 5-Side kick followed by back thrust
Blue 4-Reverse kick
Blue 3-Turning kick followed by reverse kick
Red 2-Front kick following by jumping front kick
Red 1 -360 degrees turning kick followed by back thrust.
For each grade, candidates shall execute the kick or the combination kicks 3 times towards the examiner and 3 times towards the starting point. Each kick or combination kicks have to be performed according to command.
The Management Committee cordially invites all affiliated club coaches to the STF Lunar New Year Celebrations on 30 January 2009 at 7.30pm at the National Training Centre.
The function, which will not be elaborate, will provide members the opportunity to touch base, know each other better and make a few new friends. It will be informal.
The STF wants everyone to enjoy the gathering and feel comfortable interacting with each other without feeling inhibited by the strict discipline expected of taekwondo.
If you are attending the function, please inform Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind by calling 63451491 before 20 January 2009. It is necessary to do so because the STF has to make the necessary arrangement for your convenience.
Candidates will certainly have a better chance of passing their grading if they attend the Grading Preparation Workshop. Why?
After the workshop, the candidates will know exactly what the examiners, who will be conducting the grading and the workshop, are looking out for. All they need to do is to perform according to what the examiners want to see.
What’s more, candidates who have attended the workshop will be awarded a pass if they are considered ‘borderline’ cases.
Members who have attended the Grading Preparation Workshop are requested, with effect from the April 2009 grading, to submit a copy of the certificate of attendance together with their grading applications.
The next grading workshop will be held as follows.
Date : 1 February 2009
Time : 2.00 to 5.00pm
Place : National Training Centre (NTC)
Dress Code : ‘Dobok’
Certification : Certificate of Participation
Fee : $30
Closing Date : 29 January 2009 (Thursday)
The workshop is open to red belts (senior and junior), poom belts and black belts.
Coaches are urged to encourage their eligible members to attend.
84 participants took their tests after attending 20 hours of theory and practical lessons stretched over two weekends.
In view of the number, the participants were divided into 8 batches. The first six batches were evaluated on 3 and 4 January 2009. The last two batches were assessed on 11 January 2009.
The results are attached.
Those 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 Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) for their attachment.
Two forms are also attached.
Form A must be returned to the STF at least two weeks before you start your 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 their respective club officials.
On receipt of 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 completed within 3 years of the announcement of the results. After that, the results will be considered null and void.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) would like to beef up its youth training squad with more male and female players born in 1993 and 1994.
The invitation is open to all players who hold a green belt or higher awarded by the STF only. The STF does not recognize grades issued by other local organizations.
If you are a Singapore Citizen and eligible for the youth training squad and aspire to represent Singapore in the Youth Olympic Games in 2010, you should ask your coach to nominate you for inclusion into the squad.
Coaches are encouraged to nominate members with potential for the squad.
Members training in the squad continue to be members of their respective clubs. They have to observe their club rules and regulations pertaining to, but not limited to, the paying of fees. Members who cease to be members of their respective clubs will not be allowed to train in the squad.
More than 200 participants attended the New Poomsae Workshop held on Saturday 10 January 2009 at the National Training Centre.
Besides learning the philosophy embedded in the new poomsae, the participants were taught the goal of poomsae training and the steps to achieve the goal.
At the end of the session, all the participants were able to perform the two new poomsae for white belts, appreciate the movements and effectively help their trainees or juniors improve their performance. On top of this, the participants had a better picture of the grading and promotion systems and first-hand information on the latest changes to the General Syllabus.
The members were happy with the changes to the syllabus as they would allow candidates to perform better during the grading. They also felt that the new syllabus would give the candidates a higher chance of passing.
STF President Milan Kwee was present to open up both sessions. Among other things, he said: “The changes to the syllabus were the result of valuable feed back from coaches. We encourage and value the suggestions and opinions of its members.”
He went on to ask the participants to suggest ideas which would help the STF achieve greater heights.
In view of the overwhelming response for the workshop, coaches and black belts from J H Kim Taekwondo Institute had agreed to have their session on Saturday 17 January 2009 from 6.00pm to 7.30pm at their TurfCity Dojang. Black belts who have missed last week’s workshop may also join the session.
If you wish to attend the workshop at Turf City, please register by calling Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 63451491.
The application form for the workshop is attached.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Coaching Committee had to readjust the test schedule for the Taekwondo Coaching Course (Level 1) and arrange for another session for the Poomsae Workshop because of overwhelming response.
The Coaching Course attracted 84 participants. The examiners required at least 8 hours to complete the evaluation of all the candidates in their teaching competency. Six batches of 10 candidates took their tests on 3 and 4 January 2009. The remaining candidates would be tested on 11 January 2009.
For the Poomsae Workshop which aims to equip the participants with the knowledge to teach the two new poomsae for white belts, the STF received applications from 130 black belts (more applications are expected). As the National Training Centre is not big enough to accommodate all the applicants at the same time, the STF has decided to organize another session at 4.00pm on the same day – that is 10 January 2009 (Saturday). The second session will start at 6.00pm as scheduled.
Early applicants who wish to attend the four o’clock session may contact Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 63451491.
All examiners who have not registered are urged to do so immediately. The Coaching Committee will prepare the course materials only for those who are attending.
The STF would like to put on record its appreciation to all affiliates for encouraging their members to upgrade themselves. This augurs well for the future of taekwondo in Singapore. Taekwondo students can expect quality guidance and instructions from STF coaches. And the STF is proud of it!
The poomsae coach course held on Sunday 7 December 2008 attracted 26 participants. Only 22 out of the number made the grade.
The course was conducted by Tan Kok Heng, the Secretary of the Coaching Committee.
It covered what the coaches are required to know in order to help prepare their teams for poomsae competitions.
They learned not only the finer points of poomsae performances but also the common areas of weaknesses in which the judges would be looking out for.
Poomsae competitors who are trained by coaches who had gone through the course would certainly have an edge over their rivals who are guided by ‘unqualified’ poomsae coaches.
The following participants successfully completed the course.
14 players will board the plane for Hong Kong for the 13th Asian Cities Gold Cup Taekwondo Championships which would be held on 7 and 8 February 2009.
They were selected at the final trial held on 28 December 2008 at the National Training Centre.
The selectors – Mr Steven Soh and Mr Lee Thiam Poh – were so impressed by the outstanding performances that they decided to select almost all the candidates.
Said Mr Steven Soh: “They have shown vast improvement in their sparring standard. I hope they will continue to train hard so that they can reach a higher level and eventually win for Singapore in major tournaments.”
The results are as follows.
Senior
Weight Category
Male
Female
Fin
Jason Tan
Ong Tian Ling*
Fly
Benjamin Teo
–
Bantam
Muthiah s/o Ponmani
Denise Thong
Feather
Woon Yong Chuang*
–
Junior
Weight Category
Male
Female
Fin
Keith Ong
–
Fly
Wesley Ong
Tio Jia Xin
Feather
Goh Jun Jie
–
Light
Jordan Tay
Geraldine Quek*
Middle
–
Tessa Tang**
Heavy
–
Jacqueline Quek
* Subject to their agreement to continue fulfilling their training requirement after the competition.
** Subject to her being effective in more than 1 technique.
