The People’s Association (PA)-Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Taekwondo Championships will be held on Saturday & Sunday 22 & 23 July 2017 at Jurong East Sports Hall.
The registration period is from 27 to 30 June 2017.
The competition promise to be an exciting event for all taekwondo exponents training in the Community Clubs (CCs) recognized by the STF.
If you are training in the CCs which have taekwondo activities conducted by non-STF coaches, we are sorry you have to miss the opportunity to showcase your skills.
More information and the registration forms on the tournament are attached.
Kyunghee Taekwondo is looking for instructors to work at its branches at Beauty World Centre, 144 Upper Bukit Timah Road, #03-37, or at Jurong Gateway Rd, Blk 135 #0-2-319.
Part-time Instructors
Weekdays and Times:
Mondays to Fridays 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Schedule can be arranged.
Weekends and Times
Saturdays 9:00am to 6:00pm
Sundays 9:00am to 6:00pm
Times can be arranged.
Full-time instructors
Work days
Mondays to Sundays, except Wed (off day).
Times and salary to be discussed.
Minimum 1st Black Belt holder. Coaching or teaching experience in taekwondo is an advantage.
STF President, Mr Milan Kwee, has been re-elected unopposed for another term as Council member of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC). The election was conducted at the SNOC Annual General Meeting held on 1 June 2017.
In the past Council members were elected annual. It was decided in the last annual meeting, that henceforth Council would serve a 2-year term.
Mr Kwee has been a Council member for 5 years. During his tenure, he was appointed as the Chairman, Organizing Committee of the Singapore Sports Awards and, more recently, Chef de Mission for Team Singapore at the SEA Games 2017.
The taekwondo community is proud of his achievements and congratulates him on the re-election which shows that the other sports leaders value his contributions.
It seems that Para Taekwondo is on a roll. For the second time (and second month in a row) a Para-Taekwondo athlete has been nominated for athlete of the month by the IPC!!
This time it is Evan Medell from USA that has been nominated for his win over world number one from Croatia, Ivan Miculic in the K44 Male over 75 kg division, at the Oceania Para Taekwondo Open.
Please cast your votes for Evan on www.paralympic.org. Voting ends on Thursday 8 June 2017.
The retest for the Poomsae Coach Upgrading Course was held on Sunday 22 May 2017 at the STF Natioanl Training Centre and the overall results are attached.
For successful participants, they must upgrade their coach pass by Wednesday 7 June 2017 to be able to accompany their students into the field of play for the National Poomsae Championships. Temporary access will NOT be given to those who failed to do so.
Coaches who have received the Level 3 qualification MUST also upgrade their coach pass to reflect the correct and current level.
The annual Kyorugi Referee Refresher Seminar will be held on Saturday 15 July 2017 from 5.00pm to 10.00pm.
The venue will be announced at a later date.
All active kyorugi referees must attend the seminar to have their licenses to officiate extended by a year. Coaches who are national referees are also encouraged to participate in the seminar. The knowledge will be invaluable to them if they wish to continue to be effective coaches.
Kyorugi referees with expired licenses may also attend the seminar. Their licenses will be renewed if they pass the assessment which will be conducted at the end of the seaminar for all participants.
As the provision of referees is a pre-condition for participation in all STF organized or sanctioned tournaments, it is important for clubs to have their own pool of qualified referees.
The seminar will cover, among other things, the latest amendments to the competition rules and regulations.
Participants are to come prepared with their ‘dobok’ and writing materials. They should be well prepared for the numerous tests which will be conducted to ensure that they are fit mentally and physically to officiate. They should also be ready to recite the pledges. Those who fail in any of the tests will have to be retested within a week or so.
We plan to end the seminar punctually. However, if the overwhelming number of participants does not allow us to do so, they must be prepared for the seminar to end later.
The registration fees are as follows.
– Closing date : Monday 10 July 2017 – $30.00 – After closing date – $50.00
The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
The next Grading Preparation Workshop will be held as follows.
Date
Saturday 17 June 2017
Time
1.30pm to 4.30pm
Venue
STF National Training Centre Blk 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080
Dress Code
‘Dobok’
Certification
Certificate of Participation
Fee
Closing Date – Monday 12 June 2017 – $30.00
After Closing Date – $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. Senior Red 1 and black belt holders are reminded that they will be required to recite the STF pledge at the end of the workshop.
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.
Participating teams must provide at least one referee per day per every 30 participants 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. A club will be barred from future participation if its referee fails to fulfil his or her obligations without the approval of the Tournament Chairman.
There will be a team official meeting on Saturday 10 June 2017 at 12noon (SHARP) at the venue before the commencement of the tournament to brief them on the tournament procedures and more. It is the responsibility of the club officials and coaches to be present for the briefing.
Referees are to report to Mr Andy Lee (Tournament Chairman) one hour before the commencement of the tournament on both competition days.
All volunteers are to report to the Tournament Chairman on Saturday 10 June 2017 at Jurong East Sports Hall at 9.00am to assist in the set up.
Please call Mr Lee at 9106 4421 if you require any further clarifications.
