The results of the NCAP (Level 1) Technical Course will be released latest by early April 2015 due to the large number of participants. 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 will cause some anxiety because of the long wait.
SINGAPORE — Many believed Chelsea Ann Sim was robbed of a gold medal at the 2013 South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar, when after putting in a solid performance in the women’s poomsae, she was controversially beaten to the top spot by local girl Yamin K Khine — who was clearly not up to the mark — which led to an outcry from the online community in Singapore.
TODAY
By Ian De Cotta –
March 3, 2015
SINGAPORE — Many believed Chelsea Ann Sim was robbed of a gold medal at the 2013 South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar, when after putting in a solid performance in the women’s poomsae, she was controversially beaten to the top spot by local girl Yamin K Khine — who was clearly not up to the mark — which led to an outcry from the online community in Singapore.
If that bitter loss still stings, the 19-year-old does not show it.
All Sim wants now is to get that gold when Singapore hosts the 28th SEA Games from June 5 to 16. And not because she believes she can do it or the need to avenge that Myanmar defeat. Instead, it is to repay the faith shown by her family and the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF).
“My mother and grandmother are my biggest supporters. Since I will be competing in Singapore, they will come and watch me,” Sim told TODAY. “Everyone at STF has been backing me fully, and this will be the perfect time to return their faith in me.”
The Singapore Management University (SMU) business undergraduate knows that most of her regional rivals, including Yamin, are professionals who have made strides in their performance since the last Games.
But Sim, who won the 2013 ASEAN Championship, is undeterred and despite having to attend classes at SMU three times a week, she has managed to squeeze in six days of training for the coming Games, where she is aiming to compete in the women’s poomsae, an event in which athletes perform an arranged sequence of techniques.
“I am not going to allow anything to stop me from getting gold this time, and am giving 101 per cent in training,” She said. “That is how badly I want to win it in Singapore.”
Sim’s national team-mate Jason Tan is also aiming to better his performances in the kyorugi event, where he picked up bronze medals in the 2009 and 2011 SEA Games. The 24-year-old, who completes his National Service in May, trains four to five hours a day.
“With the kind of competition we are up against, my goal is to reach the last two. (Once) in the final, anything can happen,” he said.
Sim is the only gold prospect in the STF’s target of two medals, including a bronze, for the four men and four women to the Games, the maximum allowed for nine taekwondo events.
This is way off the five gold, four silver and four bronze medals they bagged at the 1993 Games — the last time Singapore hosted the Games. Since then, the medal haul dropped to one or two for subsequent Games, except in 2011 when the team brought home one silver and four bronze medals.
“It is a conservative target. While we hope to deliver more, we don’t want to make promises we cannot keep,” said STF secretary-general and head coach Wong Liang Ming.
The STF receives annual funding of S$400,000 from Sport Singapore and raise another S$600,000 through sponsorship and other avenues.
Sim and team-mate Kang Rui Jie have entered for the mix pair poomsae and as they are deemed medal prospects, the STF received S$23,400 from Sport Singapore’s The Final Push scheme — reserved for 200 selected athletes across all sports — for their training. The STF also received S$24,000 for the entire squad from the Singapore National Olympic Council.
But Wong said the association’s hunt for medals is hampered by their athletes’ reluctance to turn professional. “Their priorities are to further their education and secure a professional career,” he said.“So when it comes to the Vietnamese who pay their taekwondo athletes to train full-time, or the Thais who can gather their student athletes to study at the same university and train, we are at a disadvantage.
“We can provide full-time training, but this is not an attractive option for taekwondo in Singapore.”
The next coach induction course for coaches who wish to obtain the professional coach pass will be held as follows.
Date : Saturday 4 April 2015
Time : 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Place : STF National Training Centre, Block 80 Lorong Limau #04-191, Singapore 320080
Fee : On or before Monday 30 March 2015 – $60.00
On the spot registration – $100.00
Dress Code : Dobok
Eligibility : Minimum NCAP (Level 1) Technical or Poomsae Coach (Level 1P) qualifications
On successful completion of the course, coaches may apply for the appropriate professional passes to accompany players to the competition area.
The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
The date for briefing and drawing of lots for ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ Divisons is changed to Monday 6 April 2015 from 1.00pm to 4.00pm at the STF National Training Centre as the original date falls on Good Friday.
The overall results for the ‘Dan’ Promotion Course is attached.
Congratulations to all the successful candidates, who had gone through grueling tests and for some, completing their theses in the pomotion course.
Unsuccessful candidates may call the Secretariat at 6345 1491 to request for a special review by Friday 6 March 2015. Candidates will be informed of the review date after the closing day.
The closing date for the ‘A’ Division has been extended to Friday 20 March 2015.
You may call the Secretariat at 6345 1491 for any further information clarification.
The programme and blank fixture for the 2015 Nestle Koko Krunch tournament are attached.
All participating clubs are advised to send at least one representative for the briefing and drawing of lots which will be held on Sunday 1 March 2015 from 4.30pm at the STF National Training Centre.
Please bring along a copy of the blank fixtures. All amendments or corrections must be made before the commencement of the draws.
Participating clubs that have not submitted the referees’ names must do so before the commencement of the meeting.
The next grading preparation workshop will be held as follows.
| Date | Sunday 29 March 2015 |
| Time | 2.30pm to 5.30pm |
| Venue | STF National Training Centre Blk 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080 |
| Dress Code | ‘Dobok’ |
| Certification | Certificate of Participation |
| Fee | Closing date: Wednesday 25 March 2015 – $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.
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.
| SATURDAY | 18 APR 15 | 2.00PM –6.00PM | (Senior Red 1 & above) | Yishun Sports Hall |
| Sunday | 19 APR 15 | 9.00AM –6.00PM | (All grades except Senior Red 1 & above) | Yishun Sports Hall |
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
1. Submission for the Grading can only be at the STF office during office hours.
2. Please ensure that ALL grading cards are properly completed and duly endorsed. A recent photograph of the candidate must be attached.
3. For ALL candidates who are going for Red 1 & above, please have the following documents during submission:
a. Candidate’s grading card
b. 1 photocopy of the candidate’s Identity Card (front & back) / Birth Certificate (for candidate below age of 12)
c. 2 recent IC / passport photographs of the candidate
d. Form B (duly completed)
DDDSubmission will not be accepted if any of the documents is not available or, for Form B, partially completed.
4. Submission will not be accepted if candidate fails to produce any of the documents mentioned above.
5. The last day of submission is on 23 MAR 15 (MONDAY). Any submission after this date will be considered as LATE SUBMISSION.
6. Late submissions for candidates taking Red 1 & above are to be done within two (2) weeks from 24 MAR 2015 (Tuesday). Submission beyond the grace period of two (2) weeks WILL NOT be accepted. An administrative fee will be charged accordingly for late submission. The charges are as follows:
| PERIOD OF LATE SUBMISSION | Administrative Fee Chargeable |
| 1st subsequent week from last day of submission (24 MAR 2015 – 30 MAR 2015) | SGD 10.00 |
| 2nd subsequent week from last day of submission (31 MAR 2015 – 06 APR 2015) | 50% of the grading fee payable by candidates for their respective grades. |
7. An administrative fee of SGD 5.00 will be charged for late submission of candidates taking all other grades except Red 1 & above.
8. A roll call will be taken at 1.30pm for Red 1 (Senior) candidates going for 1st dan and 2.30pm for 1st dan and higher candidates. Those who miss the roll call will be considered as ABSENT or LATECOMERS. Latecomers will not be graded.
9. Candidates are to turn up in proper dress code (as stipulated by the STF) for the grading. Candidates who fail to comply with the dress code will not be allowed to take the grading.
10. Supplementary Grading can only be conducted two (2) weeks before or after the Centralised Grading and will be subjected to the approval of the Grading Department.
11. Candidates will be taking the grading at their own risk and therefore will not hold the Federation, the Grading Department or anyone so concerned, responsible for any injuries, accidents or mishaps that may befall on them during the course of the grading.
12. For any enquiries, please contact the STF Secretariat Office or the Grading Department.
The 12th Asean Taekwondo Championships will be held from 23 to 26 March 2015 in Hochiminh City, Vietnam.
As the organizers have decided not to restrict the number of entries for the following categories, the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is opening them up to affiliates.
Poomsae
Kyorugi
Affiliates who wish to send their players for the competition are required to register their names with the STF by calling the Secretariat at 63451491 before Thursday 26 February 2015 and send them for evaluation on Saturday 28 February 2015 at 2.00pm at the STF National Training Centre.
Players who are cleared for the competition and accompanying coaches and club officials shall be responsible fully for all expenses pertaining to the trip. The STF will facilitate all arrangements necessary for their participation in the tournament.
Please email the STF at stkdf@mail.com or call the Secretariat for clarifications and more information.
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