The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Secretariat will be closed for operation from 11 to 15 April 2011 as all staff will be involved in the National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships which will be held during the period at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
For urgent matters, you may call upon the staff at the Sports Hall.
The STF apologizes for any inconvenience caused.
Coaches are reminded to ensure that
Club leaders or coaches will be called up for a discussion with the Disciplinary Committee if their students are caught changing in public.
Examiners will fail female candidates who fail to observe the uniform requirement. White round-neck t-shirt is part of the uniform for female participants regardless of age.
Any candidate who knocks out his opponent will fail his grading. As full protective gear is not worn during grading, only light contact sparring is allowed.
The co-operation of Club leaders and coaches are sought to make sure that the candidates observe all the grading rules.
The attached list of referees, who have successful completed the Kyorugi Referee Refresher Review held on Sunday 3 April 2011 at the National Training Centre, have their refereeing license renewed for another year.
Those who have missed the review and are still interested in having their license renewed may attend a special session to be conducted on Friday 8 April 2011 at Tampines Changkat CC (Tampines Street11) at 8.00pm. The course fee is $20. It can be paid on that day to the course conductor.
11) at 8.00pm.The course fee is $20.It can be paid on that day to the course conductor.
The fixtures (Primary Senior & Junior Divisions / Secondary B & C Divisions / Junior College A Divisions) for the 2011 National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships are attached.
The competitions will be held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall from 9.00am to 6.00pm on the following days.
Monday 11 April 2011 – Primary Senior / Junior Divisions (Poomsae)
Tuesday 12 April 2011 – Primary Senior / Junior Divisions (Kyorugi)
Wednesday 13 April 2011 – Secondary B & C Divisions (Poomsae)
Thursday 14 April 2011 – Secondary B & C Divisions (Kyorugi)
Friday 15 April 2011 – Junior College A Division (Poomsae)
The STF wishes all participants and spectators an enjoyable and rewarding experience at the tournament.
The following participants in the Kyorugi Referee Refresher Seminar held on Sunday 27 March 2011 did well enough to qualify for the renewal of their refereeing license for another year.
The rest of the participants will be required to attend an extra session to be held on Sunday 3April 2011 at 3.00pm. It will be a one-hour session starting punctually at 3.00pm and ending at 4.00pm.
Those who are involved in the afternoon Centralized Grading and Class 1 National Referees may attend the session at 5.00pm on the same day.
There will be no physical test. Those who have not passed their ‘pledge’ test will be required to do so on that day.
Any of the participants, except those mentioned above, who do not attend the re-evaluation will not have their license renewed.
The two courses were completed last weekend.
The assessors are in the process of marking the theory papers and collating the results of the various tests.
Kyorugi Referee Course
All participants in the kyorugi referee course are required to attend another session on Saturday, 2 April 2011 at 5.00pm to further polish their refereeing skills and enhance their match management skills. At the end of the session, another practical assessment will be conducted.
Kyorugi Referee Refresher Course
The results will be announced by 1 April 2011. Those who do not make it will be required to attend a retest on Sunday, 3 April 2011 at 3pm. If you do not think that you did well enough, please make provision to attend the re-assessment.
The competitors’ lists are attached for coaches’ verifications. Please ensure that the participants’ names, schools and categories are correct.
If any of the information is not accurate, please bring it up during the briefings on 1 April 2011 at 10.00am for Primary – Senior and Junior Divisions and at 1.30pm for Secondary – B & C Divisions at the STF National Training Centre.
Coaches with participants who have not had their grades verified are requested to make sure that is done before the briefing. Otherwise, the participants may be disqualified. There will be no refund of fees for disqualified participants.
An Unarmed Combat (Level 1) Course will be conducted on 14, 15, 21 and 22 May 2011 for poom belts and black belts.
More details and the registration form are attached. Please take note of the registration period and fees.
Successful participants in the course will be exempted from the self-defence component required for their 1st to 2nd poom or dan promotion.
The certification received from the course will be a prerequisite for taekwondo exponents to move on to Levels 2 and 3.
All participants in the referee refresher seminar on Sunday 27 March 2011 at 2.30pm should be well prepared for the numerous tests which will be conducted to ensure that they are fit mentally and physically to officiate.
The programme for the seminar is as follows.
We plan to end the seminar punctually at 6.30pm. However, the overwhelming number of participants may not allow us to do so. Therefore, participants must be prepared for the seminar to end later – that is, before 7.30pm.
Participants must also come prepared with their writing materials. They should also be ready to recite the pledge and take the physical test. Those who fail in any of the tests will have to be retested.
17 members from Zen Taekwondo Club lived up to their pledge to Singapore Taekwondo Federation to be helpful when they volunteered to assist the Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) in its flag day on Wednesday 16 March 2011.
They reported for ‘duties’ at Bugis Junction, split up into groups after receiving their donation bag and stationed themselves at strategic points in the vicinity. In their quests for donations from the public, they learned invaluable lessons which would be useful in their lives.
Said Girlene Tan, the head of the group, “Participating in the event had taught all of us to be humble. Instead of just standing, waiting and hoping for donations, we approached everyone and asked him or her politely to support the cause.
“Many times were turned down or simply ignored. It was indeed daunting. But we persisted despite the challenge because we knew there would always be someone who was willing to donate.
“By 1pm, we returned our donation bags heavy with notes and coins. Although our T-shirts were also heavy with perspiration, our hearts were filled with warmth and a strong sense of satisfaction.”
The group was glad they could play a positive role, as taekwondo members, in helping the less fortunate in our society.
The STF urges all affiliates to support the TAEKWONDO WITH HEART PROGRAM by finding ways to lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it.
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