The retest for NCAP (Level 1) was completed on Saturday 31 January 2009 at the National Training Centre.
8 candidates who had to resubmit their lesson plans did so. Their new lesson plans were accepted as they were more thorough and provided key information which would help them in the delivery of their lessons.
15 and 6 candidates took their theory and practical tests again. All of them did well to pass.
The complete results for the course are attached.
More than 100 members and their families and friends of taekwondo gathered at the National Training Centre on 30 January 2009 to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Here are some photographs taken at the event. Enjoy!
Members holding 1st poom may apply for their grade to be converted to 1st dan on reaching the age of 15, 2nd dan one year after they obtained their 1st dan and 3rd dan two years after they receive their 2nd dan. They are encouraged to do so when the conversion is due as the next grade will be granted only when the time frame is met – for example, if a poom belt holder coverts his grade when he is 20 years old, he can only take his grading or convert his next grade when is 21.
Coaches should remind their poom belt holders that the conversion is not automatic.
Poom belt holders have to continue training to qualify for conversion. If they stop training after obtaining their grade, they will have to re-join the club and train at least six months before they can apply for conversion.
The six-month training requirement is for the coaches to assess the suitability of their poom belt holders for the conversion. If the coaches are not satisfied, they have the right to prescribe a longer training period for their trainees before endorsing the applications for conversion.
Coaches should not support conversion applications from poom belt holders who obtain their grades under another club unless clearance has been given by the club or the Singapore Taekwondo Federation.
Coaches must make sure that all poom belt holders and their parents are aware of the conversion guidelines.
18 coaches took their final tests on Sunday 18 January 2009 at the National Training Centre. For their tests they had to give a 15-minute presentation each on one technical topic of their choice.
The coaches had to do some research as they were expected to cover the subject in depth. At the same time, they were required to make sure that their explanation was clear and concise. It was a challenge but they took it in their stride.
16 coaches chose to present their subject with the aid of powerpoint and video clips while two of them did it with the help of an assistant demonstrator.
All in all the examiners, Mr Steven Soh and Mr Lim Teong Chin, were satisfied that most of them had put in a lot of energy, thought and research to their respective topics. Both examiners believed that the coaches had learnt a lot more from their research.
The examiners were satisfied that the following met the requirements of the course.
Successful coaches are required to complete six months (twice a week) or one year (once a week) of coaching attachment. The relevant forms are attached.
Unsuccessful candidates may register for a retest, which will be held on Sunday 8 February 2009 at 5pm at the National Training Centre, at the STF Secretariat. The registration fee is $20. The closing date for registration is Thursday 6 February 2009.
For the retest, candidates will be required to give a 15-minute presentation on any technical topic of their choice. This will be their last chance to pass the course.
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
poomsae (Sa-Jang to Yuk-Jang)
poomsae (O-Jang to Chil-Jang)
(Yuk-Jang to Pal-Jang)
Technique Demonstration
Candidates will be required to execute the respective techniques after they have completed performing their poomsae.
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.
The registration form is attached.
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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.
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