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Players Wanted to Win for Singapore

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20 February, 2008

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is looking for committed players who aspire to represent Singapore in the next SEA Games in 2009 and the Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

All coaches are invited to nominate their potential players for the Selection Committee to consider. The Committee will identify players whom they think will have the best chance of winning for Singapore.

Those who are training at the National Training Centre (NTC) and are suitable for consideration will be recommended by the national coach.

Identified players and their coaches and parents will be invited to attend a meeting which will be conducted by the STF President on Monday 10 March 2008 at 7.30 pm at the NTC.

The agenda for the meeting will be as follows.

Opening Address
Obligations of Selected Players
Q & A
Other Matters

All nominations by telephone to Jolene or Linda at 63451491 must be made by 5 March 2008.

Coaches with Professional Passes

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20 February, 2008

The applications of 88 coaches for professional coach passes have been approved.

They are as follows.

Special

CALVIN NG TEE WEE

CHAN MUN CHEONG

CHAN WAI HON

CHANG SIEW HUAH JUDSON

CHONG KIN FEI

CHUA CHUAN HOE

CHUA TIAT SIONG

CHUA YIH-LUNG TITUS/ISAAC

GANESAN S/O SUNDARAM

GO NGEE BOON ROCKY

GUO ZEXIANG

HAN CHIA WEN JOSH

HENG BOON KIAT

HENG KENHUI

HO KOK LEONG ALAN

HUANG ZHENG CAI AARON

JAHANGIR KHAN GAFFOOR

JEFFREY LIM TECK LENG

JOSEPH LEE JIN HAN

KOH CHOON SENG DAVID

KOH POH LING

LAI HAN SENG

LEE YEN YEN

LEONG YUN YUET

LIM JWAN MING PETER

LIM KENG LEONG

LIM XIAN JUAN

LOH NGIAP HIN

LOW HUI JUN

MICHAEL HO

MUHAMMAD ALFIAN ZULKARNAIN
BIN MOHAMED IDRIS

NA KOK PENG

NG LEE NOI

ONG BAN GUAN

ONG BEE AI

PEH CHUN ZHIANG

PEK KEAM GIM

POON WAI TUNG

ROSALIND LAI

SEAH PEI HSIA DOREEN

SEBASTIAN LEE YEW JIN

SURIANA BTE SALEH

TAN AH HEE

TAN KHENG JUAN HENRY

TAN KOK HENG

TAN KOK SENG

TAN LEE FONG

TAN QIN SHENG JIMSON

TAN SIANG HEE THOMSON

TAN TAK HUA

TAN THIAN CHYE

TAN YONG HUAT TERENCE

TAY LAY SOON JIMMY

TEO GHIM HOCK POLO

USHANANTHINI D/O VADIVELU

WANG PEIDI

WONG YEW FAI

Kyorugi

BEVIAN WONG

CHEN MINGLI

CHEONG MAY INN

CHIN SOON BOON DANIEL

CHOON KEAN FATT

HUANG AI TING SYLVIA

HUANG QIXIANG

LEE SIAN WEE

LIEW WEI JIAN GERALD

LIM KOK LEONG

LIM SHER JIE

LIM SOO EE

LIM WEI MENG ADRIAN

LOW LING LING

NG CHEE BENG JOSON

NG KIAN BENG JASONS

NG SEOK TENG CLARISSA

NG TIAN HUAT TONY

TAN LIN ZHI JACLYN

TAN YONG QUAN

TANG MUI HUANG

WONG YEW WING ALAN

Poomsae

CHAM DAO SEONG

GLADDY QUI YUAN HUEI

GOH KAI LIN

NG LI XUAN

TEO YEOW HONG

THIA LI YUN

TINESH S/O TAMILKODI

YEO TECK CHYE

All the coaches have signed an undertaking to

act in the best of all participants (players, officials, parents and spectators) by, among other things, respecting the rights of everyone regarless of race, language, religion, sex or physical ability and placing their safety and welfare above all else;
act responsibly by striving to be well-prepared and current, preparing sound safe and fun programmes and more; and
act with integrity by, among other things, maintaining the highest standard of professional behaviour, personal conduct and appearance.
They also agreed to accept any disciplinary measure, ranging from warning to life suspension if they fail to fulfill their commitment.

Holders of the professional passes need not be teaching taekwondo for a living. But you can be assured that they have professional attitude.

Coaches may collect their professional passes from the Secretariat during office hours from Wednesday 27 February 2008.

The passes (see attachment) will be a requirement for all Federation organized and sanctioned championships.

STF Taekwondo Day – A Party for the Family

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19 February, 2008

STF Taekwondo Day – A Party for the Family

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Taekwondo Day held on 15 February 2008 at the National Training Centre was celebrated by more than 120 trainees, parents, coaches and officials. The event was graced by Prof Tan Cheng Han, STF Advisor, and Mr Ho Mun Wai, Singapore Sports Council Director (Planning & Portfolio Management).

After the a brief welcoming speech by STF President Milan Kwee and an equally brief speech by Prof Tan, the party was ‘blasted off by Prof Tan, Mr Ho and Mr Kwee. It was followed by the traditional ‘lo hei’ which was in keeping with the Lunar New Year festive spirit.

There was a lot of fun and games. Prizes were given out to everyone sporting enough to participate in the activities.

There were also Valentine’s Day gift exchange amongst the younger generation.

Talking about sporting, the organizers took their hats off for the parents.

They participated in numerous games and enjoyed themselves too. It was wonderful to see so much joy in one place.

When it was time to call it a day, everyone including the parents helped to tidy up the place and clear the trash. It gave the feeling of a family party where everyone had fun and chipped in to help when required.

In short, the STF Taekwondo Day was a memorable family day to all who had participated in the event.

(Photographs courtesy of Mr Dicky Ong)

Use of Mouth Piece

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18 February, 2008

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) has received a number of queries regarding the use of mouth piece.

The primary concern is that the mouth piece may not be suitable for all players as some of them may find that wearing the mouth piece is more dangerous than not wearing it. The STF recognizes that this is possible because not all players will have a teeth structure that will allow the mouth guard to serve its purpose.

Therefore, the STF will

allow players to wear customized mouth guard made by orthodontist or
exempt players from wearing one if they can produce a letter from a doctor or dentist certifying that it would be more harmful for them to use the mouth guard.

Olympic Dream Almost a Reality

International News

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12 February, 2008

Lee Thiam Huat’s dream of being an Olympic referee is almost coming true. In fact, you can be certain that he will be among the 29 referees who will be selected for the taekwondo event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games.

Thiam Huat and his elder brother Thiam Poh signed up for the International Referee Training Camp in July 2007. The camp was specially organized for international referees who aspired to officiate in the Games. It attracted 184 participants. After the grueling training and testing, the younger sibling was among 54 referees from 41 countries shortlisted.

All the referees were assigned to officiate in the World Qualifications for the Games and several Continental Qualifications.

After traveling round the world to referee in the various Qualification Tournaments, Thiam Huat was selected for the Good Luck Beijing 2008 International Taekwondo Invitational Tournament scheduled to be held from 26 to 29 February 2008 in Beijing, China. The competition would serve as a trial for the real event.

The selection was certainly a confirmation of Thiam Huat’s inclusion in the Olympics.

Well done, Thiam Huat! Continue to do Singapore proud.

Invitation to Poomsae and Kyorugi Referees

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12 February, 2008

The NTU Taekwondo Invitational Championships would be held from Friday 29 February 2008 to 2 March 2008 at the NTU Sports Hall. It is open to tertiary, polytechnics, institutes of technical education and junior college students.

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation would like to invite qualified poomsae and kyorugi national referees to participate in the event.

Please call Mr Lee Thiam Poh, Tournament Head, at 91064421 if you wish to officiate in the championships.

100% Passes

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4 February, 2008

Display the spirit of ‘a black belt is a white belt who never quits’, 18 candidates took their test again for the Poomsae Coach qualification. This time they came prepared.

Said one of the not so young participants who would like to remain anonymous: “I did not expect to pass my theory test as that was the first time I took any written test after 15 years! What’s more, I had difficulty recalling what I had studied. Today, I am prepared. I don’t think I would have any problem passing.”

He certainly did not as he scored a high 96%.

The other 17 candidates also did well to qualify for the Poomsae Coach certification.

Well done, that’s the kind of spirit the Singapore Taekwondo Federation wants from its members.

For the record, here are the names of the success candidates.

Lee Kar Aik
Gan Ghee Hai
Jacqueline Quek
Alvin Quek
Dennis Lim
Chua Hin Ghee
Shaidatul Nur Ashiqin
Ong Wen Xiang
Catherine Seah
Bok Thye Boon
Tan Choon Mong
Kang Hui Min
Nixon Ng
Ang Wee Cher Richard
Eleutherius Liew
Melanie Brugada
Evangeline S Magpantay
Linda Sim

‘Professional’ Taekwondo Coaches

Education

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3 February, 2008

16 coaches attended the coach briefing on Saturday 2 February 2008 at the National Training Centre. Although the number was small, it was not surprising at all. Why? The briefing was organized specially for those who had missed the two earlier sessions.

The primary objectives of the briefing were to introduce the new coach passes and inform coaches of their responsibilities and obligations as pass holders. Simply put they were required to think and act like a professional even though they are not paid full-time coaches when they acquire the passes.

The importance of professionalism, rectitude and compassion were repeated throughout the briefing to drive home the message that the qualities are indispensable for effective coaches.

Pass holders who run foul of the code of conduct would have to face punishments ranging from verbal warning to life suspension from all activities organized by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation.

The following who attended the session will be eligible to apply for the passes.

Amirul Mohd Amin
Lee Sian Wee
Wong Eng Yong
Niki Chan
Carman Li
Kendrick Ong
Chan Wai Hon
Song Jun Quan
Ronald Lim
Lilia Quirimit
Linda Sim
Jason Tan Junwei
Dawn Ang
Dave Ang
Jared Mah
Ganesh s/o Selvaraju

The Final Batch

Education

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3 February, 2008

The last batch of 37 poomsae coaches attended the Poomsae Refresher Course on 26 January 2008 at National Training Centre. The total number of coaches, who had gone through the refresher course, stood at 121.

Being last was not so bad for some. It gave them the advantage of being prepared.

Some of them were evidently prepared for the course as they were not only aware of the changes but also able to perform them reasonably well. That spoke volumes of their interests. It also revealed the positive attitude of their seniors as they willing shared their knowledge with them.

Said Wong Liang Ming, Chairman of the Coaching Committee: “I am happy that the course had a successful run. Most of all, from the response to the course, I can take comfort that coaches from the Singapore Taekwondo Federation believe in upgrading themselves not only in words but deeds. I salute all of them.”

RA Jeyaraman, STF 2^nd Vice President, added: “To me, their willingness to learn reflects their determination to be the best coach that they can be. This is good because taekwondo trainees deserve nothing but the best not those who teach out-of-date techniques.

The list of participants who attended the final course is attached.