The 2nd seminar was held on the 21 August 2005 at the NTC to accommodate national referees who could not attend the first seminar. It was conducted by International Referee Yeo Boon Thiang.
Said Yeo; “ The participants were enthusiastic and performed well during the practice and assessment. I am happy with the high standard displayed.”
4 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals were sufficient for Rosyth School to clinch the No. 1 spot in the 5th Rosyth School Invitational Taekwondo Tournament.
The event, which was held on 13 August 2005 at Rosyth School Indoor Basketball Court, attracted 18 primary schools.Coming in a close second was St Stephen’s Primary School with 4 gold , 2 silver and 1 bronze medals. West View Primary School took the 3rd place with 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals.Guest of Honour, BG Pang Hee Han, Vice Chairman of the Rosyth School Advisory Committee, was present to witness the spectacular exchanges by the participants and give away the prizes at the end of the tournament.
| S/no | School | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 | Rosyth School (Overall Champion) | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | St Stephen’s Primary School | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | West View Primary School | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Naval Base Primary School | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Boon Lay Gardens Primary School | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Maris Stella Primary School | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Zhong Hua Primary School | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Concord Primary School | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | St Anthony’s Primary School | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | De La Salle Primary School | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Gan Eng Seng Primary School | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Fu Hua Primary School | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Stamford Primary School | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Yew Tee Primary School | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Clementi Primary School | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Qi Fa Primary School | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | St Michael’s Primary School | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tanjong Katong Primary School | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tan Kok Heng (Chief Referee)
Chua How Sheng
Kong Sin Yu
Loo Chuan Shen Don
Chen Ziyang
Song Jun Quan
Tan Ah Hee
Calvin Ng
Yap Jim Cheng
Yap Gin Yee
Merly Leperme
Ng Lee Noi
Dr. Tan Eng Liang, Chairman of the Special Training Assistance Committee and Vice-President of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), visited the National Training Centre on 11 August 2005 to observe the training of the national squad.
Dr. Tan was accompanied by Jessie Phua, Singapore Bowling Federation President, and other officials from the SNOC and the Singapore Sports Council. Jessie is also a member of the selection committee which decides on the fate of the SEA Games nominees.
On their arrival, they were welcomed by Milan Kwee (President), RA Jeyaraman (2nd Vice President), Edmund Tan (Asst. Treasurer) and other STF officials.
All affiliates planning to organise their tournaments were reminded to apply for approval on the prescribed form at least six weeks before the event.
Said Hon Secretary Wong Liang Ming: “We are pleased to note that there has been an increase in the number of clubs organising tournaments for various reasons. This is good for the sport and we encourage it.
“However, we would like to ask organisers of future tournaments who require technical and other support from the STF to co-operate with us by applying for approval on the prescribed form at least six weeks before the event. The form is available at the Secretariat. It can also be downloaded from STF website.
“While the STF would like to help the organisers, it is often placed in a very difficult, if not impossible, position to do so because of last minute requests.
“We would like to state that the STF will not support or entertain any application which fails to meet the six-week requirement.”Affiliates, which require advice on the organising of the tournament, may consult the Tournament Head, Mr. Lee Thiam Poh at 9106 4421.
The STF is confident that its coaches are aware of the importance of maintaining a high standard of coaching discipline. Nevertheless, it highlights some poor practices which coaches will do well to avoid.
They are as follows:
For the best practices, coaches may refer to the “Effective Coach’ book which is available at the Secretariat at a special price of $20.00.
90 participants attended the Referee Refresher Seminar held on 7 August 2005 at the National Training Centre. It was conducted by Mr. Lim Teong Chin, Chairman, Board of Referees, with the assistance of International Referee Yeo Boon Thiang and International Referee Lee Thiam Huat.
The seminar focused on the latest rules and rules interpretations adopted by the World Taekwondo Federation on 12 April 2005.
Said Mr. Lim: “The changes are necessary to make the sport safer, fairer and more exciting.”
He added: “The frequent changes mean that referees and coaches have to stay current to be effective in the performance of their functions. If they do not know the new rules, they will be disadvantaged.”
Showing their interest, the participants asked many questions on the rules and other referee administration matters.
At the end of the seminar, the referees took a test to confirm their competency and understanding of the new refereeing rules and procedure. All of them did well to qualify for officiating assignments in the National Championships and other local tournaments.
The STF would like to thank the participants, the International Referees and officials for making the seminar possible. Special thanks to Mr. John Ho and Mr. Edmund Tan for their personal contribution to the event.
The World Taekwondo Federation, (WTF), established on 28 May 1973, celebrated its 32nd Anniversary on 19 July 2005 at Dynasty Hall, Hotel Shilla, Seoul, Korea.
It was also an occasion to celebrate the re-election of Dr. Choue Chungwon as the President of the WTF.
Singapore was represented by the Federation’s President and General Manager. During their visit to Korea, they took the opportunity to touch base with many other officials, Mr. Um Voon Kyu (President, Kukkiwon), Mr. Song Sang-Keun (Vice-President, Kukkiwon), Mr. Park Hyun-Sup (Director, Kukkiwon Academy), Mr. Daewon Kang (Vice Chairman, ATU) and Prof. Lee Kyu Seok (Secretary General, ATU).
The President and General Manager also interacted and networked with their counterparts to learn about the development of the sport in their countries.
Before their return, they witnessed the presentation by 3 vendors of their respective electronic protectors at the Grand Peace Hall, Kyung Hee University. As they saw it, further improvements had to be made to the equipment before it could be adopted.
64 teams from 27 countries congregated in Changhua, Taiwan from 4 to 8 July 2005 for the championship
Although lady luck was not with us, our players managed to return with four bronze medals won by the following:
Poh Tze Chap
Ong Tian Ling
Dawn Ang Kai Ying
Fong Yee Min
It was a creditable performance by our team, which comprised mostly of young players. Despite their relative inexperience, they gave their opponents a fun for their money.
Said Team Manager Tan Cheng Hui: “ Our players have shown great fighting spirit and determination. I am proud of each and every one of them.”
Singapore Representatives:
Team Manager/Coach – Tan Cheng Hui
Sports Trainer – Koh Kim Seng
Male – Cornelyus Ng Jian Hui
Ong Koon Yew
Vincent Chua Kheng Hui
Khor Huat Peng
Loh Chuan Kai
Poh Tze Chap
Female – Ong Tian Ling
Lanetar Quek
Dawn Ang Kai Ying
Fong Yee Min
(The Asst. Hon. Secretary, Mr. Tan Kok Heng, was at the tournament to lend his moral support.)
The first on-line grading was conducted on 30 July 2005 at Pioneer Junior College (PJC).
75 candidates were tested using the programme designed by Vincent Lau, a blackbelt holder and former student of PJC. It is user friendly and simplifies the grading progress.
The candidates were glad that they did not have to wait for the results. They could get their results immediately after the grading by logging on to the site.
If the Technical Committee and the Board of Examiners are satisfied with effectiveness and efficiency of the programme, it will eventually be used for the centralised grading. But this will not be soon as there are implementation issues to be resolved.
It had been a busy period for the Federation’s performers during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore.
On 2 July 2005, our demonstrators showed off their skills at the Promenade during the IOC run which was held in conjunction with the Session.
The demonstration team was also involved in the Olympic Exhibition at the Raffles City Atrium. It performed taekwondo aerobics on 3 and 9 July and received enthusiastic applause.
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