All successful candidates in the poomsae coach courses are invited to attend the certificate presentation on Sunday 26 November 2006 at 9am at the National Training Centre to collect their certificates.
The dress code is ‘dobok’. For those who are driving, it will be free parking on that day.
Food and drinks will be served to celebrate the success of the series of course and encourage networking and interaction among coaches and officials of the Federation.
Dr Lee Chee Wee, CEO of LYNK Biotechnologies Pte Ltd, will be giving a short presentation on the effect of martial sport on joints. This topic should be of interest to coaches who have their students’ welfare at heart.
Certificate recipients are requested to confirm their attendance with Jolene or Theresa at 63451491 by 17 November 2006.
The poomsae coach courses held on 4 and 5 November received overwhelming response. As a result of this, the STF decided to organize an additional course on 11 November 2006 to accommodate the extra participants.
Said the Coaching Coach Chairman Wong Liang Ming: “It shows that our coaches are not contented in remaining status quo. They want to keep abreast of the latest development and continue to be effective coaches. Their attitude is good for their students and the sport.”
The two courses held over the weekends saw 74 coaches qualify for the various poomsae coach levels.
The best trainees for the two courses were:
– Valerie Teo Wan Mei – Huang Qiao Zhen – Christina Liew – Chan Kok Wah
Certificates of successful participants would be presented at a ceremony which had been scheduled to be held on 26 November 2006 at 9am at the NTC.
The Federation would like to put on record its thanks to all affiliates for their support of the series of courses conducted to qualify poomsae coaches and upgrade coaches’ poomsae skills.
In view of overwhelming response, the Federation has decided to organize one more course as part of the series. It will be held on Saturday 11 November 2006 from 1pm to 9pm at the National Training Centre.
Registration is now open. The application form is attached.
As registration is on a first-come first-served basis, those who are interested in the course may call Jolene or Theresa at 63451491 to confirm your participation first.
106 blackbelt holders participated in the first four of a series of six Poomsae Coach Courses organized by the Federation. The courses were specially conducted not only to familiarize them with the latest development in poomsae but also to qualify them as poomsae coaches.
Of the 106 participants, only 13 failed to meet the minimum requirements. The rest did well to obtain the poomsae coaching qualification ranging Levels 1 (Provisional) to 3.
The best trainees for the courses were
Leong Yun Yuet
Lim Miao Chen Pauline
Peh Brian
Zarena Binte Abdul Rahim
Ushananthini d/o Vadivelu
Those who were not successful in the courses were required to go for remedial training and retest if they still aspired to obtain the qualification.
Singapore players collected 1 silver and 3 bronze medals in the 3rd Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships held from 13 to 15 October 2006 in Brisbane, Australia.
The event, which attracted 17 teams from eleven countries including three of the top taekwondo countries in the Commonwealth – Australia, Canada and England, saw our players demonstrating tremendous fighting spirit, determination and camaraderie. They also showed that they could match their technical skills against the best.
Jason Ong, Nicholas Lau and Low Chuan Kai took on the top players and gave them a run for their money. It was point for point right up to the third round. As luck would have it, they finished one point short of their opponents and were eliminated.
Nicholas was luckier than the other two of his compatriots as he lost in the final and managed to pick up a silver medal for his effort. Jason and Chuan Kai had nothing to show for their outstanding performances.
Our lady players won three bronze medals through Ananurmelati Bte Abdul Rahman, Joyce Lim and Dawn Ang. They gave their all but could not go any further.
Said National Coach Wong Liang Ming: “The overall performance of our players was beyond expectation. Although the British, Australian and Canadian were very strong and experienced, our players were able to make their opponents work hard for their medals.
“Based on their performances in the competition, our players have shown vast improvements in their mental and technical skills.”
Singapore Team
Coach Wong Liang Ming
Players Cornelyus Ng Jian Hui Nicholas Lau Jun Yi Jason Ong Koon Yew Low Chuan Kai Ananurmelati Bte Abdul Rahman Joyce Lim Soon Yi Dawn Ang Kai Ying
(Vincent Chua Kheng Hui who was selected for the competition had to withdraw from the team because of injury sustained during training.)
Currently 4th dan and higher dan candidates are required to retake their theory or practical test if they fail any of the components. If they do not make it in the practical test, they may register for the next grading and pay the regular fees. However, if they fail their theory test, they only need to go for a retest.
In order to regularize the system, candidates for 4th dan and higher will have to register and pay the regular fees if they want to retake either the theory or practical test. If they fail either the theory or practical test three times (including the first attempt), they will have to take the whole grading again for promotion to the next grade.
The retest must be taken in consecutive centralised grading. Repeat candidates who miss a grading will have to take both the practical and theory tests if they subsequently decide to take their grading again.
This ruling will take effect from January 2007 grading.
9 examiners qualified as poomsae coaches after they successfully completed the rigorous poomsae coach course held on 30 September 2006.
They were Chow Pak Hoong, G Rajendran, Lee Thiam Huat, Nordon Lim, Philip Choo, Sam Tan, Tan Kok Heng, Wong Liang Ming and Yeo Boon Thiang. They went through the same programme as the senior examiners and acquired new knowledge which would be useful in their functions as examiners and coaches.
Said Chow: “Although I had attended a similar course, I found this course more educational and interesting. The explanations were clear and the principles made it easy for me to understand the finer points of poomsae.
“I look forward to the next upgrading course by the STF.”
The course was conducted by Lim Teong Chin and assisted by Chin Khee Shin, Steven Soh, RA Jeyaraman and Tan Cheng Hui.The importance of the course was underlined by the presence of the STF President Milan Kwee. His personal interest in the course was appreciated by the participants who put in additional effort in their training.
Their exemplary training attitude and enthusiasm made it difficult for the senior examiners to pick the top three performers. After some deliberation with input from Mr Kwee, they named Sam Tan, Thiam Huat and Kok Heng the best performers.
In fact, all the participants deserved to be applauded for believing in their own continuing education.
The STF has signed a one-year agreement with Changi General Hospital to provide corporate rates for our members requiring sports medicine consultation and rehabilitation services On production of your NRIC and Blackbelt/Poom Belt Card or a letter from the STF to prove your membership at the Changi Sports Medicine Centre, you can enjoy the following rates which are below public rates.
S$35 for new and follow-up sports medicine consultation
S$35 for rehabilitative services (for up to two modalities only)
Senior examiners – Chin Khee Shin, Steven Soh and RA Jeyaraman – participated in a rigorous training programme for the poomsae coach certification on 28 September 2006 at the National Training Centre. It was conducted by Chief Examiner Lim Teong Chin and supervised by STF President Milan Kwee.
The training was part of their continuing education programme to ensure that they were updated with the latest development in the sport and remained competent and relevant.
The participants went through the training like they were still in their prime.
It was blood, sweat and no tears for them. During the training, Chin bled when he bruised his arm. As they gave their all in the humid environment, they perspired profusely. There were no tears as they enjoyed the training very much.
Laughed Jeya: “ It was like old times except we are so much older.”
At the end of the programme, they took the theory and practical tests with confidence.
