2018 Annual Report
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2018 ANNUAL REPORT OCEANIA TAEKWONDO UNION INCORPORATED WORLD TAEKWONDO OCEANIA Annual Report 2018 World Taekwondo Oceania 1 OUR HISTORY The Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) was established on 16th of July 2005 in Sydney, Australia during the staging of the first Oceania Taekwondo Championships. In 2017, OTU rebranded to World Taekwondo Oceania (WTO). Annual Report 2018 World Taekwondo Oceania 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS OUR HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................... 2 OUR PEOPLE ................................................................................................................................................ 4 OUR MEMBERS ............................................................................................................................................. 5 OUR SUPPORTERS ...................................................................................................................................... 5 OUR PARTNERS ........................................................................................................................................... 5 ENDORSED SUPPORT INITIATIVES ............................................................................................................ 5 STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................... 6 COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................................................ 7 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE 2018 ..................................................................................................................... 8 OCEANIA TAEKWONDO UNION RE-BRANDING TO WORLD TAEKWONDO OCEANIA .......................... 9 WTO BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTMENTS – 2017/2018 ............................................................................. 9 OCEANIA EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR 2019 .............................................................................................. 10 INCLUSION OF POOMSAE FOR NEXT PACIFIC GAMES – SAMOA 2019................................................ 10 WTO SOCIAL MEDIA & WEB PRESENCE ................................................................................................. 10 WORLD TAEKWONDO INTERNATIONAL PARA IR COURSE - SYDNEY AUSTRALIA, DECEMBER 201810 OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY TECHNICAL COURSE FOR COACHES IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS .............. 11 EDUCATION COURSES CONDUCTED IN 2018 IN OCEANIA REGION AND PROPOSED COURSES FOR 2019: ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 PROPOSED COURSES IN 2019 .................................................................................................................. 13 2019 PACIFIC GAMES – APIA, SAMOA ..................................................................................................... 14 FINANCIAL AND AUDIT REPORT 2018 ...................................................................................................... 15 PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES – AGM, TAHITI ........................................................................................ 16 Annual Report 2018 World Taekwondo Oceania 3 OUR PEOPLE Honorary Board Members Position Name Country Dates Acted President Phil Coles Australia 2005 - 2017 Board members Position Name Country Dates Acted President Mr. John Kotsifas Australia 2017 - 2021 Secretary General Mr. Stuart Lee Australia 2017 - 2021 Treasurer Mr. John Cholai Papua New Guinea 2017 - 2021 Senior Vice President Mr. Daniel Trenton Australia 2017 - 2021 Vice President Mr. Henri Jouanno New Caledonia 2017 - 2021 Vice President Mr. Peter Ahhim Samoa 2017 - 2021 Technical Director Mr. Young Youl Oh Australia 2017 - 2021 Referee Director Mr. Rene Leveaux Australia 2017 - 2021 Board Member Mr. Jason Kim New Zealand 2017 - 2021 Board Member Mr. Alfred Lai French Polynesia 2017 - 2021 Board Member Mr. John Alick Solomon Islands 2017 - 2021 Board Member Mr. Maher Magableh Australia 2018 - 2021 Volunteers/Contractors Name Position Dates acted Mr. Colby Au Administration Manager 2017 – 2021 Oceania Development Coach Ms. Linda Pace Poomsae Director 2017 – 2021 Joint Head of the OTU Para-Taekwondo Committee – Poomsae Mr. Bren Doorman Chief Medical Chair 2017 – 2021 Mr. Denzil Ray Database and Accreditation Manager 2017 – 2021 Joint Head of the OTU Para-Taekwondo Committee – Kyorugi Oceania Accredited/Endorsed Presenter Mr. Michael Kotsifas Administration Manager 2013 - 2017 Ms. Kerry Lister Oceania Accredited/Endorsed Presenter 2017 Mr. Thierry Coleux Oceania Accredited/Endorsed Presenter 2017 Mr. Gary Carpenter Oceania Accredited/Endorsed Presenter 2017 Ms. Angela Thompson Oceania Accredited/Endorsed Presenter 2017 Annual Report 2018 World Taekwondo Oceania 4 OUR MEMBERS The World Taekwondo Oceania (WTO) has twenty (20) member countries spread throughout the Asia and Pacific region. Member nations include the following: American Samoa Guam New Caledonia Solomon Islands Australia Kiribati New Zealand Tonga Cook Islands Marshall Islands Palau Tuvalu Fiji Micronesia, Federated States of Papua New Guinea Vanuatu French Polynesia Nauru Samoa Wallis and Futuna OUR SUPPORTERS OUR PARTNERS ENDORSED SUPPORT INITIATIVES Annual Report 2018 World Taekwondo Oceania 5 STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT Board of Management Position Name Country President Mr. John Kotsifas Australia Secretary General Mr. Stuart Lee Australia Treasurer Mr. John Cholai Papua New Guinea Senior Vice President Mr. Daniel Trenton Australia Vice President Mr. Henri Jouanno New Caledonia Vice President Mr. Peter Ahhim Samoa Technical Director Mr. Young Youl Oh Australia Referee Director Mr. Rene Leveaux Australia Annual Report 2018 World Taekwondo Oceania 6 Board Member Mr. Jason Kim New Zealand Board Member Mr. Alfred Lai Koun Sing French Polynesia Board Member Mr. John Alick Solomon Islands Board Member Mr. Maher Magableh Australia Committees • Technical Committee • Games / Tournament Committee • Para Committee • Referee Committee • Judiciary Committee • Coaching and Athlete Development Committee • International Co--operation Committee • Legislative Committee • Women's Committee • Medical Committee • Finance Committee • Collegiate Committee • Primary Schools Committee • Junior Committee • Sport for All Committee • Marketing and Promotions Committee Annual Report 2018 World Taekwondo Oceania 7 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE 2018 The WTO have been extremely busy in the last 12 months, and it continues to pursue the interests of the WTO, its members and its athletes. In 2018, we saw the appointment of Mr. Maher Magableh (Australia) as a WTO board member. Many of you will know of Mr. Magableh as the region’s most prominent and experienced International Referee. Most recently he was in attendance at the 2018 Rio Olympics. The Board welcomes Mr. Magableh’s appointment and will utilise his expertise and experiences for the benefit to our region. The WTO Board will also continue to pursue our various initiatives for additional funding to be made available to Oceania member nations to assist them in their development and to promote our sport. The WT International Referee Course held in Thailand in December 2018 is a prime example of what can be achieved through additional funding. WTO provided financial assistance for applicants to this International Referee Course to further develop international referee standards within the region. Participants in this assistance included representatives from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, New Caledonia & Solomon Islands. To advance our education and development initiatives further, WTO have appointed Para Taekwondo Poomsae and Para Taekwondo Kyorugi Directors. Both have been working hard, in conjunction with the Oceania Development Coach, to finalise new accreditation courses for members, but also have commenced assisting teams in the region with WTO member nation program development, talent identification and athlete preparation. 2018 also saw WTO host 3 major events in the region. The 2018 Presidents Cup as well as the 2018 Oceania Championships were hosted by the FTTDA in Tahiti in August. These two events were held just 1 day apart but it gave athletes the opportunity to gain G2 world ranking points from the President’s cup and another G4 ranking points from the Oceania championships, making a total of G6 world ranking points on offer for our Oceania athletes. WTO also hosted the WT International Para IR Course in Sydney Australia in December 2018. The course was presented by Mr Chakir Chelbat, the WT’s Para referee Chairman and provided the region’s International Referees to accredit for Para Referee accreditation. Moving forward to 2019, we will see the region play host to 6 major international events: The 2019 President’s Cup – G2, Oceania Para Open Championships – G2/G4, the 2019 Australian Open – G2 and the IR Course and Refresher – Poomsae and Kyorugi – (1- 4 July 2019, Gold Coast, Australia) being held in the Gold Coast, Australia, and the Pacific Games – G4 and the 9th Oceania Taekwondo Championships - G4, being held in Apia Samoa. These significant events will provide valuable points and experiences to the athlete’s within our region as well as providing critical education to the region’s referees. These events would not be possible without the MNA’s and Organising Committee’s support.