Registered Address: 3 Stadium Drive #01-33 Singapore 397630
UEN Number: T03SS0136E
IPC Number: IPC000511
Singapore Gymnastics Singapore Gymnastics (“SG”) was registered with the Registry of Societies on 24 July 2003 and gazetted on 15 August 2003 as the National Sports Association for gymnastics. Its formation by the gymnastics community was supported by the Singapore National Olympic Council (“SNOC”) and Sports Singapore (“SportSG”). SG has been affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (“FIG”) since December 2003. Singapore Gymnastics is a registered Charity since December 2010. In addition, Singapore Gymnastics received the status of Institution of a Public Character (“IPC”) which allows the association to receive tax- deductible donations.
The objectives of the Association shall include the following:
a) To promote gymnastics disciplines in Singapore as defined by the FIG.
b) To increase participation and promote community engagement and bonding through the sport of Gymnastics, to promote health and wellness, inclusiveness and integration, and inspire the Singapore Spirit.
c) To organize and coordinate
i) Gymnastics Events;
ii) Gymnastics competitions;
iii) Gymnastics coaching and officiating instructional activities; and
iv) Meetings, lectures, demonstrations, film shows and/or other events to further the aims of the Association directly or indirectly.
d) To establish friendly and loyal cooperation among all Members for the benefit of gymnastics in Singapore.
e) To arrange to be written or made, and to print, publish, issue, exhibit and circulate freely or otherwise, reports, periodicals, pamphlets, photographs, books, films, or any instructional materials as may be thought desirable in connection with the objectives of the Association.
f) To send delegates and teams to conferences and/ or gymnastic competitions held either within or outside Singapore to improve the standard of gymnastics in Singapore and to enable gymnasts to gain international experience.
g) To coordinate efforts for the physical and moral development of individuals through gymnastics.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 1 | Page h) To take initiative, give directives, define programmes, promulgate rules and regulations, distribute information and technical data in order to develop gymnastics in Singapore with the best spirit of collaboration.
i) To raise funds and to obtain financial assistance through patronship, donations, sponsorship or otherwise for the attainment of any or all the objectives of the Association to the intent that the funds of the Association, howsoever derived or obtained, shall be applied solely towards the costs and expenses incurred in the attainment of any or all of the objectives of the Association; and
j) To do all such other things incidental or conducive to the attainment of any one or more of the above objectives.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 2 | Page Partners & Sponsors
Partners
Sponsors
Event Sponsors
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 3 | Page Contents Message from the President ...... 5
Treasurer’s Report ...... 6
The Management Committee 2017-2019 ...... 9
Corporate Governance ...... 11
Singapore Gymnastics Child Safe Sport Commitment ...... 14
The National Office Staff 2018/2019 ...... 18
The Technical Advisory Council 2018/2019 ...... 19
Membership ...... 20
Events ...... 22
Education ...... 27
Gymnastics for All ...... 31
High Performance Pathways Report ...... 35
Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) ...... 36
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) ...... 42
Rhythmic Gymnastics (RG) ...... 50
Trampoline Gymnastics (TRA) ...... 57
Singapore Gymnastics National Champions...... 59
2018 Annual Awards ...... 63
Sport Singapore Funding for Financial Year 18/19 ...... 64
Other Relevant Disclosures ...... 65
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 4 | Page Message from the President
Since the last AGM, SG has done much in terms of stability and professionalism. The Secretariat has grown together with the workload. One only has to look at this annual report to see the amount of work that has gone in – overseas competitions, training camps, workshops, coaches and judges’ development – the calendar is chock full of activities.
Indeed, at times, I wonder if we are doing too much. The high turn-over rate of the Secretariat is a warning sign and the continuing budget deficit is another. Perhaps, the in-coming Board might want to be a bit more introspective and review the priorities of the Association. The answer is not going to be easy. For example, we know we need to increase membership to generate income. That entails reaching out to the community and engaging the clubs among others. It means conducting activities as stated above; which in turn, increases our operating cost.
It may mean that fund-raising activities need to be permanent features in our calendar. Thankfully, we are now operating under our new constitution and for the first time in SG ‘s history, our club members can vote and stand for election. Together we can work on resolving these issues.
On the high-performance front, we are also achieving stability. Competition results from our gymnasts, including our developmental teams, are encouraging. One highlight was the qualification of our WAG gymnast, Tamara Anika Ong, for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. With our programmes in place, we have been able to convince SportSG to release enhanced funding for the engagement of a Head Coach for WAG and a Pathway Manager for all disciplines.
Moving forward, our high-performance goal can no longer be just podium finishes at regional games, such as the SEA Games, but rather consistent representation at the World and Olympics arenas. With the fraternity working as one, we can do it.
Yours Respectfully,
Choy Kah Kin
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 5 | Page Treasurer’s Report
FY18/19 Financial Report
Singapore Gymnastics’ financial result for the year was an operating loss of $118,989 against a planned operating loss of $154,090. The planned loss revolved around an investment in the organisations resources in two areas; the building of the infrastructure to enable the organisation to grow and capitalise on current and new revenue streams, and to resource the capacity and capability of the National Training Centre coaching team to be able to deliver on the long term high performance goals. SG was able to secure a 12.8% increase in SportSG funding in FY18/19 and an addition increase in FY19/20 funding of 16.2% to assist with this investment.
The FY18/19 saw a concentrated effort on developing the infrastructure to be able to capture, engage and build the membership base in the upcoming years with the introduction of the national database and the redevelopment of the coach education framework. The framework not only builds the capacity and capability of our coaching community but is also an additional revenue stream that can and will assist with the organisation’s sustainability. There was also a focus on the key fundraising event which was the Charity Golf and Dinner held in November 2018. The success and structure of the donations for the Charity Golf has also secured $80,000 from the SportSG One Team Singapore Funding (OTSF) which will be taken into the accounts in FY19/20. Effectively this reduces the deficit incurred in FY18/19 to $38,989.
Major points concerning the Financial Statement:
• In FY18/19 the fundraising Charity Golf and Dinner had a net surplus of $101,371 which was $38,630 short of the budget set at $140,000. With the introduction of the OTSF and the structure of the fundraising activity, as mentioned previously SG will be receiving $80,000 from the matching OTSF grant in the next financial year. The overall success of the Charity Golf will see a positive impact of $181,371 to the reserves of the organisation. These reserves are specifically designated towards building of the high-performance infrastructure.
Income
• There was an overall increase of total income (which excludes SportSG funding and the $84,363 from donations) of 54% compared to an overall increase of expenditure of 16%. The large increase in income for the FY18/19 can be attributed to an increase in income from: Membership 119%, Education 172% and events 19%. The increase in education income was due to the introduction of the Fundamental Coaches Courses and all the additional education activities, such as the FIG Coaching Academies and Age Group Camps.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 6 | Page • While there was an increase in income from the High-Performance activities as a result of an increase in international competition tours. There was no net effect to the financial statement due to the fact that an increase in the income directly correlated with an increase in expenditure.
Expenses
• The overall expenses in FY18/19 increased by 16%, largely due to an increase in expenses around education, staff costs and general operating expenses. The increase in the staff costs of the Secretariat of 9% was due to the MC’s strategic decision part way through FY17/18 to employ a higher calibre of staff with the technical knowledge of the sport to be able to deliver the increased activities which have occurred to ensure relevance and viability of the association. Along with the employment of a National Pathway Manager halfway though the FY, that is fully funded from the SportSG Enhanced Funding.
• There was an increase in the operating costs for FY18/19 by 38%. This increase can be largely attributed to SG needing to increase the allowance for bad debts by $51,822 due to the change in the FRS accounting practises, which had a distinct net negative impact on the P&L. Without this accounting journal the operating expenses would have only increased by 17%.
Funding
• In FY18/19 there was an increase in total funding from SportSG of 12.8% (which excludes the non- cash facilities funding); because there was a commitment to the SG High Performance strategic plan with enhanced funding for a WAG Head Coach. While there was a funding increase, the increase of activities and hence the increase in income in FY18/19 reduced the percentage of income that was not SportSG funding from 71% to 61%.
Accounts Receivable
• It is acknowledged that there was a substantial increase in debtors in FY18/19 of 57% however it was only a 1% increase if one were to consider the major increase in revenue.
• 28% of the accounts receivable can be contributed to invoices raised to the FIG for hosting Academies and camps, with no risk of recouping the funds.
• Already over 29% of the accounts receivable from the end of the FY has been collected. If we are to take in to account the $44,270 still outstanding from the FIG at the end of August 2019 then the outstanding debtors prior to the end of the FY is at $100,877.75 at the end of August 2019
• SG will be prioritising this as a key operational focus for the finance team and will be looking into strategies that will reduce this to 7% or less of the current turnover.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 7 | Page • The management team have already implemented strategies to reduce the chances of continuing to incur debts by utilising the new national database to manage payment of educational courses, membership registration and any other activities that will ensure payment upfront.
The Financial Forecast for FY19/20
• In the preparation of the FY19/20 budget attention has been given to reducing the operating deficit of the National Training Centre by increasing the monthly fees and the review of the Financial Assistance subsidy to a set budgeted amount which also takes into consideration the Representation Subsidy. • With the change in the financial accounts, staff will continue to monitor and look at ways of reducing expenditure.
• The organization will continue to focus on increasing the net revenue largely through events and membership. With the introduction of more programmes, community engagement and educational opportunities, SG are offering a real value proposition to its members which will continue see a growth in membership numbers as the relevance of the organisation increases. This increase in membership and modest increase in membership fees will also assist in reducing the ongoing deficit.
• The targeted approach to increase membership will take a boost in FY19/20 with the realignment of the organisational structure and the employment of a Community Development Manager (which is not an additional headcount) whose focus is on increasing membership and educational opportunities.
• SG will continue to deliver a strong education programme to not only deliver on the strategic priorities to increase coaches capacity and capability but to increase revenue. • With the increase in membership and quality activities being offered, SG will be able to start to actively engage with potential sponsors to increase the income and ensure continued viability of the organization.
• There is a plan to conduct numerous smaller fund-raising activities in FY19/20 together with the Annual Awards Dinner, with the exact details still to be finalised, but the budgeted amount can be found below taking into consideration OTSF availability:
Expected Expected Net revenue OTSF Funding income expenditure
No link to OTSF $200,000 $60,000 $140,000
Linked to attracting $130,000 $39,000 $91,000 $50,000 OTSF
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 8 | Page The Management Committee 2017-2019
Choy Kah Kin Madeline Chan Lim Siew Kuan President 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-President July 2015 – Present September 2017 – Present September 2017 Managing Director. The Secretary Lawyer, Lee Bon Leong & Co Architects Circle Pte Ltd July 2015 – September 2017 General Manager, Asia Pacific Eagle's Flight Asia
Liew Seow Ling Patrick Ho Molly Martel 3rd Vice-President Honorary Secretary Assistant Secretary September 2017 – Present September 2017 - Present September 2017 – Present Managing Director, 2nd Vice President Director, Governance, Planning Housekeepers Management July 2015 – September 2017 & Change Delivery, Retail Services Pte Ltd Adult Educator & Facilitator Banking, ASEAN & South Asia, Self Employed Standard Chartered Bank
Roy Peng Ong She-Na Alfred Nathan Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Committee Member January 2019 – Present September 2017 - Present July 2015 – Present Business Integrity Manager, Finance Business Partner, Educator, St. Joseph's Facebook. Institution
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 9 | Page
Stephen Lim Kang Kim Yang Edward Low Kah Loong Treasurer Committee Member 3rd Vice President July 2014 – January 2019 September – Present July 2015 – September 2017 Committee Member Director, Templars Law LLC Committee Member January 2019 – Present September 2017 – Present Risk & Assurance Manager, Managing Director, Centrodex Singapore Technologies Engineering Pte Ltd Engineering Ltd
William Soh Alex Tan Li Er Committee Member Co-opted Committee Member July 2015 – Present September 2017 – Present Business Development Director, Global Benefits Manager, Horiba Instruments (Honan Insurance Group Asia) (S) Pte Ltd
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 10 | Page Corporate Governance
SG is committed to a high standard of corporate governance. The Executive Committee recognises the importance of good governance in providing greater transparency to the Association’s operations, as well as being critical to the effective performance of the Association.
Charities Governance Evaluation Checklist
In implementing good governance practices, the Association, as a registered charity with IPC status, adopted best practices closely aligned to the principles in the Code of Governance for Charities and Institutions of Public Character (“Code”). In adhering to the Charity Council’s requirements that all IPCs shall disclose the extent of their compliance with the Code, the Association’s Governance Evaluation Checklist can be found on the Charity Portal Website www.charities.gov.sg.
Conflicts of Interest
It is the Association’s policy that Executive Committee Members, staff and all individuals representing or acting on behalf of Singapore Gymnastics must be free from conflicts of interest that could adversely influence their judgment or objectivity in conducting the Association’s activities and assignments.
To be effective, declarations of interests are conducted annually in written form. Updates to declarations are made during the year as and when they occur and is presented to the Audit & Risk Sub Committee (ARC) for review.
Whistle Blowing Policy
In an effort to strengthen corporate governance processes and practices, Singapore Gymnastics (SG) adopted a whistle-blowing policy in May 2019 to provide a platform for representatives to raise genuine concerns on possible improprieties in the conduct of its operations.
During the period from April 2018 – March 2019 the following policies were reviewed and updated or implemented
Policy No. Title New Policies Reviewed Policies
P028 Annual Awards Policy July 2018
P001 Anti-Doping Policy November 2018
P034 Code of Conduct Judges May 2018 March 2019
P009 Complaints Policy January 2019
P035 Conflict of Interest Policy December 2018
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 11 | Page Policy No. Title New Policies Reviewed Policies
P016.1 Course Presenters Policy November 2018
P025 Debtors Policy November 2018
P003 FAS Policy (Financial Assistant Scheme) March 2019
P015 Financial Management and Delegation Policy March 2019
P027 Leotard Policy September 2018
P031 Member Protection Policy January 2019
P008 Membership Policy January 2019
P016 National Coaching Accreditation Programme September 2018
P004 National Competition Policy January 2019
P011 National Judging Accreditation Pathway March 2019
P023 National Squad & Ranking Policy December 2018
P026 Overseas Athletes Policy November 2018
P019 Overseas Travel Policy July 2018
P033 Parent & Spectator Policy May 2018
P017 PDPA (Public Data Protection Act) Policy November 2018
P032 Prize Money Policy November 2018
P029 Refund Policy January 2019
P016.2 RPL Overview (Recognition of Prior Learning) September 2018
P022 Selection for competitions November 2018
P006 SG HR Policies & Staff Handbook September 2018
P007 SG Reserves Policy November 2018
P020 SpexCarding Policy November 2018
P005 Technical Handbook November 2018
P037 Whistle Blowing Policy May 2019
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 12 | Page MC Meeting Attendance – April 18 – March 19
Choy Kah Kin President 6/6 Chan Mun Yee Madeline 1st Vice-President 4/6 Lim Siew Kuan 2nd Vice-President 5/6 Liew Seow Ling 3rd Vice-President 4/6 Lim Chin Keong, Stephen Treasurer/Committee Member 4/6 Roy Peng Treasurer (as of January 2019) 1/1 Ong She-Na Asst. Treasurer 5/6 Patrick Ho Kok Wing Secretary 3/6 Molly Suwenfeng Martel Asst. Secretary 4/6 Soh Choon Chik William* Committee Member 0/6 Alfred Casimir Nathan Committee Member 6/6 Low Kah Loong Edward Committee Member 4/6 Kang Kim Yang Committee Member 3/6 Alex Tan Li Er Coopted Committee Member 2/6 * Medical leave for the first half of FY18/19 MC Sub-Committees
Audit & Risk Committee Fund Raising and Public Relations Committee Daniel Tan Chair Liew Seow Ling Chair Genevieve Heng Chan Mun Yee Madeline Sandip Talukdar Patrick Ho Kok Wing Stephen Lim Low Kah Loong Edward William Soh Clarence Yap Alfred Casimir Nathan Chow U-Jin Alex Tan Li Er
Finance & Investment Committee Governance Committee Lim Chin Keong, Stephen (until January 2109) Chair Choy Kah Kin Chair Roy Peng (as of January 2019) Chair Molly Suwenfeng Martel Ong She-Na Kang Kim Yang Kang Kim Yang Chow U-Jin (resignation January 2019)
Facilities Committee Lim Siew Kuan Chair Alfred Casimir Nathan Low Kah Loong Edward Alex Tan Li Er Sng Puay Lang
Auditor Banking Institution C.C Yang and Co DBS
Legal Advisor Koh Swee Yen, Wong Partnership
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 13 | Page Singapore Gymnastics Child Safe Sport Commitment
Purpose
Singapore Gymnastics (SG) is a sport involving children and other members of the community between the ages of 1 and 70 years. Our sport operates across Singapore and engages children and young people through several our programmes, such as the National Proficiency Awards, KinderGym and the respective discipline SG Levels programme. We take seriously our responsibility to deliver a sporting environment that is caring, nurturing and safe. We promote equity and respect diversity by: • actively anticipating children’s diverse circumstances and responding effectively to those with additional vulnerabilities • by giving all children access to information, support and complaints processes, and • paying attention to the needs of children with a disability, and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Our Management Committee approves and endorses Singapore Gymnastics commitment to keeping children and young people safe from abuse and neglect. It is the responsibility of all at Singapore Gymnastics, from the Management Committee, to staff and volunteers, to: • protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, bullying and exploitation by our people; • be alert to incidents of child abuse and neglect occurring outside of our sport that may have an impact on the children and young people; and • create and maintain a child safe culture that is understood, endorsed and put into action by all the individuals who work for, volunteer or access our programmes and services.
We expect all within our sport, regardless of their role or level of responsibility, to act and to keep children safe from such harm by: • adopting the practices and behaviour we have set as our standard when carrying out their roles, and reporting any abuse or neglect of which they become aware of to our management and/or to external authorities responsible for child protection or to police, regardless of whether that abuse is being perpetrated by staff and volunteers within our sport, or by those outside our sport including those from the child’s family, extended family, their family’s extended network or strangers. Responsibilities
The Management Committee, Staff, Sub-Committees, Technical Advisory Councils and volunteers within the sport are responsible for the development and endorsement of the Singapore Gymnastics Child Safe Sport Commitment. The role of each entity in relation to the development and compliance of the Singapore Gymnastics Child Safe Sport Commitment is detailed in the table below.
Entity Role/Responsibility • Promote the commitment to this policy and its expectations. Management Committee • Support policy review on an annual cycle as a minimum or at a time governed by legislation, regulations, or organisational learnings that
promote a change to the policy and all relevant procedural guidelines.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 14 | Page Entity Role/Responsibility • Ensure compliance to the policy via an inbuilt review mechanism. • Ensure adequate resources are allocated to allow for the development and effective implementation of this policy. • Develop opportunities for regular discussion at all levels to support a culture of openness and continued improvement and accountability to child protection and member welfare. • Advocate and promote child rights, empowering and engaging children and young people in support of this policy and its expectations. • Ensure all staff and volunteers understand their obligations in accordance with the Child Safe Sport Commitment and any relevant policy and procedural documentation. This includes induction, a minimum of one compulsory training session, and regular discussion and guidance at supervision and team meetings. • Ensure the suite of child safe policies are implemented and adhered to amongst relevant member stakeholders. • Ensure the development and implementation of required internal policy/work procedures and guidelines are in place to support child protection practice in accordance with the expectations of the Child Safe Sport Commitment. • Ensure adequate resources are allocated to allow effective implementation of the suite of child safe policies. • Ensure to support staff and volunteers in a joint way with a decision to initiate any form of action to protect a child from abuse, neglect, grooming General or exploitation. Manager • Ensure appropriate support, such as counselling and formal debriefing, are provided for any staff and volunteers who have responded to matters relating to a concern for the safety and wellbeing of a child or young person. • Advocate and promote child rights, empowering and engaging children and young people in support of this Statement. • Proactively share resources and experience in the development of child safe initiatives as they are identified. • Develop opportunities for regular discussion at all levels to support a culture of continuous improvement and accountability of child protection and member welfare. • Ensure that our staff and volunteers are aware of the appropriate recruitment, screening and employment practice in relation to individuals with specific roles in working, coaching or volunteering with children and families. • Maintain a full understanding of the commitments and expectations of this policy, as well as all other policies relevant to child safety. Staff and Volunteers • To undertake any induction and training anticipated in this policy, in relation to policy and procedures relevant to keeping children and young people safe.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 15 | Page Entity Role/Responsibility • To seek guidance from a supervisor or manager if there is ever any lack of understanding in relation to the commitments and expectations as set out in this policy. • To act and to protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, bullying and exploitation. • To assist in creating and maintaining a child safe culture and a culture of inclusion and safety
Our Commitment
Singapore Gymnastics is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people who are involved in our sport. Our policies and procedures seek to address risks to child safety and to establish a child safe culture and practices. Our suite of child safe policies will: • be accessible in forms that are easy to understand for all ages; • have been distributed to all the stakeholder’s in consultation; and • are communicated to children, young people and their families, our staff and volunteers and the general public. We regularly review our policies, gain endorsement of changes and advise our staff and volunteers of changes. We are committed to keeping children & young people safe Through our Child Safe Sport Framework, we document our clear commitment to keeping children and young people safe from abuse and neglect. We communicate our commitment to all our staff and volunteers and give them access to a copy of our commitment statement. Our staff and volunteers know the behaviour we expect We ensure that each person involved in our delivery of services to children and young people understands his or her role and the behaviour we expect in relation to keeping children and young people safe from abuse and neglect with reference to our Code of Behaviour. We utilise clear position descriptions which clearly state relevant child safe requirements. We have a Code of Behaviour, which is approved and endorsed from the highest levels of our organisation that outlines our expectations for behaviour towards children and young people. Our staff and volunteers are given a copy of and have access to the Code of Behaviour. Our staff and volunteers indicate, in writing, that they have read and are committed to the Code of Behaviour. We minimise the likelihood of recruiting a person who is unsuitable We have appropriate measures in place to minimise the likelihood that we recruit staff or volunteers who are unsuitable to work / volunteer with children or young people. We have recruitment procedures that ensure: • our child safe commitment is communicated to potential applicants for positions • face-to-face interviews are held which includes child safety related questions • two professional reference checks are undertaken • screening checks are undertaken, including identity, criminal record, working with children or equivalent checks and qualification checks. Induction and training are part of our commitment We provide all new staff and volunteers with information during their induction about our commitment to keep children safe including our policy, Code of Behaviour and child abuse reporting
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 16 | Page policy. We have a process for ensuring all staff and volunteers complete child safe training. We support ongoing education and training for our staff and volunteers to ensure child safe information is provided in an ongoing manner. We ensure that our staff and volunteers have up to date information relevant to specific legislation. We encourage the involvement of children, young people and their parents We involve and communicate with children and young people, and their families in developing a safe, inclusive and supportive environment. We provide information to children and their carers (such as brochures, posters, handbooks, guidelines) about: • our commitment to keeping children safe and communicating their rights • the behaviour we expect of our staff and volunteers and of themselves • our policy about responding to child abuse We have processes for encouraging two-way communication with children and families. We seek their feedback and have a process for responding. We respect diversity and seek to facilitate effective communication and involvement. Our staff and volunteers understand their responsibility for reporting child abuse Our policy for responding to child abuse is approved and endorsed from the highest levels of our organisation and applies to all our staff and volunteers. The policy states that: • staff and volunteers must immediately report abuse or neglect and any concerns with policies, practices or the behaviour of staff and volunteers. • staff and volunteers must meet any legislated mandatory or other jurisdictional reporting requirements • staff and volunteers must follow a specified process when reporting abuse or neglect, including who will receive reports • failure to report is a serious misconduct Our staff and volunteers are given a copy of and have access to the policy and understand the implications of the policy for their role. We document any allegation, disclosure or concern regarding child abuse and monitor responses to all allegations, disclosures or concerns. We maintain and improve our policies and practices We are committed to maintaining and improving our policies, procedures and practices to keep children and young people safe from neglect and abuse. We have assigned responsibility for maintaining and improving our policies and procedures to a General Manager. We monitor our staff and volunteers and external providers to ensure appropriate practice, behaviour, and policies are followed. We communicate with our staff and volunteers to ensure that they understand our policies and that the policies are effective in the work place. We require our staff and volunteers to disclose convictions or charges affecting their suitability to work with children and young people and we review police records and conduct other checks periodically. We have formally reviewed our service delivery to identify and document potential risks to children or young people. We undertake formal reviews, at least annually, to identify and document potential risks to children or young people associated our service delivery. We have a procedure to undertake annual reviews, as part of our ongoing compliance with child safe requirements.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 17 | Page The National Office Staff 2018/2019
National Office Staff
• Karen Norden – General Manager • Ye Cui – Finance and HR Manager • Perry Koh – Sport Development Manager – MAG • Lim Heem Wei – Sport Development Manager – WAG • Choy Dian Chun – Sport Development – RG • Alexis Lebedew – National Pathways Manager (commenced October 2018) • Tan Kee Yuen – Membership and Events Manager (finished August 2018) • George Low - Membership and Events Manager (commenced September 2018) • Joey Yeong – Finance and Administration Officer (Part-time)
Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Full time Coaches
• Ryosuke Kusumi • Yurii Odnoroh (finished July 2018) • Park GiYong (commenced September 2018) • Cheng Yan Jin
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Full time Coaches
• Zhu Yibin • Wang Xin • Zhang Ruoping (finished September 2018) • Chen Xiao (finished September 2018) • Jiang Bo (finished September 2018) • Sun Jie (commenced January 2019) • Kawana Shogo (commenced January 2019)
Rhythmic Gymnastics Full time Coaches
• Lidia Joukova – (finished November 2018) • Irina Bessmertnaya - (commenced January 2019) • Vesela Ivanova • Sara Ogiso
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 18 | Page The Technical Advisory Council 2018/2019
MAG TAC National Technical Director Gan Chai San
National Judging Co-ordinator Keong Sin Gen James
National Coaching Co-ordinator Desmond Cheng Yan Jin (Resigned April 2018)
National Council General Member Hoe Wah Toon
WAG TAC National Technical Director Koh Joy (resigned January 2019)
National Judging Co-ordinator Yang Xiaoyun
National Coaching Co-ordinator MJ Nabilah
National Council General Member Gesmundo Fae Risha
National Council General Member Sai You Zi
RG TAC National Technical Director Cecilia Chia
National Judging Co-ordinator Andrea Leong
National Coaching Co-ordinator Zhou Ying
National Council General Member (co-opted as Nina Chow international liaison)
National Council General Member Cherrie Kwek
National Council General Member Miki Nomura
TRA TAC National Technical Director William Soh
National Judging Co-ordinator Lee Kern Choong
National Coaching Co-ordinator Tan Xi Ting Jeanette
National Council General Member Oaken Wong (resigned March 2018)
National Council General Member Benjamin Tong
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 19 | Page Membership Membership continues to be one of main sources of income for SG, and a real focus moving forward to increase the revenue streams. The implementation of a new database which can accommodate and provide SG with the functionality to manage its Members and communicate effectively will be a key tool that SG will be leveraging off. The system also has the ability to track Technical Member’s accreditations and activities, which will start to ensure that there is alignment for SG coaches and SportSG’s NROC accreditation scheme.
With the change in the Constitution, SG can differentiate between the coaches and judges, and the individual (fan) members.
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Full Membership 7 7 7 6 6
Club Membership 21 24 34 33 40
Individual Associate Member* 129 117 153 230
Technical Membership 151
Individual Membership 135
Athlete Membership 562 696 769 880 1,022
719 844 963 1,149 1,354 * Membership category changed
Athlete Membership 1,200 1,022 1,000 880 769 800 696
600 562
400
200
- Athlete Membership
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 20 | Page Full Members (2018) Club Members (2018)
Friends of Gymnastics, Singapore Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics Pte Ltd Gymnastics Coaches Association Singapore Alpha Gymnastics Pte Ltd Gymnastics Support Group Singapore Amped Sports Pte Ltd Asia Gymnastics Academy* Prime Gymnastics Club BazGym Gymnastics School Rhythmic Gymnastics Association Singapore BearyFun Gym Pte Ltd Trampoline Singapore Bianka Panova Academy* Bounce Singapore Pte.Ltd. Bubbles Gymnastics P/L D'Gymnastique Academy D’xmage*
Dreams Gymnastics Life Member Fly Once Sports Pte Ltd Funyard Management Consultancy Mr Lee Seng Huat# GIM Sports International Pte Ltd
Gym Art* Gym With Me GymKraft # Deceased Hong Seng Sports Industries Pte Ltd* * new clubs in 2018 Karpenko Gymnastics Academy* Kim Rhythmic * Jenny Gymnastics and Fitness Consultancy Leopard Sports Marvel Gym & Sports Pte Ltd* NorthStar Gymnastics* Nova Gymnastics* Our Gym* Raffles Gymnastics Academy (S) Pte Ltd Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy Rhythm and Groove Private Limited Rhythmic Gymnastics Centre* Singapore Trampoline Academy* Stardust Gym The Junior Gymnastics Training Centre The Yard Singapore* TJ Gym Tumble Joy Gymnastics United World College - East Campus UWCSEA Dover Gymnastics Win-Win Gymnastics Training Centre
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 21 | Page Events National Competitions
The National Championships and Singapore Open are the 2 key competitions that SG organises for the gymnastics community. These competitions continue to provide our local gymnasts with an opportunity to be graded as they progress along the pre-determined competition pathways. The grading exercises also allow SG to monitor athlete progression and identify talented athletes for the elite pathway.
Bishan Sports Hall continues to be the venue for the above gymnastics competitions.
Apart from the collection of registration fees, ticketing is a significant source of income to help cover the costs of running the events.
There was a significant increase of ticket sales at the 2019 National Championships.
TICKET SALES $30,000.00 $24,460.32 $25,000.00
$19,744.65 $20,000.00 $14,323.66 $13,860.00 $15,000.00 $11,350.00
$10,000.00 $8,072.00 $7,356.69 $6,270.00 $5,000.00
$- National Championships Singapore Open
2016 2017 2018 2019
The plunge in sales for Singapore Open was due to the decrease in participation.
To increase spectatorship and gain awareness of the sport, the organising committee can look into giving free tickets to schools. They can also work together with clubs on promotion of the competition to non-competitors. A ticketing combination can also be investigated to look at increasing revenue.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 22 | Page Singapore Open 2018
The 15th Singapore Open took a directional change to include an age group competition for all disciplines, to attract more international participation at the lower levels. With the exception of Trampoline, the National Programme was discontinued for Artistic and Rhythmic in the 2018 SG Open. Participation numbers took a hit with the change, however there was positive feedback from the clubs and overseas team with the introduction of age group programme for the Artistic programme.
For 2019, it is recommended that the rules for the age group competition should be released at least 6 months ahead. This will provide coaches and gymnasts more preparation time for the competition. On the WAG programme, more age group and categories should be considered to cater to the different standards of the gymnasts. This may help to increase participation numbers.
GYMNASTS PARTICIPATION NUMBERS IN SINGAPORE OPEN 400 350 300 250 200 361 150 294 100 200 174 199 50 94 83 82 76 51 68 51 0 MAG WAG RG TRA
2016 2017 2018
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 23 | Page Singapore Gymnastics Charity Golf Tournament & Dinner 2018
Singapore Gymnastics held their 2nd Annual Singapore Gymnastics Charity Golf Tournament & Dinner 2018, at the Orchid Country Club on 27 November 2018. The key objective of the event was to raise enough funds to build the infrastructure to support our high performance athletes, giving them the best chance possible to compete on the world stage and be able to stand on the same podium amongst the world’s elite.
It was a great success, thanks to all involved with Singapore Gymnastics, raising a net surplus of $101,371 from the Charity event, which included a contribution of $37,700.00 from the Tote Board. There was a total 23 flights and 11 dinner tables sold.
Singapore Gymnastics would like to thank all the sponsors, contributors and participants involved in this event.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 24 | Page Annual Awards 2019
The second Annual Awards dinner was held on 25 January 2019, at Royal Palm @ Clarke Quay with a total of 173 participants (17 tables) and a total of 54 nominees being nominated for 22 Awards and 12 nominated clubs for 4 Club Awards.
1. Volunteer Award 2. Special Recognition Award 3. Official of the Year Award 4. Levels Athlete of the Year I Rhythmic & Trampoline 5. National Athlete of the Year I Artistic, Rhythmic & Trampoline 6. Junior International Athlete of the Year I Artistic, Rhythmic & Trampoline 7. Senior International Athlete of the Year I Artistic, Rhythmic & Trampoline 8. Coach of the Year I Recreational, National & High Performance 9. Club of the Year I Non-competitive, Competitive, Community Engagement & Staff Mentoring
A new Annual Award Dinner logo was designed that can be utilised for all future dinners.
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11th National Championships 2019 (14 to 23 March 2019)
The competition was held over a period of 9 days at Bishan Sports hall and a total of 3,265 spectators came down to support 827 gymnasts as they compete for the various disciplines: Men’s Artistic, Women’s Artistic, Rhythmic & Trampoline Gymnastics.
The Championships also saw Singapore’s elite gymnasts from Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics vying for selection into the National Squad.
We have also introduced ‘live’ TV broadcast during the FIG Session for AG & RG at the spectators areas for viewing.
Participation numbers continue to increase healthily across all discipline’s, especially for RG. Overall participation increased by 1.47% from 815 to 827 gymnasts in 2019 as compared to 2018.
GYMNASTS PARTICIPATION NUMBERS IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 600 519 474 500 382 400 307 300 230 169 203 200 122 55 62 56 100 21 28 52 0 53 0 MAG WAG RG TRA 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Educational Coaching Framework
Over the past year the team has been working in consultation with CoachSG on a new accreditation framework that offers a comprehensive curriculum which will lead to building the gymnastics workforce while providing valuable professional development. It was important that the framework reduced the barriers of entry to becoming a gymnastics coach and ensure a more streamlined educational process for all our members. The framework integrates the requirements of CoachSG to ensure that the National Registry of Coaches (NROC) is incorporated and linked to the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) Coaching Academies.
This is a continual work in progress, with the first step being the development and roll out of the Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Course. In FY19/20, the discipline specific courses will be developed and implemented.
It was an extremely busy year for the team, while finalising the new framework, with the development and roll out of the Fundamental Coaches Course during 2018. SG was also fortunate to be able to utilise and tap into the three year partnership with Gymnastics Australia and conduct Intermediate coaches courses for both Women’s Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics.
With the KinderGym licence agreement with Gymnastics Australia in place, SG was able to deliver two KinderGym coaches courses in March and October 2018, where 18 coaches were accredited with the new coaching accreditation.
The educational activities did not stop there but continued throughout the year with three FIG academies being conducted, three Age Group Camps for aerobics, trampoline and acrobatics, a Coach Congress and a High Performance Symposium being organised.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 27 | Page Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Course
The Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Course (FGCC) replaces the General Gymnastics coaching course as the basic coaching course for new coaches. The FGCC is a collaboration between Singapore Gymnastics and Republic Polytechnic, integrating the theory section (SG-Coach and Values and Principles in Sport) as well as the technical section into a single course. Upon successful completion of the course (subject to attaining Standard First Aid certification), coaches can then register for a provisional membership in the National Registry Of Coaches (NROC), as well as become a technical member of Singapore Gymnastics.
The inaugural FGCC was held on 9th September 2018 by Ms. Brooke Kneebush from Gymnastics Australia, Mr Trevor Ian Lim and Dr Ho Mun Wai from Republic Polytechnic as well as Ms Karen Norden from Singapore Gymnastics. The course was held over a period of 3 days, with 27 participants.
*Growth and Development module conducted by Ms Karen Norden
*Practical session in progress
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 28 | Page The FGCC has since been held twice in November 2018 and February 2019, with 26 and 19 participants respectively.
Age Group Camps
Singapore Gymnastics was pleased to host the new FIG Age Group programme for Aerobics, Acrobatic Gymnastics and Trampoline in April 2018.
• Aerobics — 13-15 April • Acrobatics – 17-19 April • Trampoline – 20-22 April
The FIG Age Group camps provided a terrific opportunity for clubs to be introduced to these three emerging gymnastics disciplines. All three disciplines can form an important part of a club’s retention strategy for the athletes in clubs. In total more than 20 Singaporean coaches were able to make the most of this educational opportunity along with other counterparts from around South East Asia.
The FIG Age Group camps present a full technical development program for each discipline, which includes a full series of physical and technical tests for all elements, as well as recommended competition rules and compulsory exercises for all competition levels leading into the World Age Group category.
The camps were conducted by international FIG Academy Experts together with Hardy Fink, the Director of FIG Education and Academy Programmes.
NTC Coaches Professional Development
In 2018, SG strategically focussed on upskilling and further developing the National Training centre Coaches with in-house monthly Professional Development (PD) sessions and the introduction of English for all coaches where English is their second language.
Higher Performance Symposium and Master Class
In June 2018, following the Singapore Open, the inaugural High Performance Symposium and Master Class were conducted for all four disciplines. More specific details on this activity can be found in all the discipline specific reports.
2019 Club and Coach Congress
The Club and Coaches Congress was founded in 2018 to provide professional development opportunities for coaches and administrators, as well as a chance for club owners and coaches to come together to share their experience and knowledge of gymnastic in Singapore. The seminars and
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 29 | Page workshops by world class mentors / peers gave the attendees inspiration and insight into gymnastics outside of Singapore. The Congress also provide an opportunity for attendees to mingle and network with the International renowned speakers.
In 2019, once again we had the privilege of Frank Sahlien, the Founder and CEO of 3rd Level Consulting, involved with the Congress conducting interactive sessions with Club administrators and SG Office Staff on topics, such as risk management, HR and marketing. With Frank in attendance it was a perfect time to launch the start of our Child Safe Programme with a session on “Committed to Safe Sport - Child Safeguarding in your Club”.
At this year’s congress, we were also excited to welcome Joy Umenhofer Stovall from JOY’S JYM LLC. Joy’ s abundance of energy and passion was contagious! SG was able to utilize all her competitive experiences from: swimming, diving, trampoline, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, body building and power lifting, to engage the community on topics, such as Senior and Inclusive Gymnastics where she touched on working with the physically and mentally challenged. While Joy is known as an expert in the Trampoline discipline, her knowledge transcended all disciplines as she talked about how to bring a unique ‘twist’ to the daily training environment.
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Gym Challenge and Gym Fest
The second edition of Gym Challenge was held in conjunction with Gym Fest on 1 December 2018 at Our Tampines Hub. A total of 22 teams, comprising 164 participants took part in the challenge. It was exciting to see all 22 teams achieving the gold medal scores.
Participants from Stardom GDA (top left), Karpenko Gymnastics Academy (top right) and D’Growing Hands (bottom) with their Gold medals and certificates
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Participants from Prime Gymnastics going through their warm-ups (top left) and participants from BazGym working on one of the stations (top right)
National Training Centre coaches tabulating the scores for Gym Challenge (top right) and Prime Gymnastics Club booth (top left)
A separate segment of the Gym Challenge was a come-and-try session where members of the public were invited to try out gymnastics, led by athletes and coaches of the National Training Centre. This helped to create more awareness on the benefits of gymnastics, with several of our member clubs also setting up information booths.
NTC athlete and coach in action
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 32 | Page Gym Fest had a total of 34 participants performing from 4 teams. The teams had to perform in front of a panel of judges for the various awards up for grabs. It was a treat for the spectators as they watched the amazing performances put on by each team.
Performance by D’Gymnastique Academy
Performance by Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics
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Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 34 | Page High Performance Pathways Report
Halfway through FY18/19 Singapore Gymnastics appointed a National Pathways Manager for the first time. The position was funded through the Enhanced Funding by SportSG. As such the role is required to share the expertise in pathways with SportSG as a whole, as well as working specifically for Singapore Gymnastics.
There were some existing activities which were immediately taken over by the National Pathways Manager, specifically the regular Coach Professional Development of the National Training Centre coaches, and also the preliminary work on a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore Swimming regarding the managed movement of retiring gymnasts into Diving.
By March 2019, all three disciplines of our National Training Centres had started their standardised physical testing. This data is collated centrally in order to be analysed over time. The expectation is that key areas will be identified and strategies can be implemented to improve the physical development of our Singaporean gymnasts, consequently reducing time lost due to injury. This project is ongoing and benefits will truly be seen in a number of years once there is sufficient data to analyse. Skill testing will be added to this. Modified versions of this testing will be made available to clubs who wish to implement it themselves, once protocols have been finalised.
A number of projects commenced planning and organisation in the FY18/19. Great care was taken to understand the needs and culture of Singapore generally and Singapore Gymnastics specifically before rushing to implement new projects. The ones which became the focus for the rest of 2019 were:
• Athlete Masterclasses for MAG, WAG, RG and TRA to be held immediately after the Singapore Open in June • Coach High Performance Symposiums for MAG, WAG, RG and TRA to be held immediately after the Singapore Open in June • Singapore Gymnastics Development Programme, which was established in April with invitations for athletes based on National Championships in March
The Singapore Gymnastics Development Programme is the key Pathways initiative which links all aspects of support for Clubs, Coaches and Athletes. It is an annual programme (for MAG, WAG and RG) aimed at providing development opportunities for coaches and athletes, which they will then be shared with their Clubs. Fundamentally, the objective is to support the development of all clubs, consequently raising the quality of all gymnastics in Singapore.
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Education
MAG Level 1 Judging Course
The MAG Level 1 Judging Course was conducted in January 2019 and was attended by a total of 4 participants. 3 out of 4 participants successfully achieved their Level 1 accreditation
Master Class and Coaches Symposium
The inaugural Master Class was held on 5 June 2018, led by legendary coach Sergei Chinkar, coach of gymnastics legend Vitaly Scherbo and many other Olympic and World Champions. The master class was attended by all our National Training Centre athletes as well as many other young aspiring high- performance gymnasts from our member clubs.
Coach Sergei going through the importance of body shaping
Trying out a rings strength set with Coach Sergei watching on
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 36 | Page Coach Sergei then spent the next day conducting the high-performance coaches symposium with the coaches, sharing with everyone his knowledge such as coaching philosophies, methodology, etc. The high-performance symposium was attended by 15 MAG coaches.
FIG Coaching Academy Level 1 and 2
The FIG coaching Level 1 and 2 academies were held in June and October 2018 respectively. Headed by course leader Mr Derick Scholtz, the Level 1 academy was attended by 13 participants from various countries, like Belarus, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. It was a privilege for the coaches to learn from course presenters like Mr Jacques Renson. The three coaches from Singapore did exceptionally well.
The Level 2 academy was headed by course leader Mr Chris Evans, and presenter, Mr Eddie Van Hoof. 6 out of 17 participants were from Singapore and they gained much valuable knowledge and coaching techniques.
To date, Singapore has 21 FIG Level 1 coaches, 12 Level 2 coaches and 2 Level 3 coaches.
High Performance
2018 was indeed a busy year for our athletes. Our National Training Centre (NTC) athletes were involved in various competitions, the key ones being:
• April 2018 Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast, Australia) • April 2018 Junior Asian Championships (Jakarta, Indonesia) • June 2018 Singapore Open (Singapore) • July 2018 Thailand Open (Bangkok, Thailand) • September 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta, Indonesia) • October 2018 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 37 | Page • November 2018 Prime Invitational (Singapore) • December 2018 Brisbane Training Camp (Brisbane, Australia) • February 2019 Melbourne World Cup (Melbourne, Australia) • March 2019 National Championships (Singapore) • March 2019 Hong Kong Open (Hong Kong)
Competitions
Our senior team boys, consisting of veteran athletes Hoe Wah Toon, Aizat Jufrie, Timothy Tay and debutant Yeo Xong Sean, Sean, competed at the XXIst edition of Commonwealth Games, which was held in Gold Coast Australia in April 2018. It was a great experience with many learning points for our boys.
XXIst Commonwealth Games MAG Team (L-R): Yeo Xong Sean, Sean, Aizat Jufrie, Ryosuke Kusumi (coach), Hoe Wah Toon, Timothy Tay
The Junior boys also had a fruitful year, participating in the Asian Championships, as well as in the Thailand open. The 2018 Asian Championships also served as the qualification event for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. The team consisted of Zac Liew, Ethan Lim, Jibreel Abo Al Thinin, Robin Sim and David Wong. They did well, finishing 7th out of 13 teams. Jibreel Abo Al Thinin and Zac Liew earned the 1st reserve and 2nd reserve spots respectively for the nation.
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Junior Asian Championships team (L-R): David Wong, Robin Sim, Ethan Lim, Jibreel Abo Al Thinin, Zac Liew, Ryosuke Kusumi (coach)
Another notable event was the Thailand Open where the team consisting of Eli Low, Zon Liew, Robin Sim, Chong Jer Rong and Zaphen Lim brought home the Team Silver medal amongst several other individual awards. Chong Jer Rong was placed 2nd and 3rd on the Pommel Horse and Parallel Bars respectively. Eli Low was placed 2nd on the Parallel Bars.
Thailand Open team at the awards ceremony (standing from left to right): Eli Low, Zon Liew, Robin Sim, Chong Jer Rong and Zaphen Lim
The MAG team started the year with a bang at the Hong Kong Open 2019. In the senior category, Terry Tay finished 2nd on the Vault, while Zac Liew finished 2nd on both the Pommel Horse and Still
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 39 | Page Rings event. The Junior boys also did well at the Hong Kong Open with Eli Low and Md Mikhali Haziq Bin Md Ghazali coming in 1st and 3rd respectively in the Individual All-Around event. Eli Low also brought home the gold medal on Floor Exercise, Still Rings and Parallel Bars.
Training Camp
In December 2018, the MAG NTC teams attended a combined training camp in the gymnasium of Queensland Academy of Sports (Brisbane, Australia). It was a valuable experience, especially for the developmental boys, being their first time for most of them. The team got to train together with the Queensland gymnasts, with several of them who were members of the Australian National Team. Besides the gymnasts, the NTC coaches were also able to exchange pointers with renowned coach, Sergei Chinkar as well as Trent Lawrie and Sean Wilson. Besides physical training in the gymnasium, the boys were also educated on the importance of nutrition, sport psychology as well as being introduced to different exercises for rehabilitation. Most importantly, the training camp also allowed the MAG family to forge stronger bonds and aim for greater heights.
Singapore Gymnastics Senior Team with their Australian counterparts
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MAG Team with Queensland Gymnastics coaches Trent Lawrie Singapore Gymnastics Developmental Squad with their and Sergei Chinkar Australian counterparts
Singapore Gymnastics MAG Team at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
Officials for the training camp
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Education
WAG Level 1 Judging Course
The WAG Level 1 Judging Course was conducted in February 2019 and was attended by a total of 32 participants. 13 out of 32 participants successfully achieved their Level 1 accreditation.
Master Class and Coaches Symposium
The inaugural Master Class was held on 5 June 2018 by Lisa Bradley and Peter Abbott. The master class was attended by all our National Training Centre athletes as well as many other young aspiring high-performance gymnasts from our member clubs. The girls underwent a session of dance and choreography with Lisa, as well as a session on the Beam. Peter worked with the girls on the uneven bars, vault and tumbling.
Following on from the master class, the high-performance coaches’ symposium was conducted the next day.
Lisa Bradley presenting her dance workshop
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 42 | Page Intermediate Coaches Course
Led by course leader Ms Brooke Kneebush, the intermediate coaches course was held in September with fellow course presenters Anna Plourde and Mike Plourde. The course focused on the basics of women’s artistic gymnastics and allowed all 13 participants to share their experiences and learn from each other.
A WAG Level 1 Coaching Course participant presenting their assessment skill
WAG Level 1 Coaching Course participants and presenters
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 43 | Page FIG Coaching Academy Level 1 and 2
The FIG coaching Level 1 and 2 academies were held in June and October 2018 respectively. Headed by course leader Mr Derick Scholtz, the Level 1 academy was attended by 18 participants from various countries, like China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States of America. It was a privilege for the coaches to learn from the course presenters, Mr Andres Llanos Gerardino and Ms Stacey Umeh from Panama and Australia respectively. All 8 coaches from Singapore did exceptionally well.
The Level 2 academy was headed by the course leader Mr Chris Evans, and the presenters were Mr Eric Boucharin from France and Ms Stacey Umeh from Australia. 4 out of 8 participants were from Singapore and they gained much valuable knowledge and coaching techniques.
To date, Singapore has 22 FIG Level 1 coaches, 11 Level 2 coaches, 4 Level 3 coaches and 1 Brevet coach.
High Performance
The following were the key High-Performance competitions attended by our national squad:
• April 2018 Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast, Australia) • April 2018 Junior Asian Championships (Jakarta, Indonesia) • June 2018 Singapore Open (Singapore) • September 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta, Indonesia) • October 2018 Youth Olympic Games (Beunos Aires, Argentina) • October 2018 World Championships (Doha, Qatar) • November 2018 Prime Invitational (Singapore) • March 2019 National Championships (Singapore) • March 2019 Hong Kong Open (Hong Kong)
Competitions
Colette Chan was our sole representative at the XXIst edition of Commonwealth Games. Colette competed on the Uneven Bars. It was difficult being the sole representative, but Colette pulled through and had a great experience, nonetheless.
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Colette Chan and coach Zhu Yibin
Two of our senior gymnasts, Nadine Nathan and Tan Sze En also represented Singapore in the 18th edition of the Asian Games. With the Asian Games being her maiden appearance in a Major Games, Sze En competed on the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise. Nadine Nathan competed in the Individual All-Around Event and qualified for the Balance Beam Final. With a score of 12.325, Nadine came in 7th in the Finals.
Coach Zhu Yibin, Nadine Joy Nathan, Sze En and team physiotherapist
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 45 | Page The Junior girls had a fruitful year, participating in the Asian Championships, as well as in the Hong Kong Open. The 2018 Asian Championships also served as the qualification event for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. The team consisted of Gemma Mollison, Tamara Anika Ong, Emma Yap, Rachel Tan and Shayne Tan, finishing 6th out of 10 teams. Tamara Anika Ong managed to qualify for the Summer Youth Olympic Games, with an all-around score of 45.750.
Asian Junior Team (L-R): Emma Yap, Rachel Tan, Shayne Tan, Gemma Mollison, Tamara Anika Ong
The Summer Youth Olympic Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Possibly the biggest event for any junior athletes, Tamara competed against the rising stars from other parts of the world. It was certainly a memorable experience for Tamara, motivating her to keep up with her hard work as she transits to the senior level. Tamara won a gold medal in the multi-discipline team event.
Tamara (top row, 5th from the left) with her team
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Tamara in action on the Balance Beam event
The WAG team started the year with the Hong Kong Open 2019. In the senior category, Shayne Tan finished 3rd on the Balance Beam, while Tan Sze En finished 6th and 4th on the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise respectively.
The Junior girls also did well with Kaitlin Lim coming in 2nd for the Vault, 4th on the Balance Beam and 3rd on the Floor Exercise. Emma Yap and Shandy Poh finished 3rd and 5th on the uneven bars while Rachel Anne Liew finished 5th and 8th on the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise respectively.
The team at the Hong Kong Open (L-R): Tan Sze En, Shayne Tan, Kaitlin Lim, Shandy Poh, Rachel Anne Liew, Clara Liaw, Mia Tay, Emma Yap, Cheong Yuet Yung
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 47 | Page The Development and Launch of the new National WAG Programme in 2019
The 2019 WAG National Programme was published in December 2018. With many gymnastics clubs and schools in Singapore using a variety of programmes and curriculum for training and competitions, the new programmes objectives are to unite the community, increase participation and develop identified athletes to achieve Singapore Gymnastics High Performance outcomes. This particular programme can be utilised by coaches in a schools and/or clubs. It is targeted at building from the grassroots level, that is participation, to developing the emerging talent in high performance so that SG athletes can be competitive at an international level.
To ensure that all the coaches are aware, informed and aligned with the programme requirements coaching workshops were conducted to present the programme and the compulsory routines. We were fortunate to have world-class choreographer Ms Lisa Bradley not only develop the compulsory routines but to conduct three days of workshops, working through the various routines with the coaches.
Lisa Bradley working through the choreography for a floor exercise routine
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Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 49 | Page Rhythmic Gymnastics (RG)
Participation and Education
TRA Level 1 and 2 Judges Course (May 2018)
The annual TRA SG Level 1 and 2 Judges Courses were attended by 8 and 3 participants respectively. 5 out of 8 participants successfully achieved their Level 1 accreditation while 2 out of 3 participants earned their Level 2 accreditation.
Son Yeon Jae RG Master Class (June 2018)
Following in the footsteps of the Bianka Panova Master Class in 2017, SG was pleased to host Olympian Son Yeon Jae for the 2018’s edition. Ms Son is a pioneer and inspiration to the RG scene in Asia. Besides being the 2014 Asian Games All-Around Champion, she is also the first and only Asian thus far to win gold in the All-Around at the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) World Cup Series. Her biggest record is perhaps being placed 5th and 4th in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games respectively – the furthest any Asian rhythmic gymnast has ever achieved at the Olympics.
Due to overwhelming demand, a second session of Master Class had to be scheduled in order to accommodate all 93 registrants. Thankfully, Ms Son was more than happy to oblige. Her Master Class consisted of many interactive group activities which she both led and participated in, much to delight of the gymnasts. Each session concluded with a highly anticipated autograph and photograph session with Ms Son leaving many starstruck parents and gymnasts delighted and awed.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 50 | Page FIG Level 1 RG Academy (July 2018)
Over the first few weeks of July 2018, SG was very honoured and privileged to host the RG Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Level 1 Coach Academy in Singapore for the first time. For the RG Academy's debut in Singapore, SG had experts Lurdes Carvalho, Nadya Aleksandrova and Helena Dias all the way from Portugal, Great Britain and Portugal respectively to present the lectures. The course, stretching over 7 full days from 3-10 July 2018, was attended by 18 participants, 9 of which, although of different nationalities, were based locally.
The Academy proved to be very rigorous, stretching the participants to their limits by covering a plethora of subjects, ranging from basic warm up to group routine and sport psychology. On top of that, the candidates had to factor in studying and preparing for their theory and practical examination held on the last 2 days. While it was nerve-wracking at times, many candidates took up the challenge with great enthusiasm, resulting in great friendships being forged. Indeed, a common sentiment among the participants was gratitude for the opportunity to network, bond and grow as coaches together.
RG SG-Sanctioned Competition – Viva Grading (August 2018)
As a way of encouraging progress through the National Programme Levels and Stages Pathways, SG worked with member club, Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, to implement SG’s first sanctioned RG tournament, Viva Grading. Besides generating revenue for SG through a profit-sharing scheme and the sale of Grading accolades, the sanctioned competition also provides another opportunity for Grading, which is currently only offered once a year as part of SG’s National Championships.
Organised on the campus of CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls’ School, Viva Grading was attended by a total of 33 participants, of which, 10 gymnasts passed and earned their certificates and badges.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 51 | Page RG National Programme Coaches Workshop (September 2018)
To facilitate the release of the new RG National Programme Level 1 Rope routine, a Coaches Workshop was conducted to explain the routine in detail as well as address any questions local coaches may have had.
The Workshop took nearly 2 hours and was attended by 16 coaches. Following which, the new routine was successfully implemented at the National Championships in March 2019 as well as the National School Games in April 2019. A total of 32 gymnasts competed with the Level 1 Rope routine at the aforementioned National Championships. Feedback was that the routine complemented the existing Levels Programme and was exciting for the gymnasts to learn and perform.
Intermediate RG Coaches Course (September 2018)
Formerly known as the RG Level 1 Coaches Course, the course was rebranded as an “Intermediate” level course following SG’s recently remodelled coach’s education pathway. As part of the third and final year of partnership between Gymnastics Australia (GA) and SG, the team was honoured to have GA Team Future Coach, Katie Sigsworth, conduct the Intermediate Course in Singapore. The course was attended by 10 participants, many of which were former National Team gymnasts.
RG Level 1 and 2 Judges Course (February 2019)
Spanning 2 weekends in January and February 2019, the annual RG SG Judges Course was conducted by a team of local FIG Brevet judges. The Level 1 course was attended by a record number of 29 participants some of whom were school teachers-in-charge and parents of gymnasts. Out of the 29 attendees, 11 passed the exam and became accredited Level 1 judges.
On the other hand, the Level 2 course was attended by 7 participants, all of them passed or partially passed the exam, successfully achieving their Level 2 accreditation.
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High Performance
The following were the key High-Performance events or activities organized for or attended by the RG National Training Centre (NTC) and National Squad in FY 18-19.
• 2018-04 Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast, Australia) • 2018-05 Asian Junior and Senior Championships (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) • 2018-06 Singapore Open (Singapore) • 2018-11 Selection of New Gymnasts for Development NTC Team (Singapore) • 2018-11 Sanix Training Camp (Fukuoka, Japan) • 2018-11 Happy Cup (Ghent, Belgium) • 2018-11 Malaysia Circuit Competition (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) • 2018-12 Training Camp at Tokyo Women’s College of Physical Education (TWCPE) (Tokyo, Japan) • 2018-12 Machida Friends’ Cup (Tokyo, Japan) • 2019-02 Gracia Fair Cup (Budapest, Hungary) • 2019-03 GCP Lisbon Tournament (Lisbon, Portugal) • 2019-03 National Championships (Singapore)
FY 18-19 marked the maiden implementation of a National Squad system for the RG High Performance Programme. The intent of the National Squad is to ensure that gymnasts not currently training at the NTC but who are training at one of the SG member clubs have the ability to be selected to represent Singapore at FIG competitions. Athletes selected into the National Squad, along with their coach and club, also have the opportunity to tap into some of the NTC resources available. The FY 18-19 RG
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 53 | Page National Squad comprised 3 Senior and 6 Junior Individuals, 1 of which was from Bianka Panova Academy.
Of the 3 Seniors in the National Squad, SG was proud that Aiko Tan Jun successfully passed the Singapore National Olympic Council’s (SNOC’s) stringent selection process and qualified for the XXIst Commonwealth Games held in April 2018, at the Gold Coast, Australia. She went on to qualify for the Individual All-Around Finals with a total score of 38.6.
Aiko Tan Jun with coach Zhou Ying at the XXIst Commonwealth Games
The SG RG Team also did well at the May Asian Championships 2018 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Despite being formed only in late October 2017, the Senior Group comprising Phebe Lau, Michele Lau, Leah Chew, Edlyn Ho, Jael Chew and Alicia Lim, achieved a score of 13.2 and qualified for the 5 Hoops Finals in 5th place.
The RG Senior Group at the 2018 Singapore Open
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 54 | Page Later in the year, the SG RG Team also took part in several overseas competitions and training camps. Notably, Kaitlyn Chia achieved a 12.1 in the Rope and was placed 4th at the Happy Cup in Belgium. Development Team 1 achieved a medal haul of 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze at the Machida Friends’ Cup while Development Team 2 earned several awards at the Malaysia Circuit Competition.
Development Team 1 at the Machida Friends’ Cup
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Education
TRA Judges Course
There were two SG Trampoline Judges Courses conducted during FY18/19, which saw 14 new judges join the small, but competent judging community. SG is grateful to have Brevet judge and Technical Advisory Council Judging Coordinator, Lee Kern Choong at the helm to conduct both these courses, along with SG’s only other Brevet judge Jeanette Tan Xi Ting.
June 2018 Mar 2019 Total Level 1: Level 1: Level 1: 8 candidates, 5 passed (62.5%) 6 candidates, 6 passed (100%) 14 candidates, 11 passed (78.6%) Level 2: Level 3: Level 2: 4 candidates, 2 passed (50%) 1 candidate, 1 passed (100%) 4 candidates, 2 passed (50%) Level 3: 1 candidate, 1 passed (100%) Coach Education
In 2018 the Trampoline coaches had the opportunity to participate in the “FIG Age Group Development & Competition Programme for Trampoline Gymnastics” camp from 20-22 April. FIG Experts, Mr Hardy Fink (Canada), and Mr Luis Nunes (Portugal) conducted the event. Hardy shared his many years of experience on the development of young gymnasts, as well as proper physical preparation for injury prevention, Luis, a national coach for the trampoline team in Portugal, demonstrated useful coaching techniques from simple straight jumps to double somersaults.
Coaches from the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, England as well as four from Singapore participated.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 57 | Page Following the SG Open, on 13 June 2018, Mr. Paul Greaves (United Kingdom) conducted Master Class and Coaches Symposium for the trampoline community. Paul has produced some of the UK’s top trampolinists, including the Rio Olympic Women’s Silver medallist Bryony Page. As a recipient of the Master Coach Award from British Gymnastics, he shared many aspiring stories with our young gymnasts and coaches about his journey towards the Olympics, as well as his unique coaching techniques.
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MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (MAG)
International Senior Kaeson Lim Republic Polytechnic Gymnastics Support Group International Junior Ethan Lim Singapore Gymnastics Support Group Stage 4 (12 – 14 yrs) Benjamin Laycock Singapore BazGym Gymnastics School (Safra Stage 4 (Under 12) Jovi Loh Jurong) Gymnastics Support Group Stage 3 (11 - 13) Abdul Barr Abdulattif Singapore Stage 2 (12 & Under) Nathaneal Pek Holy Innocents' Primary School
Stage 1 (12 & Under) Kaelan Leong St Gabriel’s Primary School
Level 3 (13 & Under) Samuel Loh Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 2 (11 & Under) Daniel Chan Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 1 (10+ years) Tristan Ng Marvel Gym BazGym Gymnastics School Level 1 (9 & Under) Jed Gooi Cheng Kai (Jurong) Fundamentals Asher Lee Marvel Gym
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International Senior
International Junior Heng Wan Xuan Nydia Nova Gymnastics
Level 9 (14 & Above) Keira Hunt The Yard Singapore
Level 9 (13 & Under) Clara Liaw CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School
Level 8 (14 & Over) Sofia Poli The Yard Singapore
Level 8 (13 & Under) Natalia Tsetlin The Yard Singapore
Level 7 (13 & over) Nouk Favaits The Yard Singapore
Level 7 (12 & Under) Faith Ching The Yard Singapore
Level 6 (12 & Over) Amber Romeike Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 6 (11 & Under) Colleen Hong Kai Jia Gym Art
Level 5 (11 & Over) Tahnee Baragona GIM Sports International
Level 5 (10 & Under) Emma Goh Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 4 (10 & Over) Keidence Lee Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 4 (9 & Under) Yuma Maeda Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 3 (9 & Over) Lauren Choo Prime Gymnastics Club Tan Gim Wei Adrielle Level 3 (8 & Under) Gym Art Elizabeth
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International Senior Tan Ying Avryl Ngee Ann Polytechnic Individual International Junior Ho Jin Wen Sophia Singapore Sports School Individual Zoey Lee Zhimin, Tania Foo International Junior Group Kai Ying, Chi En Shuen Abie, Singapore Gymnastics NTC Lim Jia Min, Faith Luah Yi Fei CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School Stage 4 (14 & Under) Heng Wie Qi Katelin (Secondary) Stage 3 (13-14 Years) Claire Ng Bianka Panova Academy
Stage 3 (12 & Under) Amelyn Sng Hui-En Marymount Convent School
Stage 2 (11- 12 Years) Megan Tan Jia Hui Fly Once Sports Pte Ltd
Stage 2 (10 & Under) Ayala Michaely Bianka Panova Academy
Stage 1 (9-10 Years) Kaen Lim Karpenko Gymnastics Academy
Stage 1 (8 & Under) Rhea Dhaliwall Bianka Panova Academy
Level 7 (16+ Years) Ashley Tan Wen Shan D’Gymnastique Academy
Level 6 (13-15 Years) Kathryn Chia Song Qi Raffles Girls’ Secondary School
Level 5A (13+ Years) Germaine Chua Zhi Lin Funyard Management Consultancy CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School Level 4A (13+ Years) Tng Ying Xuan Ashley (Secondary) Level 3 (11-12 Years) Zermaine Tan Funyard Management Consultancy
Level 3 (9-10 Years) Hedvika Michaela Leong Marymount Convent School
Level 2 (10 -11 Years) Leya Auboyneau Marymount Convent School
Level 2 (9 Years) Ho Hsuen Fly Once Sports Pte Ltd
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Men’s
Open (17+ years) Aidan Richard Samuel Atfeld Trampoline Singapore
Level 5 (16 & Under) Low Ern Trampoline Singapore
Level 5 (14+ years) Ang Chuan Jun Louis Trampoline Singapore
Level 2 (11+ years) Max Lee Shen Oon Trampoline Singapore
Level 1 (9 & Under) Tyler Lee Dee Oon Trampoline Singapore
Kinder (8 & Under) Ong Jun Yong Daryl Trampoline Singapore
Women’s
Level 5 (14+ years) Leong See Neng Shannon Trampoline Singapore
Level 4 (13+ years) Low Yee Yin Nicole Trampoline Singapore
Level 3 (12+ years) Hannah Loh CT Gymnastics
Level 2 (15+ years) Alexis Ng Yoke Kee Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
Level 2 (11-14 years) Loo Yan Teng Hannah Trampoline Singapore
Level 2 (10 & Under) Ang Ying Qi Vera Trampoline Singapore
Level 1 (10+ years) Julia D’Avola The Yard Singapore
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2018 Club of the Year (Competitive) BazGym Gymnastics School 2018 Club of the Year (Non-competitive) D’Gymnastique Academy Staff Engagement and Mentoring Club Award 2018 Prime Gymnastics Club Community Engagement Club Award 2018 Prime Gymnastics Club Ryosuke Kusumi I Singapore Gymnastics National Training 2018 Coach of the Year (High Performance) - MAG Centre 2018 Coach of the Year (High Performance) - WAG Not Awarded Vesela Ivanova I Singapore Gymnastics National Training 2018 Coach of the Year (High Performance) - RG Centre 2018 Coach of the Year (National) - MAG Park Gi Yong I BazGym Gymnastics School 2018 Coach of the Year (National) - WAG Zhang Ting Ting I CT Gymnastics 2018 Coach of the Year (National) - RG Zhou Ying I Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics Pte Ltd 2018 Coach of the Year (National) - TRA Tan Xi Ting, Jeanette I CT Gymnastics 2018 Coach of the Year (Recreational) Dawn Ho I Prime Gymnastics Club 2018 Official of the Year Lee Kern Choong I Trampoline Singapore Hoe Wah Toon I Singapore Gymnastics National Training 2018 International Athlete of the Year - MAG Centre Nadine Joy Nathan I Singapore Gymnastics National 2018 International Athlete of the Year - WAG Training Centre Aiko Tan Jun I Singapore Gymnastics National Training 2018 International Athlete of the Year - RG Centre Zac Liew Jun Yi I Singapore Gymnastics National Training 2018 Junior International Athlete of the Year - MAG Centre 2018 Junior International Athlete of the Year - WAG Tamara Ong I Methodist Ladies’ College National Junior Group I Singapore Gymnastics National 2018 Junior International Athlete of the Year - RG Training Centre Leon Tan Jing Yi I Singapore Gymnastics National Training 2018 National Athlete of the Year - MAG Centre 2018 National Athlete of the Year - WAG Clara Liaw Yan Wen I Stardust Gymnastics 2018 National Athlete of the Year - RG Kaley Cadence Lim I Fly Once Rhythmic Gymnastics School Koh Zi Xin Gwyneth I Bianka Panova Sport and Art 2018 Levels Athlete of the Year - RG Academy 2018 Levels Athlete of the Year - Men's TRA Alastair Shee I Trampoline Singapore 2018 Levels Athlete of the Year - Women's TRA Sarah Shahri I Trampoline Singapore 2018 Education Award Not Awarded 2018 Volunteer Award Kho Kwang Lin I Prime Gymnastics Club 2018 Young Volunteer Award Not Awarded 2018 Special Recognition Award Gan Chai San I Gymnastics Coaches Association Singapore
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 63 | Page Sport Singapore Funding for Financial Year 18/19
Summary of SportSG ANGE Funding for Financial Year 1819
Total Funding 2,113,424
High Performance (a) Coaching Headcount 581,595 (b) Programme Funding 140,000 (c) Training Facilities 470,908 (d) Local Training & Competitions 86,246 (e) Enhanced Funding 94,345 1,373,094 Pathway Development (a) Venue for Pathway Development 167,547 (b) Pathway Development 40,000 207,547 Capability Development (a) Coaching Capability Development 16,000 (b) Officiating Capability Development 20,000 36,000 Basic Tier (a) Subsidy for Headcount 322,500 (b) Subsidy for Office & Operations 31,500 (c) Office Rental 142,783 496,783
Summary of spexScholarship Funding for Financial Year 1819
Total Funding 75,059
spexScholarship (a) Coaching 22,500 (b) Overseas Training & Competition 30,211 (c) Local Training & Competition 220 (d) Equipment 5,504 (e) Medical Support 15,623 (f) SOA audit fee 1,000 75,059
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 64 | Page Other Relevant Disclosures Conflict of Interest
MC, AC and Sub-Committee members are expected to avoid actual and perceived conflicts of interest. Where these members have personal interests in business transactions or contracts that SG may enter into, or have vested interests in other organizations that SG have dealings with or is considering to enter into joint ventures with, they are expected to declare such interests to the MC as soon as possible and abstain from discussion and decision-making on the matter. Where such conflicts exist, the MC will evaluate whether any potential conflicts of interest will affect the continuing independence of MC members and whether it is appropriate for the member to continue to remain on the committee.
SG Reserves Position
As per the Reserves Policy, the Management Committee aims to provide stability to fund the structural costs in case of a decline in SportSG’s subsidies. The Management Committee reviews the annual surplus semi-annually and apportions 30% of the surplus to a restricted reserve.
Reserve Policy Our reserves position is as follows: Current Previous %
Year Year Increase/(Decrease)
Unrestricted Funds: 255,085 406,226 -37% Restricted Funds: 50,000 50,000 0% Total Funds 305,085 456,226 -33%
Ratio of Reserves to Annual Operation 0.08 0.14 Expenditure Operating Expenditure for the year 3,731,368 3,187,214
The Management Committee aims to build up this fund to about SGD500K or approximately equivalent of one year of salaries. About SGD100K will be held in an operating bank account to fund working capital requirements. Since setting up the reserves fund in 2010, the reserves have been held in a separate Fixed Deposit account. The current amount is adequate to cover at least salaries for re- employment transition in case this NSA should stop operations.
SG is up to date with the submission of our Online Evaluation Checklist via the Charity Portal and the renewal of our Institute of Public Character (IPC) Status.
Singapore Gymnastics Annual report 2018/2019 65 | Page Disclosure of Remuneration of three highest paid staff
Disclosure of annual remuneration of three highest paid staff who each receives more than $100,000, in bands of $100,000:
No. of Staff FY1819 FY1718 FY1617 FY1516 FY1415 Remuneration range below $100,000 2 2 2 2 3 Remuneration $100,001 to $150,000 1 1 1 2
None of the above staff serve in the MC.
Disclosure of paid staff who are close members of the MC
Disclosure of the number of paid staff who are close members of the family of the Management Committee, who each receives remuneration exceeding $50,000 during the year in bands of $100,000.
Name of the MC member with No. of Staff whom the staff is a close member FY1819 FY1718 Remuneration range below $100,000 1 1 Choy Kah Kin Remuneration $100,001 to $150,000
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