Some of you have shown interest in the area of the national team and have asked really good questions for us to ponder about.
1.National team is necessary for tournaments where u can only have 1 team / country and for tournaments leading up to these bigger tournaments - after that?
The national team is going to be the best team in Singapore. We are even looking at sending THE team (where most players training with the National team can play) for most of the tournament. We have to agree that not everyone is suitable to play competitive Ultimate. My view is that national team should be even more competitive than the club teams. That is how teams win tournament. What is happening is that the clubs are getting complacent due to lack of challenges, think FS, and in the long run, these clubs will not be sustainable. You have to agree with me that not every player in FS or Shiok are the cream in Singapore. This plan is not for 2008. It is going to start from 2008 till I retire.
2. Will this possibly lead to another elite team being formed? the only thing preventing that is prior club affiliations which, under the instances where national team has to play together for all tourneys, club affiliations might start to weaken. e.g. if a shiok player keeps training/competing with national team, besides coming for shiok training, social events etc, what makes the person a shiok player still?
Yes. We are going to form another elite team. However, notice that this is not another elite club team. It is the national team that flies the Singapore Flag. It is not made up of expats and it will be supported fully by UPA, spending under UPA account. :)
I understand that club affiliation will be weakened. But at the end of the day, both yourself and myself will be playing till we are 40. After 5 years, who is going to take over us? Without this opportunity, who is going to step up and lead Shiok. Without Shiok players going out to learn, who can lead higher level training for Shiok?
Disc In! The Games Concept Approach to Teaching Ultimate Frisbee
"Disc In!" was launched on the 3rd of November 2007 during the National Sports Conference. This book is supported by the Singapore Physical Education Association (SPEA) and Icon books and multimedia pte ltd.
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance has kindly written the foreword to support this book.
This book aims to share best practices with physical educators, specialist, coaches and players. It also emplifies how teachers can contribute to ongoing research in sports and other fields.
This book is also written to increase the awareness of Ultimate Frisbee in Singapore.
Besides the description of skills involved in the game, you will also understand the skill developmental process (systematic flow chart), tactical problems, cutting for disc and handling framework. You will also find 12 lesson plans for teaching Ultimate Frisbee at the back of the book!
What can you do with this book? You can read it, keep it, share it, recommend it, but do not PHOTOCOPY it!
Each book cost $25 and proceeds from this book will cover the publishing cost and support SPEA in future events to increase the status of Physical Education in Singapore. Please support me even if you feel that you already know a lot about Ultimate. You might find something interesting.
If you would like to have a copy of this book, please e-mail me at discin@gmail.com to order.
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance has kindly written the foreword to support this book.
This book aims to share best practices with physical educators, specialist, coaches and players. It also emplifies how teachers can contribute to ongoing research in sports and other fields.
This book is also written to increase the awareness of Ultimate Frisbee in Singapore.
Besides the description of skills involved in the game, you will also understand the skill developmental process (systematic flow chart), tactical problems, cutting for disc and handling framework. You will also find 12 lesson plans for teaching Ultimate Frisbee at the back of the book!
What can you do with this book? You can read it, keep it, share it, recommend it, but do not PHOTOCOPY it!
Each book cost $25 and proceeds from this book will cover the publishing cost and support SPEA in future events to increase the status of Physical Education in Singapore. Please support me even if you feel that you already know a lot about Ultimate. You might find something interesting.
If you would like to have a copy of this book, please e-mail me at discin@gmail.com to order.
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