2021 ANNUAL REPORT SINGAPORE GYMNASTICS
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SingaporeGymnastics(SG)wasregisteredwiththeRegistryofSocietieson24July 2003andgazettedon15August2003astheNationalSportsAssociationfor gymnastics.Itsformationbythegymnasticsfraternitywassupportedbythe SingaporeNationalOlympicCouncil(SNOC)andSportSingapore(SS).Singapore GymnasticshasbeenaffiliatedtotheFédérationInternationaledeGymnastique (FIG)sinceDecember2003 SingaporeGymnasticsisaregisteredCharitysince December2010.Inaddition,SingaporeGymnasticsreceivedthestatusof InstitutionofaPublicCharacter(IPC)whichallowstheassociationtoreceivetax deductibledonations
OUR DREAMS
OUR PURPOSE
Todeliversafe,enjoyable,andsatisfyingexperiencesforallgymnastics participantsthatenrichtheirlivesandthecommunity. Singapore Gymnastics Annual Report 21/22
BuildingTheNation'sFuture BuildingthephysicalliteracyoftheNationbypromotinggymnasticsasthe fundamentalmovementprogrammesthatformthebasisforallsports NurturingAthletesTowardsSuccessinGymnasticsandLife Unitingthecommunitybyachievinginternationalsuccessthroughthe implementationofaHigh Performanceplanthatisathletecentricwhilegoing beyondthesportanddevelopingourathletesforlife! LeadingStandardsforSouthEastAsia SettingthebenchmarkforsportsadministrationinSingaporeandbeyondthrough strongleadershipandorganisationalexcellence
OUR STORY
SINGAPORE GYMNASTICS
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To Become a World Class Hub for Gymnastics OUR MISSION
To promote GYMNASTICS as the fundamental sport for everyone that enriches lives, while nurturing world class athletes.
R Respect I Integrity C Collaboration E OURExcellenceVALUES
OUR VISION
Corporate Governance
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Parent Engagement
ContentsPresident’s
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Marketing and Promotion
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The Daily Training Environment
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The National Office Staff 2021/2022
KinderGym
Annual Awards
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High Performance
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Annual Survey for FY2020 2021
40 Communication 42
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Board Sub Committees
Club Engagement
Treasurer’s Report
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Trampoline Gymnastics
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64 Coach
Artistic Gymnastics
Singapore Gymnastics Commitment to Child Safe Sport
The Technical Advisory Council
National Squad FY21/22
Athlete Pathway Development Pathway Development
Report 5
National Coaches 2021/2022
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Leadership & Governance
Gym Challenge
Board of Directors
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Judge Education and Development Development and Engagement Development
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Sponsors
2021 National Champions 75
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SG Reserves Position 82
Other Relevant Disclosures 81
Sport Singapore Funding for Financial Year 21/22 79
Disclosure of Remuneration of three highest paid staff 82
Conflict of Interest 82
Disclosure of paid staff who are close members of the Board 83
Competition And Other Events
Further Embedding Safe Sport into Gymnastics
SG takes Safe Sport and Child Safety very seriously. As shared with our community over the past year, we now include a Child Safe policy adopted in 2021 which came into effect on 1 January 2022. This supplements other existing endeavours. Due to the importance of this document and the information, SG has translated it to Chinese and Russian and also developed an educational questionnaire that Clubs can use to ensure their coaches and officials understand the content of this policy.
Body Confidence Guidelines
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In October2021, Singapore Gymnastics rolled out the Body Confidence Guidelines to help athletes feel confident and empowered. These guidelines were developed in collaboration with the Singapore Sport Institute (SSI) and the National Youth Sport Institute (NYSI) to educate and protect our athletes while providing a safe environment for them to excel in their sport. These guidelines will set the standard for our sporting eco system to adhere to in managing issues surrounding body image. This also plays key part in the wider Safe Sport drive launched in 2018.
Sze En is a wonderful role model for our next generation showing resilience against challenging odds with her surgeries as well as Covid. It was not an easy road, but she held firm to her mission of representing herself and her country with pride on the biggest stage. It truly takes a village to raise an athlete!
The disruption of face to face training in 2021 certainly tested the grit and passion of clubs, coaches, and athletes alike. In the absence of overseas competitions, SG launched three new local competitions: Summer Cup, SG Classic and Lunar Cup. These competitions provided a competitive environment and opportunity for the athletes to grow and learn.
Our Second Olympian In History
President’s Report
A light in the midst of the difficulties was sending Singaporean gymnast Tan Sze En to the 2020 Olympics in late July 2021 to compete in balance beam and floor. Sze En is the second Singaporean gymnast to achieve this feat and follows in the footsteps of Lim Heem Wei who was our first gymnast to compete at the Olympics in London 2012. We congratulate Sze En on her history making achievement!
I would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to our volunteers for their tireless hard work, dedication and spirit and their ongoing commitment as the event continues to grow. We have faced unique challenges hosting the National Championships over the past two years, but we are confident and excited moving forward to welcome back spectators as we continue to provide a safe and quality event for our athletes.
Singapore Gymnastics is proud of the gymnastics community for staying engaged with the sport through what has been another challenging year facing restrictions.
One of the highlights for the year was the 2022 National Championships in March 2022 which saw over 1,204 gymnast athletes competing across Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics as well as Trampolining across all levels. This event continues to grow, with this year seeing a 14% increase in participants.
• We can create a productive environment for volunteers and staff; and reduce impediments to performance.
For an individual to be nominated they must have provided gymnastics in Singapore with distinguished and meritorious service for not fewer than 12 consecutive years or 15 years of broken service of no more than two breaks, at a national level. In considering the award of Honorary Life Membership, an individual should have demonstrated significant, sustained, and high quality service to enhance the reputation and future of gymnastics in Singapore.
On 12 March 2022 the second Honorary Life Membership Award in SG’s history was awarded to Mr Sng Puay Liang, a person who has made a valuable and outstanding contribution to the Association.
Mr Sng Puay Liang was nominated by Full Members: Prime Gymnastics Club and Trampoline Singapore. In the application, accolades from his many peers over the decades were also included, showing the depth of his contribution and respect he has earned in the Singapore gymnastics community.
At our AGM, held in August 2021, we once again approved changes to the Constitution. Governance of best practice is the cornerstone of sports achievement. It is essential to ensure that SG operations meet the highest level of integrity in promoting the sport and the objectives of the organisation.
• We have effective management and use of resources and information,
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A New Board
We know it is important to adopt governance of best practice as it ensures that:
At an extraordinary meeting in March 2021, a new Board was appointed for the interim period and until the 2021 AGM. The 2021 AGM saw seven new Directors elected for a two and four year term, which will see the
We are happy to have approved at the 2021 AGM an additional nine Voting Members. We would like to congratulate these Clubs on achieving this milestone. We know it has come from hard work and dedication, and the Board looks forward to supporting, and serving these new Voting Members. It is important that we continue to build our community and Voting Members to ensure sustainability of the organisation, but more importantly it guarantees that the organisation is representative of the entire community.
We congratulate and thank Mr Sng for his many contributions to developing gymnastics in Singapore.
Best Practice Governance
New Members
Life Membership
We thank our members for supporting SG’s adoption of the mandatory governance principles for National Sports Associations (NSAs) which was rolled out jointly by Sport Singapore (SportSG) and Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) in 2021.
• We can attract good talent and encourage external investment in SG, and
Honorary Life Membership is the highest Award available to recognise the exceptional contributions of an individual to Singapore Gymnastics (SG).
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looks forward to continuing to serve the community and working in partnership to see the Strategic Plan become a reality.
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A New Home
is committed to sourcing other revenue streams and will be working hard during our tenure to attract patrons, donors, and sponsors. But this will not be enough, and we will, with the support of the community need to conduct fundraising activities. The expression "many hands make light work" is so true,
that to remain viable and relevant we need to reduce our reliance on Sport Singapore funding and increase our membership base. While we demonstrated a surplus in FY21/22, we only received 29% from additional revenue, meaning 71% of our income came from SportSG funds.
Directly following the AGM, the newly appointed Board met to appoint two Directors and the key office
The Board is committed to finding a “home” for gymnastics and we have therefore formed a Facilities Sub committee to assist with this task. We are mindful that we need a facility that is world class to take us to the next level. It will also help us attract a wider and more qualified set of international coaches to Singapore.
Opportunity To Serve
SGSustainabilityiscognisant
implementation of staggered terms of office. The newly elected board comprised of five of the Directors elected in March.
We would like to put on record our appreciation to the previous board members Jacqui Heng, Rabia Muir, Jessica Hinton and Stephen Lim for stepping up in March 2021 to strengthen the organisation in the lead up to the 2021 AGM. We thank you for volunteering to serve SG and for your effort and contribution
With our own facility we will be able to offer high level training, and host competitions, clinics, and other educational seminars. While we know we will need to set up a financial model to ensure the longevity and effectiveness of a National Training Facility, we also have a clear intent that our Clubs can benefit directly and indirectly from a national facility for gymnastics.
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In September I was elected to the Singapore National Olympic as a National Sports Association (NSA) representative on the Executive Committee of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC). I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to SNOC’s worthwhile work. I endeavour to be a voice for the NSAs and a bridge with the SNOC. I believe that as SNOC committee members, we can all work as a team to strengthen the ecosystem for high performance sports. In the larger scheme of things, we share a goal to improve sporting culture, so that through sports, we can further unify Singapore and uplift the spirit of our
Our membership is growing in the right direction with a healthy increase of 50% in 2021. To increase membership and revenue, SG cannot do this alone. We need to work and support our affiliated Clubs. Strong and robust clubs are key to a growing membership. With the introduction of our Club Quality Assurance Programme, Club Benefits Scheme, and other values, we endeavour to achieve our 10,000 member target by The2030.Board
• Build reserves towards having 6 months operating expenses,
The Board has developed a detailed stakeholder engagement plan with the objective to build SG's relationship with the International and Regional Federations of Gymnastics, namely the FIG and the Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU). This will occur through a holistic plan that provides opportunities for networking and relationship building, gain mindshare and campaign for Singapore at major events, competitions, and meetings both at a regional and international level. Singaporeyou
Gymnastics would like to extend many thanks to the gymnastics community for their ongoing support and perseverance throughout 2021. We are excited to see everyone continuing to grow as we strive to achieve our ambitious objectives and goals. We know that we can only achieve them through a united and collaborative partnership with our Clubs who are the heartbeat and backbone of our community.
• Start to have continuous top 8 finishes at a World Class events, and
• Be recognised in Singapore and regionally as a leader in good governance and child safety,
SG will continue towards the vision “To promote GYMNASTICS as the fundamental sport for everyone that enriches lives, while nurturing world class athletes”, but SG will be looking even further with the mission for the next four years to see SG become a World Class Hub for gymnastics!
Our New Direction
In November2021, we released our 2022 2025 Strategic Plan during the 2021 Club Forum. The new Strategic Plan builds on the initiatives developed over the past 4 years and ensures decisions for continual improvement of SG are informed and data driven.
While there will still be a strong local focus on developing capacity and capability of our clubs, coaches and National Training Centre, SG will start to work with our overseas stakeholders to grow and develop the sport at a local, regional, continental, and international level.
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as we will need everyone in the community to work as a team to achieve our desired outcomes. If we are strong, you are strong, and if you are strong, we are strong!
• Expand to 10,000 Members.
The Strategic Plan has set out our four key objectives for SG under key the pillars of Governance, Business Capabilities, High Performance and Sport Development linked to our key outcomes to:
Thank
Singapore Gymnastics is also grateful for the ongoing and invaluable support of Sport Singapore, the Singapore National Olympic Council, and our sponsors. We thank everyone for their commitment and support for Singapore Gymnastics during 2021 and look forward to reaching even greater heights in 2022 and beyond.
Dr Patrick Liew President Singapore Gymnastics
4. Increase in the net income of 2021 education activities of $12,147.
6. Decrease in National Training Centre overheads of $24,444.
• Purchase of Taishan equipment for the men’s and women’s programme
Treasurer’s Report
There was also additional funding received relating to One Team Singapore Funding (OTSF) of $35,000.
• There was a 76% decrease in the General income due to the reduction in the Job Support Scheme funding received in 2021 compared to previous year.
• Weekly Covid testing for the National team
• SG received donations totalling $70,528, includes the $35,000 OTSF in 2021.
2. Increase in athlete membership income of $5,517,
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The Singapore Gymnastics Treasurer’s annual report is intended to summarise and comment on the financial position of the SG and related matters. It should be read together with the audited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022. As well as a commentary on audited historic information, a summary of the SG budget for the year ended 31 March 2023 is included to provide members with information about the planned future direction of SG and as a basis for approval of the audited accounts at the General Meeting
Financial Results for the year ended 31 March 2022
SG’s total use of SportSG grant funding (cash and non cash) including additional supplementary funding was $2,051,520, a 9.5% increase in SportSG funding utilised compared to FY20/21. This was predominantly due to:
• There was an increase in event income of 28.5% due to the increase in participation at the 2022 National Championships as well as the introduction of the three new competitions: Summer Cup, Classic Competition and Lunar Cup.
1. Sale of the Artistic Gymnastics floor at Bishan for $15,288,
• Increase usage of venue hire for the National Training centre as the Covid restrictions lifted allowing more training to occur compared to 2020
5. Reduction in the allowance for bad debts because of lower overdue debtor balance for the year as of 31 March 2022 of $7,984,
Income•There was an overall increase of total income of $277,476 or 10.6% from the previous financial year coming from the increase in the SportSG funding.
• NTC income also increased in FY21/22 compared to previous financial year. The increase was due to the Boards decision to give a 10% discount to the training fees for the NTC athletes in April – July 2020 due to the Covid restrictions and the inability for the athletes to train during this period.
Singapore Gymnastics recorded an operating surplus of $54,421 for the year ended 31 March 2022. This surplus is higher than planned. The favourability against the budget was driven by several factors:
3. Increase in the 2022 National Championships registrations of $11,132,
• The 61.5% increase compared to the previous financial year in operating expenses was attributed to increase of office rental, depreciation, bank charges and travel expenses with the opening of the borders allowing SG representatives to attend the 2021 FIG Congress held in Turkey.
o To look at ways to incentivise and grow membership by increasing SG’s value proposition to the community. With the change in the membership structure in 2022 the belief is there will be an increase in overall membership to 1,920 which will see an increase in membership income of approximately $22,000. This increase in the income also relates to the slight increase in membership fees for 2022 after no increase in 2021.
o To continue to deliver a strong education programme to ensure sustainability of the sport in Singapore, recognising that coaches are the key drivers in increasing participation across the
Reserves•The reserves for the organisation at the end of the FY, increased by $54,421 to have a closing balance at the end of March 2022 of $488,280
Expenses•The overall increase in expenditure of 15.6% for the financial year was due to the increased activity around event delivery and the extra three competitions which were not conducted in 2020.
• The budget was approved with the view to properly resource the organisation to ensure a business continuity and success plan can be implemented for key management roles in the organisation.
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• SG will continue to work towards increasing the reserves and improving the association's Sustainability Index (Total Revenue SportSG Grant / Annual operating Expenditure) and the Reserve Ratio (Unrestricted Reserves/Annual Operating Expenditure). Currently the sustainability index is at 0.29 a decrease from 0.30 and the Reserve Ratio is at 11.34% compared to 13.75% at the year end of the previous year.
Debtors•There was a decrease in the debtors in FY21/22 of 16.5% with the debtors balance at $51,747 at the end of the financial year.
• The $70,000 raised by donations goes to the High Performance restricted reserves leaving $97,490 in the structure restricted reserves and $320,790 in the accumulated funds.
• 14.9% of the increased expenditure for National Training Centre partially corresponded to the increase in the National Training Centre income. The rest of the increase in expenditure related to venue hire and equipment purchases/repairs which was fully covered by the increase in SportSG funding in the financial year.
The Financial Budget for FY22/23
• The Board aims to provide stability to fund the structural costs of SG with the long term aim to build sufficient reserves to at least cover one year of payroll costs.
o Increase the net revenue attributed to National events such as 2022 Singapore Open and 2023 National Championships.
• The Board intends to focus on the following in the upcoming year:
• The High performance overseas training championships and competitions expenditure of $46,000 was largely due to the weekly Covid testing that the National Team had to undergo to continue with their training which was fully covered by the increase in SportSG funding.
• In the preparation of the FY22/23 with a budget deficit of $24,474, attention was given to ensuring there was minimal impact on the reserves by continuing to manage the overall operating expenses.
o To actively engage with potential sponsors to increase the income and ensure continued viability of the organisation.
o The planned fundraising and donation activities and budget for FY22/23 is below
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o Meeting and surpassing the fundraising/donation target of $100,000 in FY22/23.
List of fund raising activities Expected income Expected expenditure Annual Awards Dinner (NO OTSF) $110,000 $30,000 Donor Patrons (With OTSF) $20,000
o Every effort will take place to ensure a break even or surplus for the FY22/23 with the Board actively looking to attract patrons to financially support the organisation on a long term to increase the sustainability of SG.
nation. This area of the organisation and in particular the fundamental coaches’ courses, will continue to assist in the development of additional revenue streams.
The Board, supported by the Sub committees, will relentlessly monitor the implementation of the updated financial policies and standard operating procedures that had been updated in 2021 from the internal review conducted by KLP.
FY2021/2022 AtaGlance MEMBERSHIP 1,883TotalRegistered Members Supported35clubs 1,523AthleteMembers 287TechnicalMembers SOCIAL MEDIA 5,686Facebookfollowers 3,070Instagramfollowers 1,011Twitterfollowers 336Youtubefollowers
FY2021/2022 AtaGlance EDUCATION 73newmemberscoaches 10coachingcourses conducted 26coachandparent workshops 124coachingcourse participants 251workshopparticipants EVENTS 6majorevents 2,090totalparticipants 164volunteers 1,186livestreamticketssold
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Success Resources, Founder & Advisor, 1992 – Present
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Singapore National Olympics Council, NSA Representative, 2021 - Present
Secretary Singapore Gymnastics, March 2021 – August 2021
President Wrestling Federation of Singapore 2016 – 2020
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Chairperson Anderson Secondary School Advisory Committee (SAC), 2016 –
Dr Patrick Liew
28 August 2021 – Present
Vice President Friends of Gymnastics, 2017 – 2019
Not for Profit /Charity Advisory Board Member EGN Singapore, 2020 – Present
Marketing
Assistant Secretary SG Management Committee, 2015 –2017
The Esplanade Co. Ltd, Head Music, 2007 – 2015
Not for Profit /Charity Arc Children's Centre (Music Education Consultant and Provider), 2016 – Present
GEX Global Group, Executive Chairman, Jan 2014 - Present
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Vice President Singapore Gymnastics, March 2021 August 2021
Clarence Yap Vice 28ElectedPresidentDirectorAugust2021–
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Foundation Music, Co Founder and Director, 2015 – Present
Microsoft Asia Pacific, Regional Finance Director, 2014 2017
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Member of the Complain Panel of Singapore Medical Council, July 2022 – Present
River Valley High School Alumni Association, 2010Secretary,present
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Ernst & Young, Senior Associate, 2005 – 2010
Not for Profit /Charity Chairperson of Law Awareness Committee under Law Society Pro Bono Services, 2017Secretarypresent of Bukit Timah Community Club Management Committee, 2013 - present
Liam Mescall
Not for Profit /Charity Assistant Treasurer Singapore Gymnastics, March 2021 –August 2021
Assistant Treasurer Elected Director 28 August 2021 – Present
Kenneth Cheung
Ant Group, Senior Legal Council, Nov 2021- Present
Ho Jia Ni, Elaine Assistant Secretary Elected Director 28 August 2021 – Present
Member of the CFO Committee, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, 2016 - Present
LiquidX (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Head of APAC Legal and Compliance, 2019 2021
JIOS Aerogel Group, CFO, 2021SingaporePresent Biotech Group, CFO, 2019 –Armarcell2021Asia Pacific, Regional CFO, 2017 – 2019
Karpenko Gymnastics Academy, CEO, 2014 – Present
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Bunge Asia Pte. Ltd., Associate General Counsel, 2016 2019
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28 August 2021 – Present
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Prime Gymnastics Club Manager
15 March 2021 28 August 2021
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28 August 2021
Teo Siew Hong AppointedSecretary Director
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31 March 2021 28 August 2021
GEX Global Group Executive Chairman
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Singapore Trampoline Academy Director & Head Coach
Elected Director
Lim Chin Keong Stephen
Liam Mescall Assistant Treasurer
Jessica Hinton
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Cecilia Chia Shing Eng
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15 March 2021 28 August 2021
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Rabia Muir Elected Director
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Board Sub-Committees
Clarence Yap Chair Elaine Ho Chair Cecilia Chia Cheong Seng Hwa Benny Audrey Ong Robert Shiroishi Julia Chan (appointed 1/10/2021) Ho Mun Wai (appointed 10/02/2022)
15 March 2021 – 28 August 2021
Clarence Yap Chair Rabia Muir Chair Heng Jia Qi Jacqui Jessica Hinton Cecilia Chia Shing Eng Cheong Seng Hwa Benny Robert Shiroishi
Teo Siew Hong Chair Cheong Seng Hwa Benny Chua Siew Cheng Evangeline Robert Shiroishi
Finance & Investment Committee (FIC)
Audit & Risk Committee (ARC)
Human Resource Committee (HRC)
Human Resource Committee (HRC)
Daniel Tan Chair Kenneth Cheung Chair Genevieve Heng Liam Mescall Sandip Talukdar Dominic Ong Lim Chin Keong, Stephen Lim Chin Keong, Stephen Kenneth Cheung
Finance & Investment Committee (FIC)
Fund Raising and Public Relations Committee (FPRC) Governance Committee (GC)
Audit & Risk Committee (ARC)
Teo Siew Hong Chair Ho Mun Wai Chair Cheong Seng Hwa Benny Liam Mescal Chua Siew Cheng Evangeline Philip Rath (appointed 1/10/2021) Robert Shiroishi
Fund Raising and Public Relations Committee (FPRC) Governance Committee (GC)
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28 August 2021 – 31 March 2022
Daniel Tan Chair Liam Mescall Chair Genevieve Heng Lim Chin Keong Stephen Sandip Talukdar Kenneth Cheung Lim Chin Keong, Stephen
Facilities Committee
• Ong Chor Hoon – Finance & HR Manager (commenced in September 2019)
• Luretta Seah (commenced in October 2021)
• Berfin Serdil Ors (commenced in October 2021)
• Cheng Yan Jin (Desmond) – (commenced in January 2018)
• Li Juan, Vearlene Chen – Finance and Administration Officer (commenced in Apr 2019)
• Lim Jiahui (Giselle) – Programme Manager – RG & TRA (commenced in January 2020)
• Park Gi Yong (commenced in September 2018)
National Coaches 2021/2022
Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Full Time Coaches
• Perry Koh – Programme Manager – Artistic (commenced in August 2017)
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Full and Part Time Coaches
• Zhang Zhen (commenced in August 2021)
The National Office Staff 2021/2022
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• Ryosuke Kusumi (commenced in May 2014)
• Ho Yin Ru (Dawn) – Community Development Manager (commenced in July 2019)
• Lim Heem Wei (commenced in June 2017)
• Irina Bessmertnaya (commenced in March 2019)
• Anastasiia Fokina (commenced in June 2019)
Rhythmic Gymnastics Full Time Coaches
• Park Hayan (commenced in March 2020)
• Darlene May Reyes – Events and Marketing Manager (commenced in March 2020)
• Karen Norden – General Manager (commenced in June 2017)
• Wang Xin (commenced in January 2015 – finished October 2021)
• Alexis Lebedew – National Pathways Manager (commenced in October 2018 – resigned October 2021)
National Coaching Co ordinator
TRA TAC April 2021 – March 2022
National Council General Member Lai Hwee Yee
National Judging Co ordinator
National Technical Director
Tan Xi Ting Jeanette
MAG TAC April 2021 – March 2022
National Council General Member Nina Chow
RG TAC April 2021 - March 2022
National Judging Co ordinator
National Council General Member Hoe Wah Toon
National Coaching Co ordinator Zhou Ying
The Technical Advisory Council
Keong Sin Gen James
National Technical Director Cecilia Chia
National Technical Director
National Judging Co ordinator Phaan Yi Lin
William Soh
National Council General Member Bianka Panova
National Council General Member Vacant
Gan Chai San
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National Coaching Co ordinator Vacant
Lee Kern Choong
SPONSORS
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LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
• Actively encouraging Directors to attend professional development opportunities to keep them abreast of relevant new laws, regulations and changes in the charity and sporting landscape. SG will,
The Board worked with the General Manager to lead and manage the Organisation. The Board provides guidance and delegates the formulation of policies and the day to day management to the General Manager, Karen Norden, who was appointed on 4 June 2017, and the National Office staff. The General Manager and the National Office remain accountable to the Board.
The Board continued to focus on the following governance matters throughout the year by:
• Interested person transactions and matters involving conflict of interest for a director
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The Board meets at least nine to ten times a year with a quorum of at least five members. The Board Committees meet at least three to four times a year. The number of meetings attended by the Board during the financial year have been outlined in the report.
To assist the Board in the execution of its duties, the Board has delegated specific functions to the Board Sub committees. Each of these Committees operates within the Terms of Reference approved by the Board.
During the year the Board continued to implement and review the Board Governance Policy adopted in April 2021. The policy contains the governance practices of the SG Board and acts as a guide on the activities of the Board, as well as the operating activities that have been delegated to management.
• Making sure all newly appointed Directors and Sub committee members were briefed by the General Manager on the operations and strategic plans of SG to enable the Directors and Committee Members to discharge their duties effectively.
Building a reputation for effective leadership for the sport, underpinned by strong governance
• Policies
• Ensuring that the Governance Sub committee is actively monitoring the implementation of the Board Governance Policy and action plan.
• The development of a directors’ professional development plan based on the results of the individual skill assessment surveys completed by all Directors.
• Corporate and service strategies and restructuring
The Board members throughout the year also participated in decision making through other means (such as electronic communications and approving resolutions in writing).
The Board’s decision and approval is required for the following matters:
• Any material and significant matters.
• Annual budget
SG is committed to a high standard of corporate governance. The Board of Directors recognise the importance of good governance in providing greater transparency to the organisation’s operations, as well as being critical to the effective performance of SG
Corporate Governance
• Annual report and accounts
• Conducting exit interviews for all Directors not re standing for election at the 2021 AGM.
• Developing a Succession Plan for the key management roles focusing on the General Manager and Finance & HR Manager.
• The Board focusing on developing a detailed succession plan for key roles such as President, Secretary and Treasurer. The succession plan will be further managed by the Governance Sub committee. The next steps for the plan are for the current position holders to review the current roles and responsibilities and develop handover notes.
• In 2022 the Board will develop their ongoing KPI’s for the next four years.
if necessary, organise briefing sessions or circulate information to Directors to enable them to keep pace with these changes.
2. After determining the strength of the current board, looked to attract candidates with skills that the Board in situ were lacking to nominate for election at the AGM
• The Governance Sub committee developed an annual evaluation to assess the performance and effectiveness of the Board that was completed by the Directors in March 2022. The survey was adapted from SSTI BoardSource "Online Board Assessment Survey" (2005). The survey is a checklist to review the list of basic Board responsibilities and an assessment on whether the Board are doing a satisfactory job or whether improvements are required. The Governance Sub committee and the Board developed an action plan after reviewing and discussing the survey results.
3. Developed a self skill assessment survey that was completed by all nominees
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7. After the election of the nominees, a skill gap analysis was developed to assist with the recruitment and appointment of the Appointed Directors.
Constitutional Changes
• Regular monitoring of Directors’ professional development by the Governance Committee
• The Directors developing an ongoing Board evaluation process and plan with the Governance Committee will develop, compile, analyse, and report back the results with recommendations to the Board for action in April 2022.
The Governance Sub committee worked on the following activities relating to the AGM on collaboration with the
Board:1.Performed
6. Conducted a “Town Hall” session prior to the AGM with the Voting Members were all nominees had a chance to present themselves. At the session the Governance Sub committee also presented the desired skill sets required of Directors for SG and the new Strategic Plan.
• The Board adopting a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the temporary appointment of a General Manager in the event of an unplanned or extended absence of the General Manager.
a skill matrix review on the Board in situ prior to the AGM
5. Review and assessment of the nominee’s skill set from the surveys with the report tabled for discussion by the Board
2021 Annual General Meeting
The Governance Sub committee played a key role as the Nominations Committee for the 2021 AGM with the entire Board being re elected.
4. Developed an outline of preferred skill sets for the new Board, aligned to the new Strategic Plan which was presented to the Members at a pre AGM information session
The SG Board continued to exhibit best practices in governance with the annual review of the Constitution prior to the AGM. Some of the Constitutional changes submitted to the 2021 AGM were to ensure SG could adhere to the mandatory governance principles for National Sports Associations (NSAs) which was rolled out jointly by Sport Singapore (SportSG) and Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) in May 2021. SG had already performed a major overhaul of the Constitution in 2018, and therefore did not require major changes to its constitution to ensure compliance with the NSA governance principles. The change from the required 20
2. Growing Membership & Participation
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Strategic Plan
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
5. Child Safety is Imbedded in Organisational Leadership, Governance and Culture
1. Developing Strong and Robust Clubs
Charities Governance Evaluation Checklist
In July 2021, the Board finalised the 2022 – 2025 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan had been developed after a yearlong consultation with stakeholders through forums and surveys. It involved all the previous and current Directors of the Board since the process commenced in August 2020.
3. Being leaders in sport by ensuring all providers offer a child safe environment that provides an enjoyable and satisfying experience for participants.
members for a Voting member to 25 was one of the biggest changes that would affect the members. This change not only ensured compliance with the NSA governance principles but the Registry of Societies (ROS).
Areas of focus for the 4 years will be:
3. Capacity and Capability Building of the Coaching Workforce
6. Engagement of Parents Throughout the Pathway
It is the Association’s policy that Board of Directors, 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
4. To develop a marquee event in Singapore that will attract world class athletes, increase the profile of the sport, and increase investment in the sport.
1. Uniting the community by achieving podium success through the implementation of an athlete centric high performance plan.
4. Ensuring an Athlete Centric High Performance Programme
One of the major changes in the Constitution in 2021 was the addition of a new membership category, Associated Club Member, allowing clubs with less than 25 members to still become a SG member but without voting rights. This change was in clear alignment with the strategy of SG to continue to increase membership.
2. Raising the profile of gymnastics and increasing participation in Singapore through targeted, inclusive programmes aimed at the 0 5years old, disengaged youth and mature age participants by increasing the capacity and capability of community centres, clubs & schools as well as volunteers & coaches.
The 4 key objectives for the Strategic Plan period will be:
7. Retention of Athletes and Coaches
The board has worked on improving governance, finance, auditing, and other major systems. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, SG are cautiously optimistic that it will be able to keep moving forward and aim to scale new heights.
Conflicts of Interest
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P025 Debtors Policy Aug 2021
P040 Child Safe Policy Aug 2022
P011 National Judging Accreditation Pathway Nov 2021
P006 SG HR Policies & Staff Handbook Jan 2022
P012 Event Photography and Media Use Policy (Photo Use Policy) Oct 2021
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.
P023 National Squad & Ranking Policy Aug 2021
P039 Prevention of Competition Manipulation Policy Aug 2022
interests are conducted annually in written form. Updates to declarations are made during the year as and when they occur and presented to the Audit & Risk Sub Committee (ARC) for review.
period from April 2021 March 2022 the following policies were reviewed and updated or implemented
P007 SG Reserves Policy Nov 2021
P013 Media & Communication Policy Feb 2022
P032 Prize Money Policy Nov 2021
Whistle Blowing Policy
Adopted Reviewed
P005 Technical Handbook Dec 2021
P020 SpexCarding Policy Aug 2021
P028 Annual Awards Policy Feb 2022
P008 Membership Policy Nov 2021
P027 Competition Attire Policy Oct 2021
P029 Refund Policy Feb 2022
P034 Code of Conduct Judges Mar 2022
P004 National Competition Policy Nov 2021
P038 Volunteer Management Policy Feb 2022
P044 Event Sanctioning Policy Aug 2022
Policy No. Title
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Patrick Liew Elected Director President 15/03/2021 28/08/2021 5/5
Liam Mescall Elected Director Asst. Treasurer 28/08/2021 6/6
ElectedAppointed/ Resigned
Teo Siew Hong Appointed Director Secretary 15/03/2021 28/08/2021 5/5 Heng Jia Qi Jacqui Appointed Director 15/03/2021 28/08/2021 4/5
Jessica Hinton Elected Director 15/03/2021 28/08/2021 5/5
Clarence Yap Elected Director Vice President 28/08/2021 5/6 Kenneth Cheung Elected Director Treasurer 28/08/2021 5/6
Audrey Ong Appointed Director 28/08/2021 6/6
Lim Chin Keong Stephen Elected Director Treasurer 15/03/2021 28/08/2021 5/5
Board Meeting Attendance 1 April 2021 28 August 2021
Teo Siew Hong Elected Director Secretary 28/08/2021 5/6 Ho Jia Ni, Elaine Elected Director 28/08/2021 6/6
Board Meeting Attendance 28 August 2021 31 March 2022
Patrick Liew Elected Director President 28/08/2021 6/6
Cecilia Chia Shing Eng Elected Director 28/082021 6/6 Ho Mun Wai Appointed Director 28/08/2021 6/6
ElectedAppointed/ TenureCompleted
Liam Mescall Elected Director Asst. Treasurer 15/03/2021 28/08/2021 5/5
Rabia Muir Elected Director 15/03/2021 28/08/2021 5/5
Clarence Yap Elected Director Vice President 15/03/2021 28/08/2021 5/5
Cecilia Chia Shing Eng Elected Director 15/03/2021 28/082021 5/5
Singapore Gymnastics (SG) is committed to having a proactive and preventative approach to the safety, wellbeing, participation, and empowerment of all Children who access gymnastics programmes across Singapore. In late 2018 SG declared their position on developing, promoting, and ensuring a child safe environment by adopting and implementing a Child Commitment Statement. Over the past few years all affiliated Gymnastics Clubs have also acknowledged the importance of this by agreeing and implementing their own Club Child Commitment Statement
• Developing organisational child safe plan and framework
• Implementing adoption of Child Commitment Statement by all clubs as part of the club re affiliation standards from 2020 onwards
• 60% of the National Office are trained in responding to Safe Sport related cases
o a Child Safe Virtual Training guide, sharing guidelines on how to optimise the use of the internet while minimising its potential harm
In 2021 the Board adopted a Child Safe Policy. The policy clearly demonstrates Singapore Gymnastics’ further commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. The policy, which came into effect on
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o a guide to creating a healthy and safe sport environment off the field of play. Whether you are a coach, administrator, or parent, we all have a role to play in playing sports a fun and rewarding experience.
to ensure that child safety and the practise of safeguarding children in sport is embedded in its organisation’s culture, reflected in its policies and procedures, and understood and practised by all the members of the community at all levels of the sport.
o Safe Sport Reporting Protocols
We ensure that everyone understands their role and the behaviour we expect in relation to keeping athletes, coaches, judges, volunteers, members, and staff safe from harassment and abuse through the applications of the respective Codes of Conduct and the Member Protection Policy. We have Code of Conduct Policies, approved, and endorsed by the Board that outlines SG’s expectations of behaviour from athletes, coaches, judges, volunteers, members, and staff.
• Comprehensive annual review of the SG Member Protection Policy to ensure best practice and relevance to the community
• Adherence to recruitment protocols that reduce risk to the community and follow due diligence for all employment appointments, particularly any involving coaching and working with children
Singapore Gymnastics Commitment to Child Safe Sport
• Creation of a SG Club Child Safe Online Module which is now a requirement of Club Affiliation since 2021. The SG Club Child Safe online module is designed to share the best practices followed by top Child Safety industry leaders and CoachSG Safe Sport agency. This is to create organisational awareness of abuse within Singapore’s local community, starting with club owners, managers, and Singaporeadministrators.Gymnasticscontinues
• Set up a dedicated Child Safe webpage on the SG website, which consolidates and shares:
On top of the two documents, Singapore Gymnastics have over the past few years, taken additional measures to strengthen its lead in Child Safety by:
The purpose of the Child Safe policy is to:
The implementation of the policy is part of SG’s larger strategic Child Safe Plan, which also includes educational workshops, courses and online modules that support and inform our gymnastics clubs and coaches.
SG will continually advocate to develop a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. Our policies and procedures seek to address risks to child safety and to establish a child safe culture and practices. All stakeholders have access to the policies and understand their implications in the policy. We will continue to regularly review our policies, gain endorsement of changes, and advise all stakeholders of the changes.
• Clearly demonstrate Singapore Gymnastics’ commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
The Sport Singapore Unified Code was launched on 23 November 2021. It is the cornerstone of the Safe Sport Programme and sets out a unified reference for the Singapore sporting community that defines, describes, and explains the forms of abuse and harassment which may take place in the sporting environment. Together, the Safe Sport Unified Code and the Safe Sport Programme form the national framework for safeguarding in SGsport.are
• Inform all leaders, staff, and volunteers of their obligations to act ethically towards children and their roles and responsibilities in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children.
working with SportSG to ensure that all the current SG documents and processes are aligned to the Safe Sport Unified Code SG will continue to support ongoing education and training for all stakeholders, ensuring that the information provided is up to date.
With the membership base being predominantly children under the age of 18, it is important that SG uphold a commitment to a Child Safe environment and have now taken the next step by adopting a new Child Safe Policy. The Child Safe Policy stands alongside SG’s Member Protection Policy that was adopted in January 2019, and further expands on SG’s Coaches Code of Ethical Practise. These documents show the importance that SG places on ensuring it has a prioritised focus on child protection.
• Give guidance on the processes and procedures that aim to ensure children’s safety and wellbeing across all areas of the organisation’s work.
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1 January 2022, gives guidance on the processes and procedures that aim to ensure children’s safety and well being across all areas of the organisation’s work.
SG in its commitment to communicate the policy to all stakeholders conducted forums and workshops. The policy was distributed directly to Affiliated Clubs and Technical Members To encourage all affiliated clubs and coaches to become familiar with the policy, a 10 question assessment was developed that would allow clubs to have staff complete to ensure their understanding of the Child Safe Policy.
Events
Competition was from 4 12 December 2021 and included four disciplines: Men’s Artistic, Women’s Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline. The idea for the Singapore Gymnastics Virtual competition was born with the goal of providing gymnasts with the opportunity to compete during the pandemic, and as a platform to move forward and bring us all back together.
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During 2021 Covid 19 continued to affect the lives of many, with countries still in and out of lockdown or major restrictions. Except for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, major sporting events were either cancelled or postponed around the world and locally it was no different. Throughout this period, Singapore Gymnastics worked hard to adapt, adjust, and continue in a positive direction to offer gymnasts the opportunity to compete.
When Singapore in May and June 2021 underwent further stricter Safe Management Measures, training in Clubs came to a standstill, and even when restrictions started to lift training did not revert to normal. The 2021 Singapore Open and the 2021 Inaugural Summer Cup and Gymnastics Carnival were all unfortunately cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions that continued to oscillate during 2021. The scheduled times for these events made it a straightforward but unfortunate decision. It is always important that SG take into consideration gymnasts access’ to training facilities and quality training leading up to any scheduled events to ensure a safe competition environment.
Participation numbers continued to increase healthily across all discipline compared to the first Virtual Competitions conducted in 2020 with a total of 466 athletes from 16 clubs, of whom 363 of these athletes are SG Athlete Member. The competition was held at the end of the year, categorised into SG and Non SG members for the purpose of differing registration fees and to also enable a larger pool of gymnasts participation, thus giving 103 athletes who were not SG members from affiliated clubs an opportunity to compete.
Though during this time SG did hold for the first time three events for the higher competitive athletes: Summer Cup in September 2021, Classic Cup in December 2021, and Lunar Competition in February
Participants
Diversify sources of revenue to develop and grow the provision for gymnastics
December 2020 December 2021 Artistic 75 131 Rhythmic 207 312 Trampoline 23
Virtual Competition
Singapore Gymnastics Classic 2021
Virtual competitions were an initiative that started in December 2020, to reach out to our stakeholders after a period of no activity due to the pandemic. These virtual competitions continued during 2021 as we looked to provide more opportunities for gymnasts to engage and participate at National competitions and increase Themembership.2021Virtual
The inaugural Singapore Gymnastics Classic was held at Bishan Sports Hall on 4 5 December 2021 and included three disciplines: Men’s Artistic, Women’s Artistic, and Rhythmic.
Women’s Artistic 11 participants
Held over 9 days, involving 34 affiliated clubs we saw 1,204 athletes showcase their skills in the sports of Men’s Artistic, Women's Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline at the Bishan Sports Hall. There were 550 Artistic athletes, 599 Rhythmic and 55 Trampoline athletes. The participation level for National Championships increased 14% in 2022 vs 2021, with the new WAG National Programme released in 2019 and implemented for the second year having an impact in the increase of participants.
52 203 519 53 827 72 372 545 65 1054 71 479 599 55 1204 MAG WAG RG TRA PARTICPANTSTOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 2021 2022
Rhythmic 27 participants
The competition catered to junior and senior international athletes with 11 clubs participating with a total of 54 athletes.Men’s Artistic 16 participants
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Singapore Gymnastics Classic was an SG's initiative to provide an opportunity for our higher performance athletes a chance to compete, and for our senior international athletes another chance to obtain a qualifying score for the upcoming 2022 Major Games. This event was heavily subsided by SportSG funding as it formed a key activity in preparing our high performance athletes.
For local clubs and schools, registration fees were categorised into early bird and regular registration. All participants were required to have an active membership with SG: Athlete membership for athletes; and Technical Membership for coaches and judges.
Singapore Gymnastics (SG) was responsible for the delivery of the 13th National Championships conducted from 11 20 March 2022 at Bishan Sports Hall. The 2022 Singapore Gymnastics National Championships was an opportunity for gymnasts to display their hard work. The Championships also saw Singapore’s elite gymnasts from Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics vying for selection into the National Squad.
National Championships 2022
The event was conducted under strict Safe Management Measures that adhered to the existing SportSG and MOH guidelines. For the second year in a row no live spectators were permitted, but with the learnings from 2021, the Championships were made available to parents, family, and friends the through live streaming. A
This event will be included into the national competition calendar moving forward, allowing our athletes in the performance pathway additional competition experiences.
total of 1,308 online live stream tickets were purchased during the Championships which was an 10% increase from 1,186 in 2021.
SG continued to use and explore the scoring programme ScoreExpress used in 2021. It is an intuitive scoring programme that provides live scoring and can be adjusted for our local needs. Like most software it does have issues and these need to be continually addressed but the programme can link with our HP athlete database and analyse judging scores, which are focus areas that that SG will look to do over the next few years.
With borders opening, SG once again was able to bring in international neutral judges to bolster and work with our judging panels throughout the Championships. There is still a need to increase the number of local judges so all panel can be at full capacity and balanced, but having these judges attend National Championships for our FIG sessions assist with not only judges education and exposure but builds our relationship with the South East Asian and Oceania Federations.
Registration fee and livestreaming were the main sources of income. With the assistance of SportSG’s funding support for venue hire and live streaming costs, the event produced a surplus. This is only possible with the large number of volunteers that assist in the delivery of the Championships. 164 event volunteers were recruited through TeamNila and the Gymnastics community predominately to perform hands on roles in key operational areas. With the experience from 2021, a Volunteer Coordinator, Julia Chan was appointed in a volunteer capacity to assist the office with the volunteer management in the lead up and during the event. It is a role that will continue to be imbedded in our event structure, working towards being able to have it as a contracted position in years to come. With SG’s continued commitment to developing a safe sport environment, all volunteers signed a code of conduct plus a Child Protection Self Declaration and Agreement.
It is noteworthy that Singapore Gymnastics was one of the few National Sport Associations that were able to consecutively host its National Championships in 2021 and 2022 as the government restrictions continued to change over the past two years.
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SG were able to attract four donors contributing a total of $35k, which was matched with One Team Singapore Funding (OTSF).
The Board will continue to look to build the patron and donor base for the organisation, while conducting one major fundraising activity a year.
o A High Performance page whereby SG could benefit from the One Team Singapore Fund (OTSF)
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With the two donation pages and the presentations the new Board, in particular the President, and the Fundraising Sub committee actively looked to attract donors during the financial year while planning for the inaugural Charity Dinner to be held in 2022.
o A Community page which lists all SG’s programmes and initiatives, such as KinderGym and coach education whereby donations can contribute to the ongoing infrastructure and the development of the sport
With the target of fundraising for the year at $70k, two different pages were created on giving.sg that were linked to SG’s website for easier navigation in October 2021. The two pages were meeting different fundraising purposes:
Covid 19 and the strict restrictions, no major fundraising events were conducted in the FY21/22.
With that said the Fundraising and Public Relations Committee (FPRC) developed a plan for the next financial year while further developing the sponsorship and Patron/Donor decks. A Patron policy was also adopted with the intention to develop a panel of Patrons that annually donate to the organisation while attracting other donors and sponsors.
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** Please note all membership data is for the calendar year 1/01/2021 – 31 /12/2021
surge with an overall increase of 50% vs the prior year, reaching a total of 1,883 members. The increased in membership is largely attributed to the 2021 National Championships, focus on technical membership and the club marketing campaign around memberships.
569 684 542
Type of membership 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Full membership 7 6 6 3 4 3
Club membership 34 33 40 40 26 35
One of the membership categories affected most with the Covid 19 pandemic was the Associate Member, which declined by 51% from the previous year, which is a clear correlation with the fact that no events were held with spectators in 2020. This Associate membership category comprises predominantly parents and fans that take up SG membership to gain free spectator access to National events. 977 2020 2021
120010008006004002000 2018 2019
New members per year New members per year
Total 963 1149 1354 1365 1258 1883
InMembership2021membershiphadahuge
Associate membership 153 230 135 145 71 35 Technical membership (Including Athlete & Technical membership) 151 253 186 287 Athlete membership (Including ActiveSG KinderGym athletes) 769 880 1022 924 971 1523
Voting VotingNon MembersAthlete MembersFull MembersClub MembersAssoc.Club
Dreams Gymnastics New VM 24 Y English Ballet Academy
Funyard Management Consultancy 95 Y GIM Sports International Pte Ltd New VM 27 Y GymArt New VM 25 Y Gymnastics Education (Singapore) 11 Y Gymnastics Support Group (Singapore) 0 Y
Prime Gymnastics Club 265 Y Raffles Gymnastics Academy (S) Pte Ltd New VM 20 Y Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy 58 Y Rhythm and Groove Private Limited 104 Y Rhythmic Gymnastics Association Singapore 0 Y Singapore Trampoline Academy 37 Y
Club Full Membership
CT Gymnastics New VM 46 Y D'Gymnastique Academy 56 Y
Stardust Gym New VM 29 Y SWAGA Gym * 24 Y
New VM New Voting Members for 2022, approved Club Membership at 2021 AGM
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Hooray Rhythmic Gymnastics 0 Y Karpenko Gymnastics Academy 47 Y Leopard Sports 20 Y NorthStar Gymnastics New VM 56 Y Nova Gymnastics 16 Y
Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics Pte Ltd 48 Y Alpha Gymnastics Pte Ltd 2 Y Art Fairy Gymnastic Academy * 1 Y BazGym Gymnastics School 46 Y Bianka Panova Academy 42 Y Bubbles Gymnastics P/L 0 Y Chatsworth International School
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Friends of Gymnastics 2 Y
Aces Gymnastics 17 Y
PowerKids Gym 0 Y
Fly Once Sports Pte Ltd 31 Y
The Yard 77 Y TJGYM 38 Y
Trampoline Singapore 24 Y Tumble Joy Gymnastics New VM 38 Y
* 3 Y
UWCSEA East Campus New VM 49 Y *New Clubs in 2021
* 1 Y
UWCSEA East Campus
Tumble Joy Gymnastics
Raffles Gymnastics Academy (S) Pte Ltd
Stardust Gym
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CT GIMDreamsGymnasticsGymnasticsSportsInternational Pte Ltd
The implementation in 2020 of the club membership incentive has seen some of our higher performing clubs strive towards the membership milestones that offers rebates and additional benefits. The Club membership incentive and recognition programme aims to encourage clubs to work collaboratively with SG to bolster their athlete membership with Singapore Gymnastics. The continuation of this partnership approach will see SG’s achieve the 10,000 membership target
We would like to congratulate the seven clubs below for achieving these amazing membership milestones.
Out of 35 affiliated clubs, which was a 37% increase in affiliated clubs compared to 2020, 71% clubs had 20 or more athlete registered with Singapore Gymnastics. At the 2021 AGM, 9 affiliated clubs listed below were granted full Club Membership with voting rights due to their athlete membership with Singapore Gymnastics as per clause 5.1 (b) of the Constitution.
NorthStarGymArt Gymnastics
Athlete Membership
Membership benefits continue to be developed to assist with the membership drive and more importantly to support the coaches in their ongoing development. In 2021 the memberships benefit for the coaches outstripped their membership fee, with a true focus on developing a real value proposition for our Technical Members. SG partnered with SHIFT Movement Science to offer all coaches access to the Online Hero Lab programme 769 880 1022 924 971 1523
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Technical Membership
AthleteAthletemembershipmembership
In early 2021, Singapore Gymnastics was able to hold the National Championships as well as Gym Challenge that usually happens in conjunction. By March 2021, there was 46% increase in athlete numbers as compared to the year before at the same period. Despite the Safe Management Measures that kicked into place from 2nd quarter of the year onwards, SG have already began implementing more virtual alternatives to continuously motivate and engage athletes throughout the year.
In of technical members, SG saw a 54% increase in technical members, with 4 Fundamental Coaching Courses conducted between April 2021 to March 2022, 73 new coaches completed their Fundamental Coaching accreditation and joined the coaching fraternity.
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Any athlete that competes at SG competitive events and competitions including without limitations:
• GymFest, TeamGym
Building a Strong Membership Base
• Singapore Classics
At the same time, it was important to recognise that there were different groups of athlete members who have different participation goals hence a tiered membership was offered to cater to the different groups of athlete members with different access to participation opportunities.
In 2021, SG was part of the “WIAL Gives Back CNPL Action Learning” project. This project provided the Board and National Office Staff a chance to resolve problems and look for solutions to build a strong membership culture that increases not only organisational revenue but also offer clear purpose and value to its members.
Category Eligible Events
• Virtual & Face to face competitions
• National Championship & SG Open
• Eligibility to join Singapore Gymnastics Development Programme (SGDP) and other pathway programmes
3. Kinder**
2. Recreational**
SG recognised athlete members want to have more opportunities to compete, challenge themselves and experience being on the field of play performing at their best. With that in mind and to increase value proposition to athlete members, SG worked towards increasing the number of participants and competition events starting 2022.
1. Competitive*
Any athlete that DOES NOT compete in competitive events and activities such as at National Championships, SG Open and other national competitive events, and activities, but may participate in Gym Challenge, TeamGym and GymFest and such other participations events as may be determined from time to time by the [Board]
ONLY.151 253 186 275300250200150100500 2018 2019 2020 2021 TechnicalTechnicalmembershipmembership
As the National Sport Association for gymnastics in Singapore, Singapore Gymnastics (SG) endeavours to investigate the interests of all our members in the various membership categories including clubs, associations, athletes, volunteers, coaches and/or judges.
Athlete Membership structure moving forward
As the start of 2022, there are now nine distinct categories of membership in Singapore Gymnastics as well as different fees chargeable. Membership for all categories except that of Honorary life Membership is annual and are based on a calendar year.
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Membership categories now include Associate Club membership, Recreational Athlete membership and KinderGym Athlete membership. Details of the main updates for each of these 3 new categories are shared below.
Athlete Membership Individual Membership Organisational Membership 1. Competitive MembershipAthlete 2. Recreational Athlete Membership *NEW* 3. Kinder MembershipAthlete*NEW* 1. Honorary Life Membership 2. Associate Membership 3. Technical Membership 1. Full Membership 2. Club Membership 3. Associate MembershipClub*NEW*
• You can choose many different paths where you can make friends, build body confidence, and learn new skills.
Four marketing initiatives were a focus during the year, to promote an understanding of the sport:
• Beginning June 2022, Singapore Gymnastics organised a campaign leading up to the Olympics in which athletes and the public community could post cheers on the #cheer4SzeEn Social Board and write letters to our own Olympic gymnast, Tan Sze En, to show support ahead of her Olympic debut.
‘Start Here’
• To communicate the work that SG was undertaking on Safe Sport, key news stories were developed and promoted through the fortnightly newsletter and social media in the last quarter of the year. This will continue to occur to raise awareness and education on safe sport. In 2022 SG will partner with Working with Parents in Sport (WWPIS) to raise awareness and educate parents involved in sport.
• Since 2022 SG has released 16 articles promoting the benefits of gymnastics through the “Start Here, Go Anywhere” campaign
‘Go Anywhere’
• It may keep you in Gymnastics for life, assist you with foundational skills in other sports or could simply be memories of great times had at your Gymnastics Club.
Research tells us that children who have developed competency in fundamental movement skills are far more likely to participate in sport and recreation throughout their life and will have reduced obesity risk. There are also positive links between fundamental movement skills and a child’s social skills, self esteem, and academic performance. This is the message that SG is promoting:
Raise the profile and increase the appeal of gymnastics
Singapore Gymnastics continues to advocate the benefits of the participation in gymnastics for all Singaporean children since the campaign launched in May 2020 through news story and social media posts. Singapore Gymnastics firmly believes that the development of confident and competent movers is the most important outcome for physical education.
Start Here, Go Anywhere
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Gymnastics can play a very important role in developing movement competence in children. "Gymnastics is to sport what the alphabet is to reading."
Marketing and Promotion
The Marketing and Communications Plan has been in place since June 2020. It was put together to use as a tool in promoting Singapore Gymnastics (SG) programmes, events, and general news. Singapore Gymnastics is committed to helping athletes, members and affiliated clubs achieve their full potential. The Marketing and Communications Plan continues to be reviewed and modified with the intent to improve the content of the SG website and social media platforms, as well as strategies to maximise engagement with members and the Singapore community at large.
• Development of promotional videos for the different disciplines that can be used for donor, patron and sponsor pitches as well as educating the community on the benefits of each discipline.
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Singapore Gymnastics called upon the community to nominate and give shout out to their coaches who have impacted their sporting journey thus far. Singapore Gymnastics was proud to be able to share 13 appreciation posts on the impact these coaches brought to the gym and their athletes.
From the national office, Singapore Gymnastics also did a special Coach in the Spotlight feature on 4 community coaches, Aizat Jufie from Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, Nabilah Jufrie from Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, Bianka Panova from Rhythmic Gymnastics and Jeanette Tan from Trampoline whose endeavours in personal development will no doubt benefit the growth of our sport.
• Gymnastics develops fundamental movement skills, increases confidence and competence, and promotes healthy participation in physical activity. It keeps you fit and provides you with the skills of control, flexibility, and strength.
The “Start Here, Go Anywhere” campaign which promotes the benefits of gymnastics to the SG Community had been successful through promotional videos on YouTube, social media posts, newsletter, and website.
Coach Appreciation Month
• Staff
The Communications Strategy was prepared in line with the following five aims:
• To ensure Members are aware of Singapore Gymnastics’ future plans for the development of the Organisation.
• Communication was cost effective and look to make effective use of new technology as appropriate.
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Develop lasting and valued relationships with all stakeholders
• Communication was consistent, relevant, and timely.
The Strategy includes details on current practice and future developments in five key areas:
Communication Objectives
Communication was undertaken through a variety of channels, in accordance with the following key principles:
• Communication methods were monitored and reviewed regularly.
Key stakeholders included:
Communication
• Communication Objectives
• Through improved consultation and involvement, Singapore Gymnastics will listen to the views of members so they can continue to develop the services they provide.
• Communication was accessible, and when necessary, made available in alternative formats.
• Singapore Gymnastics Affiliated Clubs and Full Members
• To maintain a positive profile for Singapore Gymnastics
• Singapore Gymnastics individual members: - Athletes, Associate Members, Coaches and Judges
Communication Principles
• Communication was professional, honest, open, and accurate.
Stakeholders
• Communication Principles
developed effective communication links with Members and other key stakeholders.
• To promote, the sport of Gymnastics in Singapore by developing and maintaining a positive profile.
• To increase understanding among Members of the services provided by Singapore Gymnastics, and therefore to improve satisfaction with these services.
• Communication Channels
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• External stakeholders – MCCY, SportSG, SNOC, NYSI, SSI
The Communication Strategy for FY2021 2022 was developed in March 2021 to help Singapore Gymnastics to improve the quality of information that is conveyed about the sport to our members: Clubs, Coaches, Judges, Gymnasts, Parents and Officials and the public The plan identifies how Singapore Gymnastics can improve links with external stakeholders, including the media, sponsors, and partner organisations.
To elevate customer experiences, Singapore Gymnastics continue to send notifications, customer service messages, and the essential information to all members. Business WhatsApp has higher delivery rates with failover capabilities to SMS and enables Singapore Gymnastics to carry out messages with images, videos, and files and showcase a more engaging customer experience.
Communication Channels
News Releases
In March 2021, a Gymnastics’ community Feedback Form was released to identify opportunities where Singapore Gymnastics could improve customer service, engagement, member benefits and programme. Singapore Gymnastics introduced the annual survey in 2018 to provide valuable information and data to
Business WhatsApp
Website
Singapore Gymnastics created an online event survey completed by members after each competition/event to allow them an opportunity to feedback on strengths and challenges of the event. The link to the survey were sent out after the event and promoted via our Social Media Channels. This information was analysed by Singapore Gymnastics and used to improve future events for members.
Annual Survey for FY2020 2021
Singapore Gymnastics Website is the first place to go for all information about SG’s events, policies, and news. The site was regularly reviewed and updated, providing information about Singapore Gymnastics and its services to Members.
Singapore Gymnastics regularly promotes activities, information, success stories etc. on the website, it is then promoted via social media and weekly News blast email.
A variety of methods were used to meet the objectives of the Communications Strategy, including:
Singapore Gymnastics continued to develop its relationship with sponsors, investors, and suppliers. This included dedicated promotional activities and increased profile for sponsors during Competitions /Events throughout the year and via our social media channels. Only merchandise from Singapore Gymnastics Approved Suppliers is sold at Competitions and Events.
Event Surveys
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Singapore Gymnastics introduced an annual survey in 2018. This survey provides SG with valuable information and data to ensure SG can offer the community what they need, while ensuring a more rewarding and enjoyable experience with Singapore Gymnastics.
Bi-weekly newsletters were sent to all clubs which include links that direct information on Singapore Gymnastics’ website.
Sponsors, Investors, Suppliers, and Partners
• Continue to deliver national events that will raise the profile of the sport and create value for members
The main takeaway from the survey shows that SG still needs to concentrate on improving communication ensuring it is timely and 2 way, as well as:
The survey also develops a Net Promoter Score (NPS) which is a metric used in customer experience programs. NPS measures the loyalty of customers to a company. NPS scores are reported with a number from the range 100 to +100, with a higher score is desirable. Over the past few years SG has continued to work on its customer service developing detailed action plans from the surveys
Year 2019 2020 2021 NPS 24 15 9
• Increase the value proposition for our current and potential members
The 2021 Singapore Gymnastics Annual Survey featured 23 question and explored two key questions: “How does experience affect brand loyalty?” and “What forms of customer engagement are most meaningful to the gymnastics community?”
ensure that SG remains relevant and offers to the community what they need while ensuring a more rewarding and enjoyable experience with Singapore Gymnastics.
Gymnastics started collaborating with UK organisation Working with Parents in Sports (WWPIS) to bring a series of webinars and interaction to our Gymnastics community. While most of our previous workshops focused on clubs and technical members, SG are now turning their focus on parent engagement. Parents are a huge stakeholder in the gymnastics community and WWPIS aims to provide unbiased information that understands the difficulties that parents and coaches face in today’s world.
The first ever parent focused gym workshop “Managing expectations and disappointment” was held just before National Championships 2022 with 30 parents across all disciplines.
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Club Forum
Coffee Catch Ups
• Club Quality Assurance Programme
Club Engagement
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Club Visits
• Body Confidence Guidelines
The Club forum is another club engagement sessions where we get together to brief the Club on the upcoming year. In 2021, 27 clubs were in attendance where in addition to the release of the 2022 2025 Strategic plan the following was also discussed:
SG continued to host the informal “Coffee Catch Ups” with the clubs engaging them in discussions on affiliation, building the coaching pool and child safe, hosting 3 of these sessions during the year. While the intent is to have these engagement sessions face to face, but due to the government restrictions these were conducted online.
In August 2021, SG commenced the annual club visits to catch up with affiliated clubs on how they are coping during fluid times, recap, review and address previous year’s club visit items. During the visit the Club Quality Assurance Programme (CQAP) was released. CQAP is a quality assurance, risk management and club development system for affiliated gymnastics clubs as an approach to ensure their long term success. This involves improving clubs’ processes, products, services, and culture to achieve Safety, Quality and Sustainability.
• Club Affiliation 2022
• Child Safety Policy taking effect on 1 January 2021
HIGH PERFORMANCE
Nurturingathletestoacheiveinternationalsuccess.
Said Sze En “Overall, I’m really proud of my performance. Beam could’ve gone better but I’m happy with how I recovered after my mistake. It feels surreal to say that I’m now an Olympian, and I really want to thank everyone who has helped me along this journey. I wouldn’t be where I am today without you, so a huge thank you to everyone!”.
Artistic Gymnastics
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2021 was a roller coaster year which saw the nation go from Phase 3 of reopening to Phase 2 (16 May to 13 June 2021) of Heightened Alert to Phase 3 (14 June 2021) of heightened alert and reverted to Phase 2 (22 July to 18 August 2021) Heightened Alert before restrictions were eased progressively towards the end of the year. As a result, the annual Singapore Open Gymnastics Championships was cancelled for the second year running, and the inaugural Summer Cup, which was due to be held in August, did not come to fruition. Besides the cancellation of the local competitions, the 31st South East Asian Games was unfortunately postponed as well. Nonetheless, the high performance calendar had several highlights.
The 2020 Olympic Games officially took place in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July 2021 – 8 August 2021. Singapore was represented by debutant Tan Sze En on 25 July 2021. Till date, Sze En is only the second gymnast to represent Singapore in the Olympic Games, with Lim Heem Wei, debuting in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Sze En competed on the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise and put up a great performance, scoring 11.033 and 11.833 on the respective apparatus, despite carrying a shoulder injury.
Tan Sze En on Floor Exercise at the Tokyo Olympic Games
Olympic Games
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Singapore Gymnastics Classic
The inaugural Singapore Gymnastics Lunar Competition was held on 19 20 February 2022. The competition provided another opportunity for the High Performance athletes to compete and to prepare for the National Championships which serves as the National Squad ranking exercise.
The Singapore Gymnastics Classic event targeted High Performance athletes and saw a total of 27 athletes participate across the two disciplines: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
The competition had 26 athletes participate across the two disciplines: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Medallists of the Pommel Horse event.
Lunar Competition
With the pandemic and uncertainties around air travel and various restrictions, the athletes have had very limited opportunities to take part in a competition. To give athletes something to work towards and to keep their motivation high, the inaugural Singapore Gymnastics Classic was held in Bishan Sports Hall on 4 5 December 2021.
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A total of 5 junior and 7 senior athletes qualified for the National Junior and Senior Squad, which allows them to be eligible for future selection trials for international competitions. Ethan Lim, making his debut as a senior athlete came in first place in the Individual All Around category with a score of 72.516, with Zac Liew finishing second with a score of 69.549 and Robin Sim Boon Pin claiming the bronze medal with a score of 69.249.
Winners of the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (FIG Senior) Individual All Around
Winners of the Lunar competition
National Championships
Winners of the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (FIG Senior) Individual All Around
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Over in the women’s division, 8 junior and 6 senior athletes qualified for the National Junior and Senior Squad. Nadine Joy Nathan finished first in the Individual All Around category with a score of 46.050, with Shandy Poh coming in second with 45.150 and Emma Yap placing third with 42.850.
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Rhythmic Gymnastics
2021 saw the gradual relaxation and tightening of restriction measures throughout the year, subject to the COVID pandemic situation. As such training was somewhat limited depending on the prevailing measures. Similarly, there were limitations on the ability to travel overseas for competition for gymnasts from the RG National Training Centre (NTC) and National Squad in FY 21 22. However, the athletes and coaches continued to work relentlessly at their craft and competed under very special conditions, in the following key High Performance events or activities organised. SG 2nd Virtual Competition Classic Selection Trials 2022-02 Cup National Championships
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• 2022-03 2022 Singapore
FY 21 22 RG National Squad for Individuals comprised of 8 Seniors and 16 Juniors selected from the 2022 National Championships. There was a significant increase in the number of FIG Junior athletes who were vying in the FIG Junior competition, nearly 50% up from 23 athletes in NC 2021 to 32 athletes in NC 2022. Similarly, the number of FIG senior athletes who participated in 2021 National Championships increased by 42%, from 7 athletes in NC 2021 to 10 athletes in NC 2022. This attests to the improvement in quality of gymnasts as well as growing interest of athletes pursuing high performance in the RG community in Singapore. Despite the trying limitations on venue availability and constant adaptations to trainings due to the changing government measures experienced by the RG community, the RG athletes and gymnasts persevered to train
Lunar
Against the backdrop of the everchanging measures, Singapore Gymnastics sought to ensure that the HP athletes are provided with better access to stable Daily Training Environment. The athletes underwent weekly Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT PCR) tests beginning 10 July 2021 and this was a necessary step as it provided the National Squad athletes the highest possibility of not disrupting training whenever Covid measures were tightened. Upon being swabbed weekly, athletes were able to train without masks on in groups of 8, and this was a crucial aspect that greatly supported the high intensity training of RG training.
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Nadine Nathan National Training Centre
John Sim HCI
Aryanna Shetty
Robin Sim National Training Centre
MGS/ National Training Centre
Kaeson Lim National Training Centre
MAG Senior Name Club
Zac Liew National Training Centre
Cheong Yuet Yung Aces Gymnastics
Naomi Martel The Yard
Chong Jer Rong Prime Gymnastics
WAG Junior Name Club
MAG Junior Name Club
Terry Tay National Training Centre
Shandy Poh National Training Centre
Mikhail Haziq National Training Centre
Eli Low National Training Centre
National Squad FY21/22
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WAG Senior Name Club
Abdul Barr
SSP/N National Training Centre
Kho Tong Yu SSP/ National Training Centre
Emma Yap National Training Centre
Kaitlyn Lim National Training Centre
Ashley Liew Rhythm & Groove Claire Ng Rhythm & Groove Cleo Chew SSP/ National Training Centre
Kaitlyn Joy Chia National Training Centre Katelin Heng Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics
Pan Annan TJGYM
Sophia Ho Jin Wen SSP/ National Training Centre
Megan Tan Rhythm & Groove Mikayla Angeline Yang National Training Centre
Amelyn Sng Hui En SSP/ National Training Centre
Abie Chi Rhythm & Groove Angeline Lin Qihong RI/ National Training Centre
Lecticia Siau Wan Xuan Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
RG Senior Name Club
Pebbyl Ang Jing Ya TJGYM/ National Training Centre
Faith Luah Rhythm & Groove Kirsten Zee Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
Steffi Chan Min SSP/ National Training Centre
Low Yu Yenn SSP/ National Training Centre
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Lim Jia Min Rhythm & Groove Maeve Teo Bianka Panova Academy
Leah Chew National Training Centre
Sophia Tan Shyan En Funyard Management Consultancy/ National Training Centre
Faith Hong Haye SSP/ National Training Centre
Raelene Lae Ein Ee National Training Centre
RG Junior Name Club
The Daily Training Environment
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Athlete Brand Builders Programme
In May 2021, SG wrapped up the implementation of the Athlete Brand Building Programme with the NTC Junior and Senior International athletes which was introduced in late 2020. The Brand Builders Programme aims to empower our athletes to develop and communicate their unique personal brand with purpose and confidence. Developing their unique brand allows them to better pursue their ambitions, to work collaboratively with others, to contribute and represent the organisation and to navigate a successful and fulfilling pathway.
Th workshops and the guidelines can be an important part of starting and continuing conversations about how we can directly address the risks of poor body image, disordered eating, eating disorders and mental health issues in gymnastics.
Acknowledging that sports participation can play an important role in contributing to both negative and positive body image, the guidelines were developed to help gymnasts and their families, coaches and staff understand more about the subject and how it can affect the esteem and confidence of everyone.
Body Confidence Guidelines
Singapore Gymnastics (SG) stepped up its efforts to provide support for the well being of athletes with the release of Body Confidence Guidelines in October 2021.
The development of the guidelines was initiated by Singapore Gymnastics and follows on after the development of the National Training Centre nutrition programme. The Mindful Dietitian Fiona Sutherland was appointed to drive the project, and to work hand in hand with NYSI, as well as Singapore Sport Institute, in the hope that these positive practices could be adopted in other sports across the Singapore sporting Incommunity.conjunction
with the guidelines SG conducted Body Resilience workshops for coaches and athletes in the High Performance pathway, during late 2021.
The fun and interactive face to face sessions were designed to support the athletes’ journey in identifying their brand, while learning how to communicate with confidence and purpose The athletes were provided with resources and materials to be able to continue their journey as the develop their brand and confidence.
Ensure our Daily Training Environment is ‘fit for purpose’ and geared towards world’s best results and best practice.
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After a one year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Singapore Gymnastics Development Program (SGDP) was held on 22 25 November 2021 at the respective National Training Centres (NTC).
Provide clear pathways and support for the identification and development of world’s best talent
Singapore Gymnastics Development Program
The Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) SGDP camp was led by the NTC coaches, Mr Desmond Cheng, Mr Ryosuke Kusumi and Mr Park Giyong. A total of 13 boys participated in the camp, which focused on physical preparation work such as “Body Manipulation” and “Floor Exercise Warm up”. The athletes and coaches also worked on all the apparatus, where the presenters shared the various techniques of swinging elements and much more.
The Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) SGDP camp was led by Master coaches, Ms Zhang Zhen, and Ms Lim Heem Wei (NTC), Mr Brydon Sy (Prime Gymnastics) and Mr Eric Boucharin (SWAGA). A total of 48 athletes participated in the camp, which focused on physical preparation, Artistic preparation work and the basics on each apparatus.
Athlete Pathway Development
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A total of 64 RG athletes were invited to the SGDP camp following their performance at the National Championships. This was a 28% increase in the number of RG athletes compared to FY20 21. This attests to the growing number of high performance athletes, being fed through the system from 7 local clubs, excluding the National Training Centre. Of the 64 invitations, there were 26 acceptances in FY 21 22. The RG SGDP athletes who accepted invitations attended the SGDP Camp in 2 sessions between the period 1 3 Dec 2021, with the NTC coaches sharing on Coordination and Agility, Flexibility and Battements, Pilates, and Development of Speed Strength qualities. The SGDP camp was also complemented with the High Performance Symposium, headlined with NTC Head Coach’s sharing on Innovative approaches for Warm up, Balance methodology and preparation. To better equip the SGDP athletes’ coaches, a Body Resilience Workshop for Coaches was also conducted to educate them
The Singapore Sports Institute (SSI) and National Youth Sport Institute (NYSI) team conducted the Body Resilience workshop during the SGDP camps as well. Like the session for the coaches at the High Performance Symposium, the "Body Confidence in Gymnastics Guidelines" was designed to support gymnasts, coaches, staff, and families in their roles. It aims to help create environments where a person's body is spoken about, spoken to, and treated with respect and care. It offers "Four Pillars of Body Confidence" as a practical framework to move forward.
SPORT PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT
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Trampoline Gymnastics
21 Trampoline athletes (16 women, 5 men) participated in the 3rd Singapore Gymnastics Virtual Competition 2021, ranging from competition levels Kinder 1 through to National development Level 3. This event was held from 6 to 12 Dec 2021, with video submitted online and judging done later.
With the ease of SMM at the start of 2022, National Championship 2022 returned with 57 (35 women, 22 men) participants. While the total participation was slightly less than the National Championship 2021 (63 athletes), it was the first competition in which FIG Age Groups and FIG Senior events were offered. 6 athletes participated in the FIG Age Group and 1 in FIG Senior. The age profile of the gymnasts are as follows:
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last year, we have seen and are appreciative of the progress that Trampoline judges in Singapore have made in improving their judging competencies. Especially of note are our two new FIG Brevet 4 Judges, Pek Siying and Louis Ang, who sat for and passed the FIG Brevet Course at the age of 19. Singapore is probably still the only Southeast Asia country to have (Four) Trampoline Brevet judges.
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It should also be noted that of the 29 active National Judges, 13 of them have competed at National Championships 2022 or Singapore Open 2021. It is heartening to see that Singapore has no shortage of TRA athletes who are eager to contribute back to the Trampolining community. years)
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AfterParticipationasuccessful National Championship 2021 event with the stipulated Safe Management Measures (SMM) restriction, the pandemic situation worsens few months later, forcing the Singapore Open Gymnastics Championships 2021 to be cancelled.
During this period, the National Level 1 Judging Course was held in May 2021. The course took place with 13 participants and was held online due to COVID 19 restrictions. While it was certainly more difficult to conduct the course online, of the 13 participants, 9 of them passed the course and are now full fledged National Level 1 InCoachingjudges.totalthere were 10 workshops conducted during the year which were applicable to trampoline coaches with some workshops more discipline specific.
1) Highlighting the importance of coach career progression to club managers,
Unfortunately, the Trampoline Intermediate Coaching Course scheduled for June 2021 was not held as there were no sign ups.
At the Club Congress in April 2021 workshops highlighted and addressed the issues of active trampoline coaches in clubs and schools:
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2) Increasing awareness in Safe Sport practices in clubs/ schools which better safeguard the interest of children and coaches while in the pursuit of sports excellence.
During the Coaches’ Congress held in September 2021, the trampoline community was fortunate to have Mr. Paul Greaves, who has coached UK’s top trampoline gymnasts including Ms. Bryony Page, the current Olympic Woman’s Trampoline Gold medallist. Mr. Greaves shared his experiences on the “Lost Move Syndrome” which he reintroduced as “Skills Confusion” to move away from the notion that a skill is not “lost” but simply just “confused”. By mental exercise this can be fixed as demonstrated by Ms. Bryony Page and several elite athletes across gymnastics disciplines.
In December 2021, AGA managed to start off its first ever School Holiday Programme (SHP) at three ActiveSG Sport centres; namely Seng Kang, Bishan and Jurong West with a total of 40 children ages four to six years old who stayed around the premises who came to understand what AGA and KinderGym is all about. It was a huge success with parents asking for more.
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It was a challenging 2021 with many sports programme having to pull the brake quite often when Covid 19 cases locally was on it’s high at some points. The ActiveSG Gymnastics Academy (AGA) KinderGym Programme was also not spared especially when we serve pre schoolers who are non vaccinated.
Nevertheless, the training of the KinderGym gymnastics coaches went ahead. From May 2021 till March 2022, a total of three KinderGym courses were held with a total of 30 coaches qualifying to conduct KinderGym programme across various disciplines. A total of 12 coaches who were trained in Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) under Sport Singapore also came along to experience and get certified at coaching KinderGym as well.
KinderGym
Advocate the need and benefits of participation in fundamental movement programmes for all Singapore children
After the success with SHP, Season 1/2022 was supposed to start in mid January 2022. However, with the delay in the equipment in the new centres and the lack of participants to hit the minimum participation numbers, Season 1 had to be cancelled.
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With the relaxation of the rules in grouping starting Mar 2022, AGA together with SG will aim to kickstart Season 3 in July 2022 with a bang!
The Gym Challenge is a participation event that involves fun, fitness, fundamentals, and friendship. It works through skills involving balance, coordination, strength, object manipulation and all these add up to a child's vocabulary of movement which enhances their physical literacy relevant ALL sports.
Gym Challenge
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Back for another round, Gym Challenge 2022 took place on 14 March from 8am – 12nn in Bishan Sports Hall and saw an increase in participants and participating clubs compared to the previous year. 2022 March Gym Challenge saw an 18% increase in participants, 266 children in total from 5 different clubs, compared to 3 clubs from the year before.
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It is suitable for boys and girls of all ages, from all gymnastics disciplines to come and attempt the stations. As each of the 8 stations has 3 different levels of challenges, children can choose their level of difficulty and perform to the best of their abilities. Even if they did not try the other challenge levels in this round, they are always able to come back and challenge at the next event.
Fun fact: The youngest Gym Challenger in 2022 was 4 years old! Age is just a number!
Each year, SG schedules 2 Gym Challenge opportunities; once in March in conjunction with National Championships and the other in November in conjunction with Gym Carnival. While SG was unable to carry out Gym Challenge in November 2021 due to restriction present at that point of time, SG looks forward to organising the Gym Challenge in conjunction with Gym Carnival 2022 with a charged up version of skills from the March challenge.
To prepare for the examination, several Judges sharing sessions were conducted. The Men’s side had a sharing session on 13 Nov conducted by MAG Technical Advisory Council Judge co ordinator, Mr Keong Sin Gen, and Sng Puay Liang. On 21 Nov, a presentation on the new Code of Points (2022 2024) was done by Dr Han Yoon Soo from Republic of South Korea, FIG Men’s Technical Committee member. All FIG Judges, NTC coaches and National Squad coaches were invited for the webinar so everyone can learn about the new code of points. The women’s side had 2 preparatory sessions as well. The first was held on 31 October, conducted by Kym Dowdell from Australia, FIG Women’s Technical Committee member. All FIG Judges, NTC coaches, National Squad coaches and club coaches with athletes competing level 8 and above were invited for the webinar. The second session was held on 28 November 2021. This session was organised and presented by the technical committee of the Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU).
The WAG FIG Brevet examination was held on 16 February 2022. Singapore had 13 candidates take the exam and 12 candidates successfully achieved their judging accreditation.
The MAG FIG Brevet examination was held on 8 February 2022. Singapore had 9 candidates take the exam and all candidates successfully achieved their judging accreditation.
For Trampoline, a total of 3 SG TRA Judges enrolled for FIG Brevet 2022 2024 Online Test. Out of a total of 3 registrations for FIG Brevet for Trampoline, 2 FIG Brevet Judges maintained their Brevets, while 1 SG National Level 3 TRA Judge was newly minted.
There was no RG Level 1 and Level 2 Judging Course held in FY21 22 due to the change in Code of Points. However, the courses were to be held in FY22 23 upon the confirmation of the Code version which was released 12 May 2022.
With the Olympic cycle ending in 2021, Brevet judges worldwide had to go through an examination conducted by the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique (FIG) to renew their judging accreditation due to changes made in the code of points, something that happens every Olympic cycle. As such, all national judges’ course was put on hold.
For Rhythmic Gymnastics, a total of 14 SG RG Judges enrolled for FIG Brevet 2022 2024 Online Test for tests held on 3 & 8 March 2022. Out of a total of 14 registrations for FIG Brevet for Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual (RGI), 7 FIG Brevet Judges maintained their Brevets, while 6 SG National Level 2 Judges were newly minted for RGI. Out of a total of 14 registrations for FIG Brevet for Rhythmic Gymnastics Group (RGG), 4 FIG Brevet Judges maintained their Brevets, while 6 SG National Level 2 Judges were newly minted.
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Grow the number and capability of the Gymnastics workforce made up of coaches, judges, volunteers, and administrators
Judge Education and Development
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To engage and enrich our technical members and coaches, Singapore Gymnastics is always on the lookout to work with other established organisations to share resources and leverage off each other for mutual benefits.
• The latest tools, ideas, and science with Shift Movement Science
• Coach development webinars with Singapore Swimming Association
• 4 Fundamental Coaching Courses
As guided by Sport Singapore, all coaches must complete the Understanding Safe Sport as a Coach online module to be actively coaching and Singapore Gymnastics works closely with CoachSG to ensure a Safe Sport environment. This is also one of the accreditations now necessary for coaches to maintain their technical membership.
Ongoing Coach Education
We had the opportunity and pleasure partnering with the below organisations to bring value to our members in the space of
• 3 KinderGym Coaching Courses
Between April 2021 to March 2022, SG ran a total of
• Online Gymnastics technical know hows with Gymnastics Queensland
• Harnessing the science of positive psychology with Positive Sports Coaching
• Working with parents in sports with Gordon MacLelland from WWPIS
• 3 discipline specific Intermediate Coaching Courses
Coach Development and Engagement
Through the sharing of knowledge, tools and professional development, coaches can make better informed decisions which improve athlete performance, promote athlete well being and impact athlete’s lives.
• With a total of 124 coach participants in coach education
• Understanding Safe Sport with CoachSG
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2021 SG Coaches Congress
After a 2 year gap, Coaches Congress 2021 had a resounding turnout – 112 sign in attendance across the 21 Coach Professional Development workshops covering 4 disciplines over 2 mornings on 7 & 8 September 2021. These professional development workshops were presented by a mix of our National Training Centre coaches as well as local gymnastics experts. These sessions were open to all Singapore Gymnastics Coaches and/or Judges as well as non SG members.
The new age of learning Coach development is an area Singapore Gymnastics is passionate about and aims to build up a network of trained facilitators leading to the delivery of a greater number of high quality courses and workshops. SG put together a Learning Facilitator (LF) training workshop with community experts that took place both online (21 April) and in person (25 April). SG have 14 Learning Facilitators from all 5 gymnastics disciplines coming together to support Singapore Gymnastics in conducting the annual discipline specific Intermediate Coaching Courses.
"I just completed the Intermediate Coaching Course, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Your facilitators were very professional, and the class learned a lot both from the group sessions as well as self study content. It was also a good opportunity to network. I know it’s not an easy time for SG, keeping the courses running while at the same time battling the evolving SMMs, and supporting Clubs through this challenging time. Kudos to your team!" – a word of encouragement from one of the course participants.
These learning facilitators then went on to conduct the course in July 2021.
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BazGym SingaporeAcademyTrampoline
SWAGA Gym Leopard Sports
Rhythm & Groove Trampoline Singapore Bubbles Gymnastics
GIM Sports
UWCSEA East Dragons
Stardust Gym CT Gymnastics
Alpha Gymnastics
Coach mentors in every club
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Dreams Gymnastics Northstar Gymnastics Fly Once Sports Gymnastics Education
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TJGYM The Gymazing Gymnastics
Nova Gymnastics
As part of club affiliation 2022, it is a requirement for affiliated clubs to have a coach mentor on board. More importantly, the purpose of having a coach mentor on board every club is that we recognise mentoring is beneficial in developing more quality coaches within clubs and as an industry. SG has many coaching courses and workshops planned every year, but we understand not every coach have the time or resources to attend every one of them. That does not mean a coach’s professional development pauses. Having a coach mentor on board who can assist and guide coaches’ development within clubs increases the coaches’ capabilities through the year, and ultimately the club’s capabilities.
Bianka Panova Academy Prime Gymnastics
The Yard D'Gymnastique Academy
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English Ballet Academy
As of 31 March 2022, there are 45 SG recognised coach mentors from the following clubs:
Agape Gymnastics Releve GymnasticsRhythmicAcademy
Singapore Gymnastics was invited to be part of the CoachSG Conference 2021 and presented a case study on creating a richer coaching ecosystem to tackle the ever present challenge of increasing the quantity and quality of coaches to support sport development growth.
It is important that the implementations made are built on pedagogies and understanding the needs of the community. To develop a continuous learning culture, it is imperative the language of coaching development shifts. Not all strategies were done at once and change does not happen overnight however bit by bit, we are strengthening the links between coach development, Singapore Gymnastics, and clubs towards developing a sustainable coaching ecosystem.
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Club Development
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• Discount to insurance
to help the people who run gymnastics clubs to understand how to establish and maintain management systems that will assure quality, providing the necessary information, support, and resources to enable clubs to build such systems.
• Customised club community workshops
During club visits in August 2021, the SG team has been sharing the induction of the Club Quality Assurance programme which will be part of the Club affiliation 2021 going forward. Clubs were also encouraged to complete the club health check survey form which helps indicate to SG their current club strengths and
Bychallenges.theend of March 2022, there were 4 clubs that were on their way to Star 1 rating and above. The Club Quality Assurance Programme is also strongly tied to club benefits such as
Additionally, affiliated clubs have complimentary access to 3rd Level Consulting, providing resources, education, and consulting services to supplement/complement SG services to clubs and assist with the Club Quality Assurance Programme.
• Discounts to SG judging courses and club congresses
The higher the star rating, the more the benefits.
• Eligibility to be recognised as a SG pathway partner club
• Rebates for athlete entries into competitions
• Eligibility to Club membership milestones
• Event sanctioning
• Public visibility as a star rated club on SG website
Increase the capacity and capability of the Gymnastics delivery through clubs, schools, and private providers
Introducing Club Quality Assurance Programme
Singapore Gymnastics Club Quality Assurance Programme is a quality assurance, risk management and club development system for affiliated gymnastics clubs as an approach to ensure their long term success. This involves improving clubs processes, products, services, and culture to achieve Safety, Quality and ItSustainability.isdeveloped
The Club Affiliation process occurs annually at the start of each calendar year and Clubs are required to comply with National Affiliation Standards and Terms and Conditions.
John Mitchell from Delta Gymnastics shared how Culture underpins alignment and helps clubs achieve to their potential and how it was the secret sauce to success. There was a lot of delving into values identification, values evaluation, the ritualisation of what matters most and how they can lead each club into being the best version they can be.
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Frank Sahlein & 3rd Level Consulting shared about bringing global perspectives and highlighting the total impact revolving around staff development. i.e., new sources of staff, mentorship does not start on the first day of the job, but rather the very moment staff applied for the job. There was a lot of emphasis on customer centred learning as well as opportunities for career progression within the coaching industry to keep staff motivation high.
This year's Club Congress 2021 speakers hailed from Puerto Rico USA, Brisbane, Melbourne as well as homegrown Singapore. The topics and insights brought to the table were incredible and extremely relevant to the current climate of our gymnastics community.
As per constitution, clubs must have a minimum of 25 registered athletes members with SG to be recognised as a Club Member. For clubs with less than 25 registered Athlete Members, they can register with SG, but they will be recognised as an Associate Club and paying at the Associate Club rate, which will be higher than the regular club membership. Associate Clubs will still be able to participate in SG events but will have limited benefits and cannot be part of Club Quality Assurance Programme. When an Associate club subsequently have more than 25 registered Athlete Members with SG, SG can offer a credit rebate so that these clubs are upgraded to regular club membership and enjoy the same rate.
Club Congress 2021
Matthew Scholes from Positive Sports Coaching came and shared about Positive Parent Interaction, creating positive influence on the athletes, engaging parents to work with coaches to do the things they can support their
Lastly,athletes.CoachSG
Safe Sport Task Force gave a presentation on Understanding Safe Sport in our sport of Gymnastics. They've prepared a fantastic presentation deck which included the definition of Safe Sport and the 5 form of harassment and abuse, the overview of Safe Sport in Singapore, understanding the level of risks in their clubs via mentimeter quizzes, safeguarding policies, case studies, club responsibilities in Safe Sport, responding to Disclosure and a Q&A. The presentation was well done and something Singapore Gymnastics would love to take on and continue to share with our wider gymnastics’ community as Child Safety and Safe
Both coaches and sport administrators have a responsibility and duty of care to prevent any likelihood of harm occurring in sport. Singapore Gymnastics enforces the need for all SG technical members to have completed the Understanding Safe Sport as a Coaching online module and is also one of the first few National Sports Association to pilot promoting Building a Safe Sporting Organisation for Sport Administrators amongst community gymnastics clubs. From SG’s point of view, safeguarding in sport is important as it helps to ensure that everyone participating in sport has a positive experience. This involves all participants and providers.
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Sport is a big piece of work that we are focusing on. We believe education is key in raising awareness and changing culture.
ANNUAL AWARDS
Outstanding Coach of the Year National Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Outstanding Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach of the Year - Virtual Engagement Zhao Rong Goh
Club of the Year Non Competitive Trampoline Gymnastics
Club of the Year - Community Engagement GymnasticsBazGymSchool
BiankaAcademyPanova
Club of the Year Rhythmic Gymnastics Non Competitive
Aizat Jufrie
Qiyan Zeng
Irina Bessmertnaya
D'GymnastiqueAcademy
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Club of the Year Non Competitive Artistic Gymnastics
Outstanding Coach of the Year High Performance - Artistic Gymnastics
Prime GymnasticsClub Prime Gymnastics Club of the Year Staff Engagement and Mentoring GymnasticsBazGymSchool
Outstanding Coach of the Year High Performance - Rhythmic Gymnastics
Outstanding Coach of the Year National Rhythmic Gymnastics Sun Ping
Outstanding Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach of the Year - Resilience
Zhao Rong Goh
Outstanding Men's Artistic Gymnastics Coach of the Year - Virtual Engagement
Annual Awards
Lim Heem Wei
Prime Gymnastics
TrampolineSingapore
Club of the Year Competitive Artistic Gymnastics
Prime Gymnastics Club of the Year Competitive Rhythmic Gymnastics
BiankaAcademyPanova
Prime Gymnastics
Outstanding Women's Artistic Coach of the Year - Resilience Kim Hyun
Bruce Dierl
Club of the Year Innovation in Safe Management Measures Implementation
Club Awards
Outstanding Coach of the Year National Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Coach Awards
Laila Ayu Nur
2020 2021
Outstanding Women's Artistic Gymnastics Coach of the Year - Virtual Engagement
International Senior Athlete of the Year Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Lee Kern Choong
Bianka Panova
Levels Gymnast of the Year Trampoline Gymnastics
Caitlin Tan
Service Award - Volunteer of the Year
Xavier Pang
Qi En Sonja Foo
Nadine Joy Nathan International Senior Athlete of the Year Rhythmic Gymnastics
MikaylaYangAngeline
Athlete Awards
National Athlete of the Year High Performance Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Amelia Seh
Rhythmic Gymnastics Athlete Award Athlete Leadership Excellence
International Junior Athlete of the Year Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Trampoline Gymnastics Athlete Award Athlete Leadership Excellence
Kim Geok Neo
Annual Awards
Levels Gymnast of the Year Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Lee Kern Choong Cecilia Chia
Rhythmic Gymnastics Athlete Award Athlete Diligence Excellence
Germaine Soon Levels Gymnast of the Year Rhythmic Gymnastics
National Athlete of the Year High Performance Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Song Qi Zoe Sim
Hsuen Ho
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Colleen Hong National Athlete of the Year High Performance Rhythmic Gymnastics
International Senior Athlete of the Year Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Trampoline Gymnastics Athlete Award Athlete Diligence Excellence
International Junior Athlete of the Year Rhythmic Gymnastics
Cecilia Chia Kern Choong Lee Official of the Year
Aryanna Shetty
Terry Tay
Leah Chew
2020 2021
Louis Ang
IndividualAwards
Special Recognition Award
Service Award - Education
Tong Yu Kho International Junior Athlete of the Year Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Singapore Gymnastics Annual Report 21/22 Promotinggymnasticsasthefundamentalmovementprogrammes thatformsthebasisforallsports.
Level 3 10 YO and Over KWOK Mizuki NorthStar Gymnastics
Level 3 Under 9 YO LOO Lucia National Training Centre
Level 3 9 YO ANG Arissa Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 4 12 YO and Over LOH Brencis Stardust Gym
Level 4 11 YO TAN Min Stardust Gym
Level 4 Under 10 YO KRAENERT Alisa Raffles Gymnastics Academy
Level 7 11 & Above BRECKENRIDGE Amber SWAGA GYM
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Level 6 11 & Above PHOON Charlotte BazGym Gymnastics School (Jurong) /National Training Centre
Level 4 Open KAISER Jaden Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 5 Open LOH Samuel Prime Gymnastics Club
FIG International Senior 18 & Above LIM Ethan Prime Gymnastics Club
FIG International Junior 14 - 17 Years
FIG International Junior 13 15 Years WARD Amber Friends of Gymnastics
MEN’SChampionsARTISISTICGYMNASTICS
Stage 3 Open GOOI Jed Fairfield Methodist School/National Training Centre
Level 3 12 & Over BENEDEK Noe Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 3 11 & Under HAN Jayrus Prime Gymnastics Club
WOMEN’S ARTISISTIC GYMNASTICS
Stage 4 Open PANG Xavier Singapore Sports School/National Training Centre
FIG International Senior 16 & Above NATHAN Nadine Joy National Training Centre
2022 National
ALTARAC Viggo UWSEA Dragon Gymnastics
Level 8 Open NAKAHARA Mirei Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 5 12 YO and Over TAN Le Rong Prime Gymnastics Club
Level 5 Under 12 YO TOH Estelle CT Gymnastics
Level 4 10 YO GLASSCOE Aurelia Dawn Stardust Gym
Level 3 11 - 12 years TAN Yu Jie Andrea Funyard Management Consultancy
Stage 3 13 14 years SIM Song Qi Zoe Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics
2022 National ChampionsRHYTHMICGYMNASTICS
Stage 2 10 and under MEYER ROCHOW Wayan Remyi Bianka Panova Academy
Stage 1 8 and under TAN YUE NING Lovette Bianka Panova Academy
Level 7 16+ years LOW Olivia Clare D'Gymnastique Academy
Level 6 10 12 years WONG Kiara Mae Bianka Panova Academy
Level 5 13+ years LIM Chloe Jane Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
FIG International Junior 13 15 Years YANG Mikayla Angeline National Training Centre
Level 2 9 & Under LIEW Song En Emma Funyard Management Consultancy
Level 4 13+ years YEOH Reanne Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
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FIG International Senior 16 & Above HENG Katelin Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
Level 3 9 - 10 years YANG Ada Xin Karpenko Gymnastics Academy
Level 4 10 12 years ZHANG Shiqi Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics
Stage 2 11 12 years LIM Hui En Lydia Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics
Level 6 13 15 years ONG Breeze Ler Sing D'Gymnastique Academy
Level 5 11 12 years SIM Winn See Funyard Management Consultancy
Stage 3 12 and under MEYER ROCHOW Remi Bianka Panova Academy
Level 2 10 - 11 years TAN Vyn Xyan Karpenko Gymnastics Academy
Stage 1 9 - 10 years LOW Kayla Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics
TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS
Level 3 9 to 11 years Bryant Zoe Singapore Trampoline Academy
Level 2 11 to 13 years Lim Zu Xuan Jorjanna Trampoline Singapore
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2022 National Champions
Level 2 8 tp 10 years Tan Creighton Trampoline Singapore
Level 3 15 years & Over Lim WongSaraVictoria Singapore Chinese Girls School
Level 5 11 & Over Yew Ya Jing Singapore Chinese Girls School
Level 2 11 to 13 Years Kuijpers Ikki Trampoline Singapore
Level 3 12 to 14 years Ang Vera Trampoline Singapore
Level 2 8 to 10 years Kuijpers Miyu Trampoline Singapore
Elite 15 to 16 years Chloe Shaw Singapore Trampoline Academy
Level 4 10 & Over Yi Fan Wu Claire Singapore Trampoline Academy
Level 3 15 years & Over Tze Hwee, Keith Ng Jing Xuan Jed Koh Hwa Chong Instituition
Level 4 10 & Over Hartmen Aidan Singapore Trampoline Academy
Elite 17 to 21 years Aidan Altfeld Trampoline Singapore
Elite Senior Lee Kern Choong Trampoline Singapore
TrampolineIndividualWomen's
Level 6 13 & Over Low Keiran Singapore Trampoline Academy
TrampolineIndividualMen's
Level 5 11 & Over Kousaka Kazushi Singapore Trampoline Academy
Level 2 14 & Over Ong Zu'en Seth Hwa Chong Institution
Elite 13 to 14 years Sara Shaw Singapore Trampoline Academy
Elite 11 to 12 years Alisa Astapova Singapore Trampoline Academy
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SPORT SINGAPORE FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL YEAR
(a) Coaching Capability Development 53,000 (b) Other Capability Development 20,000 73,000
(a)OTSFOTSF Matching Grant 35,000 35,000
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Total Funding 2,167,460
Capability & Coach Education Development
Pathway Development
(a) Venue for Pathway Development 132,040 (b) Pathway Development 121,000 253,040
High Performance
Summary of SportSG ANGE Funding for Financial Year 21/22
(a) Coaching Headcount 548,600 (b) Overseas Training & Competition 1,432 (c) Training Facilities 490,057 (d) Programme Funding 192,800 (e) Enhanced Funding 88,258 (f) Sport Events & Other Initiatives 31,832 1,352,979
(a) Subsidy for Headcount 278,100 (b) Subsidy for Office & Operations 35,500 (c) Office Rental 139,841 453,441
Basic Tier
OTHER RELEVANT DISCLOSURES
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Conflict of Interest
SG Reserves Position
Ratio of Total Reserves to Annual Operation Expenditure 0.17 0.18
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Operating Expenditure for the year 2,827,695 2,446,340
Remuneration range below $100,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
The Board, the Audit & Risk Sub Committee and other 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 organisations that SG have dealings with or is considering entering into joint ventures with, they are expected to declare such interests to the Board as soon as possible and abstain from discussion and decision making on the matter. Where such conflicts exist, the Board will evaluate whether any potential conflicts of interest will affect the continuing independence of the Director or Sub Committee member and whether it is appropriate for the member to continue to remain on the Board or Sub Committee.
Disclosure of Remuneration of three highest paid staff
Current Year Previous Year % (Decrease)Increase/
Restricted Funds: 167,490 97,490 72%
As per the Reserves Policy, the Board aims to provide stability to fund the structural costs in case of a decline in SportSG’s subsidies.
with the submission of our Online Evaluation Checklist via the Charity Portal and the renewal of our Institute of Public Character (IPC) Status.
Unrestricted Funds: 320,790 336,370 4 %
Total Funds 488,280 433,860 13%
The Board 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 SGoperations.isuptodate
Disclosure of annual remuneration of three highest paid staff who each receives more than $100,000, in bands of $100,000: No. of FY2122Staff FY2021 FY1920 FY1819 FY1718 FY1617 FY1516
Our reserves position is as follows
None of the above staff serve in the Board.
Remuneration $100,001 to $200,000 0 0 0 0
Disclosure of paid staff who are close members of the Board
Name of the Board Director/MC member with whom the staff is a close member
Remuneration $100,001 to $200,000 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
FY2122 FY2021 FY1920 FY1819
Remuneration range below $100,000 0 0 1 1 Choy Kah Kin (Until September 2019)
No. of Staff
Disclosure of the number of paid staff who are close members of the family of the Board, who each receives remuneration exceeding $50,000 during the year in bands of $100,000.
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