A word from the editor: Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, is a politician, Ironman triathlete, and successful businessman. With a passion for sports and a heart for youth sports in particular, Ser Luck is on a quest to strengthen Singapore’s sports culture. We at Red Sports welcome him to our community as he engages us on the issues close to his heart.
Recently, the IOC President Jacques Rogge and his delegation were in town. One of the members of the delegation read the article in our papers about two schools making sports fun and doing away with competition and medals. The intent was to increase participation and let the young boys and girls appreciate the fun and value of sports. He was very much aligned in that direction and mentioned that it is the practice in some parts of Europe for sports competitions to begin only at 15.
Do you think this can be applied in Singapore where ranking and competition seem to be part of everything we do? Would it help in promoting sports?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Ser Luck
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I am taking a non-popular view on this matter. Competition should be healthy and not be bruising to the ego and harmful to the upbringing of the individual students involved in his or her chosen sports. Many a times, I read about schools concentrating on certain sports to win competition and awards. I think feedback from the students are important on this matter. What are our likes and dislikes (I am a student myself). School is about education, and education is about appreciation of knowledge, in this case sporting knowledge and dynamics. If education and appreciation of knowledge are missing in schools, and the talent in the individual students are not appreciated, it may be best to close down the school and go back to the education drawing board, and be educated in the school of life.