Singapore Sports Council Press Release
Ms Indranee Rajah (centre) was on hand to launch the National Standards for Youth Sports, part of a Vision 2030 initiative. From left to right: Mr Lim Teck Yin (CEO, SSC), Mr Richard Seow (Chairman, SSC), Ms Indranee Rajah, Mrs Yap-Ng Hwee Heng (principal of Jurong West Pri), Mr Vimalenthiran s/o Vijaysingam (vice-principal of Jurong West Pri). (Photo courtesy of SSC)
Jurong West Primary School, Friday, November 9, 2012 – Reducing the drop-off in sports participation after full-time education; developing integrated pathways to create sports champions; creating more opportunities for regular sports participation at all stages in life; rooting out bad sportsmanship while inculcating values and building character – these are just a few of the outcomes the newly formed Sports Pathways Committee (SPC) aims to achieve in the coming years.
One of the 20 recommendations under Vision 2030, the current 11-member SPC consists of key stakeholders across the value chain in the education, defence and community sectors.
The SPC will focus on coordinating and integrating policies and programmes across organisations. It will cover, amongst other things:
1. Developing integrated pathways to create sports champions
— rationalising and optimising national competition frameworks and schedules
— developing a national talent identification and development framework
— integrating the work of National Sports Associations with the school sports system
— introducing a more integrated academic and sporting curriculum in schools that allows more students to achieve both academic and sporting excellence
2. Inculcating values and character through sport
— Introducing National Standards for Youth Sport (see details below) for youth 18 years and under to enjoy sports and grow through participation in sports
— Introducing programmes in schools that will promote the values of resilience, fair play, teamwork, leadership, sportsmanship and a winning spirit
3. Creating more opportunities for recreational sports in schools
— Including a review of how to leverage and enhance existing programmes such as the Sports Education Programme1 and the Super Sports Clubs2.
4. Coordinating the development of sports spaces
— Optimising the design, development and usage of publicly funded sports spaces for use by schools and the public
“There are many plus points in our sports system today that provide opportunities for youth to play sport recreationally and excel to the elite level where they can serve as an inspiration to others and build national pride,” said Mr Lim Teck Yin, the chairman of the SPC and chief executive officer of the Singapore Sports Council (SSC).
“We are also beginning to better appreciate the value that sport can bring to inculcate positive values and build character. Thus, an opportunity exists to harness and integrate the collective strengths of all key stakeholder groups in the value chain to give us exponential returns in the years to come. This will ultimately result in more people, in all age groups, having more opportunities to participate in sport regularly,” added Mr Lim.
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