Courses

Coaching Courses

Wushu

Every year Singapore National Wushu Federation conducts Wushu/Taiji Instructor Courses to accredit Wushu/Taiji coaches as part of the effort to raise the standard of Wushu and Taiji. To become a qualified coach, one has to attend and pass the National Coaching Accreditation Programme (NCAP). The National Coaching Accreditation Programme (NCAP) is the national standard for coaching qualifications. This programme consists of two fundamental components: NCAP Theory and NCAP Technical.

NCAP Theory comprises of a series of lectures on the fundamental principles of coaching and Sports Science and conducted by Singapore Sports Council (SSC) appointed lecturers.

NCAP Technical comprises of workshops/lectures on sports spacific skills, techniques and strategies in coaching as well as coaching attachments organised by Individual National Sports Association (NSA), such as Singapore National Wushu Federation. Our Wushu/Taiji Instructor Courses focus on learning the development of wushu, contents of taolu, wushu coaching knowledge. The course fees are $350. To know more about the details or NCAP qualification, please visit the following site: http://www.coaching.com.sg

Dragon and Lion Dance

To improve and unify the standards of the Dragon and Lion Dance instructors in Singapore, and to meet the required standards set by Singapore Sports Council, “Dragon and Lion Dance Instructor Accreditation Committee” was set up in March 2004 to study and research the means and standards of giving accreditations to Dragon and Lion Dance Instructors. The task was faced with numerous difficulties. The committee has to undergo the task of setting a standard for examining and approving different factions and branches of Dragon and Lion Dance arts. At the same time, to train our instructors to have due decorum and ethics, understand standards of coaching and types of equipment, competition rules and regulations, be informed of local Dragon and Lion Dance historical development, and sports medicine and science. The task was finally accomplished half a year later after multiple meetings to finalize the standards and the syllabus.

This course is now available for the training of more outstanding athletes to become qualified coaches to play a part in contributing to the development of Dragon and Lion Dance in Singapore.

The course fees for the Dragon Dance instructor and Lion Dance instructor cost $350 each.

Judges Course

Singapore National Wushu Federation would conduct Judges Courses for Wushu, Dragon Dance, and Lion Dance every year, usually before major oompetitions or when the need arises. The purpose for conducting these Judges Courses is to train new judges, at the same time reinforce and refresh current judges’ knowledge.

The prerequisites for the Judges Courses required the individual to have the relevant coaching certifications. Coaches and Judges are required to know and familiarize with the rules and regulations in order to apply it effectively when performing the duty as a judge. The course fees for the Dragon Dance and Lion Dance cost $100 each. The Wushu Judges Course costs $350.

To find out the commencement dates, please refer to Events and download the application forms from Download.