Dear Principal,
The Singapore Dragon Boat Association (SDBA)
would like to extend our warm invitation to your
school to participate in the 10th National
Schools’ Dragon Boat Championship (10th NSDC) to
be held on 23rd April 2010 at the Bedok
Reservoir.
Background:
The landmark victory by the Singapore Youth
Dragon Boat Team in the highly competitive World
Juniors Championship last year over traditional
powerhouses such as China, Russia and Germany
highlighted the potentials of our youths in this
sport. Locally, dragon boat racing is also
gaining momentum and popularity and this year’s
competition will be the 10th edition of the
annual National Schools’ Dragon Boat
Championship. To celebrate the progress we have
made over the past decade, we would like to
announce some good news and initiatives to
encourage more schools to participate in the
sport, as well as to reward the schools that
have participated regularly.
Benefits of the sport:
Dragon boat is an excellent sport which strongly
promotes the important life values of teamwork,
discipline, racial harmony, physical fitness and
mental toughness. Our students should be given
more opportunity to enjoy the intrinsic benefits
of this sport and at the same time be
acknowledged and rewarded for good performance
such as the School Colours in the future. SDBA
would strongly like to urge more secondary
schools to support the 2010 10th National
Schools’ Dragon Boat Championship.
Likely recognition by the
Ministry of Education in 2011:
The Singapore Dragon Boat Association has done
its share of hard work in promoting the sport
among schools for the past years and we are now
in the process of working towards the sport
being recognized as a CCA in the Schools’
sporting calendar in the very near future. This
would serve as a timely acknowledgement for the
schools, their students and teachers who have
given their full support to the sport over the
years. We hope that this piece of good news
would spur the school community to take the
sport to greater heights.
New initiatives for 10th National Schools’
Dragon Boat Championship:
1. Novice Category:
In our effort to encourage more schools to
participate in the 2010 10th National Schools’
Dragon Boat Championship, we have decided to
introduce a new ‘Novice’ category for schools
that are new to the sport or have not
participated in the National Schools’ Dragon
Boat Championship in the last three years. This
category would serve as a platform for
new-comers to experience dragon boat racing and
prepare for future endeavours when they become
more proficient.
2. Training Support Scheme:
The SDBA is also offering all participating
schools in the 10th National Schools’ Dragon
Boat Championship training support in the form
of incentives for dragon boat rental and
coaching services. Each participating school is
entitled to free rental of dragon boat and
equipment for four 2-hour sessions. In addition,
SDBA will also help to arrange for certified
Coaches for these schools new to the sport. The
first four sessions of coaching will also be
fully paid for by the SDBA. In all, schools will
enjoy up to $400-$500 savings.
Conclusion:
With the new initiatives and the intrinsic
benefits of the sport, the 10th National
Schools’ Dragon Boat Championship promises to be
an exciting one for both new-comers and
regulars. I sincerely look forward to your
support as we endeavour to do our best to
continuously improve the competitive experience
in this sport for your students.
Thank you.
