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Posted by Sha
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Photo credit: Kok Leong
Singapore Athletics is launching a Regional Training Center program to sustain and enhance the development of athletes within the athletics ecosystem. Three regional training center programs will be launched on 1 September 2021 for throws, jumps and runs respectively. The Regional Training Center program will be launched in HOA before being moved to its respective homes across the island. Athletes without a regular coach, please apply in the form below.
RTC Objective
- To reduce the attrition rate among athletes in the developmental pipeline
- Provide high potential athletes structured training program
- Track development of high potential athletes
- Event Opportunities
- Transition pathway to High Performance Coaches and/or National Team
RTC Selection criteria
High Potential athletes who lack one or more critical components of development:
- Club/ CCA in school
- Coach
- Training facilities (Track, Pit, Field, Gym etc.
Proof of high potential to be based on:
- NSG and other competition results
- Singapore Athletics Top-16 ranking
Core groups:
- Secondary School students
- Post-secondary athletes
- To ensure catchment of late bloomers, capacity of coaching to be maximised by outreach to secondary target group
For athletes who do not meet the criteria, please indicate in the online form below ‘APPEALS’.
Table 1
SA Top-16 rankings from 1-Jan-2019 to 31-Dec-2019 was used as the baseline indicator for the selection criteria. While results from 2020 to 2021 was not used as there is lesser datapoints results due to COVID-19.
| SA Top-16 rankings from 2019 | ||
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U20 Junior (18-19yrs)
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U18 Youth (16-17yrs)
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| 100m male |
11.50
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11.60
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| 200m male |
23.60
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24.00
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| 400m male |
53.60
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54.00
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| 800m male |
2:06.00
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2:09.00
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| 1500m male |
4:30.00
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4:40.00
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| 3000m male |
10:33.00
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| 5000m male |
18:05.00
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| 10000m male |
49:00.00
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| 110mH 0.914m male |
18.40
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| 110mH 0.991m male |
19.10
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| 400mH 0.838m male |
1:09.00
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| 400mH 0.914m male |
1:10.00
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| 2000m SC 0.914m male |
7:47.00
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| 3000m SC 0.914m male |
13:35.00
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| 1500m RW male |
8:15.00
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| 5000m RW male |
36:00.00
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| 10000m RW male |
1:00:25.00
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| High Jump male |
1.60
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1.55
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| Pole Vault male |
3.00
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2.90
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| Long Jump male |
6.00
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5.90
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| Triple Jump male |
12.50
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12.00
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| Shotput 5kg male |
11.00
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| Shotput 6kg male |
10.00
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| Discus Throw 1.5kg male |
34.00
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| Discus Throw 1.75kg male |
21.00
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| Javelin Throw 700g male |
35.00
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| Javelin Throw 800g male |
29.00
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| 100m female |
13.50
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13.70
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| 200m female |
28.30
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29.00
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| 400m female |
1:06.00
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1:07.00
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| 800m female |
2:47.00
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2:49.00
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| 1500m female |
5:50.00
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5:55.00
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| 3000m female |
14:50.00
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15:00.00
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| 5000m female |
26:40.00
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| 100mH 0.762m female |
19.80
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| 100mH 0.838m female |
22.40
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| 400mH 0.762m female |
1:45.00
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1:47.00
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| 2000m SC 0.762m female |
9:10.00
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| 3000m SC 0.762m female |
16:20.00
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| High Jump female |
1.35
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1.30
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| Pole Vault female |
2.40
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1.80
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| Long Jump female |
4.60
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4.50
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| Triple Jump female |
9.30
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9.20
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| Shotput 3kg female |
9.30
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| Shotput 4kg female |
5.70
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| Discus Throw 1kg female |
22.60
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21.70
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| Javelin Throw 500g female |
22.60
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| Javelin Throw 600g female |
12.80
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Apply online
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6th Aug 2021
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Tags: RTC
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