Singapore - HOPEless in Sports ???

dangermouse SG

Who are we kidding?
is it fair to say-
we are actually not serious in producing / nurturing 'world class' athletes.

of cos theres 'imported' talents.. but thats not the same

alot of resources and money wasted on so-called producing world class athletes
but the fact is just meritocratic selection and struggling making up the numbers...

we might as well 'buy' olympiad athletes from other countries , give them citizenship and have them win for us..... oh ya we have done it

Twisted Evil

I-like-flings(m) SG

hopeless management of coz hopeless output lor.. Mr. Green

dangermouse SG

countries with strong consistent history in victories in many sports categories - eg china , russia..

select potential atheletes from the youngest age- 3-4 year olds
coaches and experts select them by body types, flexiblity and strength in many areas. then quickly progress to specialized training and building up a methodological
regime.

these kids then start their life as specialized trainee students - the sports schools are set up for only those talents from strict selections. once they are in, theres no turning back. they are trained to compete and win.

singapore 'atheletes' comes from prestigious schools / jc.
done well academically first, then can go on safely to go compete in sports..
in whatever their interests lie..
important for them to get degrees first, so when they dont win (eventually)
they can go back to day jobs
Twisted Evil

Ito_^ SG

ya lor.. out of one gold medal winners dunnoe how many more wasted by the roadside.

ditzy SG

Don't say hopless lar, its totally hopeless lar. Laughing

iceFatboy SG

honestly, I would love to see the products of the Singapore Sports Schools.
I just want to compare the ideology with the Goal2010..

I think we should be able to see some results by 2008 or 2010, right?

From my understanding, if you are good, by 16-18, you are already good.
No need to wait till 20+, where you should be on your decline.
For example, swimming.

mistyblue SG

Mah BT stopped talking about 2010. Pretending it never happened. Now he only talk about small HDB by private developers at same or higher price.

Even if Li J.W. wins, I still feel she's representing China even when she wears sg flag. Its really not the same.

dragg SG

frankly i dont like the idea of using FT for sports.

it does not mean anything even if we win a world championship.

ditzy SG

I reckon she'll make a bigger name for herself if she stayed in china. Laughing

mistyblue SG

yeah. She will bring her bf back and they can start a chain store of Li's sports goods.

A person skills improve through playing with tougher opponents. I saw the footballers and players from other country seem to come here and lose their skills. SG is like retirement camp for these people while they are paid big buck to hang around.

iceFatboy SG

I really feel hopeless for SGP when it comes to SEA games, not Asian Games, when our soccer team is kicked out by geninue Vietnam, Thai or etc teams.

shameful...

superstrongnlong SG

Just look at those “Singapore Slingers” ..... wat do U feel ?

FireIce SG

the sports school is a start lah
mai gong bo

we shall see in a few yrs time.........

Chelzea SG

fark sports lah Laughing win so wad?u gt higher material standard of living ar

I-like-flings(m) SG

i dun like the idea of using FT for anything Laughing

[email protected] SG

I think our soccer is really hopeless, can’t never enter world cup in a million years.

zanza SG

no la , its not fair to compare it directly. In other countries , sportsman train full time whereas in singapore its often a part time passion.

The foreign governments are often more supportive of their sportsman while in singapore pathetic bonuses are offered as rewards

lpx88 SG

Yea.I'll wait for the end product of the students from sports school.Then pass judgment Mr. Green

798 SG

if you r depending FTs to win medals for u, you r lying yourselves. and so far none of the FTs have shown outputs yet (not a single olympic golds)...

why r the sport ministers still wasting so much money on sports which never going to be success in sg?!? Evil or Very Mad

dangermouse SG

Sg goverrnment simply not serious about real competitive sports..
at this time the sports school still not seriously producing athletes..

in asia, japan/korea held the world cup. becos their teams are the best in asia.
china holding olympics in 2008. cos they reaping gold medals so effortlessly like plucking apple from tree.

have to wait for the batch to graduate???? too late liao

if u talk about mon$y,, as like every sgporeans lor,, sports is a multimillion/billion industry~~!!!

all the good sportsmen & women,, although short career life, can reap in lots of money. not just about their own salaries, but sports can rake in publicity, sponsorships, endorsements, spectatorship, thats consumerism for their countries..

simple logic will tell u, when people are coming in to watch ur athletes or any sporting events,, it means making money time..

our gov seems like it just see sports as recreational & healthy lifestyle crap first..
ya.. organize marathon over Sheares bridge & earn some entry fees from people
Twisted Evil