If you look at the Main Menu bar on the top of this site, you see a new element of "Vierumäki Blog". This blog is regularly updated (usually biweekly) by our student in Vierumaki, Finland. His name is Timo Frondelius and he takes part in the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Finnish Ice Hockey Association accredited Degree Program of Sports and Leisure Management. If you would like to know more on the Degree Program or on how Ice Hockey management is thought in one of the top-courses in the sport, visit the blog and feel free to ask questions from him.
Timo is the first student sponsored by the Singapore Ice Hockey Association to take part in the program. We are proud, that we can sponsor a student in the School who will join our team of hockey enthusiasts here in Singapore, bringing knowledge from such a unique environment. He not only get's to know the sport by books, but move in such surroundings, that will be valuable to the sport here in Singapore. If you are also interested to study in Vierumäki, visit www.siha.org.sg to apply. |
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With the new season gaining on us we have done a few fundamental modifications on our backend system. We are working tighter than ever before with the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Singapore Sport Council, this shows on various fields of the Singapore Hockey. Not only are we to introduce a new coaching program as the rink opens ( read more about it here), but you see the IIHF based Schedule and Stats on our webpage for Mens ( here) and Youth Leagues (soon to follow). This is a fundamental change, we have done and now it's easier and faster than ever before to get statistics, results, schedules for these games.
Note: bare in mind, that since the League preparations haven't been finalized quite yet, nor have the players been drafted, the Schedule is more or less a draft, of what it's going to be, once everything is in piece.
Stay tuned, for we are looking forward for an all new way of organizing and running the ice hockey events in Singapore. |
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With just a few months to go till the gates open to our next ice-rink, you might want to check your Christmas and CNY wish-list, are you lacking any equipment or material for the season start? Even if you have everything, you might consider of getting a coach for your team. Maybe yourself! The Singaporean Ice Hockey Association is to launch it's first ever coaching program with the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Singapore Sports Council, right here in Lion City, at the brand new JCube rink. Sounds interesting? Well, try to imagine how exited we are, it has taken a lot of time and effort to get this unique program together. We have gathered the material from the IIHF and SSC knowledge-base, mixed with our own experience, to get a plan that has the very-top-level of knowledge of the sport, but is modified to suit the unique environment of Singapore Ice Hockey and local needs.
So, do you have what it takes to be a coach? Ever thought of showing or learning leadership? Here is your chance to do so! The coaching program provides such skills, which you can exercise outside the sport as well. Now you can learn how to lead and guide a group of individuals to sport success and also gain such knowledge, that can be used in everyday life. Gain self-confidence, determination; also know how to read people, and fast changing environments, how to make decisions as the situation evolves. With this program you learn in-depth information on the sport, new tactics used by the very top level leagues, exercises to improve your team performance; communication skills, general and sport-vise leadership skills and much more.
The IIHF knowledge-base for the program guarantees the very-top level of sport competence for our material. Exercises and tactics are brought to the class from World Champion countries, used to this vary day, to support each level of play and skill. The SSC has verified the coaching program as a part if it's National Coaching Accreditation Program (NCAP), meaning that the certificate is nationally accredited and recognized.
If you are interested to become a certified coach for your team, stay tuned, for there are plenty of updates coming on this subject! Also, for further information on the subject feel free to contact us on jkodrowski@gmail.com. |
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No-chill thrills at Singapore's first artificial ice rink As a prologue to our list of heat-beating retreats on this tropical searing island, here's a quick look at a fun new activity from Stamford American International School (SAIS) and the Singapore Ice Hockey Association (SIHA): a temporary, artificial ice rink on the SAIS campus.
The outdoor rink will be a first for Singapore, and there's no need
for humpty-dumpty padded jackets as the "ice" actually consists of
interlocking squares of white plastic, which have been sprayed with a
mixture of silicone and water to allow normal ice skates to slide
across the surface. It'll also serve as a trial for this new
technology, which will make ice skating and ice hockey a whole lot more
accessible in the tropical weather of Southeast Asia.
The artificial ice rink is open to the public over two weekends in
February, but has a limit of a half-hour, so pre-registration is
required and is confirmed on a first-come-first-served basis. The cost
per half-hour time slot is S$10, which includes skate rental. Socks are
required and gloves are highly recommended for safety reasons.
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