CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SAILING. Rohit Brijnath takes stock - TopicsExpress



          

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SAILING. Rohit Brijnath takes stock of the debate surrounding the recent Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, with an insightful examination of the deeper meaning behind sports participation (Integrity Gives Meaning to Sports. The Sunday Times, 14 Dec 2014, Think pp 35). In the article, he refers to the Character Development Through Sports (CDTS) programme by SingaporeSailing, launched officially on 26 Jan 2013: Tan, also the president of Singapore Sailing, says that the regular debriefs coaches hold with young sailors include a a fortnightly conversation on sportsmanship. Athletes make mistakes, he explains, and education is the fix. He has a lovely word for it: he says integrity has to be engineered, or systematically inculcated. Not everyone is familiar with sports unwritten codes: to mock them serves no purpose, to teach is to refine a culture. CDTS is not a one-off exercise - it requires a continuous and sustained effort by management, coaches, race officials, sailors (peers), and parents. - See more at: straitstimes/premium/think/story/integrity-gives-meaning-sports-20141214#sthash.K6RFqoej.dpuf
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:22:41 +0000

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