Many argue that not doing NS will break the social fabric of Singapore. That is true.
Athletes who are affected have been fighting for years to get the Ministry of Defence
(MINDEF) to make special concessions and arrangements for them to continue with their training programs
with their sports coaches. Only a handful, with good fortunate and determination will be able
to find the time to balance the NS commitments and training to the effect that
some measure of success is possible. Try, eating sports diets seven days a week. But
let us not forget these two countries are also power houses in other sports. Even
these athletes do not compare well when competing against other sportsmen from around the world.
As for Ireland and Croatia, they have won 8 and 3 Olympic Gold medals respectively
in their history. In most cases, MINDEF has adopted a general guide line that athletes
can still continue with their sports career as long as their obligations with their respective
NS units are not compromised. They also have compulsory military service because of their security
concerns. Do these countries have compulsory military service? The answer is no. These athletes leave
their schools as future sports champions of our nation, but very few of them actually
fulfill their potential to do Singapore proud in international competitions. Any top class athlete will
tell you that in order to be successful and be competitive with the rest of
the other world class athletes, training twice a day, seven day a week, with full
nutritional and physiological support is common practice. National Service (NS) is one of the key
foundations, together with multiculturalism and religious harmony, in Singapore's unique social fabric. At 17-20 years
of age, our body is reaching their full sporting potential. We must never take that
away. A logical conclusion here is that their athletes have unimpeded paths towards their sporting
ambitions and peak performance in sports. Need we say more about New Zealand? Apart from
the All Blacks, New Zealand has also tn produced 36 Olympic Gold in their history. By
the way, did I mention that these countries have no compulsory military service for their
citizens?If we change our perspective and look at a country that Singapore is modeled after,
maybe the effect of NS on sports become clearer. We need to add on to
our social fabric by sewing on peak performance in sports and other areas. But we
are also at an age of dynamic change whereby different peaks of excellence are important
in nation building. He has extensive coaching experience in soccer, floorball and rugby teams in
Singapore Schools.He is currently a sports development officer in Singapore schools as well as an
active contributor of sports training articles to improve sports performance in athletes. Surely, from these
mass of people, champions for various sports can be found. Ireland features highly in World
Cup Football, Rugby and even golf. Many parents of servicemen feel that it is unfair
for their sons to serve NS while sportsmen 'take the easy way out'. Croatia produces
the best water-polo and handball teams regularly on the World Stage. NS training by itself
is already tough, and asking our athletes to spend time in NS and train at
the same time is just not possible. Our very security and prosperity depends on it.
What of those who feel that sports an easy way is out compared to serving
NS? My answer to these critics is that they have never gone through what a
true top class sports person has gone through. This basically means that athletes will have
to count on the good graces of their commanding officers to make special arrangements for
them to continue training, and at the same time fulfill their training and duties with
their units. How many of our national school record breakers continue on to run and
swim beyond their school and NS years? Hardly. Finland is consistent in producing NHL professional
ice-hockey players. The three Scandinavian Countries listed above have won in access of 350 Tn Requin Gold
Medals in all Olympics Games, and they are also well represented in World Sports Events.
Hence, if we are to achieve more sporting success, we must have policies that support
these talented people; otherwise they will never reach their full potential because we as a
nation have snuffed out the passion for these areas. A most difficult task at best.
The disruption caused by NS will break this important cycle and de-motivate our athletes to
stop sports development in their lives. This is the time whereby, sports talents need to
be continuously nurtured. And people who contribute to these areas are far and few. What
happened to these potential sports stars? Did NS hinder their passion and motivation to excel
in their sports? Why do so few carry on in their sports after school and
NS? In our national quest for more sporting excellence and glories, perhaps it is time
to re-look at our NS policy and see how we can truly support and encourage
the journeys of these potential sports stars without necessarily compromising the security of the nation.The
argument that NS is detrimental to the development and continuous journey of our budding athletes
from school is not new. In many ways, the training regime of a top class
athlete is more demanding than a typical NSF in Singapore. There is no denying that
NS is important. Imagine how much achievement is possible if these athletes are supported and
encouraged to continue on training in their sports. Try foregoing social life for a few
years to train for a competition. Are they prominent in other international sports? Not quite
yet. What strikes you as you view this list? These are all countries with well
known sports achievements despite their limited population size. Let us now examine countries with similar
population as Singapore and compare their sport achievements.A search on the internet will reveal that
the following countries have comparable population size as Singapore (5m); Norway (4.8m), Ireland (4.5m), Croatia
(4.4m), New Zealand (4.3m), Finland (5.3m) and Denmark (5.5m). When faced with this situation, most
of our athletes have no choice but to drop out. Norway and Denmark has featured
in many football World Cups. These countries did not have huge population bases like China
and Russia, but yet they have been consistently successful in peak performance in sports. Israel
like Singapore has also been actively sending contingents for major competitions, but successes are far
and few. It is a tough job to try and win a Gold Medal.About the
author;Jimmy Tong has been a Physical Educator for 13 Years in Singapore, with degree in
sports science and physical education from Loughborough University in UK. How do sportsmen in countries
without compulsory NS fair? Let us investigate a bit further.In the Olympic Games, the usual
powerhouses that garner the most medals include countries like China, USA, Russia, Australia, Britain, Germany,
and to a certain extend South Korea and Japan. Of course some might argue that
these countries are large in terms of their population size. China has a population of
1.3 billion. Every male of the modern generation has gone through the rites of NS,
including our very best athletes. Israel has a population of 7.5m, a fraction greater than
Singapore's. The question is 'has compulsory military service somehow affected their sporting achievements?' If we
look at the evidence presented here, we cannot deny the fact that NS does have
a part to play in limiting peak performance in sports.NS takes away the prime period
of an athlete's development. How many Olympic Gold Medals have they won? One. If you
do not believe, try training twice a day, seven days a week. The sporting achievement
for Singapore can be so much more than what we have achieved so far.There are
of course opponents to freeing these athletes up for full time sports development. He hopes
to enable people's success to come by inspiring them with true sports motivational and inspirational
stories.For more information on achieving Peak Performance in Sports, visit the following site at http://inspiringsportsmotivations.com.
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