Goodbye Coach Zhang, Gdbye 2008...

It's the last day of 2008! 31 Dec 08, approximately 7 more hours, and we will say Goodbye to 2008!

This morning, together with the team of coaches from eliteWushu and some other former and current National Team athletes, we were at the airport to send Coach Zhang off. After serving our N.Team for ard 5yrs (I think?) and leading our Olympic Team to Beijing, he has decided to return to China to pursue his career. A great coach and a Mr. Nice Guy, no doubt. Coach Zhang gave us lots of guidance in many diff areas. We, at eliteWushu wishes him all the best in China!

Suddenly have an urge to do a simple review of 2008 after an early morning and a whole day of planning, phone calls etc... Looking back, eliteWushu has 'grew' in many aspect. Let me list down whatever I can think off...

Coaches:
We had 3 coaches coming onboard in 2008, bringing with them more than 15yrs off coaching experience in total. They are Senior Coach Mr. Quek C H, Coach Wang Jun, Coach Lawrence. On top of them, we also have a few assistant coaches who assisted in our trainings in one way or another.

Endorsements:
- We achieved the 3 targets set for 2008 in the area of endorsements. SEP, PA and SSC.
- All the schools which have engaged us since we 1st started are still engaging our services. This showed that we have been performing up to, if not above the expectation of our clients.
- We had an increment of 80% in terms of client base with MOE schools

Programmes:
- School: Our programmes in 2008 has benefited more than 3,000 students from more than 17 schools
- Others: our branches have also showed a 40% growth in enrolment.

Achievements:
- 90.1% of the schools which we coach competitive wushu in, has at least 2 students who achieved a top 4 position in the National Schools competition this yr.
- Under the guidance of our experience coaches, we also have a handful of Medalist in this yr's National Competition.

Staff Upgrade:
- 80% of our staff have upgraded themselves this yr, showing a development and upholding of professionalism in our fields. We have 3 certified International Coaches, 1 Grade 'A' International Judge, 1 NCAP 3 and 2 NCAP 2 coaches.
- Mr. Loe also had a renewal in his contract with the S'pore Sports Sch for the 3rd consecutive year

Other Events:
- Wushu Matrix: We held our 1st holiday camp successfully with 'WushuCafe' and 'CNIS', with the support from SSC and S'pore pools.
- Overseas Immersion Programme: As per target, we led a team of students to China for an annual upgrading programme.

To sum up, 2008 has been a tiring but exciting and fulfilling year! Most of the target set were achieved!
We, at eliteWushu would like to thank all students, parents and schools for their continual support and we wish everyone a Happy New Year and a Great 2009!