Annex A: Details of Programmes

Enter the Dragon! (Day 2: 0930 - 1230)

Aims:
• To promote teamwork amongst the participants
• To improve interaction and communication skills by reinforcing
team spirit and creating a social arena to know each other better.
• To instill a sense of personal challenge, boost confidence and self-
esteem
• To promote a healthy lifestyle amongst participants by instilling the
joy of sport
• To promote the qualities fair play

Logistics Requirements:
• 4 dragon boats,
• 80 life vests, 80 paddles, 4 rudders + rope (provided with
dragonboat rental)
• 2 first aid kits
• 80 pieces of foam (about 30 cm x 50 cm dimension)
• 4 whistles (1 for each boat)
• 1 loud horn (to signal the start for the race)

Manpower Requirements:
• 12-15 NIE student trainees/volunteers (1 assigned to each family)
• 4 coaches (1 for each boat)
• 4 coxswains from NTU dragonboat team (1 for each boat)
• 2 water point i/c s
• 2 first aid and safety i/c s

Venue
• Kallang Sea Sports Centre

Activity Structure
Time Event
0930-0940 Distribution of PFDs and paddles
0940-0950 Warmup on land
0950-1000 Launching off from Kallang SSC loading bay
1000-1040 Basic paddling techniques:
forward and back paddle, side draw, turning
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1040-1100 Coordination and long pull

1100-1110 Water Break at shoreline
1110-1130 10-30 sprints and hydroplanning
1130-1140 Planning of race strategy
1140-1150 Fun dragonboat race
1150-1200 Return to Kallang SSC
1200-1230 Cool down and return stores
1230-1330 Lunch at Kallang River

Time: total of 3 hours from store collection to lunch