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Getting Started
Members Info
Team Awards
| Club Policies Please be aware that the club policies are there to help with the smooth running of a fast growing club. Bearing that in mind there needs to be flexibility built into the system to accommodate changes and as yet unforeseen circumstances. In other words, the club's policies may be added to, or changed, or exceptions made from time to time due to current circumstances.
Hello parents and members. Please help your club out by abiding by the dojang rules.
Thank You
Black Belt cards are here, exclusive to Team Taekwondo. Each member will receive their own Black Belt card with a hole punched along the bottom edge according to your grading level. Each time you grade another hole will be punched.
Once you become a Black Belt you will receive a Gold Card. Holders of a Gold Card will receive financial benefits in the way of great club discounts.
Definitions are as follows Instructor requirements:
Assistant instructor requirements:
Guest helpers:
Team Leaders:
All potential assistant/instructors will undergo a trial period before being officially appointed.
General and Poomse Classes: Full dobok with badges (Team badge and Tkd Australia badge) sewn on. Alternatively during the warmer months you may wear a white shirt or an official Team Shirt or Team Tank Top. Dobok pants and belt are still required. Only white collared doboks are to be worn by white or coloured belts. Black collared doboks are to be worn by black belts only - black belt doboks, including assistant instructors doboks, can be any Taekwondo brand or style except for the official Kwon instructor doboks. The official Kwon Instructor doboks can only be worn by instructors. Sparring 101, Dragon's Classes including Matchplay: Although you are welcome to wear your full dobok or part there of, it is not a requirement. In other words - wear whatever you please. Vests: Official Team Vests can be worn anytime except during gradings. Grading: The appropriate full dobok with badges sewn on must be worn for gradings. If you need to wear a top underneath your dobok it must be white.
Please note: All funds raised are held in the Team Taekwondo Fundraising account. Cheques from this account need to be signed by both David Vernon and the treasurer. All money raised comes back to the members. In no way does Fat Frog Pty. Ltd. Trading as Team Taekwondo profit from any funds raised. The books are open and processes transparent. Any member is welcome to see the fundraising books at any time by contacting Leisa Brown. The positions held this year are: Treasurer : Leisa Brown Chairperson : David Vernon Committee Members : This is a dynamic group of volunteers that changes over time. Everyone is welcome to attend the Social Committee meetings to volunteer their time, knowledge or suggestions. Contact David Vernon for meeting details. Sparring Classes: These are high performance training sessions. Anyone may attend (except Little Ninjas) although it is recommended that beginners have some experience in their general class first. Dragon's will receive a "Team Dragons" badge to be sewn onto their dobok once they have competed at a tournament. Competition is not compulsory.
Only members attending Sparring Classes may be selected to participate in a sparring tournament. Sparring Attendance The very nature of our sport requires us to be extremely fit, skilled and confident. The sparring attendance requirement is designed to ensure that you or your child can perform to the level required to be competitive at tournaments. Sparring competitors are required to attend sparring classes at least once a week if they wish to compete at any given tournament.
The Poomse classes are for members who either wish to compete at a tournament or wish to gain advancement for their grading. Attendance is optional and the class is open to all members except Little Ninjas. Only people attending this class may compete at tournaments although exceptions can be made in exceptional circumstances ie: If it is impossible for you to make the class and you have a high enough skill level to compete. Eligibility to participate at tournaments is not an automatic process. You must be selected by the Poomse instructor in order to compete. Dragon's will receive a "Team Dragons" badge to be sewn onto their dobok once they have competed at a tournament.
Team Taekwondo appreciates new members being introduced to the club by their friends and we are happy to award the referrer with a free Team Cap.
The refer a friend "free cap" programme does not include immediate family members such as mums, dads, life partners, brothers or sisters, although we will recognise family members such as cousins, uncles, aunties, nieces' and nephews.
For every Team Member that refers a friend to the club, a ticket will be allocated in their name to go into the draw for $1000 cash. Conditions Apply: The member that has been referred must join Team Taekwondo. The "refer a friend programme" does not include immediate family members such as mums, dads, life partners, brothers or sisters, although we will recognise family members such as cousins, uncles, aunties, nieces' and nephews.
Each term, Team Taekwondo conducts gradings where by members can advance to the next belt level. To be eligible to grade members must first collect all of their relevant coloured stripes pertaining to the skills they have acquired over the term. Prior to the grading, the grading advice will be handed out to all members (except Little Ninjas). This grading advice must be followed correctly including handing in all relevant and completed material, along with the payment, by the due date. No grading applications can be accepted after the due date. Applicants will be tested on the verbal terminology at the time of handing in their completed grading application. The written terminology requirements need not be completed for applicants 6 years and under. Not everyone will be ready to grade at every grading - some people can attend training more often than others and that’s just a fact of life, so please remember (members and parents) there’s always the next grading. If you were to attend training at least twice a week, every week, you would probably grade at every grading and achieve your black belt within 3 years. Most people take a lot longer than that, so missing a grading here or there is no big deal. As long as we don’t quit, we will all achieve our black belt in our own time.
Little Ninjas: Little Ninjas, although having stripes awarded to them during the term, do not grade. When a Little Ninja consistently shows a maturity for grading throughout the term, they will be offered a position in the white belt junior class and grade from that class. Double Grading: All members, junior and senior (except Little Ninjas) are eligible to double grade at any time up to red belt. Members cannot double grade from red belt onwards and there are no triple gradings what so ever. If you are contemplating a double grading please consider; you must attend training often and consistently, you must develop a high skill level and you must be fit and well prepared. All double grading applicants must be cleared to do so by the Branch Instructor. Missing Gradings: If you find that you have prepared well for a grading but are unable to attend the grading on the day, due to injury, prior commitments, or whatever the reason, unfortunately you will not be promoted for that term but you may double grade at the following grading providing you meet the criteria. If you had planned to double grade and could not attend the grading, you are still only permitted to double grade at the following grading. Triple gradings are not permissible under any circumstances. Grading Schedule: Gradings are held 4 times a year and are all three months apart, except from Red 3 stripe to Black which is 6 months between. Team Taekwondo Gradings are held as close to the end of the public school terms as possible. Please refer to the Team Calendar for exact dates.
Membership suspension for members on direct debit need to be in writing. The minimum suspension period is one month and the maximum is 3 months. Suspension periods are from the 1st of each month. Minimum contract periods still apply. Cancelling memberships on direct debit need to be in writing. The minimum contract periods still apply. Membership suspension for members not on direct debit can be organized verbally. Suspension periods are a minimum of one month and a maximum of 3 months. Suspension periods are from the 1st of each month. No action needs to be taken for members canceling memberships not on direct debit. *Please note that the training fees, regardless of the type, are calculated over a 12 month period and take into account the times when Team Taekwondo are not in operation, such as Christmas holidays. |
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