ActiveSG Academies & Club
10th Anniversary
Ten years ago, ActiveSG Academies and Clubs started with a simple but powerful belief: that every child deserves a chance to experience sport, regardless of background, ability, or circumstance.
Over the past decade, we have watched that belief come to life through the people who make it real — coaches, parents, volunteers, and players who discover through every training session and every small victory what it means to be resilient, to honour the game, and to lift each other up.
Our journey is far from over. There are still children waiting to discover their place in sport, and our mission for the next 10 years is to reach further, include more, and strengthen our academies and clubs so that every young person has access to quality programmes. Because we believe in one simple idea: A Sport for Every Child — to grow not just as athletes, but as individuals.
Thank you to those who have been with us from the very beginning, and welcome to those who are only just discovering what we stand for. Here's to the next 10 years — and to building it together.
Key milestones
- The ActiveSG Football Academy launched in April 2016 at Jurong East Stadium, with then Minister For Culture, Community and Youth, Grace Fu as Guest-of-Honour.
- The ActiveSG Athletics Club launched in April 2016 at the National Stadium during the final day of the Schools National Track and Field Championships, with then Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Grace Fu as Guest-of-Honour.
- The ActiveSG Basketball Academy launched in May 2016 at Padang Field, with then Minister for Social and Family Development, Tan Chuan Jin and then Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Baey Yam Keng as Guests-of-Honour, as a tripartite partnership between Sport Singapore, the Basketball Association of Singapore, and the Slingers.
- The ActiveSG Tennis Academy launched in July 2016 at Kallang Tennis Centre, with then Minister of Culture, Community and Youth, Grace Fu as Guest-of-Honour, to inspire and develop children's tennis potential through fun, learning, and life skills.
- The ActiveSG Hockey Academy launched in July 2017 at Sengkang Hockey Stadium, with then Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as Guest-of-Honour.
- The ActiveSG Football Academy merged its junior programme with the Football Association of Singapore's Cubs Programme to form the Active Cubs Programme, a national grassroots football initiative for children.
- The ActiveSG Basketball Academy co-organised the Jr. NBA Singapore 2017 programme with the NBA, returning for a second consecutive year to teach children the fundamental skills and core values of basketball, with the National Training Camp held at Heartbeat@Bedok Sports Hall.
- The ActiveSG Volleyball Academy was featured as the latest addition to ActiveSG's Academies and Clubs during the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, hosted in Singapore in June 2018.
- SwimSafer 2.0 launched as an enhanced national swimming and water safety programme comprising six progressive stages that develop swimming competency, water survival and safety skills.
- ActiveGroove launched in October 2018 at the Got-To-Move spotlight during Car Free Weekend, offering a comprehensive range of dance programmes for all levels.
- The ActiveSG Athletics Club launched the Strategic Partnership CCA at the Home of Athletics, offering students an avenue to pursue athletics as a CCA outside of school, in collaboration with MOE to grow the sport and sustain participation in the National School Games.
- The ActiveSG Gymnastics Academy launched in August 2019 at the National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub, with then Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Sim Ann as Guest-of-Honour, to make gymnastics accessible to the wider community.
- The ActiveSG Football Academy moved training online through ActiveSG @ Home, with coaches releasing digital drills and "Game for Life" value-based challenges during the lockdown period.
- The ActiveSG Basketball Academy transitioned to online sessions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping participants engaged through virtual coaching under the Hoops at Home initiative.
- The ActiveSG Water Polo Academy launched its seasonal programme at Our Tampines Hub, establishing it as the academy's first home base.
- The ActiveSG Canoe Academy commenced programmes in July 2020, following Sport Singapore's takeover of Kid-In-A-Kiak in collaboration with the Singapore Canoe Federation.
- The ActiveSG Basketball Academy launched its Development Centre programmes, expanding structured pathways for player development.
- The ActiveSG Water Polo Academy held its inaugural Season Finale, marking a significant milestone in the academy's competitive calendar.
- ActiveGroove hosted the inaugural Lion City Dance Convention to support Singapore's street dance community.
- The ActiveSG Table Tennis Academy launched its Season 1 in March 2022, in conjunction with the World Table Tennis Smash 2022, with sessions held at Sengkang Sports Centre and Yio Chu Kang Sports Centre.
- The ActiveSG Para Sport Academy launched in March 2022 to provide greater opportunities for para sport participation and development, coinciding with disability sport tryouts, which was graced by Senior Parliamentary Secretary Eric Chua.
- The ActiveSG Cup was launched in early 2022 with football as its pilot sport to restart competitive sports and encourage active lifestyles after pandemic-related restrictions.
- On its seventh anniversary, the ActiveSG Football Academy had grown to 15 venues islandwide.
- The ActiveSG Volleyball Academy hosted the inaugural ActiveSG Cup Volleyball tournament, drawing 49 teams across 6 categories.
- The ActiveSG Table Tennis Academy made its Pesta Sukan 2024 debut, with players competing for the first time at the annual multi-sport event.
- The ActiveSG Canoe Academy expanded its seasonal programmes to a fourth venue at PAssion Wave Bedok Reservoir.
- The ActiveSG Hockey Academy opened its Development Centre trials to the public for the first time.
- The ActiveSG Basketball Academy entered a partnership with ALBA Berlin to bring expertise in early childhood and technical basketball development.
- ActiveGroove launched the ActiveGroove Dance Intensive Programme, a selective 10-week programme offering comprehensive training in dance techniques, filmmaking, and performance skills.
- The ActiveSG Cup expanded its sporting reach with the addition of Hockey and Water Polo, with the inaugural Hockey Finals held in November 2025 at Delta Sport Centre and Water Polo Finals held in November 2025 at Our Tampines Hub. Supported by the President's Challenge.
- ActiveSG Football Academy and Singapore Olympic Foundation gave away a special edition football to more than 3,000 boys and girls to promote the notion of "Football Everyday".
- Sport Singapore and Singapore Aquatics launched the Centralised Assessment and Management System (CAMS), to strengthen the governance and delivery of SwimSafer assessments as part of the SwimSingapore national swimming framework.
- Applications for the Enabling Sports Fund to support community-led disability sport initiatives opened in August 2025.
- Three ActiveSG Para Sport Academy para canoeists competed at the Para Canoe World Championships in Milan in August, while two alumni of the ActiveSG Para Sport Academy Swim Programme made their debut at the Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai in December.
10th Anniversary Celebration
More info coming soon.
