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Ep 1 - Louise Khng - Former National Floorball Coach

Louise Khng is a former National Floorball Player, and former National Head Coach. She was named Coach of the Year at the Singapore Sports Awards 2020 — the first woman to clinch the award. We hear about her feelings on being the first woman to clinch the coach of the year awards, her experiences being a former national head coach, and what she’s learnt from the role. What is it like coaching the women’s team to victory, her philosophy on coaching, and how she encourages her team members to excel. We ask her about her journey through sport and what are some of the sacrifices and challenges she’s met along the way. We ask her to share her advice for someone who is looking at transitioning to a coaching career and what it takes to do that.

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Episodes

Ep 2 - Sophie Soon - Paralympian Swimmer

Sophie was diagnosed with cone rod dystrophy at the age of five, when her parents realised she was always holding objects close to her eyes. The...

Ep 3 - Dr Teoh Chin Sim - Sports Medicine Specialist

Dr Teoh is a senior consultant and director of sports medicine at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and Team Singapore's chief medical officer (CMO) for the...

Ep 4 - Wang Shao-Ing - Women’s Rugby Head Coach, Rugby Official

Wang is a former Singapore national rugby player, current women's 7s coach, and was a judicial chair for Rugby World Cup 2019. She played a bit of...

Ep 5 - Nur Syahidah Alim - World No. 1 Para Archer

Syahidah was born with cerebral palsy. This condition affects the lower half of her body, which compromises her mobility, balance and posture. This...

Ep 6 - Joan Liew - IFBB Professional Bodybuilder

Joan Liew is a Singaporean bodybuilder and fitness coach. She is well-known in the bodybuilding community for her long-standing participation in the...

Ep 7 - Dipna Lim - Former Singapore Track Runner and Hurdler

This Olympian did not start out her journey as being the fastest runner, in fact she was slower than her peers, and was asked by her team-mates to...

Ep 8 - Nur Aini Mohamad Yasli - Paralympian Power Lifting

Nur Aini fell into Para Power Lifting by chance when a fellow gym member encouraged her to take up the sport. She had tried many other sports before...




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