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Pre-Sports School Programme


SINGAPORE-JAPAN U11 FOOTBALL CARNIVAL


The Singapore-Japan U11 Football Carnival is dedicated to further enhancing Singapore-Japan relations through the global language of football, by bringing together Singaporean students and Japanese students in Singapore.

The Under-11 tournament is jointly organised by The Japanese Association of Singapore and Singapore Sports School, with the support of the Japan Embassy in Singapore and Japanese Cultural Society Singapore.

The 8-a-side day-long tournament attracts top local primary schools and Japanese clubs and academies and provides an opportunity for budding footballers to display their talent in a fun and enjoyable way. Talented local players are identified for further development and enrolment in Singapore Sports School at Secondary 1.

Local Competition

SINGAPORE YOUTH LEAGUE - U13 AND U15

Organised by the Football Association of Singapore, these two leagues provide our local talents in the respective age groups with a platform to compete against each other. Singapore Sports School is the only school in Singapore that competes in both leagues.

Special Programmes

ACADEMY TRAINING TOUR

Singapore Sports School’s Football Academy organises yearly training tours for its student-athletes. The Academy has been to Thailand, Korea, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, among others, for our tours. Student-athletes undergo an intensive week-long stint of training and sparring matches during such trips. These overseas Football Clubs and sports schools provide a high level of competition for our student-athletes and expose them to different types of playing styles.

INDIVIDUAL ATTACHMENT AND TEAM EXCELLENCE TRAINING

Singapore Sports School’s Football Academy has an understanding with Ventforet Kofu FC, a J2 club in the Japanese Professional League, for our student-athletes to train with their youth academY student-athletes will be attached to the club on a yearly basis to learn and train with their junior teams. A combined excellence team will also be sent for a short training stint to spar with their youth academy squads. 

OVERSEAS ATTACHMENT

A significant number of student-athletes and alumni represent the Singapore national age-group teams. These student-athletes have the opportunity to go for training and competitions with the age-group teams.

Examples of such trips:
  • Training tour to Japan (J-Green Sakai, Osaka; Tokinosumika Sports Centre, Shizuoka)
  • Training tour to Japan (J-Green Sakai, Osaka; Tokinosumika Sports Centre, Shizuoka)
  • Individual Training Attachment (France/Germany/England)
  • Training tour to Thailand (Chonburi, Bangkok)
  • Competition in Hong Kong (Jockey Club International Youth Tournament)
  • AFC Football Festival (Brunei/Sabah/Vietnam)
  • AFF Football Competitions (Cambodia/Laos/Thailand/Myanmar)