Meet the Team

Azhar leads the coaching education and development efforts across all sports. He has a diverse background; having been a national athlete, an international match official and a coach in multiple sports A teacher by training, he headed the Physical Education and CCA Department at Raffles Institute before joining National Institute of Education (NIE) as a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Head (Teaching). 

Sriven is a leadership coach (for organisations including AIA, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank Mandiri) and works with IMD - the Swiss Business School ranked #1 for Executive Education in the 3 most recent annual Financial Times rankings.

He was previously a PE teacher, Polytechnic Lecturer, Strategy Director and led an Executive Masters programme focused on leading public-private partnerships.

Richard Shuttleworth is a High Performance Coaching consultant who has worked on high performance and development in a range of Olympic and World Cup team and individual sports. Throughout his career, he has developed an expertise in a number of areas including elite and development coaching, athlete and team performance, as well as education and support.

Tong Hai leads the Coaching Industry Development (CID) team where he oversees employment policies and identify industry needs of NROC Coaches. His role includes quality assurance and adherence to competency standards. He holds an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) "A" coaching certificate and has 20 years of coaching and administration experience. He is also a Coach Developer with CoachSG and Football Association of Singapore. He was a former National Football Team Captain and represented Singapore from 1988 - 1999.

Shao-ing oversees the policies, programmes and case management work of the Safe Sport Programme. The former captain and head coach of the Singapore National Women's Rugby Team is also a World Rugby Coach Educator, Judicial Officer and has served on the sport's regional and international committees. Shao was formerly a lawyer and lecturer in media law and ethics before joining SportSG.

Annabelle manages the My 1st Coach Programme and the upcoming Coaching Masterclass Series. She was a former Physical Education Teacher and an Ex-national Kayaker - SEA Games Gold medallist, two-time recipient of the SNOC Meritorious Team Award and former Sport Excellence Scholarship recipient. She was a National Developmental Canoe Sprint Coach and is currently coaching with the ActiveSG Canoe Academy.

Bryan helms the Community Coach and My First Coach programmes and content development for SG-Coach Curriculum. He currently coaches with ActiveSG Football Academy at Queenstown stadium on the weekends and the Goalball team. He is also a former Physical Education teacher and an ex-national rugby player that was a two time SEA-Games Bronze Medalist. He is currently pursuing  a Masters in Counselling and volunteers at the National Care Hotline.

Chuan Leong drives the Continuing Coach Education (CCE) programme and initiated the #ForCoachesbyCoaches programme to reshape the learning culture in the local coaching community. He also contributed to the CoachSG Conference as Project Manager from 2019-2021, and led in the development of CoachSG Room, a symbolic physical location for coaches to congregate, learn and share. He currently coaches players age 12 and under at the ActiveSG Football Academy.

Elaine manages reports on safe sport misconduct and work closely with the Safe Sport Support Network to provide psycholoogical support to affected individual. A trained nurse, she has been doing enforcement and investigation work since 2014.

Eliza specialisises in the curriculum and capability development of sport coaches and educators to facilitate positive behavioural and character development outcomes. She leads key initiatives anchored by the Game-for-Life (GFL) framework to encourage values-driven coaching practices such as the GFL Mentoring Programme, GFL Documentary Series and Values & Principles in Sport certification. Eliza is also a trained DISC behavioural consultant, Netball Coach and has a background in Sport Management. 

Fariza supports the Character and Leadership Development team in the development of sports coaches and educators to facilitate positive behavioural and character development outcomes. She is a former Physical Education teacher in MOE where she has also led two committees in her school; Discipline Committee and Student Leadership Committee. Fariza was also Singapore‘s National Floorball goalkeeper and team captain in 2017.

Grace oversees matters pertaining to the National Registry of Coaches (NROC). She manages both the NROC and SportSG-ED online portals, and looks into cases that infringe on the Coach's Code of Ethics. 

Grace was a former national athlete with the Singapore Women's Volleyball team between 2022 and 2019.

Using her background in Sport Science, Hannah supports the training and education arm by designing educational materials and planning Safe Sport workshops. She also engages the Safe Sport network through its website and newsletter. 

Kend Tuck's work focuses on the development of Safe Sport policies and guided sporting organisations in the implementation of safeguarding policies and best practices. He is a psychologist by training and worked in the criminal justice system previously. 

Louise drives the SG-Coach education curriculum, endeavouring to link education with support for coaches in practice. She also behind the courseware development for SportSG-ED and the coaching competency framework. Louise is a former educator, national floorball player, team captain and head coach for Singapore Women's Floorball team. As a result of her coaching success, she was awarded the 'Coach of the Year' in 2020 becoming the first female coach to win this award since its inception 51 years ago. 

Reiner supports the growth of better coaching by journeying with members of the coaching community in refining skills and discovering new knowledge. His background is in Strength & Conditioning and believes in the novel application of athletic skills in solving evolving sporting challenges.

Reiner has previously represented Singapore in Rugby and Wrestling and continues to compete in Athletics with the hope of finding new opportunities to bring glory to the nation.

As part of the Safe Sport team, Sangeetha assists with disciplinary matters. Drawing from her legal experience, coupled with a keen interest in sports, she believes that the sporting environment should not be undermined by the fragility of its issues. 

Shane's work focuses on coach leadership development, Character and Leadership Development through Sport (CLDS) and leadership development for SportSG staff. He is also involve in the development of the coach's competency framework to ensure intentionality in coaches upskilling. Shane has presented at ICCE Conference, Liverpool (2017) and Space, Place and Sport Conference held at Mansfield College, UK (2015) on the topic of CLDS.

Shermaine creates and manages the content for CoachSG social media platforms and website, and handles NROC matters, including implementing policies, disciplinary processes and looks into cases breaching the Coach’s Code of Ethics. She also leads in the management of NROC Memberships on the online portal for sport management and information sharing – SportSync. She is also currently a Team Singapore Modern Pentathlete, bringing home the nation's first Modern Pentathlon medal in a World Championship. 

Syahirah drives the training curriculum for Safe Sport, coach recognition programmes and events, profiling of coaches and publicity work for CoachSG. She has been part of the Safe Sport work since its infancy in 2018 and has facilitated various workshops for stakeholders, built partnerships and guided Sporting Organisations in implementing their Safe Sport policies, including management of cases. Her background is in psychology and communications. 

Yani looks into creating and facilitating leadership workshops/spaces for coaches to develop and strengthen their leadership skills, thereby creating a positive coaching environment to complement the technical side of coaching. Her work also spans into building and sustaining communities of practice and supporting the internal leadership development of SportSG.

Yani enjoys a variety of sports and was a former inline hockey player, having represented Singapore in various World Championships. She later transferred to netball where she is now a Coach Developer and an International Official.

Yong Joo oversees the coach developer programmes. Currently a Badminton World Federation (BWF) certified coach education tutor and possesses a BWF Coach Education - Level 3 certification. He is also a former national badminton athlete and National Badminton Team Chief Coach whose players had medalled in SEA Games, Commonwealth Games and other competitions.

Zafran manages the NROC database and reviews new, renewal, and upgrade applications. He also handles the Group email's inbox regarding Coaching Industry Development. He also spearheads events for coaches like Coaches Day, CoachSG Anniversary, and Coaches' Appreciation Night. Outside of work, he is an avid rugby player.