COMPETITION ADMINSTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
NCC INAUGURAL SILENT PRECISION DRILL SQUAD COMPETITION 2010
INTRODUCTION
1. HQ NCC will be conducting the NCC Inaugural Silent Precision Drill Squad Competition on 12 and 19 Jun 2010. This annual event will see all the NCC PDS school units from the various Districts competing to be Champions and the top 10 teams qualifying for the Grand Finals to be held on 19 June 2010.
2. This exciting annual competition fosters creativity, teamwork, resilience and discipline that are hallmarks of a NCC Cadet.
3. The Silent Precision Drill Squad Competition would serve as a platform to validate what the Cadets have learnt and to display their array of talents by competing amongst each other in a healthy atmosphere.
AIM
4. The aim of this annual competition is to promote an exciting competition for all NCC PDS school units and to select the top 3 school units during the Grand Finals to represent NCC on showcasing SPDS at future NCC major events.
5. This competition administrative instruction is to provide the administrative details for the participant’s on the competition rules, reporting time, venue, transportation, attire and other instructions.
DATE, TIME & VENUE
6. The venue for the competition will be held at NCC Campus, parade square. For the dates and time, kindly refer to Annex A.
REGISTRATION
7. Participants are to report to their respective District Specialist at the parade square for their team’s registration on the competition date. (Schedule will be made known to all units by 21 May)
SCHEDULE
8. The detailed schedule for the competition will be disseminated to all school units on 21 May 2010.
COMPETITION FORMAT
9. The format for the competition would be as follows:
a. Inspection of team’s turnout & bearing by Judges
b. Based on this year’s Part “A” cadet handbook, 10 cadets would be selected to answer general knowledge questions from the book
c. The team is to select a set from the 3 sets (shown in Annex C) and perform 6 PDS basic arms drill before commencing on their performance.
d. The performance should not be less than 4 minutes or more than 6 minutes.
e. To ensure a level playing field, all competing teams are to use the Mark 4 rifles provided by HQ NCC for the competition.
SCORING, RULES AND REGULATIONS
10. For the scoring, rules and regulations, kindly refer to Annex B and C
ATTIRE
11. Participants are to wear their no.4 uniform for the competition. Enhancements to the uniform are allowed for this competition.
COMPOSITION OF PARTICIPANTS
12. The composition of your school unit team can comprise of Cadets from Part “B” to Part “D”. Participating teams must have a minimum of 12 cadets and a maximum of 20 cadets only.
FERRY SERVICE
13. There will be 2 x 20 seat bus provided as Ferry Service from Yio Chu Kang MRT station to NCC Campus from 0730 to 0830 hr on both competition dates.
MUSIC
14. Music is allowed to accompany the team’s performance but kindly ensure that the lyrics are not obscene or would cause discomfort to the audience.
REFRESHMENTS
15. Refreshments will be provided to all the participants during the competition.
NOMINAL ROLL
16. All participating teams are to submit their Nominal Roll by 18 May 10 to Sergeant Major NCC, 1WO Christopher via this e mail address ariel6192@yahoo.com.sg. See Annex D for the NR template.
17. Your kind attention on the prompt submission of the Nominal Rolls is greatly appreciated to facilitate planning and entry to NCC Campus.
PRIZES / SOUVENIRS
18. Souvenirs will be provided to all teams participating in the preliminaries. For the Grand Finals, the top 5 teams will be awarded prizes and the rest of the teams would be awarded a finalist plague.
JURY OF APPEAL
19. The Jury of Appeal will comprise of Head Training, MAJ (NCC) Singam, respective District Commanders and SM NCC.
CAMP SECURITY
20. Cameras, camera phones or any image capturing devices is strictly prohibited in the Campus premises.
CONCLUSION
21. This competition would definitely benefit the participants, as they would be able to choreograph the drill movements and promote creativity to make PDS drill fun but yet challenging.
22. I would like to thank you in advance for promoting PDS in NCC as this annual event would be something the Cadets can eagerly look forward to compete every year.
23. If you have any doubts, questions or clarifications kindly contact me at 96831027 or drop me a mail at ariel6192@yahoo.com.sg
1WO DE SILVA CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
Sergeant Major National Cadet Corps
