SAFFC's unassuming head coach, Richard Bok

With the S-League season kicking off on 1 February 2010, all eyes will be on one team - the Singapore Armed Forces FC. The Warriors have been on the warpath since the inception of the S-League in 1996, and have won the title a record eight times, including the last four consecutive years from 2006 to 2009.

 

The Warriors have also set many firsts in the S-League - they were the first club to win back to back doubles (winning both the S-League and Singapore Cup) in 2007 and 2008, and they were also the first Singapore club to play in the prestigious Asian Champions League. The success must surely be the envy of many, but as The Play Times sat down and spoke to head coach and reigning S-League Coach of the Year, Richard Bok, it appears to be just business as usual at Choa Chu Kang.

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Winner of POSB Everyday Champions Award '09 (Coaches Category): Bobok Viacheslav

25 coaches were amongst the 57 winners honoured in the inaugural POSB Everyday Champions Awards 2009 (Award) ceremony.

For winner Bobok Viacheslav, it was all about the love for the sport. His passion for fencing began when he was just a kid. Deeply inspired by his father, Bobok Gennady who was awarded ‘Honoured Coach Award’, Slava (as he is known affectionately by his charges) embarked on his coaching career in 1987 and has not looked back since.

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