OlymNUS

25/03/2016

Keen to find out the BEST VOICE and DANCE talent in NUS? Come and join us at the SPARKZ’16 Finale carnival, the biggest talent showdown in NUS! It's bigger and it's better this year!

Indulge in a karaoke session pre and post show with FREE Candy Floss, Ice Cream, Popcorn, Drinks and Goodies!

See you on Thursday, March 31st at UTown SRC Foyer from 6:30 pm onward! A lot of fun awaits!

13/03/2016

Based on the initiative “Painting Homes, Changing Lives” last year, NUSSU is collaborating with the Central Singapore Community Development Council once again to engage our needy community for CareNUS! The aim of the event is to raise awareness of them to appreciate our society, and to create more opportunities for NUS students in beneficiary engagement.

In conjunction with LoveNUS, our university-wide appreciation campaign, CareNUS is a one-day community service event in which we make an effort to improve the living conditions of the less fortunate. Activities will involve spring cleaning and painting of our beneficiaries’ homes!

Date: Saturday, 19th March 2016
Time: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Venue: King George’s Ave Seniors Activity

Sign up now at http://tinyurl.com/carenus2016 by Friday, 18th March 1200, and join us in making a difference in our society today!

Thank you & we do hope to see you there! :)

21/02/2016

We would like to express our most sincere appreciation to those who have come down and joined us in our olymNUS 2016. Stay tuned as event photos will be uploaded soon :). Wish all of you an efficient and enjoyable recess week, and as a side note, do upload your photos taken during olymNUS and get to win attractive prizes! Just follow the steps below :)!

18/02/2016

Table Tennis Rules
Singles-
Scoring:
A match is played 3 of 5 games. But finals are 4 of 7 games. For each game, the first player to reach 11 points wins that game. However a game must be won by at least a two point margin. A point is scored after each ball is put into play.
Flow of the Match :
Each player serves two points in a row and then switch server. However, if a score of 10-10 is reached in any game, then each server serves only one point and then the server is switched. After each game, the players switch side of the table. In the final game (5th game), the players switch side again after either player reaches 5 points.
Legal Service:
The ball must rest on an open hand palm. Then it must be tossed up at least 6 inches and struck so the ball first bounces on the server's side and then the opponent's side. If the serve just touches the net while going to the opponent’s side, it would be a considered a re-serve and the same player serves again.
Doubles-
Doubles is similar to singles, but the serving and play is altered. You alternate in this fashion throughout the game, much like in singles. The main difference is that the ball must go to a specific side of the table when it is served or your opponent gains a point. When you serve, you must serve from the right side of your half of the table to the right side of your opponents' half of the table. Then you and your teammate must alternate returning the ball. If you or your teammate does not alternate and hits out of turn, your opponent wins the point.

(Optional) Special advantage for female teams in open doubles:
Two girls vs two guys: the match will start from 2(F):0(M) upon request.
Two girls vs mixed: the match will start from 1(F):0(mixed) upon request.
Mixed vs two guys: the match will start from 1(mixed):0(M) upon request.

Flow of Matches:
Depending on the registrations received, the number of single players and teams for doubles would preferably be in the form of 2^n for the convenience of the arrangement for the next round. Should odd number of players or teams are to be arranged for matches, players or teams are to draw lot to decide the one to be automatically advanced to the next round. To level the playing ground, one point would be added to the opponent against the player who has been advanced without playing the previous round. The winner of the finals would be awarded with gold medals.
Should the number of females single players registered are too few in number, as being less than one fourth of the total males counterparts or below 16, whichever is smaller, they will be mixed with male players with 2 points head-start advantages.
Should the number of teams registered are below 8, all teams would be split into single players and join the single matches.

18/02/2016

Hello everyone,

To all those participants who have registered for Team Sports (Cricket, Football, Quidditch and Basketball), we would like each member to register individually and one member of the team should mail the names of other team members to the following Email ID:

[email protected]

And those who haven't yet signed up, you can register at the following link:

https://mysurvey.nus.edu.sg/EFM/se/54CCD14B02CD83CD

OlymNUS 2016 is a two-day sports event. Prior to the event, participants will be divided into 4 houses based on the Harry Potter theme. There will be ATTRACTIVE PRIZES to be won! Each prize winner will be awarded UP TO $100. Moreover, the other highlight of OlymNUS 2016 is the brand new Quidditch, a…

18/02/2016

OLYMNUS BASKETBALL RULES

Date: 21 February

Venue: SRC basketball court (2 full courts)

Format:

- All teams will be divided into 2 groups and compete each other in league format in which each teams will have an individual match with each team in the group to get their play-off placings.
- They will then play against each other to reach the semi-finals. The 1st will play against the last in each group, 2nd will play against the second of each group etc.
- The last team remaining from each group will then play against each other for the 1st and 2nd place.
- The remaining 2 teams from the finals of each group will then play against each other for the 3rd and 4th place.

Rules:

1. Each teams consists of 5 people and unlimited optional reserve (full-court match)

2. Each game will be limited to 15 min – two 7 min quarters with 1 min break in between. If the score is draw then additional 5 minute of play will decide the winner.

3. Time does not stop during the game. However each team will have 2 timeouts of 30 seconds each.

4. Substitutions are unlimited. However, substitution can only be made when there is a interruption, for example: fouls, ball out-of-bounds, etc.

5. First possession will be decided by coin flip or decision of 2 involving teams.

6. If entire team does not show up within 7 minutes of scheduled starting time, match will be awarded to opposing team

Basic rules:

1. If the ball goes out-of-bound, the opponent player will do the throw-in at the area where it goes out-of-bound.

2. The player is allowed to jump when he/she is passing the ball or scoring, but he/she cannot return to the ground with the ball still on his/her hand.

3. No deliberate physical attack.

4. No throw-in when the player is inside the court. Also no stepping on the boundaries when doing the throw-in.

5. Any players can convert an offensive rebound.

6. Violation of any of the above rules will result in a foul and subsequently a change of possession.

7. After a basket is scored, the opponent team will do the throw-in at the end of the court.

8. No watch, necklace, ring/earrings, and only proper sport attire. Fingernails must be short.

9. The decision of the referee is final and binding.

17/02/2016

Cricket Rules:

1. 6 players and 2 optional substitutes per team.
2. 8 overs per innings for all matches except finals.
a. Maximum 2 overs per bowler.
3. Coin toss will be used to decide the order of batting.
4. Taped ball will be used in this tournament, one taped ball per inning.
5. Teams are recommended to bring their own bats.
6. Run-in Bowling, No chucking.
7. Extras such as wide ball and no ball apply. Leg byes, byes and overthrows do not carry
extra runs.
a. No Ball includes 1 free-hit where applicable.
8. No last man standing.
9. Boundary is on the opposite end of batting stumps.
10. If the batsman hits the ball through to the outside of the left or right side of the courts, he is declared out.
11. No LBWs.
12.Team captains can choose best 6 players for each innings. No substitutions within innings can be made.
13. Fielding configurations are at captains’ discretion
a. Due to space constraints wicket-keeper is not feasible.
14. Venue: Handball Courts at SRC.
15. Preliminary round is knockouts.
a. Teams are seeded randomly. 16. Finals will be 10 overs per innings.
a. Rules will be briefed to finalists on event date.
17. Match schedule will be finalized once all teams have registered.
18. If a team does not show up 15 minutes after match start, the opponents are declared
winners.
19. Winning team gets medals and adds points to house system. Points will be added
for first runners up as well.
20. Also, house points will be awarded for team attendance as well.
21. In case of rain/other delays, sports manager’s decision on winning team will be final.

Things to bring:
1. Bats (minimum 2 per team.
If you have registered individually and not as a team, it is recommended that you get a bat because team allotment will be random as per vacancy)
2. Sun-screen
3. Water

17/02/2016

OLYMNUS QUIDDITCH RULES

PLAYERS PER TEAM: 7 (3 Chasers, 2 Beaters, 1 Keeper and 1 Seeker)

1. All players are required to carry a broom between their legs at all times, otherwise they are considered "off their brooms" and must touch their team's hoops to rejoin play.

2. Volleyballs are used as the quaffle, and handballs serve as the bludgers. The snitch is a tennis/table-tennis ball contained in a sock tucked in the waistband of the snitch runner. Affiliated with neither team and considered both a match official and a ball in play, the snitch runner is dressed in gold or yellow.

3. Chasers carry the quaffle and throw it across one of the three hoops. The keeper defends the hoops. The snitch is released in the game after 10 minutes of play, while the seekers are released after 11 minutes.

4. If the chasers are hit by the be**er, they need to pause for 10 seconds until they can resume playing.

5. The match ends when one of the seekers catches the snitch - grabbing the tennis ball in the sock and maintain possession. Catching the snitch awards a team 30 points, while each goal scored is worth ten points. The team with the most points wins.

17/02/2016

Badminton Rules

- For preliminary rounds, three games of 11 points will be played.
- For the semi-finals and finals, three games of 21 points will be played
- Every time there is a serve – a point is scored.
- The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.
- At 21/11 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game.
- At 29/19 all, the side scoring the 30th/24th point, wins that game.
The side winning a game serves first in the next game.

Interval and Change of Ends

- For all the games, a 2 minute interval between each game is allowed.
- For the semi-finals and finals, in the third game, players change ends when the leading score reaches 11 points.
- At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when the server’s score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the left service court.
- If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the alternate service court.
- If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server. They serve from the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd, and right if it is even.

Doubles & Mixed Doubles

- There is only one server in doubles.
- At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right side of the court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left side of the court.
- If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from the alternate service court.
- If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. - The receiving side becomes the new serving side.
- The player of the receiving side who served last stays in the same service court from where he served last. The reverse pattern applies to the receiver’s partner
- The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving.
- If players commit an error in the service court, the error is corrected when the mistake is discovered.

17/02/2016

Soccer Rules:

Group Stage: 4 groups: A, B, C and D.
Each group will have 4 teams who shall play once against each other.
Win : 3 points, Draw : 1, Loss: 0.

Semi Finals: 2 matches
Best of group A vs Best of group D (match 1)
Best of group B vs Best of group C (match 2)
Final: Winner of match 1 vs winner of match 2.

Number of players per team: 5 players + 1 goalkeeper + 2 substitutes
Number of substitutions/match: 4 (unless received red card)

Match Duration: 2 halves, 7 minutes/half, 3 minute interval. No extra time for quick substitution unless there is incidence taking more than 3 mins.

Method of winning: The team scoring more goals is the winner. If the 2 teams score the same number of goals in:
Round Stage: The match shall end in a draw.
Semi Final or Final: The winner is decided after extra time. If the 2 teams still in a draw after extra time, proceed to penalty shoot-out.
Penalty: 5 shoots per team for the 1st time. If 2 teams score the same number of goals after 5 kicks, additional kicks shall be taken one by one by the rest of the players on a sudden-death basis (the penalty shoot-out stops when 1 team scores while the other does not).
Extra time : 5 minutes.

04/01/2016

Dear Students,
Do you want to show your talent to all on the most popular stage of NUS and become a sensation? Then come and sign up for the Sparkz auditions to ignite the talent in you! Make yourself a big star of NUS and win $500 if you are declared the ultimate winner! Participate in any one type of audition either the online audition or the offline audition.

Perform in front of an audience and the judges at the offline auditions that will be held at the YIH Plaza on 28th and 29th January, 2016. You will be judged on:
• Overall Performance
• Creativity
• Technique
• X-Factor

Cannot make it for the offline auditions? Don’t fret! Give the online audition, by uploading a video of your performance. The video must be original, raw and not processed. You can prepare and upload the videos on Youtube and send the link to [email protected] and [email protected] Votes are taken into account for online auditions. You will be judged on:
• Overall Performance
• Creativity
• Technique
• Number of votes

Deadline for submission: 30th January, 2016

Note:
• Timings for the offline auditions will be informed via email later in January.
• Instruments and equipment that will be provided by the Sparkz committee will be informed to you before auditions.

Sign up for either online or offline auditions at https://mysurvey.nus.edu.sg/EFM/se/54CCD14B25948EA4

For any enquiries/details on Sparkz, contact us on [email protected] or [email protected]

Sign Up Now!

02/04/2015

Guess what? Event photos are here! Congratulations to all the winners and the most sincere thank to all our participants! Feel free to tag your friends or share the album/photos :). We hope you had a great day with olymNUS 2015 and will continue to support us in the future!
More photos are coming ^_^!