Who we are

Tasek Sailors — the collaborative arm of Tasek Academy and Social Services and the Lion City Sailors — is an entity formed in June 2023 that retains the best facets of Singapore professional football, bolstered by mentorship expertise and clarity on the demands of community outreach across the island.

Armed with the dexterity to function effectively in both spheres, the Tasek Sailors aim to use football as a vehicle to engage and uplift local communities.

The initial collaboration between the parties witnessed positive outcomes—a young football aspirant from Tasek FC’s Beacon of Life Academy capitalised on the now open Sailors’ professional pathway to earn a scholarship in the club’s Elite Development Programme. And this while he continued to have fun with our Tasek teammates.

 

Why we do what we do

Sports provide youth a sturdy platform to develop essential life skills—to be resilient, to be a leader, to be focussed, and to thrive in a team.

Research and studies emphasise this fact. Singapore’s very own National Youth Council studies go even further, demonstrating the positive impact sports can have on social inclusion and cohesion, mental health, and academic achievement among youths.

The football world has seen much of this: a humble Algerian boy rising to lead his adopted country, Italy to World Cup triumph, toppling race barriers in the process; and a Senegalese footballer who once couldn’t afford to go to school, now puts a large part of his wages to empower young aspirants in his country.

As Singapore pushes ahead into the post-pandemic era, parents are embracing sporting activities for their children, and thus accessing an organised sports industry that offers exciting professional and developmental pathways for youth.

And yet for less privileged families such opportunities are not always within reach. These parents sometimes lose the chance to see their children thrive in a well-resourced environment that celebrates their children’s unique strengths and innate sporting talent.

What we aim to achieve

The Tasek Sailors aim to leverage the power and popularity of football as a vehicle to engage and uplift the community. We will endeavour to empower dreams and personal development of young Singaporeans, as Singapore’s premier community football academy that enables youth to reach their full potential on and off the field, this while creating a positive impact on the broader community.

 

How we will do this

By providing professional football coaching that is wrapped around by high-quality mentoring and academic support—our way to empower Singapore youths to dream big, reach their full potential and contribute to their families and the community.