SPED educator who gave up his football dream to pursue a career as a physical education teacher for special needs students.
Singapore, Singapore, 6th Apr 2024 – Kumaran was an aspiring footballer who wanted to play football as a full time career. While playing in the amateur leagues in Singapore, such as the National Football League and Islandwide League, during his youth, he was offered an under-23 contract at 20 years old at one of the professional football clubs in Singapore. However, due to a National Service call-up, he couldn’t sign the contract. During his national service, he met a special needs boy during his unit’s monthly community engagement program. He met a child who had a passion for sports but didn’t have anyone who could teach him sports or a place for him to play sports safely. This inspired Kumaran to pursue his studies in sports and physical education at Republic Polytechnic. Upon his compl...