Nick Aplin
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Nick Aplin is an Associate Professor at the Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group (PESS) at the National Institute of Education
(NIE).
Aplin is the Head of Olympic Studies at the Singapore Olympic Academy, and one of the books on chess he wrote with Tibor Károlyi
, Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov, was The Guardian
s Chess Book of the Year in 2007.
Nick Aplin was educated at Poole Grammar School
in Dorset, England (1963–1970). In 1970 he embarked on a period of Voluntary Service Overseas
(VSO) being posted to Papine Secondary School in Kingston Jamaica. Returning to England in 1971 he then applied for a place at Loughborough College
s to study for his degree in physical education (PE). He graduated in 1976 and secured a teaching position at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. His eight year stint included three years on an exchange programme in Melbourne, Australia.
In 1984 Aplin envisaged a change in career path. Leaving the boarding school environment he decided to study for a Master's degree. This plan took him back to Loughborough for a year. One of his tutors, the late Alan Guy, encouraged him to consider employment at the newly established College of Physical Education in Singapore. In late 1985 he became the first full-time expatriate lecturer to be employed on a local contract.
Nick Aplin's first book, To the Finishing Line, was published in 2002. It was a set of biographical impressions of the first three Singaporean women Olympians: Tang Pui Wah, Mary Klass and Janet Jesudason. In 2009 he published Perspectives on Physical Education and Sports Science in Singapore. His Genius in the Background, another book on chess he wrote with Tibor Károlyi
, was published in 2009.
National Institute of Education
The is an institute of the , Singapore.NIE, Singapore, provides all levels of teacher education, from programmes to for in-service teachers and executive for Principals, Departmental Heads and other school leaders. NIE also administers postgraduate programmes that lead to the award of in...
(NIE).
Aplin is the Head of Olympic Studies at the Singapore Olympic Academy, and one of the books on chess he wrote with Tibor Károlyi
Tibor Karolyi
Tibor Károlyi is a Hungarian chess International Master, International Arbiter , coach, theoretician, and author. He was Hungarian Champion in 1984.In 1989 he started his coaching career...
, Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov, was The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
s Chess Book of the Year in 2007.
Nick Aplin was educated at Poole Grammar School
Poole Grammar School
Poole Grammar School is a selective, all boys grammar school in Poole, on the south coast of England.-Admissions:...
in Dorset, England (1963–1970). In 1970 he embarked on a period of Voluntary Service Overseas
Voluntary Service Overseas
Voluntary Service Overseas is an international development charity that works through experienced volunteers living and working as equals alongside local partners. It is the largest independent volunteer-sending organization in the world...
(VSO) being posted to Papine Secondary School in Kingston Jamaica. Returning to England in 1971 he then applied for a place at Loughborough College
Loughborough College
Loughborough College is a college of Further Education in Leicestershire, England established in 1909. It is located opposite Loughborough University on Epinal Way, and adjacent to the Loughborough University School of Art and Design, situated next to the main entrance of the college...
s to study for his degree in physical education (PE). He graduated in 1976 and secured a teaching position at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. His eight year stint included three years on an exchange programme in Melbourne, Australia.
In 1984 Aplin envisaged a change in career path. Leaving the boarding school environment he decided to study for a Master's degree. This plan took him back to Loughborough for a year. One of his tutors, the late Alan Guy, encouraged him to consider employment at the newly established College of Physical Education in Singapore. In late 1985 he became the first full-time expatriate lecturer to be employed on a local contract.
Nick Aplin's first book, To the Finishing Line, was published in 2002. It was a set of biographical impressions of the first three Singaporean women Olympians: Tang Pui Wah, Mary Klass and Janet Jesudason. In 2009 he published Perspectives on Physical Education and Sports Science in Singapore. His Genius in the Background, another book on chess he wrote with Tibor Károlyi
Tibor Karolyi
Tibor Károlyi is a Hungarian chess International Master, International Arbiter , coach, theoretician, and author. He was Hungarian Champion in 1984.In 1989 he started his coaching career...
, was published in 2009.