Azhar Yusof

Biography

Azhar Yusof is the Director of CoachSG at the High Performance Sport Institute, Singapore. He has a diverse background; having been a national athlete in rugby, an international referee, a high performance reviewer, a coach and coach developer in multiple sports.

A teacher by training, Azhar headed the Physical Education & Co-Curricular Activities (PE & CCA) Department at Raffles Institution before joining the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University as a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Head (Teaching) at the Physical Education and Sport Science Academic Group.

He is also a Master Trainer and a Citing Commissioner with World Rugby, and a member of the Coaching Advisory Group of World Wheelchair Rugby. At the 2018 Asian Games, Azhar served as the Deputy Chef de Mission for the Singapore contingent.

He has written books and book chapters, and presented at numerous international PE and Sport Conferences. Azhar is now the Head Coach of Singapore’s National Wheelchair Rugby Team.