13 August 2024
Annie Lado and Sam Jones had been invited to return to the Efficiency Centre that helped form their badminton journeys.
The pair appeared at an exhibition occasion at The Westgate Efficiency Centre (WPC) in Winchester, Hampshire in July and met the following crop of budding badminton stars.
Each returned to impart their expertise and data to the following era of gamers at WPC, with the chance for gamers to spar with the younger England gamers.
Lado and Jones, who at the moment are a part of Badminton England’s Futures and Growth squads, had been capable of coach and hit with the teams after which took half in some exhibition matches in blended, males’s and ladies’s doubles.
They invited among the older gamers at WPC to hitch in with among the exhibition matches.
Lado and Jones additionally took the chance to cross on some recommendation to the gamers in addition to solutions questions from gamers and fogeys in a Q&A session. As much as 35 younger gamers took half within the occasion from all age teams who practice on the efficiency centre.
Each loved the expertise and it was effectively obtained by Ollie Baczala, Westgate’s head coach, who joined in with the coaching and the exhibition matches.
“I had a good time returning to my previous Efficiency Centre to offer again and hopefully encourage the following era of gamers,” Jones stated.
“It was good to see how the gamers have developed since I left two years in the past, and in addition nice to see loads of new faces.
“It’s actually essential for the younger gamers to see what badminton seems to be like at a excessive degree and I’m certain that WPC will proceed to provide gamers effectively into the longer term”.
Lado added “It was nice to return again to our previous membership and see the following era of gamers having fun with themselves. They had been all actually enthusiastic and confirmed nice potential”
Charlie, a participant throughout the efficiency centre, stated of the occasion “It was an ideal expertise taking part in with the previous Westgate gamers who at the moment are on the high degree of badminton, and it was additionally good to see them once more.
“Seeing how far they’ve come has actually impressed me and the opposite younger gamers to work even tougher than we at the moment are”
Thanks additionally to Yonex UK and Babolat for the assist for the pair.
