At Badminton England, we’re proud and excited to start a progressive new chapter within the supply of our efficiency programme.
One in all our 5 key pillars on the core of our ten-year technique is the Carry out pillar – ‘growing a system and atmosphere that permits gamers to maximise their potential and carry out on the highest stage’. The foundations to realize these goals are already in place and stay each sturdy and elementary to the way forward for badminton on this nation. Nonetheless, collectively we are actually taking a transformative stride in direction of constructing what we imagine shall be a revised construction even higher geared up to ship success for our athletes.
Our new configuration is intentionally designed to place coaches and gamers on the nucleus of every part we do.
The construction shall be damaged down into three clearly-defined areas:
- Senior Programme
- Junior Programme
- Para-badminton Programme
Going ahead, will probably be badminton coaches – these with a deep, wealthy understanding of the game and what it takes to succeed – who straight handle our athletes, our efficiency assist employees and their fellow coaches. That is to assist a laser-like deal with the person – the athlete on the courtroom and empowering them to get the easiest out of themselves shall be our very highest precedence.
The brand new construction will enrich the pathway between our junior efficiency cycle and our senior elite programme. Utilizing this new ideology, our core rules shall be delivered persistently throughout all 5 disciplines and our flourishing para-badminton set-up. We may also dive deep into the info we gather to tell our choices and navigate our approach in direction of titles, trophies and medals.
The sights of Badminton England and GB Badminton are already firmly set on the Olympic and Paralympic Video games in Los Angeles in 2028. Our aspirations are to compete on the largest stage throughout all 5 disciplines and to problem for medals sporting the Group GB and Paralympics GB crest. We’ll purpose to proceed to steer the sector with our pioneering and unparalleled para badminton efficiency programme and we firmly imagine we needs to be one of many high ten nations in our sport – with the implementation of one of the vital dynamic and groundbreaking set-ups in badminton we’re assured we will obtain nice issues at Badminton England.

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Morten Frost, Efficiency Director at Badminton England, mentioned “We’re all dwelling life ahead, however we perceive life backwards. I’ve been concerned in badminton since I used to be a younger youngster, but in my two-and-a-half years within the position of Efficiency Director I’ve discovered a lot extra in regards to the context of our sport on this nation, the efficiency programs in place to try for on-court success, and the excellent folks on the very coronary heart and soul of our organisation who proceed to drive it ahead – and I’ve seen such an incredible quantity of arduous work and dedication.
“On account of that dedication, we have now constructed a stronger tradition and developed a dedication to a long-term technique to make badminton in England much more aggressive in Europe and on the world stage. Now, it’s time to redouble these efforts, reassert that dedication and collectively take a major step ahead in direction of that objective. We now have come a good distance already, however there’s extra to do. We’ll nonetheless make errors alongside the best way and we’ll proceed to study, after all. However, with this new construction in place, I’m extremely enthusiastic about what the longer term can appear to be for badminton in England.”
Sue Storey, CEO at Badminton England, mentioned “Because the governing physique of the preferred racket sport within the nation, we have now a duty to problem our methods of working, continually evolve and enhance, and be each real looking and bold in our goals.
“On behalf of Badminton England, I want to place on report my heartfelt thanks to each member of teaching employees who has contributed to bringing our senior, junior and para programmes to the place they’re at the moment. And I want to personally thank all of the teaching and efficiency employees who’ve gone above and past in current weeks to minimise any disruption to coaching schedules, teaching requirements and our athletes’ preparations throughout this transitional interval. It has been a real staff effort for which I’m vastly appreciative.
“Efficiency is measured in opposition to achievement on the highest stage and I’m assured this new method is the continuation of an ethos of arduous work and dedication and the beginning of a really constructive future for our efficiency atmosphere.”
As a part of our new construction, Badminton England are actually proactively recruiting for six new roles integral to the success of this new imaginative and prescient:
- Head Coach (Senior)
- Head Coach (Junior)
- Para GB Nationwide Coach & Pathway Supervisor (Para)
- Programme Supervisor (Senior)
- Singles Coach (Senior)
- Doubles Coach (Senior)
We sit up for welcoming functions for positions which is able to all come collectively to kind a highly-motivated, performance-driven staff of coaches and assist employees devoted to delivering the easiest atmosphere for all our gamers.
Chair of GB Badminton, Mark Burgess, defined “This can be a daring and mandatory step ahead for the GB programmes in our pursuit of world-class efficiency. Fostering an atmosphere the place expertise can actually thrive is important for our future success and the GB Board totally supported the imaginative and prescient Morten articulated. With our sights firmly set on LA 2028, we’re wanting ahead to the influence this transformation can have in serving to to propel the GB programmes to new heights.
“On behalf of GB Badminton, I might additionally like to specific our gratitude to these coaches who’re leaving the GB programme for his or her dedication and important contributions as gamers and coaches over a few years. We want them each success sooner or later.”
That is just the start. This shall be a staff effort. And we’re all wanting ahead to seeing what we will obtain collectively.