Earlier this month, alongside GB Badminton, we boldly wrote a progressive new chapter within the supply of our efficiency programme with the delivery of a revised construction even higher outfitted to ship success for our athletes.
An integral a part of our coach-led, athlete-centric construction is our pioneering para badminton programme and its extremely shiny and burgeoning future on this nation.
Due to this fact, we’re completely thrilled to announce numerous very thrilling adjustments to our para programme.
That begins with distinguished new roles for 2 coaches on the very forefront of our operation in Sheffield. Richard Morris, our inspirational Head Coach of the para badminton programme, has been appointed as Head of Para Badminton.
On this new place, Richard will construct strong collaborative relationships with UK Sport and the British Paralympic Affiliation, lead on all Para GB participant opinions, mentor our inner and exterior para coaches, help the Head Coach in all areas of the supply of our para programme and proceed to be the crew lead at main competitions.
“This new function will likely be a giant change for me…however I can’t wait to get my enamel into it,” Morris stated. “I’ve some large concepts about how we may be inventive and progressive to realize our aim of conserving this programme world class. I’m actually trying ahead to the chance to implement these concepts and made a distinction as a part of this new efficiency construction.”
We’re additionally happy to announce that James Boxall has been promoted from his place as Nationwide Coach to change into Head Coach of Para Badminton. He’ll now absolutely handle the GB coaching programme, main on the event of all our athletes while instantly supporting the pathway course of.
“I’m actually trying ahead to getting caught into my new function and pushing the programme ahead,” stated Boxall. “I’m enthusiastic about this restructure and consider the para programme is in a really robust place.”
We’re additionally at the moment recruiting for a Pathway Coach for GB Para Badminton. Our restructured efficiency programme will ship our core rules constantly throughout junior, elite and the para-badminton set-up – and this new place will lead a pool of skilled para pathway coaches to make sure it will likely be badminton coaches who instantly handle our athletes.
Overseen by Efficiency Director, Morten Frost, the para badminton programme is rising ever stronger. And this revised construction is designed to foster a deeper strategic understanding of para badminton from high to backside, strengthen the bond and set up a extra direct hyperlink between our para programme based mostly on the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield and the Nationwide Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes, higher assist the operational parts para badminton improvement in England and promote innovation and analysis to maintain our status as world leaders throughout the para badminton surroundings.
We returned from Paris 2024 with two silver medals from the Paralympic Video games – courtesy of stirring performances from each Dan Bethell and Krysten Coombs. Nonetheless, the sights of Badminton England and GB Badminton are already firmly targeted on the Paralympic Video games in Los Angeles in 2028 and the way we will problem for extra medals with Paralympics GB.
CEO at Badminton England, Sue Storey, stated: “I’m so happy with the progressive and constantly evolving method adopted by our world-leading para programme and coaches and the superb accomplishments of the inspirational group of athletes who’re the beating coronary heart of that programme. With this new construction in place, there isn’t a motive why we will’t proceed to push the boundaries on what is feasible on the earth of para badminton.”
Congratulations to Wealthy and James on their new roles throughout the organisation. With these developments, we consider we will proceed to blaze a path in world class para badminton.
