As we look forward to the 2024/25 season of our Nationwide Colleges Championships, we replicate on how vital the legacy is that we’re creating by way of this coveted occasion.
Because the Championships finals made their return in April 2024, not solely did we need to make sure the pupils had been on the coronary heart of the motion on courtroom however we had been additionally utilizing progressive methods to make use of their expertise exterior of the badminton corridor too.
Younger persons are an integral a part of our new 10-year technique for badminton in England and due to this fact, in collaboration with Babolat – Official Provider to the Nationwide College Championships, all colleges who participated within the regional rounds of the competitors had been invited to design a flag to characterize their area.
The flags had been designed to have a good time the values of badminton – do what issues, embody deliberately, play for one another and do immediately brilliantly. These values are the heartbeat of what we at Badminton England intention to do each day in enabling badminton to be a sport for everybody.
The flag design competitors was additionally a beautiful alternative for pupils from colleges competing within the Championships to create an actual id for his or her area – with a design that speaks for his or her a part of the nation and a color for them to compete beneath.
Our Nationwide Youth Voice Discussion board members got the distinguished job of deciding the successful design – we had been on the lookout for creativity and inspiration while incorporating our values of their closing art work.
In assist of the brand new initiative, our companions Babolat vowed to reward the successful college with a go to from a Babolat badminton ambassador!
England star Annie Lado was given a possibility to encourage the pupils from Webber Unbiased College in Milton Keynes, as 14-year-old pupil Ruth Biju Matthews was chosen because the successful flag designer on behalf of the South Central area.
Annie joined the varsity for an unique badminton teaching session the place pupils may check their racket expertise on courtroom with an England skilled in addition to asking her a big selection of questions.
Samantha Anacootee, from The Webber Unbiased College, stated:
“The ‘design a flag’ competitors was a unbelievable probability for Webber college students to see their art work go from the classroom to the actual world.
“They’d a enjoyable session having rallies with the Babolat ambassador and the entire expertise gave them an excellent alternative to participate in a sport and artwork cross-curricular undertaking.”
Pete Mills: UK Class Supervisor – Badminton Babolat, added:
“Babolat had been thrilled to attend the Webber College to current the Nationwide Colleges Flag competitors winner with their prize – a model new restricted version Babolat badminton racket.
“It was nice to have interaction with so many college students and supply a possibility for them to play in opposition to Annie Lado – one in every of our Skilled Badminton Ambassadors.
“We sit up for supporting the Nationwide Colleges competitors once more in 2024/5.”
Badminton England is dedicated to working with the badminton neighborhood to allow extra younger folks than ever to get entangled in our sport, not simply on courtroom however off it too.
If you want to know extra about learn how to get entangled in both taking part in or volunteering, learn how!
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