9 Might, 2024
One other month flew by for the England Junior Efficiency Pathway as expertise on show on the U15 House Nations Quadrangular impressed over the course of a busy April.
The Progress Easter Camp supplied perception and beneficial classes throughout two fast-paced days of coaching and engagement.
In the meantime, U11 and U13 Collaborations Days on the EIS in Sheffield, the house of the para badminton squad, helped gamers refine abilities and pinpoint sensible areas for enchancment throughout periods.
EJPP Have interaction / Progress Easter Camp
Over two days, the Progress Easter Camp allowed for concentrate on technical capacity in addition to particular person check-ins with coaches and assist employees.
Inside singles periods, gamers targeted on rally-based conditions to execute abilities at a faster tempo and better depth which was additionally examined in match play – a big focus of the camp.
Doubles gamers loved excessive stage sparring with present Nottingham and Derby College expertise alongside present and formal nationwide squad gamers and coaches.
Maximising the chance to spar resulted in a major enchancment to the work-rate of gamers throughout all periods.
Employees noticed encouraging studying behaviours from the group that attended camp with a constant optimistic angle, asking questions and responding nicely to suggestions.
Off court docket, gamers got time to concentrate on their research which helped them put together for periods and handle their time.
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— Badminton England (@BadmintonEnglnd) April 30, 2024
U11 and U13 Collaboration Days
The EJPP held U11 and U13 Collaboration days on the EIS Sheffield, the house of the para badminton squad.
Gamers and coaches had been invited to 2 on-court coaching periods led by by Badminton England’s nationwide pathway coach and age group coach (Chris Tonks and Sara Sankey).
The U11 and U13s had been challenged tactically and thru in-game situations to refine technical areas of their play.
Coaching days supplied a possibility to work on collaboration as a community in day-to-day coaching environments and in the end have an effect on event outcomes.
Badminton England additionally requested gamers and coaches to determine areas of their sport they’re at the moment engaged on or want to work on so coaching plans might be facilitated with periods targeted on the next:
U11
– Deep forehand neutralisation
– Courtroom protection and talent to maneuver at tempo below strain
– Bettering the power to play pictures with good size
U13
– Bettering the power to have the ability to play rear court docket backhands
– Specializing in the power to remain constant in rallies
– Wanting on the technical and tactical points of counter-attacking
– An understanding of doubles positioning
The ultimate U15 collaboration day of this set will happen in Might and Badminton England seems to be ahead to seeing gamers and their coaches there.
U15 House Nations Quadrangular
The Nationwide Badminton Centre hosted the annual U15 Quadrangular event between nations England, Eire, Wales and Scotland
Hosts England received day one’s group occasion as Scotland, Eire and Wales adopted within the standings. England overcame Wales and Eire 9-0 every earlier than taking a 7-2 win in opposition to Scotland.
The person occasion adopted over the course of the weekend, with England triumphing to win each gold medal of the event.
Yixiang Hou edged Scotland’s Alfie Martin in a boys’ singles thriller, coming from a sport right down to win 13-21 21-18 21-16.
Martha Ng was topped the women’ singles winner after beating Meghna Mahesh 21-18 21-12 within the closing. Ng and Hou got here collectively within the blended doubles to beat fellow England skills Tejas Singh and Shraddha Gopalakrishnan.
The pair made it a hat-trick of golds when Ng joined Gopalakrishnan to make up a formidable pairing within the women’ doubles whereas Hou teamed up with Oliver Wu to kind a successful boys’ doubles duo.
Wonderful job to all gamers who took half within the U15 Quadrangular event this previous weekend! 🏸
Your exhausting work and group spirit was actually commendable 😄👏 pic.twitter.com/1L42UE9s2V
— Badminton England (@BadmintonEnglnd) April 30, 2024
Nationwide Pathway coach Robert Golding mentioned: “The Teaching Workforce are very pleased with the gamers performances all through the Quadrangular event.
“The group labored cohesively and confirmed togetherness all through, even in the course of the Particular person competitors the place England managed to win all 5 disciplines. Marth Ng and Yixiang Hou significantly stood out to win three occasions every.
“Focus is now swiftly shifting onto U15 European championships the place we might be monitoring the U15 age group totally to assemble a group once more able to representing England with distinction, embodying the efficiency behaviours, values and braveness of Badminton England.”
