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district news pan am championships premier badminton kevin li coaching - new nccp GTA masters tests out the new 4U Badminton Centre in Mississauga
Ontario athletes light up the podium in our own backyard
The new league that aims to make waves in the badminton world is starting right here in Ontario
On his pre-game routines, favourite music and best workouts
From the new lingo, to figuring out what your equivelant is; if you’re a coach, you need to read this.
trailblazer award
One of Ontario’s own coaches receives a prestigous award from the Coaches Association
Badminton Ontario 209-3 Concorde Gate Toronto, Ontario M3C 3N7 tel: 416 426 7195 fax: 416 426 7346
Annual General Meeting May 30-31, 2015 9am - 5pm both days Awards Banquet Saturday night 6:30-8:30pm Markham - location TBA Directors needed: Director of Finance and President positions available
www.badmintonontario.ca info@badmintonontario.ca Board of Directors President: Jeff Goldsworthy goldsworthy@badmintonontario.ca
President: Dave Kumar
dave.kumar@badmintonontario.ca
Directors at Large Linda Lee, Russ LeBlanc, Phillip Chow, Fei Tam, Kerri MacDonald, Lorna Duquette, Andrew Bringham Director of Coaching Kevin Willington Director of Competitions Dave Kumar Director of Finance Vacant Director of Governance & Legislation David Vaillancourt
Director of Government Relations Ian Moss Director of High Performance Faye Liang Director of Membership Fei Tam
Badminton Ontario gratefully acknowledges the funding support of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
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groups. Among them, a former member of the Chinese National Team who took gold in Men’s Doubles and silver in Mixed Doubles. Thank you to 4U for their support!
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4U Badminton Centre is a new facility to the TDBA district of Badminton Ontario. Their support and the arrangements they made were excellent.
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Athletes from around the Toronto area congregated in the new 4U Badminton Centre to participate in the 2015 GTA Masters Badminton Tournament, which included events in the 40, 45 and 50 age
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4U Badminton Centre is a new facility in Mississauga. They have 7 full sized badminton courts with a 28 feet of height ceiling, They provide private & team training classes, junior & adult beginner classes, and winter & summer camps for all levels. Don’t have court shoes? Don’t worry, they rent them!
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CANADA WINS TEAM TITLE FOR THE 9TH YEAR IN A ROW photos by Bryan Lau and John Lei
Markham’s new Pan Am Centre hosted the 2014 Badminton Pan Am Championships, led by the Federation of Badminton Clubs volunteer group. The event was a huge success, and the perfect testament to how smoothly these guys can operate. With the 2015 Pan
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Am Games coming next, it’s safe to say Badminton is lining up for a terrific event. Canadian athletes had the home court advantage, taking home the Team Gold, as well as several individual medals. With athletes, fans and accredited individuals from all over ac-
knowledging the efforts and professionalism of all involved, it is evident that Canada has set a standard in the Pan America’s. Markham’s sweetheart Michelle Li led the way in the individual medals, taking home gold in women’s singles followed by her prodigy Rachel Honderich, taking silver. Alex Bruce and her partner Phyllis Chan (BC) finished in the 3/4 spot in Women’s Doubles but she secured gold in Mixed Doubles with partner and fellow Olympian Toby Ng (BC). Other Canadians, Adrian Liu and Derrick Ng took home gold in Men’s Doubles and Quebec athletes Ann-Julie Beaulieu and her partner Vicky Girard finished in the other 3/4 spot of Women’s Doubles. Notably present were the Badminton Ontario Line Judges, led by Warren Brownlee. This program started a few years ago though a grant provided by the Ontario Government, and has excelled into a dedicated group of individuals itching to be on the front lines of othe 2015 Pan Am Games. Their professionalism and presence at this event was noticed by all, as they were easily recongizable by their standout uniforms. Badminton Canada also offered souvenir shirts for sale to all of the athletes and fans which were a success in their own. The event could not have been such a success without the dedication of the many volunteers involved.
Michelle Li wins gold in Women’s Singles
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Line Judges line up for their procession leading up to a match
Above: Bethany So lunges for a shuttle Right: Brittney Tam and Nyl Yakura Below: Behind the scenes action
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The crowd cheering on Canada
A few words of advice for Oympian Alex Bruce mid-match
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Toby Ng and Alex Bruce battle on for the Mixed Doubles title
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Athletes from Ontario (bottom left) were the recipients of an athletic sponsorship from the Federation of Badminton Clubs, presented at the Championships. The Federation aims to support local athletes on their pursuit of the podium and through fundraising efforts, have set aside moneys to support promising
local athletes. Above, Michelle Li and Rachel Honderich pose with their coaches after receiving their medals for their gold and silver performances in the Women’s Singles individual event. Below, a team comes together to cheer on athletes from the stands.
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[ Rachel Honderich ]
Top: Toby Ng and Kevin Li sign autographs Bottom: Phyllis Chan and Alex Bruce
THE MARKHAM
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[ Joseph Rogers ]
Top: MIchelle Li Bottom: Michelle Li, Kevin Li and Rachel Honderich
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The Premier Badminton League makes its debut in Ontario, offering a competitive and elite team league not currently offered in Ontario. With up to $10,000 in cash prizes at the end of the season, this new program is sure to be a smashing success. The PBL got off to a great start in its pilot season, with 9 teams in two divisions heading to a championship in the summer of 2015.
“The Premier Badminton League has had an exciting start to its pilot season with intense closely contested ties in both the 1st and 2nd Divisions. The 1st Division teams feature a number of Canada’s national and past national players. The pilot season is being hosted in the York (1st Division) and Peel (2nd Division) regions.” - PBL Representative To compete, athletes join together to form a team and play both home and away
National Team athletes Rachel Honderich and Jason Ho-Shue are currently competing in the Division 1 of the Premier Badminton League
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Don’t forget to check out the league on Tournament Software!
games. They don’t need to be members of a club, but they do need to secure a ‘home base’ to play their home games. Included in the registration fee are 3 home and 3 away games, team jerseys, 2 tubes of shuttles, court rental fees, and tickets to the finals. “Badminton friends, enthusiasts and fans are welcomed to come out to watch and cheer on teams and players at all the ties during the pilot season. Follow results,
team and player stats on tournament software.” The PBL aims to expand their program with their official launch in the fall of 2015, with the goal of reaching other regions and provinces down the road. The playoff finals are scheduled for May 23, 2015. For more information about this exciting new project, go to www.premierbl.com.
UPCOMING MATCHES: DIVISION 1
DIVISION 2
7:00 PM Thursday, Feb. 12th at Pan Am Centre Wii Not Fit vs. Dark Jan
6:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 14th at 4 U Badminton Club Smash Potatoes v.s Creme De La Crap Ash vs. Loose Feathers
7:00 PM Thursday, Feb. 19th at Pan Am Centre Pink Vigilantes vs. Wii Not Fit 7:00 PM Sunday, Mar. 8th at Mandarin Badminton Club Dark Jan vs. Mandarin 7:00 PM Thursday, Mar. 12th at Pan Am Centre Dark Jan vs. Wii Not Fit 7:00 PM Sunday, Mar. 22nd at Mandarin Badminton Club Pink Vigilantes vs. Mandarin
6:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 28th at 4 U Badminton Club Decepticons vs. Smash Potatoes Creme De La Crap vs. Ash 6:00 PM Saturday, Mar. 7th at 4 U Badminton Club Ash vs. Decepticons Loose Feathers vs. Creme De La Crap 6:00 PM Saturday, Mar. 21st at 4 U Badminton Club Ash vs. Smash Potatoes Loose Feathers vs. Decepticons
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NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER
KEVIN LI Shares a few of his favourite athlete-life staples. TOP 3 OFF-COURT TRAINING EXCERCISES: 1. Bench Prese 2. Reverse Fly 3. Box Jump Training “I personally like to have my body stronger and thicker, so I enjoy doing a lot of chest and back exercises, especially as of late. Box jump training helps 18 the Shuttler Magazine
me improve my explosiveness and verticals.” TOP 4 SONGS: 1. 2. 3. Thrift Shop by Macklemore 4. Sorry seems to be the hardest word by Elton John GO TO PRE-GAME SNACK: 1. Nutra-grain bars and a banana
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NEW NCCP FOR BADMINT ONTARIO UPDATE The much anticipated redesigned NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) was unveiled to badminton’s new LFs (Learning Facilitators) at a three day training workshop held in Oshawa - November 19 – 21, 2014. LFs were formerly called Course Conductors in the now retired, old NCCP. The workshop was offered in conjunction with CAC (Coaches Association of Canada), and Badminton Canada. Joe Morissette, the Executive Director of Badminton Canada, invited coaches from across Canada through their PSO (Provincial Sports Organization). The event brought together experienced coaches/course conductors to review the new materials, and be trained on the new process. Ontario was well represented by six LFs, who are now tasked with 20 the Shuttler Magazine
rolling out the new program to their respective Districts. Ontario coaches/course conductors (who are now the new “Trained” LFs) included the following: Badminton Canada / TDBA: Stephane Cadieux Badminton Ontario: Kevin Willington COBA: Wayne King GBDBA: Warren Brownlee ODBA: Janet Hugli YRBA: Valerie Loker The facilitation and classroom exercises were conducted by Barb Cooper and Kathy Brook of the CAC. Eric Dufour, of Badminton Quebec, was tasked to undertake the lead in the development of the new NCCP by Badminton Canada, and Stephane Cadieux of Badminton Ontario was tasked to work with Eric, and to lead the roll out in Ontario. “Facilitation” is to be the new
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guiding motif during future coach training, as well as during individual coaching sessions. All coaches are expected to reflect on both the successes, as well as areas for improvement of each of their coaching sessions to ensure continued professional growth. Here’s a summary of the way the new system works for the new Competitive Stream, which has been aligned with the LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) in mind:
nical/Tactical Basics To become a Provincially “Trained” Coach you are required to take two modules: Module 4 (8 hours) - Design a Basic Sport Program and Basic Mental Skills Module 5 (8 hours) - Technical/Tactical Foundations Provincial Coach These modules synthesize the old Theory (Intro. to Competition A & B) and the Technical on court courses. The courses can be run
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either individually as a module, or delivered as weekend packages. On completion of the required modules, coaches receive “Trained” status, but are not accredited as a “Certified” Coach (NEW!). To become a “Certified” Coach, coaches must complete an “Evaluation” which
includes both written and on-court requirements. Part of the evaluation is submitted online and written tasks include a program planning portfolio (which is designed and developed by the coach for their on-court evaluation). On completion and validation of the portfolio, the coach is then evaluated on-court. Feedback is offered in a reflective process reviewing both the positive areas, and a discussion on options to further enhance the program. The focus is on continuous improvement and ongoing professional development. The evaluation process involves the demonstration of competence of specific Evidences that support the Criteria for five Core Competencies: Valuing, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Leading, Interacting While all LFs that attended the session are now both “Trained” LFs and “Trained” CE’s (Coach Evaluators) they will likely not perform both roles for the same coaches after the roll out. Being evaluated by a CE
who is not the LF, enriches the learning, and will help to provide uniformity of excellence in coaching across the province and country. The “Trained” LFs & CEs who attended the workshop will now be “evaluated” to become Certified LFs & CEs. They work in pairs to present the NCCP modules in a co-facilitation process to earn their “certified” status. Each province will designate a Master Learning Facilitator / Evaluator whose job it will be to train and examine the LFs and CEs. WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THIS NEW SYSTEM TO BE IN PLACE?
• The manuals are currently being updated, and edited. • The logistics for on line registration and tracking are being finalized. • Data management, and uniform pricing structures are under discussion • Pilots within Districts are planned for early spring 2015 • Roll out is anticipated late spring or early summer 2015
Coaches who have completed NCCP Badminton courses for Levels 1 and Levels 2 will be given an equivalency in the new NCCP for each course (Theory, Technical, and Practical). Coaches will need to complete their certification in the new NCCP stream if they have not completed all three of the old NCCP modules for their respective Level. The Theory for all Levels is still available to be completed on the CAC website, and the equivalency will be granted in the new NCCP. The NCCP represents one national program of standards, which applies to all sports, and is recognized as leading edge around the
world. Badminton has taken a very positive step forward to move to the new NCCP for the Competitive Stream, aligning with the LTAD of athletes. We are excited to share the new program with all current coaches, and those who are inspired to share their leadership talents with new coaches as we build our sport together. Once available, the new NCCP badminton courses will be advertised on the Badminton Ontario website. If you have any questions about the new NCCP, please contact: Kevin Willington Director of Coaching, Badminton Ontario kevin.willington@badmintonontario.ca
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KURT TEMPELMANS-PAT
RECEIVES THE CAO
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
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coaching a community rep team or top performing provincial athletes, the coach who pushes the envelope, invents new approaches to old challenges and breaks through barriers.
Bachelor Degrees Applied Degrees Diplomas Certificates Nationally Recognized Badminton Program For more information contact: Ray Chateau—Athletic Director ray.chateau@humber.ca 416.675.6622 X4456 athletics.humber.ca
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BADMINTON ONTARIO AND CAO TEAM UP IN COACHES HELPING COACHES PROGRAM As part of Coaches Week 2014 in Ontario, the Coaches Association of Ontario selected seven candidates across all sports for their new coaching mentor program: “Coaches Helping Coaches”. This CAO initiative, launched across all sports, matches aspiring coaches with experienced mentors to enhance the overall development of Ontario coaching expertise. This is the programs’ pilot year with the hope of continuation in future years in conjunction with Coaches Week.
Congratulations to Dominic Soong and Devon Hamilton of the Soong Badminton Academy who were selected as a coaching mentor & coach trainee in the new program. Both the New Coach and the Mentor Coach were invited to attend the Ontario Coaches Conference for free as part of their professional development. Badminton Ontario is proud of the selection of our badminton leaders in this program, salute both Dominic and Devon for their contribution to the development of the sport of badminton, and wish them the best of good success.
Visit www.coach.ca for more information on the Coaching Helping Coaches program.
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TEAM ONTARIO ANNOUNCED E Badminton Club hosted the Team Ontario trials December 19-21 - a tournament by which the winners of each event are automatically selected to participate on Team Ontario at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, British Columbia. Ontario’s success at this event comes with high expectations from the coaching staff. “Ontario overall has always done very well at the Canada Winter Games, being the strongest province in 21 out of 23 Games. It is our plan to stay professional and do our best to achieve this goal once again, representing our province and our sport to the best of our abilities!” Says head coach Andrew Dabeka. In 2011, the success of Team Ontario’s Badminton Team meant cluthing the coveted Canada Games Flag - securing Ontario as the overall winner. Tied at 2 losses and 2 wins, Ontario’s Men’s Doubles Team won the 5th tie in a nail biter. This years Games expect nothing short of exciting matchups between some very strong provinces. 28 the Shuttler Magazine
Representing Team Ontario in the Team Event are: Nyl Yakura Andrew D’Souza Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Jason Ho-Shue Sergiy Shatenko Brittney Tam Rachel Honderich Danica Lau Vivian Kwok Qufei Chen Alternates: Andrew Lau Owen Kurvits Joanne Chen Sarah Bowman Team Ontario is led this year by head coach, and former Olympian Andrew Dabeka and team manager Susan Yakura.
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BONSHOP
HOW DO I USE MY POINTS? Athletes must signup online at www. bonshop.ca for a free account. All you need is your BON ID and a valid email address. Points will be deposited into your account after a tournament finishes. WHEN IS MY LAST CHANCE TO USE MY POINTS? The BONSHOP will be onsite at the 2015 Ontario JR HP Championships so you can redeem your points in person, but after that you have 30 days to use them up online. GO TO WWW.BONSHOP.CA FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE BONSHOP.
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HOW DO I GET POINTS? If you win a match in the main round at a JR HP event, you win points. Click here for a breakdown of points.
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WHAT IS IT? Athletes competing in the Black Knight Junior High Performance Series win points that you can use to get prizes online in the BONSHOP.
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