BADMINTONscotland are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a World Coaches Conference at Strathclyde University to run in conjunction with the Sudirman Cup, in Glasgow Scotland.  The Conference commences on Thursday 14 June 2007 and ends on Friday 15 June 2007. The Conference offers 2 packages, which will be made available to all interested parties and will be circulated to all member associations.

Package One ñ Conference & Ticket Package (this includes tickets to Thursday and Friday sessions of the World Badminton Championships 2007) - £85

Package Two ñ Conference Only - £75.

Both packages include transport to and from the Conference venue and onward to the World Championships venue.  Additionally lunch will be provided on both days. Click here to download an application form

The Conference is open to all coaches and will include both theory and practical on court sessions. These sessions will offer Coaches of all levels a unique opportunity to improve their knowledge in areas such as Speed/Agility/Quickness in badminton, Maximising Technology and how video and physiological analysis can be used in the development of badminton players.

Guest speakers:

Morten Frost (Keynote Speaker), Performance Director at Team Aarhus, Denmark, delivering on-court sessions with a focus on singles fitness & training

Gunther Huber, Badminton World Federation Director of Performance Development, speaking about coach education and development

Mohan Subramaniam, the Director of Coaching and High Performance for Badminton New Zealand, focusing on perception training and the ways in which coaches can improve high performance junior players

Malcolm Fairweather, Head of Science and Innovation at the Scottish Institute of Sport, John Bradley and video analyst Andy Kerr, presenting on performance analysis