By RJ Mitchell Badminton Scotland CEO Keith Russell has no doubt that 2023 has been a hugely positive year for the sport and our communities. In the first of a two part interview, Keith has taken time out to reflect on 2023 and in a second follow-up, he will preview [...]
By Gordon Smith Report for week ending 18 December 2023 It was a quieter week in the Dundee Area Badminton leagues as teams and players geared up for the winter break. The T Duncan & Co Mixed league Division 2 continues to serve up some cracking games and this week [...]
By RJ Mitchell ELEANOR O’DONNELL has revealed that her decision to retire from international badminton will not mean she will be turning her back on the sport she loves. The Scotland international confirmed her decision to call time on her elite career after having successfully helped the Scottish Women’s Team [...]
By Lanarkshire Badminton For this edition of ‘Coach Spotlight’, we spoke with current coach and ex-international player Keith Turnbull from Larkhall, who gives us a glimpse into his early coaching experiences, his passion for developing people and how the lessons learned as a player has helped shape his philosophy and [...]
By RJ Mitchell INGO KINDERVATER believes that the experience gained in the European Men’s Team Championship qualifiers at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes will provide a super solid foundation for the progress of our men’s team. Our Scots finished a close second to Ukraine in Subgroup 1 of [...]
A huge well done to Glenearn Juniors who welcomed Logan McConachie (Sports Development Officer) to their training session as he presented the club with the Live Active Gold Paces Award. The award is a culmination of years of hard work, first started by previous club president John Grant and in [...]
By RJ Mitchell IN the first of a two part review of the European Championship qualifiers, Head of Performance Ingo Kindervater has revealed his belief that the Scottish Women’s team will head for Łódź, Poland in February, more than ready to hold their own against the best the continent has [...]
By Gordon Smith Report for week ending 11 December 2023. It was the final round of fixtures before the festive break in the T Duncan & Co Gents and ladies doubles leagues. Nomads ladies moved to the top of the table with a 5-0 win v Dundee University. Susie Roberts [...]
By Hugh Ainsley On Saturday 16th December it was the turn of the 2011 Age Group to visit Wishaw for the SSBU Age Group event. There were 36 players entered with 21 players in the boys singles. Boy's Singles Round Up The 8 seeded players all reached the quarter finals [...]
Badminton Scotland would like to pass on their condolences after hearing news of the passing of Mike Robinson, Chair of Badminton England's Board of Directors. Article sourced from Badminton England 18 December, 2023 It is with profound shock and deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mike Robinson, Chair [...]
