The participants were drawn from eleven both new and established clubs and academies in the region.
Those clubs that took part included; the Indian Club, PSA Academy, Deepika’s Badminton Academy, Walkahead Academy, NSNL Academy, Alex Badminton Academy, Pro Badminton Academy, Al Etihad Club Abu Dhabi and Madina Club Sharjah.
Over the course of five days at Dubai Sports World the group learnt the principles of coaching, performance and movement, skill acquisition, techniques and tactics, as well as lesson planning and delivery.
The course was held under the umbrella of Shuttle Time Dubai, which was implemented as part of the arrangement between the BWF and Dubai Sports Council that sees the World Superseries Finals held in Dubai each December from 2014-2017.
“We have run several coaching courses now and the demand for coach education is increasing as the badminton community sees the benefits of engaging accredited coaches,” said Jaffer Ebrahim, the BWF’s Dubai badminton development manager.
“The improvement in skills in both new and experienced players as a result of training accredited coaches is clear to see and we are delighted with the impact the training is having on the growth of badminton in the UAE.”
Some great pictures from last week's One Badminton Challenge held at Dubai Sports World. #BadmintonDubai pic.twitter.com/puCUgDQdvw
— Shuttle Time Dubai (@ShuttletimeDxb) July 3, 2016
A BWF Coach Level 2 course is also scheduled to be held at Dubai Sports World from 6-11 August.
Another key component of the Shuttle Time Dubai program is to improve the skills of badminton technical officials and referees.
“It is vital for the growth of the sport that we improve the skills not only of the teachers and coaches but also the technical officials, so we will be holding an Umpires Course later in August. Upgrading the skills across the whole sport creates a firm professional footing for the future development of badminton in the UAE,” said Ebrahim.
