Blair and Van Rietvelde snatch incredible Scotland victory

Created on 24 May 2013

Incredible Scotland - photo courtesy of Edwin Leung Scotland pulled off a sensational victory over the Netherlands at the Sudirman Cup world mixed team championships in Kuala Lumpur today to finish top of Group 2 and 13th overall in the standings.

The Scots scored their fourth victory over higher ranked opposition in the space of six days, beating the Dutch 3-1 in the play-off to determine the top team in Group 2.

(photo courtesy of Edwin Leung)

Teachers make a racket

Created on 24 May 2013

North Ayrshire 4 THIRTY EIGHT teachers from Glasgow and North Ayrshire recently attended a two hour coach education training session covering content from BADMINTONscotland’s Primary Curriculum for Excellence Pack.

The training covered warm-up games, practices to develop grips and serving skills as well as many fun, on-court games.

Each attending school received a resource pack and one year's affiliation, funded through Glasgow and North Ayrshire’s Active Schools Teams. It is hoped that these teachers will now deliver badminton as part of Curricular PE sessions and also through lunch-time and after-school clubs.

Vacancies: Regional Development Officer (2 Posts)

Created on 24 May 2013

BADMINTONscotland, the national governing body for badminton in Scotland, wishes to appoint two Regional Development Officers. The successful candidates will have a unique opportunity to grow the sport in: