Hertfordshire Badminton

A Really Great 1^st Herts Badminton BONANZA Tournament

for social and local league players aged 14 upwards

Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st January 2010

Report and pictures coming soon!

Hatfield Badminton Junior Open 2009

Held at two venues in Hatfield from 28^th to 30^th December 2009, with an entry in excess of 180 players the organisers booked both Birchwood Leisure Centre and the Hertfordshire Sports Village to accommodate all three age groups. Click for Report and Results spreadsheet.

Paul Widdicombe

Gobi at the 4-Nations, His Most Successful Tournament to Date!

After my World Championships adventure in Seoul, I took part in the Irish Leg of the 4 Nations Disabled Badminton Championships. After winning last year�s Singles and Men�s Doubles title in Belfast, I had to compete for both those and the Mixed Doubles title in this year�s competition which was held in Dublin�s ALSAA Sports Complex.

I had my most successful tournament to date as I came away from Dublin having completed a Badminton Hat-Trick. I retained the Men�s Singles title, regained the Men�s Doubles Title, and won the Mixed Doubles title for the first time. The photo above was taken with the Badminton Ireland President, Craig Casey. For the rest of his report, click here. Update, 4th January 2010: Gobi gets Stevenage Mayor's Award for Sporting Excellence - click here for photo

18 Participants Complete Herts Level 1 Coaches Course

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The course organised by Herts Badminton Development Officer, Malcolm Jellows, was held at John F Kennedy Sports Centre over three separate days. Ten participants from Herts included: Michael Newlove, Swifts; James Rickards, SCOBE; Rashida Barnett, Comets JBC; Razinah Scofield, Comets JBC; Richard Vernon, Harpenden Jnr; Kate Herring, Knebworth JBC; Gayle Leeson, Abbey JBC; William Woodford, York House Prep School, Watford; Simon Dean; Jo En Choi, Swifts.

Brian Jackson, HBA Coaching Co-ordinator said "That's Great! We welcome them into the Herts Coaches Club."

County 3rds v Jersey Enjoyed the New John F Kennedy Sports Centre

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- a great match but we didn't quite manage to win! The Results with Herts players first were:

Mens singles:

Dave Roberts (a new acquisition this season) v Chris Cotillard (Jersey) 14-21, 22-20, 9-21

Dan Hatt v Jon Southern:- 21-13, 21-18. A good victory for Dan.

Mens doubles:

Anthone Moye, Dave Roberts v Chris Cotillard, Gavin Carter 21-15, 15-21, 17-21

Anthony Moye, Dave Roberts v Jon Southern, Jeremy Haselhurst 21-6, 21-9

Dave Roberts and Anthony Moy in action

Dan Hatt, Howard Stobo v Chris Cotillard, Gavin Carter 19-21, 13-21

Dan Hatt, Howard Stobo v Jon Southern, Jeremy Haselhurst 23-25, 20-22

Dan Hatt attacks the serve with Howard Stobo

Womens's Singles:

Charity Barnes v Kim Ashton 21-15, 8-21,12-21

Michelle Nash v Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow 13-21, 13-21

Women's Doubles:-

Charity Barnes, Liz Austin v Kim Ashton, Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow 10-21, 9-21.

Charity and Liz v Cara NcGinnigle, Lindsey Woodward 21-9. 21-15

Michelle Nash, Ying Yi Tee v Kim Ashton, Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow 12-21, 9-21

Michelle Nash, Ying Yi Tee v Cara McGinnigle, Lindsey Woodward 21-18, 20-22,15-21

Ying Yi Tee dives for the net shot with partner, Michelle Nash

Mixed Doubles:-

Anthony Moye, Charity Barnes v Chris Cotillard, Kim Ashton 11-21, 14-21

Dan Hatt, Michelle Nash v Gavin Carter, Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow 16-21,14-21

Howard Stobo, Liz Austin v Jeremy Hazlehurst, Lindsey Woodward 21-11, 18-21, 21-15

Howard Stobo delivers a smash with Liz Austin

We lost 4 - 11, but everyone who played did well. The two juniors playing won 2 out of our 4 wins.

Margaret Cooper, Team Manager

URGENT NOTE from County Match Secretary, Paul Widdicombe - Can You Help?

Dear Player
 
I gave notice in April last year that I would cease to act as Match Secretary for the County

from the end of this season.
To date no one has come forward.
 
Please give this matter serious consideration as no match secretary means no matches.
 
Regards
	Paul Widdicombe

	Email: Financehtc@aol.com

Herts Sports Partnership are running their 3^rd annual coach education week in February to provide numerous opportunities to further develop yourself. A full list of courses can be found by clicking the title above, below are the badminton specific courses available, please click on the course title for a direct link to book;

With competition on the rise, more and more badminton events now require umpires. With this 1 day course you will learn what it takes to umpire a game of badminton and become a member of the Badminton Umpires Association of England.

Learn the ins and outs of what it takes to become a badminton line judge. For anyone 16+ this four hour course offers a mixture of theory and practical sessions which will teach you the skills to judge at official BADMINTON England events and could even put you one step closer to the Olympic games.

For all those budding juniors who wish to learn more about the game than just playing. The Badminton Young Official Award (YOA) is aimed at young people aged 14-19. The course is a combination of practical and theory sessions designed to equip the Young Official with the necessary skills and a qualification that will allow them to officiate at badminton events.

This includes a selection of key note speakers followed by a coaching master class led by Martin Andrews England Junior Performance Head Coach at 11:15-1:30pm. See the full details including Martin's miniCV.

BADMINTON ENGLAND, Herts Sports Partnership and Herts Badminton Association have teamed up to offer weekly fun and relaxed coached sessions at:

Gosling Sports Park for those 16+ Starting 27th March, 7-8pm, �2/w. To book tel: 01707 331056

Level 2 Sundays 10th, 17th, 31st January, 14th March, Jim McDonald Centre, Hatfield.

If interested in the next courses email County Coaching Co-ordinator Malcolm Jellows , or see the Coaching webpage, here.

Hertfordshire Badminton 2009