Herts Youth Games May 2008

This year all teams were able to play each other and there was some great games with skill  level visibly improving  throughout the day. 

Thanks to the many District coaches, Team managers and volunteers behind the scenes before and on the day and particularly Tournament Organiser Barbara Lewczynska and Tournament Scorer Gill Bartlett the event ran very smoothly.  Thanks to the tournament computer program, by Bob Green, players interest in the rankings could be frequently satisfied.  

At the end Gobi Ranganathan (international wheelchair badminton gold medallist) and Colin Jackson provided a brief demonstration match urged on by the watching crowd of participants and parents.

Gobi presented the silver medals and Colin Jackson presented the bronze and gold medals and  - see photos (click on some shows larger versions) and the results below.

St Albans v Watford  - girls doubles	Welwyn Hatfield mixed  pair anticipate the high clear	Tournament Organiser Barbara Lewczynska does a spot  of scoring
Herts Olympian and International, Natalie Munt, popped in to help scorer	- and for a chat with friends and coaches	Players keen to know find the score from Gill Bartlett
Colin Jackson assists Gobi in the medal presentations	Gobi presents the Bronze medals to East Herts	Winners, North Herts with Colin Jackson
Colin Jackson autographing shirts of a North Herts player	Gobi autographs a St Albans player's shirt	www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing items in a set called Herts Youth Games. Make your own badge here.     For a lot more HYG badminton photos this year click above or this link to Flickr:

 Results

Congratulations to all players!  The final positions were:

1st North Herts          2nd Hertsmere          3rd East Herts

4th Three Rivers       5th Dacorum              6th Watford

7th Broxbourne         8th Welwyn/Hatfield  9th St Albans