Net 2 Net: Fiona's Badminton Blog

Great Resources for Teachers and Coaches from BWF (Badminton World Federation)

fiona — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:11:24 +0000

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(the above video says sneak peak but ‘Shuttle Time’ has now officially been released.)

Hey Everyone, I don’t know if many of you have heard but BWF spent a lot of time, money and people power creating a great FREE resource called ‘Shuttle Time’. ‘Shuttle Time’ is BWF’s Schools Badminton Program, it is geared towards helping teachers and coaches ‘develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to plan and deliver safe and fun badminton lessons to children and youth’ (BWF Schools Badminton- Shuttle Time, 2012)

The program consist of lesson plans, teachers manuals, and instructional videos (professional, short and to the point). I have already used some of the ideas from some of the instructional videos with the students I coach (they have all worked out great!).

To access these resources you need to sign-up and create a username. It is really easy and all FREE!
This is the link to the BWF page where you can sign-up:

http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=15529

I strongly recommend this resource to everyone. There is so much great information here. I haven’t even been able to check it all out yet! Ian Wright and BWF have really impressed me with their work! Enjoy this great resource. Once again it is FREE!

Agility Ladder Drills For Badminton

fiona — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:29:03 +0000

Hey everyone check out some agility ladder drills. If you like my video please ‘Like’ it on YouTube.

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Doubles Flat Control Drill

fiona — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:31:44 +0000

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Back in Business!

fiona — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:40:44 +0000

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Lin Dan vs. Lee Chong Wei 2011 All England Finals

fiona — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:11:22 +0000

Hey everyone I just came across this video of highlights from the mens singles finals at the 2011 All Englands. There are some great rallies in it. Check it out!

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Women’s Doubles Semi-Finals 2011 Canadian Nationals

fiona — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:12:02 +0000

Hey Everyone, here is some footage from my women’s doubles semi-finals at the 2011 Canadian Senior Nationals. My doubles partner is Val Loker. We lost in three long games to Phyllis Chan and Christin Tsai. It was one of the longest matches I have ever played in my career. It was very painful. We had some very long rallies, but I guess that’s what happens when you put an attacking team (Val and I) vs. a defensive team (Phyllis and Christin). It was a really great, fun game but very physical. My body was dead by the end.

I hope you guys like it!

p.s. Val and I came third and the 2011 Canadian Nationals. We won the 3/4 play-off against Charmaine Reid and Suneeta Khare (21-13, 21-16)

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Can Fund

fiona — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:37:32 +0000

Hi everyone, I found another good commercial done by Can Fund. It really sums up what Canadian athletes have to go through compared to other athletes around the world. I know that when I have told other Badminton Athletes from other countries what we have to do to be able to compete, they all can’t believe it. Many of them say they would never be competing in badminton if it was like that for them. Many Canadian athletes from all different sports, travel to tournaments around the world without a coach! Other teams arrive with managers, coaches, physio, massage. I have had coaches from other countries take pity on me and offer to coach me if they didn’t have any players competing at that time. I have also had other countries team physios ‘donate’ their time to me. This is not an uncommon practice of many Canadian Athletes. It does build a different kind of athlete though. There is a lot more sacrifice that Canadian athletes have to make. As a whole this type of commitment/sacrifice that us Canadian Athletes make bring us all together. When Canadian athletes get together we all swap horror stories that we all have experienced because of this lack of funding. It is definitely very bonding. We all can connect with each other this way. But it would be great in the future if we could find a connection to each other through winning medals instead of lack of funding.

Check out the Commercial

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Canadian Commercial for Athlete Funding

fiona — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:43:51 +0000

Hey everyone, I found this commercial produced in Toronto demonstrating some of the things Canadian Athletes have to deal with. It is pretty funny check it out!

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How to tape an ankle

fiona — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:49:12 +0000

My friend Julianne is my lovely assistant who let me tape her ankle for this video

Thanks Julianne

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Song of the Week: Chicken Fried by Zach Brown Band

fiona — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:08:56 +0000

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