Glasgow 2017

The BWF Coaching Conference was conducted in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday, August 25 and Saturday, August 26, 2017. The programme was aimed at giving provincial, national and international coaches an opportunity to access the most up-to-date coaching methods and practices.

The BWF Coaching Conference programme continues the tradition of giving coaches at all levels access to some world-class coaches and experts within and outside our great game.

Conference Programme and Speakers can be found here.

TOPICS

The conference featured the following topics:

Coaching character for winning performance
Players self-esteem
Effective badminton player development systems
Shoulder injury prevention
Tactical and skill-development techniques for players
Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Training

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

BWF Coaching Conference 2017 Video Playlist

SESSIONS - FRIDAY 25 AUGUST

JOHN NEAL: Coaching character for winning performance

Hult International Business School - UK

KENNETH LARSEN: Developing players' self-esteem through recognition

Aalborg University – Aalborg, Denmark

Presentation

JULIAN NORTH: Effective badminton player development systems

Leeds Beckett University – UK

Presentation

XU HUAIWEN & PI HONGYAN: Women's singles in the modern day

Former Players

SESSIONS - SATURDAY 26 AUGUST

TAM KIM HER: Men's Doubles - attacking and defensive play

Doubles Coach - India

IAN WRIGHT: BWF Programmes

BWF Development Director

Presentation

MARK KING: Speed and accuracy in the badminton jump smash

Loughborough University, UK

Presentation

Expert Panel

Q&A with delegates

KENNETH LARSEN: Development of tactical and physical skills in men's singles

Aalborg University - Aalborg, Denmark

PI HONGYAN & XU HUAIWEN: Coaching Clinic

Former Players

STEWART KERR: Shoulder Injury Prevention

Chartered Physiotherapist - Scotland

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