School Badminton takes off in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire has seen a massive increase in schools taking part in badminton over the last two years.

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Hayley Cook                                                  

Communications Officer,

Lincolnshire Sports Partnership

 

Email: hayley.cook@lincolnshiresports.co.uk

Mobile: 01522 585580

 

 

SCHOOL BADMINTON TAKES OFF IN LINCONSHIRE

 

Lincolnshire has seen a massive increase in schools taking part in badminton over the last two years.

 

34 schools competed in the Centre Parcs Badminton Championship last week throughout the county, which has dramatically increased from 9 in 2007.

 

The first round of the competition took place throughout November and December in schools around Lincolnshire, thanks to the Competition Manager team and Lincolnshire School Sport Partnership. Winners from individual schools in the area will go through to the county finals in January 2010.

 

Lincolnshire Sports Partnership has provided coaching support for the schools through their Community Sports Coach Scheme. Roger Burke from the Partnership has been instrumental in helping schools with their badminton development and has helped a number of schools to compete in the Centre Parcs Badminton Championship for the first time.

 

Tom Mapp Senior Competition Manager is delighted that the number of children and young people involved in badminton is increasing throughout Lincolnshire. He says:

“It’s great to see so many children being given the opportunity to play badminton in schools. The Centre Parks Badminton Competition is a fantastic opportunity for schools to progress from local to County to Regional level, and for the best schools; National competitions.

 

“William Farr School in Lincoln reached the National Finals last year, and we hope that they can emulate this again this year under the leadership of the talismanic Ian Ward.”

 

In the lead up to 2012 and beyond, school sport participation and competitive sports across the county is rising. Young people are getting the sports ‘bug’ and sports like badminton are experiencing the benefits of more children making the cross over from school to club.

 

As Badminton England have also employed a full time Development Officer for the County, Rod Taylor, badminton in Lincolnshire is about to enter an exciting new phase of development. We expect the numbers of schools continue to rise as well as the number of young people entering into community clubs. 

 

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For further information, contact Tom Mapp at the Lincolnshire Sports Partnership on 01522 585580, or via email on tom.mapp@lincolnshiresports.co.uk.

 

 

Note to Editors:

The Lincolnshire Sports Partnership is a non-for-profit company set up to allow councils, sports governing bodies and schools to work together in a single system. Their aim, over time, is to improve sporting opportunities and activities across the county.