Badminton: Steps to Success - 2nd Edition (Steps to Success Activity Series)
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
We are in the process of updating the USAB athlete bio section on the website. Among the objectives of the profile-form include the following: - ensure that your fans and friends stay connected with you and also show the non-badminton community who the USA badminton athletes are.
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Members of Team USA converged on Guadalajara, Mexico on October 18th and 19th with the hope of surpassing last year's 3rd place result. While the team left with a disappointing 5th place finish, they did not leave empty handed. All who participated, including the eight team members, four additional individual participants, and the coach Wendy Carter, brought home valuable experience that will help...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Fred Coleman November 10, 2009 The USAB Board of Directors held a Listening Session at the Southern Open, at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina October 9-11. 2009. At-Large Board Member Fred Coleman and Athlete Board Member Ruth Menchaca spoke with over 40 of the 155 players, met with the Region Board of Directors (of which Ruth is a member), and were available at the tournament dinner. We spoke...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
USAB shall pay a stipend set by the USAB Board of Directors to reimburse the 2010 USA Team for travel expenses directly related to the 2010 Thomas/Uber Cup Prelims and/or the 2010 Thomas/Uber Cup Final. To receive the stipend, the player must submit an itemized expense report with original receipts to USAB by July 1, 2010.
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
USA Badminton October 26, 2009 The XI Miami Pan Am International 2009 has extended the closing date until Wednesday, October 27th, 2009. An entry form for the event is located .
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
The 2010 USA Badminton Team USA Trials will be held on December 11-13, 2009, at the Orange County Badminton Club in Orange, California.The Team USA Trials result will be used to select the US team to any continental and / or BWF adult team competition in 2010. The trials will pick a team for two types of team competition that currently exists:1. Thomas Cup (Men's Team) / Uber Cup (Women's Team) where...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The USOC Team Selection Working Group (TSWG) has approved USA Badminton's Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games pending final approval by the USOC Board of Directors. USAB YOG Trial participants can view the 2010 YOG Athlete Selection Procedures document by clicking .Please note that only participants who qualify for the YOG 2010 Continental Championships Qualification in Lima,...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The entry deadline for the Under 19 Junior International Trial (JIT) has been extended until October 31st, 2009. Completed entry forms must be post-marked by this date and mailed to Amy Ng as outlined on the entry form. The entry form can be accessed from the events listing page.
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
The USA Badminton Tournament Committee has awarded the 2010 Team USA Adult Trials to the Orange County Badminton Club (OCBC) in Orange, CA. These Trials will be held on the weekend of December 11th-13th, 2009, and will be used to select the 2010 USA Thomas & Uber Cup teams and the US team to compete in the 2010 Pan-American Championships. The entry form will be posted on the events page once it...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
USA will be represented by a contingent of thirteen players in the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico beginning October 20th. In the team championships which is from October 20th -21st , Team USA will be represented by Nicholas Jinadasa, Arnold Setiadi, Ted Shear, Kyle Emerick, Rena Wang, Rulan Yeh and the Phongasavithas sisters, Panita and Vimla. The team will be led by Manager/Coach,...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Trial Dates: December 27-28, 2009Venue Sponsor: Golden Gate Badminton Club, Menlo Park, CaliforniaSubsequent to the 2009 USA Badminton Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Trial information posted on 9/9/09, USAB received updated information from Badminton Pan America Confederation (BPAC) stating that entries per country will be limited to up to FOUR (4) players in each event ( 4 boys and 4 girls) . As a result...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Date: 28-29 December, 2009Venue: Golden Gate Club, Menlo ParkCoaches: Bob Malaythong & Raju RaiBadminton in the USA is flourishing judging from this year's Junior Nationals and Pan Am Junior Championships, thanks to the many clubs, the many coaches and enthusiastic parents. It takes a great deal of hard work for a club to build a team. Therefore, to supplement the development of the many talented...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Saturday's long but productive 10-hour session, began with Mohan speaking briefly about the meeting that took place in 2006, making notice that one person who will be missed from the Coaching Department was Michael Gamez, Region 3 Coaching Director. This same date of our meeting marked exactly one year since Mike's passing. It was such a coincidence! We then dived right into topics such as forming...
USA Badminton (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
After being away three years, Mohan Subramaniam will rejoin the USA Badminton National Office Staff on October 1st as Director, High Performance & Coaching Education. Mohan was previously on staff in 2004-2006. Mohan worked for the Badminton World Federation in the coaching education area on three continents, Oceana, Asia and Pan America. He is a very well respected and sought after coaching professional...
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