Exceptional Result for County First Team
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NEWSLETTER/BULLETINNEWSLETTER/BULLETIN 2016/2017 2017/2018 Date:Date: May May 20182017 My name is Ian Bosworth and last year I became the chair of EXCEPTIONAL RESULTthe Leicestershire FOR Badminton COUNTY association, FIRST taking TEAM over from Steve Lofthouse. Leicestershire 1st Team Match report Final SCC opponents , who decided to turn up for the final this time gelling well in the 3rd set to win. Grace Weekend 2017/18 - Tom Armstrong Captain. weekendFirst of with all, a I’d much like strong to say team many than thanksand Zoe then and had express a very tough mine pair at 2 and (who Leicestershire started the day in a dizzy 3rd previousthe committees’ boasting several gratitude current and to ex Stevedefinitely for should all hisbe their hard 1!) Fighting work hard and but place with dreams of pipping Saturday’s first Scottishcommitment national team to players. a role Sahil, he Richard madelosing his own. in 2. 5-4I up hope going into to o ur be usual able strength to opponents Avon to 2nd place. Only two points andcontinue Jai were uphis first good in the work. singles. Sahil, the mixed! Tom and Hope came together for the separated us from them in 2nd and the team was possibletiredfromhis3matchesintheprevious first mixed, and despite winning the first set confident. The singles started with three tough matchFor wentthose down of in you3 tough who sets. don’t Richard, knowcomfortably, me, I’m somehow a member managed of not South take the mens games. Sahil at 1 came through a tough pickedLeicester up his performance Badminton and played brilliantly club andwin. Clarky have then beenreluctantly the stepped match onto the encounterin3sets.Unforturnatley Richardand tosecretary win in 3 sets, there Jai, couldn’t for several find top gear years.mixed court with Zoe, struggling to gain Jai both went down to steady opponents in 2 againstI’ve abeen very experienced in the role Gordon of Thompson Chair formomentum the last went year down and in 3 sets. have Final score been 6-5 rd th sets as did the girls pairi ng of Grace and Laura. loosinggiven at 3 tremendoussingles. In the girls support singles, Grace by thedefeat rest leaving of the us down committee. in 6 place with one 4-1 after the singles wasn’t quite the start we kept us all on our toes with an excellent 3 set win match to play. hadhopedfor.ThemensdoubleprovedequallyAs I’m sure many of you are aware,vs their Badminton no 1 after losing aLikewise, tight 1st set. LauraGreg Howes and Carole Spencer Heading into the Sunday determined to put the frustration,England Carl lost and Sahiltheir missing funding out in 3for tight thefought top hard players but couldn’t matchdo a the fantastic physicality job promoting our sport through disappointment of two defeats behind them. sets,and and this Tom could and Jai have underperforming a cascade also on effect the Glasgow on the no 2. 3-2the down schools. after singles. Safetywasallbutassure,andwithanextremely losinggeneral in 3. The badminton girls then put community. up some great My aim as Chairtight is league,to ensure we could we still finishremain from 7 inth to a 3rd fight, Sarita and Laura narrowly losing in 2 tight Doubles would prove equally tough, Clarky and At present, badminton in Leicestershire is position of strength,realistically! doing Surrey all stoodI can in toourimprove way and the sets, while Grace paired up with Zoe King to win Jai paired up, a perfect blend of yo uth and strong and healthy, but it’s incumbent on us all the membershipboys and were promote up and ready Leicestershire to go first up in the a in a professional display in 2 sets. 7-2 going in experience- winning in 2 good sets. Some to push badminton and encourage the youth to as a county, determinedsingles Sahil to and produce Richard put top in arguably quality their the mixed. The mixed was to be shared, Sahil, questionable rankings form the Glasgow team take up our great game. players for the future.best performances, Richard in particular having to play his 3rd game of the match, pairing saw Carl and Tom play a tough second pair, Thank you to allbeating our members Ben Beckman for to all give their us a 3-0 hard lead upWe with have Hope, justgreat falling short coaches, in 3. Sarita donating and battle their hardtime and probably play their best work during this season.(their 3rd singles w/d injured). The girls up next, Tomand finally efforts put some in form the together pursuit and of picked excellencebadminton and for a whileI’d to win in 3 tight sets! The Grace, and Laura won fairly comfortably in 2. uplike a consolation to thank win them at 2 mixed. for Final all score their 8-3. tirelessgirls werework. equally hard done by form some Ian Bosworth, Chair LBA 5-0 after the singles and we were back in the Glasgow and North Strathclyde were our next questionable rankings, Sarita and Hope pair up hunt for 3rd position. Jai and Clarky were kept at Leicestershire and Rutland Sport1, and though launch fought h ard, lost in 3 sets. Tom and Carl as usual went to 3, but won a tough "TEAM LEICESTERSHIREmatch. Laura" and Sarita reunited for the 1st doublesandhadtodigdeeptokeeparesurgent The new umbrella association offers all young Surrey pair at bay, winning 21-18 in the 3rd set. people a high quality schools sport competition Grace and Zoe continued their impressive form programme. with straight sets wins at 2. The mixed started very well, Hope and Sahil reunited and Team Leicestershire is a new voluntary umbrella dominated their 1st pair in 2. This left Sarita and association which brings together all secondary Tom to bring home a 10-1 win and assured us schools across Leicestershire, Leicester City and of 3rd place! Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be with Rutland and eight voluntary school sports associations, Leicestershire schools Badminton is thewe ekendtakingitstollontheseniorpair!9-2 one of the eight sports. was still a great win against fairly recent championsandassuredLeicestershireourbest If you require further information please ever finish in the top division of English (plus visit www.teamleicestershire.org Scotland) County badminton. Leicestershire BADMINTON players seen here A great team effort not only from players there wearing their new "TEAM Leicestershire " kit. this weekend but the whole season. NON COUNTY TOURNAMENTS 2 MILTON KEYNES BADMINTON TRIP In September 2017 Amie and I took a group of (and a beer for the parents) then a very welcomed junior county players to Badminton England good nights sleep. head quarters in Milton Keynes for a weekend Day 2, hearty breakfast and back on the courts for of coaching and socialising. another two hour session, lunch and then the final The original date in June had to be cancelled due to two hours coaching session. It wasn't a jolly for the the refurbishment of the floor so the date was players who all worked hard and definitely got rescheduled for September, which turned out to be something out of the weekend away. We all have a better, as it was a good start for the new season. fab time and will be repeating it again this year, its The weekend started with two hours of coaching already booked for September. We couldn't do this with two very experienced coaches, Elizabeth Cann trip without the help of some very dedicated and Steve Foster. After lunch another two hours on court work, then dinner and off to the Bounce parents who provided lifts and helped supervise the centre. The players had a fab time socialising which kids, a big thanks to them. ended with a few games of pool back at the lodge Carole and Amie 3 Whitwick Junior Badminton Club say farewell to Jemima At the end of every season we hold a club presentation lunch where players are presented with awards for most improved/ commitment to the sport and good attitude. Well done to all the players. We also present the Whitwick Junior Club Cup and I am pleased to say that Jemima Haines was awarded the cup at the end of last season. Jemima has been at the club as a player since she was nine years old, she always attended regularly and was very committed to learn, she entered all the junior tournaments, and as she got older she was there to help the young players, she also took her Level 1 coach course which she had no trouble in passing. Whenever we needed help with the club or anything badminton related she was always the first to put her hand up to help, we are so pleased to have known such a lovely young lady. She has now moved on to university where I am sure she will show as much commitment to her studies as she did at the club. Carole and Amie Theclubisstillgoingreallywell,wehave49 The next social trip is in June to the home help when the players start thinking about members, 25 of those are girls which is of Badminton England in Milton Keynes, joining adult clubs. great news for badminton. Nineteen where the players will receive expert players also attend the Performance Some have already played in the adult Centre at Babington Academy on coaching advice and two hours coaching, leagues, Eve Dale & Ella Haines helped Tuesdays and Thursdays and more attend lunch and visit to the badminton museum. Loughborough Leys Ladies team to win other coaching sessions at Babington. Division 1, and Luke Hoult and Harry Clare You may have noticed that it’s not just played in the Whitwick New Hall 2 team Five U12s players from the club will be badminton we teach, we encourage a good who won the league.