View this email in your browser It has been another busy month for Oceania Badminton: Five players and five technical officials are currently at the Rio Olympics. Our new Coaching and Development Manager has started and we have moved to a new office. Four players and two coaches from Tahiti and New Caledonia participated in the New Zealand Junior Team Championships as part of the Player Development Programme. Five Coaches gained their BWF Level I Tutor and BWF Level II Coach Qualification. A new 4 year Oceania Badminton strategic plan has been confirmed. Fiji National University delivers Shuttle Time. Shuttle Time: New Coaching & Young Shuttle Colourful Chaos Development Time Graduates of Balloons Manager Prepare for in Fiji Appointed AIMS Games Shuttle Time: Colourful Chaos of Balloons in Fiji It was a case of 99 colourful balloons creating chaos on Saturday at Yat Sen School Hall in Suva as the BWF Shuttle Time program was delivered to 99 in­ service Primary Teachers undertaking their degree program through Fiji National University. Read More New Coaching & Development Manager Appointed Badminton Oceania is pleased to announce the appointment of Robbie Thackham as our Coaching and Development Manager. Robbie will be responsible for over­seeing our Coach Education, Player Development and Para programmes. Read More Young Shuttle Time Graduates Prepare for AIMS Games Young athletes from both Cook Islands and Tonga are preparing to represent their schools at the AIMS Games in Tauranga (New Zealand) in September. The AIMS Games is a multisports festival for intermediate age (11­13 year olds) held annually ­ and this is the first time our Pacific nations will be represented in badminton. Read More Oceania at the Rio Olympics Oceania is proud to be represented by (back) Matthew Chau, Sawan Serasinghe, Robin Middleton, Glen Wharfe (Coach), Lasse Bundegaard (Team Leader) and (front) Leanne Choo and Wendy Chen as part of the Australian Team. We are also well represented by Technical Officials with Jane Wheatley (Deputy Referee), Kelly Hoare and Trish Gubb (Umpires) and Sandra David and Greg Busch (Line Judges). Our best wishes to all for a successful Olympics! Read More New Strategic Plan Released 2016-2020 New Strategic Plan Released 2016-2020 The strategic plan guides our Executive and Management in the activities of the organisation. The strategic plan has five strategic focuses: Organisation & Capacity Building Participation & Development Partnerships Events Marketing & Communications Read More Upcoming Events 2016 Li­Ning Sydney International 14­ 17 September Pan Pacific Team Event 20­21 September (Melbourne) Li­Ning Australian Junior International 22­ 25 September (Melbourne) 2017 Noumea International 9­12 February Oceania Junior and Senior Championships 13­15 February, Team Championships 16­18 February (Noumea) Waikato International IS 16­19 March New Zealand Open GPG 21­26 March World Masters Games 21­30 April (Auckland) Sudirman Cup 21­28 May (Gold Coast) XiamenAir Australian Open SS 20­25 June Copyright © 2016 Badminton Oceania, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list .