General
Call for Para-Badminton Committee Members
August 4, 2015
Para-Badminton Committtee Members Wanted
Para-Badminton Committee members wanted:
In October 2014, the International Paralympic Committee announced that badminton is included as one of the new sports debuting at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Badminton Canada is continuing to seek individuals interested in becoming involved in its Para-Badminton Committee (PC). This committee’s objective will be to plan, support and promote the development of Para-Badminton at the recreational and high performance level throughout Canada.
The PC will be responsible for making recommendations on the following activities:
• Para-badminton LTAD development
• Recommendation of Guidelines to the Competitions Committee for a National Para-Badminton Championship
• National Para-Badminton clinic structure
• Assessor training clinics
• International Para-Badminton engagement with the BWF
• NCCP Para-Badminton module development
• Publication and distribution of Para-Badminton materials
• Athlete recruitment and retention
We are seeking committee members comprised of para-sport experts, coaches, para-athletes, badminton officials and individuals excited by the opportunity to be involved in the development of the Para-Badminton program in Canada.
If interested please send your expression of interest to Cindy Bruce(Cindybruce2@gmail.com) or Ann Moran(ann@badminton.ca) by September 4, 2015.
We look forward to hearing from you.