Current 2010/2011 Team BC Training to Win Program candidates:

Margaret Cameron	Nathan Choi	Eric Hsu	Richard Liang	Vanora Lo	Ayaka Wakatsuki
Phyllis Chan	Christie Choy	Candice Ip	Alex Lin	Derrick Ng	Sylvia Wan
Calvin Che	Emily Chung	Helen Ip	Benny Lin	Melinda Ng	Clinton Wong
Joanna Che	Matt Downton	Lydia Jiang	Emma Lin	Stephanie Oey	Eileen Wong
Tina Chen	Sam Dunner	Stephanie Ko	Terri Ling	Jason Ong	Michael Wu
Dennis Cheng	Shirley Guo	Alvin Lau	Alex Lim	Ross Prager	Victor Yang
Huron Cheng	Karl Haebler	Karen Lau	Alison Lim	Anna Rice	Duncan Yao
Katrina Cheng	Cherie Ho	Michelle Lee	Matthew Lim	Jonathan Ru	Victor Yap
Zarah Cheng	Zedric Ho	Jessica Leung	Adrian Liu	Jason Sun	Damian Yeung
Daphne Cheung	Kyle Holoboff	Melody Liang	Joshua Liu	Christin Tsai	Timothy Ma

 

2010 High Performance Camp Update

June 8, 2010

The Badminton BC Training to Win (T2W) High Performance Camp will be occuring June 28th – July 2nd, 2010.  Registration is open to 09/10 and 10/11 T2W Program Athletes, with a registration deadline of June 18th, 2010.  Eligible athletes should receive an invitation email from Technical Director, Phil Weier.  If you have questions regarding your eligibility please contact Phil at philw@badmintonbc.com.

Non-T2W coaches may also register by June 18th, 2010, if you would like to view the Team BC Sessions as well as some National Team Sessions at the discretion of Badminton Canada.  Cost for coaches is $25/session.

Click here for full details and registration.

 

Nationals Results - High Performance Funding

May 25, 2010

As mentioned in our March 25th update, Badminton BC through the High Performance Program is able to provide up to $5000 of direct athlete funding, based on results of our 2009/10 Team BC – Training to Win athletes at their age specific National Championships.  Funding recipients are:

• Phyllis Chan
• Nathan Choi
• Sam Dunner
• Lydia Jiang
• Alvin Lau
• Jessica Leung
• Melody Liang
• Benny Lin
• Adrian Liu
• Vanora Lo                           
• Derrick Ng
• Anna Rice
• Christin Tsai

Our congratulations goes out to these athletes for their exceptional results and all other BC athletes who represented us at Nationals this year.

 

2011 Western Canada Summer Games Criteria

April 23, 2010

Background:

The Western Canada Summer Games are held every four years, and are the showcase of our Training to Compete (T2C/U19), as per Badminton Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development Model (LTAD). The Western Canada Summer Games contest a Team Event.

The 2011 Western Canada Summer Games will be held August 5-14 in Kamloops, BC.

Team Goal:

To win a gold in the team event.

Team Composition:

• Five male athletes, born in 1992 or later;
• Five female athletes, born in 1992 or later; and
• One Manager and One Coach, of which one must be female and one must be male.

Selection Committee:

The Selection Committee for the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games Team will consist of the members of the High Performance Committee (HPC), with input from the selected Coach and Team Manager. The HPC will select the final Games roster and, with input from the selected Coach and Team Manager, determine the doubles and mixed doubles partnerships.

Athlete Eligibility:

• Athletes must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
• Athletes must be members in good standing with Badminton BC.
• Athletes must have been invited to participate in, and have accepted the invitation to, join the “Team BC – Training to Win” program for the 2010/11 and 2011/12 years, starting June 1, 2010. Criteria for selection to the 2010/2011 program was published in January 2010.
• Athletes must not be current national senior team members and/or holding a current senior card (as defined by Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program), nor represented Canada in the Pan American Games, Commonweath Games, Olympic Games, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, or World Championships.
• Athletes must be available for any pre and post-selection training opportunities planned by the HPC and/or Team Coach.
• Athletes must meet all eligibility requirements outlined in the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games Technical Package.
• Athletes must have participated in a minimum 3 Provincial Series events, not including Provincial Championships. Eligible events to be identified by the BBC HP and Competitions Committees prior to the start of the 10/11 season.

Team Selection Criteria:

Athletes will be chosen based on the following:

1.    All age eligible athletes qualifying for the 2010/2011 and 2011/12 “Team BC – Training to Win” programs and who have accepted the invitation to join the programs in both years, constitute the long-list of eligible athletes, called, “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Long-List.” Based on a formal request from a coach, other athletes may be added to the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program by the High Performance Committee, prior to the end of November 2010, thus being included in the “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Long-List.”

2.    All athletes on the “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Long-List” to compete in two Trials Competitions (December 2010 and February 2011). The Selection Committee will select the top eight male athletes and top eight female athletes to form the “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Short-List,” from the Trials Competitions as follows:

• top four men’s singles athletes;
• top four women’s singles athletes;
• top men’s doubles team;
• top women’s doubles team; and
• top mixed doubles team.

Note: Should all eight male and/or eight female athletes not be chosen as per above, the Selection Committee will choose the remaining male and female athletes, based on overall results from the Trials Competitions. Athletes with results in all three events will be given greater consideration over athletes with results in only two or one event.

3.    The Selection Committee decides the final list of athletes (including one male alternate and one female alternate) from the “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Short-List,” by the following:

• The Committee will select the top four males and top four females based on head to head results from events in the following order of priority:

1. Both Trials Competitions;
2. National Criteria
   a.    Badminton Canada U-19 National Junior Elite Circuit Events held between September 2010 and April 2011;
   b.    2011 National U-19 Championships;
   c.    2010 National U-16 Championships;
3. Provincial Criteria
   a.    2011 U-19 Provincial Championships;
   b.    2010 U-16 Provincial Championships;
   c.    BC Junior Circuit Event results in the 10/11 Season

• The Committee will select one male and one female based on each individual athlete’s ability to assist the team, “To win a gold in the team event.”

Note: Athletes added in the T2C (U19) or T2T (U16) age categories to the “2010/2011 Team BC – Training to Win” program after November 2010 will not be eligible for selection to the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games Team.

Selection Timeline:
 

• January 2010 – HPC published the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” selection criteria.
• June 2010 – HPC invites all athletes who meet the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” selection criteria to join the program.
• July 2010 – All athletes to confirm participation in the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program.
• Up through November 2010 – HPC adds further athletes into the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program (if applicable).
• November 2010 - HPC to publish “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Long-List.”
• December 2010 – HPC to announce the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games Team Coach and Manager.
• December 2010 – Trials #1 – Date to be decided pending release of 10/11 Provincial and National competitions schedules.
• February 2011 – Trials #2 – Date to be decided pending release of 10/11 Provincial and National competitions schedules.
• March 2011 – HPC to publish “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Short-List”
• June 2011 – Selection Committee to publish final team of five male athletes, five female athletes, one male alternate, and one female alternate.
• July/August 2011 – Team Training to be determined.
• August 5-14 2011 – Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, BC.

Appeal Process:

Athletes and Coaches may submit an appeal to the Appeals Committee for non-selection based on the following grounds:

• Selection was not made according to the rules; or
• There was reasonable apprehension of bias or conflict of interest by selector(s).

A deposit of $50 is required for an appeal; it is refunded if the appeal is successful. Appeal must be in writing to Badminton BC and post-marked within two weeks of the selection date.

Other:

For information on the Kamloops 2011 Western Canada Summer Games - http://2011wcsg.ca/

 

BC Junior Provincial Championships Results

April 12, 2010

2009-2010 Athlete Assistance Program Recipients

March 26, 2010

Team BC Training Camp Update and Funding Announcement - High Performance

March 25, 2010

2009/10 Team BC - Training to Win Athletes and Coaches

March 2, 2010

2011 Canada Winter Games - Coach & Manager Applications

March 2, 2010

Open Nationals Results - BC mines for Gold!

February 8, 2010

Gold for BC in the 2010 Western Canadian Team Championships

2010-2011 Team BC "Training-to-Win" Program Selection Criteria

January 19, 2010

Background
 
In 2009, based on consultation with the high performance coaches in our province, the High Performance Committee (HPC) developed and implemented the very first “Team BC – Training to Win” program. This program is driven by Badminton Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development Model (LTAD), and fully supports Badminton Canada’s High Performance Plan, with the goal of developing and supporting athletes in BC that will go on to be supported by Badminton Canada at the National Team level.

The “Team BC – Training to Win” program consisted of selected high performance athletes that fall into four key stages of development in LTAD:

• Training to Win (T2W) – Open Category/U-23
• Learning to Win (L2W) – U-23
• Training to Compete (T2C) – U-19
• Training to Train (T2T) – U-16

The 2009 “Team BC – Training to Win” program selected athletes based on results from the 2009 Provincial and National Championships. Athletes were invited to join the program in September 2009, with programming continuing until the end of the Badminton BC membership year of May 31, 2010. It was the decision of each athlete whether he/she decided to join the program.

The 2010-2011 Program will begin June 1, 2010 and conclude May 31, 2011.

2010-2011 Selection Criteria

To qualify for one of these stages in the 2010-2011 program, athletes must have achieved the following, based on results from the 2009/10 competitive season:

T2W

• Quarterfinals or better at the 2010 National Championships; or
• 2010 BC Closed Champion

 

L2W (Open/U-23)

• Finalist or better at the 2010 U23 National Championships (athlete must not be eligible for U23 competition in the following season); or
• Quarterfinals or better at the 2010 U-23 National Championships (athlete must be entering at least his/her second year of U23 in the following season); or
• Finalist or better at the 2010 BC Closed Championships (athlete must be entering at least his/her second year of U23 in the following season);

 

T2C (U-19)

• Quarterfinals or better at the 2010 U19 National Championships (athlete must be entering U23 in the following season); or
• Top 16 or better at the 2010 U19 National Championships in singles, or quarterfinals or better in doubles or mixed doubles at 2010 U19 National Championships (athlete must be entering second or last year of U19 in the following season); or
• Finalist or better at the 2010 BC U19 Championships (athlete must be entering U23 in the following season); or
• Semi-finalist or better at the 2010 BC U19 Championships (athlete must be entering second or last year of U19 in the following season).

 

T2T (U-16)

• Quarterfinals or better at the 2010 U16 National Championships (athlete must be entering first year of U19 in the following season); or
• Top 16 or better at the 2010 U16 National Championships in singles, or quarterfinals or better in doubles or mixed doubles at 2010 U16 National Championships (athlete must be entering last year of U16 in the following season); or
• Semifinalist or better at the 2010 BC U16 Championships (athlete must be entering first year of U19 in the following season); or
• Quarterfinalist or better at the 2010 BC U16 Championships (athlete must be entering last year of U16 in the following season); or
• Finalist or better at the 2010 U14 National Championships (athlete must be entering first year of U16 in the following season); or
• 2010 BC U14 Champion (athlete must be entering first year of U16)

 

Adding Athletes into Program Mid-Season

The High Performance Committee, with input of the athlete’s coach, will consider the in-take of athletes into the program at any time, based on demonstrated ability.

The Level 3 Coach for the athlete must submit a supporting letter requesting that the athlete to be added to the program mid-season.

Athlete Agreement

Once invited, athletes will be asked to sign an agreement with Badminton BC. The agreement outlines obligations that the athlete must fulfill, as well as the programs and services available to the athletes, as provided by Badminton BC and its partners.

Program Highlights
 
Some of these key opportunities and services provided to athletes include:

• Group Training Camps for athletes each LTAD stage several times during the year. Scheduling based on input from coaches;
• Consultation with each athlete’s designated individual coach on annual planning and periodization;
• Access to sport science and other support services through Canadian Sport Centre – Pacific and PacificSport Centres throughout BC;
• Eligibility for consideration to receive BC Government Athlete Assistance Program funding (AAP);
• Eligibility for consideration to be selected to identified inter-provincial team competitions such as the 2010 Western Team Championships (T2T stage)
• Eligibility to be part of the pool of athletes for selection to Team BC for the 2011 Canada Winter Games (T2C/L2W)* and 2011 Western Canada Summer Games (T2C).
• “Training to Win – Team BC” clothing;
• Eligibility for consideration to receive athlete travel subsidies to National Championships and other National Team/Jr. Team competition (budget permitting);
• Other services and opportunities as they become available.

*Note: Athletes added after July 2010 in the L2W (U23) or T2C (U19) age categories will not be eligible for selection to the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team.
 
It is up to each athlete whether he/she decides to join the program.

 

2011 Canada Winter Games Team Selection Criteria

January 19, 2010

Background:

The Canada Winter Games are held every four years, and are the showcase of our Learning to Win (L2W) and Training to Win (T2W) athletes, as per Badminton Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development Model (LTAD). The Canada Winter Games contest both a Team Competition and all five individual events. Athletes can compete in a maximum of two individual events.

At the 2007 Canada Winter Games, Team BC captured the Team Gold Medal, plus seven medals in the individual events, including all three medals in mixed doubles.

The 2011 Canada Winter Games will be held February 11-27 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Badminton competition will take place in week two of the Games.

Team Goal:

To win a gold in the team event and all five individual events.

Team Composition:

• Five male athletes, born in 1988 or later;
• Five female athletes, born in 1990 or later; and
• One Manager and One Coach, of which one must be female and one must be male.

Selection Committee:

The Selection Committee for the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team will consist of the members of the High Performance Committee (HPC), with input from the selected Coach and Team Manager. The HPC will select the final Games roster and, with input from the selected Coach and Team Manager, determine the doubles and mixed doubles partnerships.

Athlete Eligibility:

• Athletes must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
• Athletes must be members in good standing with Badminton BC.
• Athletes must be have been invited to participate in, and have accepted the invitation to, join the “Team BC – Training to Win” program for the 2010/2011 year, starting June 1, 2010. Criteria for selection to the 2010/2011 program will be published in January 2010.
• Athletes must be available for any pre and post-selection training opportunities planned by the HPC and/or Team Coach.
• Athletes must meet all eligibility requirements outlined in the 2011 Canada Winter Games Technical Package.

Team Selection Criteria:

Athletes will be chosen based on the following:

1.    All U23 and U19 athletes qualifying for the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program and who have accepted the invitation to join the program, constitute the long-list of eligible athletes, called, “2011 Canada Winter Games Long-List.” Based on a formal request from a coach, other athletes may be added to the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program by the High Performance Committee, prior to the end of July 2010, thus being included in the “2011 Canada Winter Games Long-List.”

2.    All athletes on the “2011 Canada Winter Games Long-List” to compete in a Trials Competition (August 2010). The Selection Committee will select the top eight male athletes and top eight female athletes to form the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List,” from the Trials Competition as follows:

• top four men’s singles athletes;
• top four women’s singles athletes;
• top men’s doubles team;
• top women’s doubles team; and
• top mixed doubles team.

Note: Should all eight male and/or eight female athletes not be chosen as per above, the Selection Committee will choose the remaining male and female athletes, based on overall results from the Trials Competition. Athletes with results in all three events will be given greater consideration over athletes with results in only two or one event.

3.    All athletes on the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List” compete in a second Trials Competition/Camp (October 2010).

4.    All athletes on the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List” compete in a third Trials Competition/Camp (late November/early December 2010).

5.    The Selection Committee decides the final list of athletes (including one male alternate and one female alternate) from the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List,” by the following:

• The Committee will select the top four males and top four females based on head to head results from events in the following order of priority:

1. All three Trials Competitions;
2. Badminton Canada National Elite Circuits Events held between September and December 2010;
3. Badminton Canada National Junior Elite Circuit Events held between September and December 2010;
4. 2010 National Championships;
5. 2010 National U-23 Championships;
6. 2010 National U-19 Championships;
7. 2010 Provincial Championships;
8. 2010 U-19 Provincial Championships;

• The Committee will select one male and one female based on each individual athlete’s ability to assist the team, “To win a gold in the team event and all five individual events.”

Note: Athletes added in the L2W (U23) or T2C (U19) age categories to the “2010/2011 Team BC – Training to Win” program after July 2010 will not be eligible for selection to the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team.

Selection Timeline:

• January 2010 – HPC publishes 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” selection criteria.
• June 2010 – HPC invites all athletes who meet the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” selection criteria to join the program.
• July 2010 – HPC adds further athletes into the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program (if applicable).
• July 2010 – All athletes to confirm participation in the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program.
• July 2010 - HPC to publish “2011 Canada Winter Games Long-List.”
• August 2010 – HPC to announce the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team Coach and Manager.
• August 2010 – Trials #1 to determine “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List.”
• October 2010 – Trials #2 and Camp. Date/location to be determined.
• Late November/early December 2010 – Trials #3 and Camp. Date/location to be determined.
• December 2010 – Selection Committee to publish final team of five male athletes, five female athletes, one male alternate, and one female alternate.
• January/February 2011 – Team Training to be determined.
• February 11-27, 2011 – Canada Winter Games, Halifax, NS.

Appeal Process:

Athletes and Coaches may submit an appeal to the Appeals Committee for non-selection based on the following grounds:

• Selection was not made according to the rules; or
• There was reasonable apprehension of bias or conflict of interest by selector(s).

A deposit of $50 is required for an appeal; it is refunded if the appeal is successful. Appeal must be in writing to Badminton BC and post-marked within two weeks of the selection date.

Other:

For information on the Halifax 2011 Canada Winter Games - http://www.canadagames2011.ca/en/home/default.aspx

For information on the Canada Games - http://www.canadagames.ca/Content/HomePage.asp?langid=1

 

Update from Chris Trenholme, Vice President - High Performance

Friday, January 15, 2010

Dear Fellow Members:
 
On behalf of the High Performance Committee of Badminton BC, I am happy to provide our first update of 2010 on what's happening in the area of high performance and the "Team BC - Training to Win" Program for this year and beyond.

The High Performance Committee of Badminton BC is excited to announce its “Training to Win – Team BC Program” for the 2009-2010 Competitive Season.

The Committee, with the support of many of our high performance coaches, has been working hard over the past several months to put together an integrated athlete training and support program for its highest performing competitive athletes.

In partnership with Badminton Canada, its High Performance Plan and Long Term Athlete Development Model (LTAD), the “Training To Win – Team BC Program” is a cutting-edge program to maximize the development of our U-16, U-19, U-23, and Open high performance athletes throughout the province, for many years to come.

Please check back to our website in the coming weeks as more details are made public. In the meantime, for more information on LTAD for all sport, please go to www.LTAD.ca.

 

Regards,

Chris Trenholme
Vice-President – High Performance