Development Officer Report

December 2008

Wicklow, Westmeath, Dublin, Meath and Louth

Clubs

Club affiliations are coming in thick and fast.  If you have not sent in your affiliations yet this season, please try to get them in as soon as possible.

Events

• 5^th, 11^th, 18^th, 26^th November & 3^rd December - Ladies Morning Club, Baldoyle Badminton Centre, pay and play will be open to all ladies, every Wednesday for the remainder of the year.
• 8^th & 9^th November - Irish Student Badminton Tournament (ISBT), University of Limerick
• 19^th November - Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI),sports blitz, Clondalkin
• 22^nd & 23^rd November - Irish Disability Championships, Lisburn.
• 4^th, 5^th, 6^th & 7^th December - Irish International, Baldoyle Badminton Centre.
• 10^th December - Louth U19 Boys Schools Finals, Dundalk Sports Centre, Co. Louth.
• 11^th December - Louth U19 Girls Schools Finals, Dundalk Sports Centre, Co. Louth.
• 17^th December - Louth Primary School Blitz, Dundalk Sports Centre, Co. Louth.
• 01^st - 24^th December - 60 second Christmas Challenge.

Forthcoming Events

• 10^th & 11^th January - Tain Tournament, Dundalk, Co. Louth
• 20^th January - Leinster U19 Schools final, Baldoyle
• 26^th January - Louth U16 Boys Schools final, Dundalk, Co. Louth
• 29^th January - Louth U16 Girls Schools final, Dundalk, Co. Louth
• 1^st February - Chinese New Year, Badminton tournament, Terenure Badminton Centre
• 5^th February - Leinster U16 Schools final, Baldoyle

 Meetings 

• 10^th November - Meeting Dublin City County Council, re. Chinese New Year blitz and a new initiative.
• 18^th November - Meeting Dublin City County Council, re. Chinese New Year blitz
• 25^th November - Meeting Louth County Badminton Association and Louth Local Sports Partnership.
• 26^th November - Meeting Moate Community School, Westmeath, re. midlands school league.
• 28^th November - Meeting Scoil Cholmcille National School, Donaghmede, Dublin 13, re. setting up badminton in the school.
• 28^th November - Meeting Santa Sabina, Sutton, re. Badminton Basics pilot.
• 16^th December - Meeting re: setting up a badminton network. 

Forthcoming Meetings 

• January - Meeting Ratoath College, Co. Meath, re. setting up badminton in the school. 

Coaching Update 

• 15^th & 16^th November - Level 1 Coaching Course, Donneycarney Community Centre, Dublin 5.
• 17^th November - Buntús Badminton workshop, Dunleer, Co. Meath.
• 22^nd November - Level 0 Coaching Course, Clondalkin. Supported by County Dublin VEC and South Dublin Sports Partnership.
• 25^th November - Buntús Badminton workshop, Ratoath, Co. Meath.
• 1^st December - Buntús Badminton workshop, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath. 

Forthcoming Coaching 

• January - Buntús Badminton workshop, Athboy, Co. Meath.
• 10^th & 11^th January - Level 1 Coaching Course 2^nd weekend, Donneycarney Community Centre, Dublin 5.
• 14^th, 21^st, 28^th January & 4^th February - Badminton Basics, Santa Sabina. 

Badminton Ireland Programmes 

• A New Programme - The Badminton Basics programme is specifically designed to enable Teachers and Transition Year Students to deliver basic badminton skills and to organise structured games and competition for 1^st and 2^nd Year Students following completion of the Badminton Basics Coaching Course.  

As this is a pilot programme, we are delighted to be in a position to offer the Badminton Basics Programme to a limited number of schools during this school term at a cost of only €100.  Each development officer will pilot the programme in 8 schools during the 2008/09 academic year.

• Transition Year Module, the following schools have signed up for this module this year; Mount Carmel Secondary School, Dublin 1, St. Vincents, Dundalk, Ardscoil Rís, Dublin 9

• First Badminton, the following schools have signed up for this module this year; Scoil Muire National School, Lucan

• Buntús Badminton, the following schools have completed Buntús Badminton teacher training workshops; Dunleer Girls National School, Dunleer Boys National School, St. Paul's National School, Ratoath Junior National School, Ratoath Senior National School, Rathbeggan National School, St. Seachnalls Nationsl School, Scoil Cholmcille, Cullmullen National School.

Other News 

4 Nations Disability Championships - Badminton Ireland ran its first 4 nations disability championships on the 22^nd and 23^rd of November in Lisburn.  The tournament was a huge success.  I was certainly inspired over the course of the weekend.  Thank you to all those that took part and helped over the weekend. 

Irish International - The Irish International Championships was held in Baldoyle Badminton Centre on the 4^th to 7^th December.  The Championships was a great success and we were delighted to see our very own Scott Evans get through to the final in the mens singles.  I would like to thank everyone who supported the event, hope you enjoyed the badminton over the course of the 4 days, it was a joy to watch badminton played at its best!

Rachel Ormrod

Regional Development Officer

Badminton Ireland

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