BADMINTON England PESSCL PROGRAMME

BADMINTON England School Club Links Plan - Summary.

The aim of Badminton’s School Club Links project is to increase the proportion of children guided into clubs from School Sport Co-ordinator (SSCo) Partnerships and to increase the number of Accredited badminton clubs.

Badminton is very keen to be involved in the School Club Links programme because we know that badminton can deliver and achieve the aims of this project. As one of the most popular participation sports in this country, badminton can provide the desired results for a number of reasons:

• Accessibility – low cost, widespread availability of facilities, rapid initial progress and enjoyment

• Safety – low risk of injuries

• Gender equality – equally popular with males and females across the age range

• Lifelong activity – enjoyed by players from 8 – 80 – and beyond!

• Ethnic diversity – a sport popular amongst many ethnic minority groups, especially from the Indian sub continent and South East Asia

• Coaching – relatively easy to coach at beginner/improver levels leading to a wide availability of coaches; short time-scales required to develop existing coaches and/or educate new coaches

• Numbers – the number of players that can be accommodated within a given space compares favourably with most other indoor sports.