SUSSEX SCHOOLS BADMINTON NEWSLETTER

 

ISSUE 8 (ONLINE VERSION) - JANUARY 2004

Welcome and a Happy New Year to you all - if it’s not too late to say. We received from the English Institute of Sport (EIS) 3 days before Christmas a sheet packed with calorie information on Christmas foods - did we really want to know how many calories a mince pie has or whether a slice of salmon is better for you than a slice of turkey? No we didn't want to know this extremely interesting information, as interesting it was, just before Christmas but it is, however, important to know that proper nutrition is vital if you play regular sport. In the next issue there will be an article on the right foods to eat before and during a tournament. The interview with Jo Goode will also appear in the next issue as there was not enough space in this issue.

We will have three vacancies next season, Terry Bagwell our Under 17 Team Manager will be retiring, if you are interested in the post, or know anyone who is, please telephone Chris Byerley on 01903 233330 who can give you more information. Also we will need a Clothing Officer next season as Alistair Olver is also retiring, again if you are interested please telephone Chris on the telephone number above. Finally Chris Byerley is stepping down as our Chairman, if anyone is interested in this position please telephone him on the above number.

We welcome to the committee Pat and Andrew Lock as parents reps for the Under15’s

Does anyone have a spare minibus?! The ICT team need a mini bus to transport them from Sussex to Nottingham. The tournament this year is from the 14^th April to 18^th April. If anyone has any contacts that could supply us with a minibus please telephone Terry Bagwell as soon as possible on 01444 250388.

All results can also be found on our website www.ssba.co.uk and lots more. We are looking for a business sponsor for our website – please let us know if you know of anyone that could help us.

BAofE JC Under 15 - Farnborough 1 November. Bronwyn Powell won two golds for the singles and mixed and also won a silver medal in the doubles with partner Alyssia Broomfield (Hampshire).

BAofE JC Sussex Under 17 - Burgess Hill 15 November. Luke Jones won the Gold Medal in the boys singles beating Robert Kettle (Middlesex) in the final. Lauren Holness and Felicity Porter won the Gold in the Girls Alternate Doubles and Josh Miles and his partner Jack Molyneux (Surrey) also won the bronze in the boys Main Doubles.

The raffle at this tournament raised £95 for our funds - thank you to the helpers on the day.

BAofE JC South East Under 13 and Under 11 - Rickmansworth 22-23 November. A good turn out from Sussex at this tournament. Claire Bracuti, Bryony Morris, Tom Fenner, Evan Gill, Harry Hacking, William Harrington, Oliver Lambert, Jack Thomson, Dominic Wiyanta, Michael Bracuti, Phillip Fenner all entered. Claire Bracuti and Bryony Morris won Gold medals in the Alternative Girls Doubles and Evan Gill and William Harrington won Silver medals in the Alternative Boys Doubles in the Under 13's. Jack Thomson won a silver medal and Phillip Fenner won bronze in the singles of the under 11's. Jack also won gold on the boys doubles with partner Tom Stanford (Bucks).

BAofE JC East Midlands Under 15 - Leicester 22-23 November. Luke Thomson reached the Mixed Doubles semi-finals with his partner Fontaine Chapman (Warks) and the boys doubles with Ben Stawski (Warks).

BaofE JC East Under 17 - Stevenage - Hertfordshire 6-7 December. Kevin Gill, William Hilton-Jackson, Lauren Holness and Luke Jones travelled from Sussex to this tournament. Lauren won Gold in the Grade 4 Girls singles and has now been upgraded to a Grade 3. Kevin and William won bronze in the boys alternate doubles. Luke also reached the semi-finals and won bronze on the main doubles with partner Jack Molyneux (Surrey).

BAofE JC East Under 13 - Stevenage - Hertfordshire 7 December. Tom Fenner was the only player from Sussex in this tournament and he gain his first medal - silver by reaching the final of the boys doubles with partner Anika Ruparella (Middlx).

It is very encouraging to see a larger number of Sussex players traveling to out of county tournaments. This will improve your game. Well done.

Congratulations to the Under 13 and Under 15 teams for reaching the Team Challenge finals in April. The under 13 team lost to Hampshire 1-5 but won against Middlesex 4-2, Kent won on points 5-5 and Surrey 6-0. The went through as runners up. The under 15 team beat Hampshire 4-3, Middlesex 5-2, Kent 6-1 and Surrey 5-2.

Dean George continues his successful season by reaching the final of the mixed doubles at the Czech Under 19 Junior 13^th -16^th November. This was with partner Heather Olver (Heathfield) and as they were a scratch pair they had to go through qualifying and then managed to beat the No1 seeds from Croatia in the semi finals of the main event. They eventually lost to fellow team mates Jenny Wallwork (Yorkshire) and Rob Adcock (Nottinghamshire) in the final in 3 games. He also reached the quarter finals of the singles and doubles with partner Andy Ellis (Yorkshire). So far he has achieved 4 gold medals, 1silver and 1 bronze in his own age group in three BAofE JC select tournaments this season.

The Sussex Elite tournament will be held at the Dolphin Centre in Haywards Heath on 28^th-29^th February. This is a good opportunity to see some of the top senior players in the country competing.

This year it is Englands’ turn to host the 6 Nations International tournament. This is a rare opportunity to see the top Under 17 European players compete in England for the prestigious 6 Nations European Championship. The event is being held at our National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes from 22^nd - 25^th April. There will be a team event and an individual event. The England team would greatly appreciate support so if you have a spare weekend or a day to go and watch and also, if you haven't been before, it’s a chance to see the National Badminton Centre.

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Following an unfortunate incident at a local tournament we would appeal to organizers to use their common sense in allowing children a suitable break between games and in following court etiquette, eg. taking a drink during a game. These are children we are encouraging into the sport.

Thank you for all your good wishes on our marriage. We had a lovely day, even the weather was beautiful, after four days of rain the sun shone all day. If you have any news, views, and results please let me know at 4, Jubilee Road, Portslade, BN41 1SU, 01273 388876, or e-mail george4t@hotmail.com

An update on Shires League and Inter Regional results. International news and ICT Team Announcement, that interview and eating!