1. USAB Coaching Clinic (Feb 19/20) Deadline for Pre-registration is Feb 14.
Conference Theme
" Revisiting The Building Blocks"
Saturday, 19th February: 9am-5pm
Sunday, 20th February: 9am-4pm

19th February
A New Perspective Of Badminton
The Speed Game
Teaching Principles
The Ingredients of Tactics 1: Shuttle Control
The Ingredients of Tactics 2: Moving On the Court

20th February
The Ingredients of Tactics 3: Decision Making
Teaching Fun Games For Very Young Learners
Basic On-Court Exercises

The conference will be held at the:
York High School
355 W. St. Charles Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126

More details and forms at:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/clbp/files/coach/
OR
http://midwestbadminton.com/calendar.htm


2. USAB Board Candidate
CLBP avoids promoting a specific agenda. However, the USAB is an important
governing body for badminton in the USA. Milan Kratka is a well known badminton
enthusiast in Chicago and he has asked the CLBP members who are also USAB
members to take a look at his recommendation for a USAB board position. CLBP has
NO formal position on any of the candidates. CLBP subscribers should feel free
to comment on this which will be moderated and posted.

From Milan Kratka:
I would like to recommend David Shaw to those who are going to vote for USAB
Board of Directors. David has experienced badminton from a player (well, top
player) as well as coaching side. He would like to give back from what he got
from badminton and his experience could be very valuable in helping the sport
and its structure to grow. Below is a short statement from David. Please, feel
free to contact him with any questions. David's email is dl_shaw@....
Milan Kratka

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Name: David Shaw, Age: 36, Software Engineer living in Nashville, TN

Candidate Statement
After competing in international competitions for the USA, I would like to
further serve the game of badminton by being a member of the Board of Directors
of USA Badminton. In addition to competing at the highest level of Badminton, I
have performed badminton exhibitions, coached junior level players, and mentored
several younger players. If elected, I will work with and through others to
further develop the sport of badminton in the USA. Two developmental areas that
need to be addressed are increasing the number of younger players at the elite
level, and increasing the number of active participants in USA Badminton
Programs. I have the experience to identify what is needed by younger players to
help them reach the elite level. In addition to bringing new players to
badminton, I firmly believe that former players need to be attracted back to
participating in the sport

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHY:

USA National Team 1991-1996, Thomas Cup 1992, 1994, 1996, World
Championships/Sudirman Cup 1995, Herning Badminton Club 1994-1996, Danish Elite
Badminton League, Interim USA National Team Coach - Summer 1997, Coach - USA
Junior Team for Pan Am Junior Championships 1997 - 1st Place, Coached Atlanta
Junior Badminton Program 2000-2002

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