1. There will be no badminton play at Maine East High School on THIS Wednesday,
March 7, 2007. The reason for cancellation is that the school's Spring sports
teams will be practicing indoors due to the cold weather. Regular play should
resume the following week.

[Thanks to Tony Powell for the update]


2. On Feb 24, 2007 the largest-ever gathering of badminton coaches
for a workshop was recorded at the Wilson Coaching Workshop for
Illinois High School Coaches at Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect, Illinois.
There were 110 HS coaches at the one-day workshop sponsored by Wilson,
IHSA and the USAB Coaching Department.

Andy Chong from Boston, MA was the lead instructor - assisted by
Gena Fite and Erin Hois from the Chicagoland area. Participants recieved
a USAB Level-101 certificate along with 8 hours credit towards a USAB
Level-1 certification.

More details on the workshop can be had by e-mailing:
Mark McDonald: markm@...
Sue Hinrichsen: hinrichsen@...
Alex Mathew: alex.mathew@...



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