Academy Cells Launch

07 Oct 2013

The academy cells are designed for enthusiastic young players interested in receiving quality coaching on a regular basis from fully qualified badminton Ireland certified coaches. The cell will operate so that it feeds into the BI academy which runs at the Badminton Ireland National training centre, Marino Institute of Education, which is a Badminton Europe certified training centre.
The BC Academy cell’s main focus is to develop player’s technique and to encourage and promote good habits in terms of an active lifestyle through the utilisation of Teicnic badminton and BI Shuttle Time resources.  In order for players to get the most from the training, places are limited so that their is 1:6 coach to player ratio.

Training times for the BC Academy Cell are as follows:

  • Tuesdays 5pm-7pm
  • Fridays 4.30pm- 630pm
  • Sundays 10.00am-11.00am *Portmarnock beach Running and footwork session. 

Training times for Whitehall Hall Road Academy Cell are as follows:

Monday 430pm-6pm
Thursdays 4.30pm- 6pm
Sundays 10.00am-11.00am *Portmarnock beach Running and footwork session. 

Monthly price is €100 euro which covers all sessions.

The coaches:

Ben Caldwell

Ben is a level 2 coach. He has worked for several years at the top end of the sport, as well as having experience coaching at all levels. Ben is the coaching officer at Badminton Ireland and is a shuttle time & teicnic badminton tutor. He holds a BI coaching Licence.

Gerard Loh

Gerard is a level 2 coach.Gerard has been involved in coaching at under age level for several years, and provides coaching support for the national under age squads. Gerard is a shuttle time tutor and is level 3 in teicnic badminton. He holds a BI coaching licence. 

Karen Brady

Karen is a level 1 coach, and is currently working towards completing her level 2 qualification.Karen has worked at various coaching levels in recent years and is currently in charge of fitness for teicnic camps, the BI Academy and talent camps. Karen is a shuttle time tutor, level 3 Teicnic and holds her BI coaching licence for the coming season. 

Adam Jermyn

Adam is a level 1 coach, and is currently working towards completing his level 2 qualifcation. Adam has been actively coaching for the last two years, from beginners right up to national teams. Adam is a shuttletime tutor and level 3 teicnic. He currently holds a BI coaching licence for the coming season.

For more information on academy cell contact: coaching@badmintonireland.com