COACHING

Waikato Badminton strives to maintain a high standard of coaching for all players. This ranges from the Junior Development Squads through to the High Performance Squad.

Since 2004 Waikato has employed professional coaches on a full time or part time basis. These international experienced coaches are assisted by the Development Officer and volunteer coaches who are playing a vital role in the continuity and sustainability of the various coaching programmes.

Badminton can be a challenging sport to master due to its complex mix of technique, tactical, physical and mental skills but then again it is easy to start playing as it requires only few resources and is relatively inexpensive. The Waikato Badminton Player Pathway is outlined here below:

If you would like to have more information with regards to coaching and playing opportunities then please contact any of the below people:

Waikato Badminton Development Officer
Philip Paterson
philp@sportwaikato.org.nz
07 858 5388 / 021 621 960

Waikato Badminton Head Coach
TJ Weistra
wbacoach@xtra.co.nz / tj@mobilecoach.co.nz
www.mobilecoach.co.nz
07 843 3728 / 021 464 229

Waikato Badminton Junior Convenor
Carol Leydon-Davis
leydon-davis@xtra.co.nz
07 856 9858 / 027 307 2714