Our November Serve-ing Pacific winner is Danny Simpson of the Cook Islands Badminton association. Danny who contributes in many different areas of Badminton from administration to coaching and is a Oceania umpire also. Danny was nominated for his commitment to the value of leadership. Tell us about yourself? I grew up playing badminton at school,…
Our September Serve-ing Pacific winner is Christy Villaflor of Northern Marianas Badminton Association. Christy has been involved in the sport for 20 years and was nominated for the value of Inclusiveness Tell us about yourself I am Christy Villaflor Secretary General of Northern Marianas Badminton Association. Started playing badminton back in 2003 as past time…
The Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Kinivanagi Karo, shuttle time teacher from Papua New Guinea, shares his story of growing up in Papua New Guinea and what badminton means to him. Growing-Up Years I was born in a coastal village…
Our August Serve-ing Pacific winner is Nicolas Mouret of the Tahiti Badminton association. Nicolas has been a volunteer for over 5 years was nominated for the value of innovation. Tell us about yourself : My name is Nicolas Mouret, I’m 36 years old, and I started playing badminton in 2011. I really started to love…
The Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Kinisimere Liku Qutei, shuttle time teacher from Fiji, shares her story 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 I am the only child in the family, born and raised in the maritime rural area known as Kadavu, located…
Our July Serve-ing Pacific winner is Ngaoa Ranginui of the Cook Islands Badminton association. Ngaoa who has been a volunteer for over 8 years was nominated for the value of leadership. Tell us about yourself? I am a Cook Islander and citizen of Aotearoa New Zealand. I have lived most of my life in the…
The Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Duncan Yeow Heng Choy, shuttle time teacher from New Zealand, shares his story 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 I’m from Malaysia where badminton is huge. I’ve been playing badminton with neighbours for fun since I was five;…
The Serve-ing Pacific June winner is Barry Whiteside from Badminton Fiji. Barry is well known within the Oceania region through the work that he has done as the President of Badminton Fiji a role in which he was in for over 20 years. Barry has had a considerable amount of influence and impact on badminton…
The Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Josefa Matasau, shuttle time teacher from Fiji, shares his story of being brought up in Fiji and the experiences that he has gone through in the shuttle time program. I hail from the beautiful…
Featured above from left to right – Grant Manzoney, David Templeman, Julie Carrel, Nang Nquyen Van, Mark Cunningham, Caitlyn Dransfield, Lochan Cowper Our Secretary General, Julie Carrel was in Perth, Western Australia for the launch of the “Festival of Badminton” happening in the seaside location of Mandurah, 70km south of the State Capital – Perth,…