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On the 27 April, 2010,
parents were once again invited along to the final night of the
badminton season at the main games hall of Hawick High School
for a fun night of badminton with their offspring. It was good
to see the event supported by so many parents.
Despite a distinct lack of
enthusiasm from some parents when they were asked by the coaches
to do warm up exercises, stretches and
shuttle sprints before starting the
games, to the coaches surprise most of them were happy to
do these energetic routines and even the prospect of running
three sets of shuttle sprints against the juniors held no fear
for the parents. Everyone entered into the fun spirit of the
evening as plainly demonstrated by the photograph and video that
were taken on the night. This event was hailed another great success by all the parents.
The next parents night will be held during December, 2010.
Regretfully, the end of
the badminton season also means that the junior club is loosing
one of it's most loyal and devoted players. Ross Elliot will be
leaving the High School in the summer for pastures anew at
university. Over the years Ross has kept everyone entertained
with his mild outburts from time to time, normally when loosing
at half court bingo to Connor, Tara, Grant or Henry. When Ross
first turned up at the Tuesday night sessions he could hardly
run in a straight line. Now he is the fastest runner in the
club. He has been a great role model for the younger members and
his infectious enthusiasm will be sorely missed by everyone.
The coaches, Harry Turnbull and Colin Blaikie would like to take
this opportunity to wish Ross every success for the future.
The annual Hawick junior
handicapped tournament was played on Tuesday, 20 April, 2009 at
Hawick High School main games hall. Two pools of players played
round robin games against each other with each game played over
one end to 15 points for the younger players and 21 points for
the older players. The top two players from each pool went
through to play in the semi-finals. Tara MacTaggart (0) and
Connor Telfer (0) went through from pool A as winner and runner
up respectively and Gavin Elliot (+5) and Christopher Turner
(+6) also reached the semi-finals as winner and runner up
respectively from pool B.
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Connor Telfer
played Gavin Elliot in the first semi-final. Despite a valiant
effort from Gavin, Connor won the game 15-10. The second
semi-final was played between Tara MacTaggart and Christopher
Turner. Christopher did well to get to the semi-final by just
edging out Iben McMillan and Douglas Telfer on points won in the
pool games. Although Christopher played well in the semi-final,
he eventually went down 15-8 to Tara. The final in the 2010
tournament was a repeat of the 2009 final between Connor Telfer
and Tara MacTaggart.
Neither player
was able to take control of the match in the earlier part of the
game. As the game progressed Tara began to use the experience
she has gained by playing for the Borders this season and
started to pull away from Connor in the middle stage of the
game. Connor responded with some gritty, hard fought points and
fought his way back into the final. He eventually managed to
catch Tara and then edged in front towards the end of the game.
Despite some strong play from Tara in the final part of the
game, Connor managed to hang on to win the final 21-18. Both
players are to be congratulated for the high standard of play
and for making the final such a memorable game. A video of the
final will be uploaded to the Hawick Badminton website and to
Facebook in the near future.
The final trophy
of the season was presented to the Young Player of the Year.
This is a trophy that goes to a young, enthusiastic player who
has continued to show dedication and commitment throughout the
season and who displays good manners on court. This year the
trophy for Young Player of the Year was presented to Daniel
Elliot.
This year the buffet dance was held
at the Tory Club in Jedburgh. Hawick badminton players and
friends always look forward to this date in the calendar and as expected
everyone had a great time.
Hawick & District
Primary School Tournament
(2010)
The Hawick and District Primary
School Tournament was held on Sunday, 21st
March, 2010 in the main games hall at Hawick High School.
Despite the
number of youngsters being down on the previous year it is
important that this event continues to be held each year. It has
been a difficult season this year as three of the coaches that
helped to coach the sport in the primary schools the previous
year were not able to do the same this year due to work and
other personal commitments. It is hoped however that some
coaches may be able to return again next season to coach the
game in some of the other primary schools.
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Borders Secondary
School Badminton Championship
(2010)
The
Borders Secondary Schools
badminton championships were held at Earlston High School and
Galashiels Academy on Sunday 31st January. Under 14 pupils from
across the region travelled to Galashiels with the Under 16’s
and Under 18’s playing in Earlston with several schools being
represented.
Borders Primary
School Badminton Championship
(2010)
The Borders Primary School
Badminton Championship was held on Saturday, 6th February, 2010.
A total of 75 children took part in this year's tournament, held
in Galashiels.
Following on from the
great success of the first parents night in April, the coaches invited the
parents of the junior members to come along to the main games
hall at Hawick High School for another fun event where the parents
had the chance to play against their offspring.
Despite a major lack of
enthusiasm from the parents when they were asked by the coaches
to do warm up exercises, stretches and
shuttle sprints before starting the
games, the parents entered into the spirit of the evening when
they actually started to play the game. Unfortunately, some of
the regular junior players were missing through illness and the
number of parents attending the session was subsequently down
slightly on the previous event. Nevertheless, the event was hailed another great success by all the parents.
The next parents night will be held towards the end of the
season during April, 2010.
The Tuesday evening
coaching sessions at the Hawick High School games hall will
commence on 1st September, 2009 between 6 - 8pm. The charge will
be £1.00/session.
The Thursday evening
coaching sessions at Wilton Church Hall, Hawick will commence on
3rd September, 2009 between 7 - 9pm. The charge will be
50p/session.
Players who intend to
attend any coaching sessions are reminded that footwear suitable
for indoor sports must be worn at these venues. Players not
wearing appropriate footwear will not be permitted to
participate in either of these coaching sessions.
Wilton Badminton Club will
commence at Wilton Church Hall, Hawick on Monday, 7th September,
2009 between 7 - 10pm. Further information on membership and
shuttle fees can be found here.
Following further
consultations throughout the summer months between badminton
groups in Scotland and the hierarchy of BADMINTONscotland
executive committee, HAWICKbadminton is delighted to report that
sensible proposals for Coach Continuous Professional Development
(CPD) have been published by BADMINTONscotland for the coming
season. The revised CPD points table should now be widely
accepted by the vast majority of volunteer coaches who should
now be able to settle down and get back to thinking about
coaching.
Hawick & District
Primary School Tournament
(2009)
Like the proverbial
pheonix rising from the ashes, the Hawick and District Primary
School Tournament is back after an absence of 12 years with
around 40 primary schoolchildren battling it out for the top
honours.
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The annual Hawick junior
handicapped tournament was played on Tuesday, 21 April, 2009 at
Hawick High School main games hall. Two pools of 8 players
played round robin games against each other with each game
played over one end to 15 points. The top two players
from each pool went through to play in the semi-finals. Connor Telfer (0) and Henry Leask (+7) went through from pool A as
winner and runner up respectively and Tara MacTaggart (-4) and
Douglas Telfer (+6) also reached the semi-finals as winner and
runner up respectively from pool B.
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Connor Telfer played
his younger brother Douglas in the first semi-final. Despite
a valiant effort from Douglas, Connor won the game 15-11.
The second semi-final was played between Tara MacTaggart
and Henry Leask. Henry did well to get to the semi-final by
just edging out Ross Elliot on points won in the pool games.
Although Henry played well in the semi-final, he eventually
went down 15-11 to Tara. The final in the
2009 tournament was a repeat of the 2008 final between
Connor Telfer and Tara MacTaggart.
Connor began the final
with some well placed shots and managed to edge in front of Tara
at the start of the match. The good start from Connor made
it difficult for Tara to recover, particularly when she was
giving Connor four points of a start due to the difference in
handicaps. The standard of play throughout the final was very
high and the spectators were treated to some hard fought, long
rallies. Connor's standard of play remained consistently high
during the final and he went on to beat Tara 21-14.
The final trophy for
"Player of the Year" was presented to Ross Graham for his
dedication, commitment and steady development throughout the
season. Not only has Ross hardly missed a Tuesday or Thursday
evening coaching session in Hawick this season, he also
travelled to Jedburgh on most Monday evenings to attend the
performance sessions organised by John Peters.
Berwick win the league by
defeating Jedburgh 5 - 4 on the final day of the season.
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Borders
Badminton League and to Berwick, winners of the league for the
2008/09 season.
Hawick and Jedburgh
youngsters competed in a friendly match at Jedburgh Games Hall.
A great night was had by all and everyone raised their game.
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Craig Thom
fails to win gents singles title at Jedburgh Badminton Club
Craig Thom fails in his
bid to become gents singles champion at Jedburgh Badminton Club.
Unfortunately, Craig played well below his best and his unforced
error count was virtually twice that of his opponent, Paul
Bishop. Paul continued to play consistently throughout the match
and went on to win 21-12, 21-12.
Despite his bitter
disappointment with his own performance during the match
Craig intends to have another crack at the Jed Singles Title
next season.
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