Players reports from camps 2009
Alisha Israni (age 12, Newcastle)
Badminton camp was really good! I made lots of new friends from around the world; one of my friends was from Croatia! The coaches were great; they taught lots of new techniques and I'm sure that everyone has improved since we arrived. We also went for a run every morning and did some running activities when we arrived to the track. I really enjoyed this camp and I'm sure everyone else did too!
Zoe Clark (age 12, Rothesay)
Shuttlers badminton camp was brilliant all the coaches are excellent and funny and not strict at all, if you come to this camp you will learn lots of new techniques ,things which will really help to improve your game and have a good laugh and really enjoy yourself! You also do a session of boxing and kickboxing session with a guy called Nicole he is really nice and has awesome shorts! I highly recommend this camp it is brilliant !
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Beatrice Gabell (11, Rothesay)
The camp was really really fun and we learned a lot about smashing, backhands and net play. I would recommend any players to come and join the badminton and fun at the camp. If you come you will learn a lot and have many hours of practice.
First of all the coaches were very kind to every one else and they helped us with everything that we needed help with. They look after us very well and we get to have fun!
Andreas Janvin (11 Stavanger, Norway)
The shuttles badminton camp has been really fun and I have enjoyed every minute of it, The coaches were very good. We had 2-3 sessions per day. The sessions were hard but fun, so it was extra good to eat after each session. We learned backhands, double tactics, footwork.
James O'Leary (13 Birmingham)
Badminton camp was fantastic it was really fun. We learnt singles defence and some tips on playing doubles. At 7.15am we went running but it wasn't that hard and it pays off when your on the court.
Jamie Anderson (11Dunfermline)
The badminton camp was great !. All the things we learned (which was a lot ) was great for improving your game . The run might not sound fun but it is, you do need it as well! I would strongly recommend it strongly to any one who wants to improve there game.
Moya Ryan and Kate Frost (Ireland)
The Shuttlers camp was brilliant!!!!! We had great fun!!!!!! We made lots of new friends and we learnt lots more shots. The first day the jog was tiring but then it turns out to be fun!!!!! (surprisingly) We made friends from Scotland, Croatia, England and Gibraltar. We defo will be coming back next year!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kate MacNicol ( 15 Caithness)
Every year this camp just seems to get better and better , this is now my 4th year and again I have loved every minute off it! This year has certainly been the best from meeting awesome people from Croatia , Gibraltar , Israel , Norway, Ireland and of course Scotland! The coaches May be getting older but the standard of coaching is still very high and they are still making us do the jog in the morning which seems to be getting harder every year but still fun.:/! Even though every muscle is my body is in pain and still had a blast!
The training is sometimes physical and sometimes tactical so I would strongly recommend it to all players of all abilities who want to improve. The camp is great fun and I will definitely come back next year.
Amit Chaudhari (11 Northumberland, England)
This badminton camp is the best!!! Its fun and there is really good training. The run is hard work but also very fun. I have met lots of new friends from all sorts of places like Croatia,Gibraltar,Israel,England and obviously Scotland. The coaches are great fun and they teach you a lot. It improves your game and you learn a lot of new stuff. I would definitely come back next year because it's AUSOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Toni Woods 10 (Scotland)
This camp has been so much fun so I hope I can come back next year. I have met so many new friends that I will never forget. The coaches are so funny and they will help you if you are stuck on something, they tell you what you have to improve on and it helps so much. As well as training we play games. This place is the BEST!
Scott Kelman [Tom] (Caithness)
This was my first time at the camp and I really enjoyed it. I have learned a lot of new things that will definitely help my game. I have made loads of new friends from all over the world including Croatia, Ireland. Norway, Israel, Gibraltar and Scotland. The coaches are very friendly and helpful and give you a lot of good tips, also they are able to take a joke and are always up for a laugh. I would recommend that you come because it is a great way to meet new people as I have done like people such as James, Philip, Chantal and Nikki. I will be defo coming back next year.
Iva Sutevski 12 (Croatia)
This camp was great. I met many friends. Coaches were great, too. We learned a lot of new things(backhand, slicing) and had fun. I liked the kick boxing. It was the best. We did the most importing things of boxing. It was really fun! I would like to come back again next year. ; )
James Victor, Gibraltar:
I had a really good time, I learnt loads of new techniques and Improved my gameplay.The coaching team where really helpful and encouraged you all the way, and they pointed out mistakes and made sure that you understood how to correct it. I would definitely come next year, and the year after that.
Chantal De'ath, Gibraltar
Being at the camp has really improved both my techniques and fitness for badminton. The coaches were very helpful and I really learnt a lot from them. I hope that next year I can come back and further increase my game.
Nikita Kiriplani, Gibraltar
I had a fantastic time, the coaches were really helpful, and improved both my game and fitness level, I met a lot of new people, and made a lot of friends like Kate, Scott and Tanya. The 30 min run was not too bad.
Elite Camp 2009
Patrick MacHugh
The training throughout the weekend has been very intense but at the same time very enjoyable because you get to know lots of new people from different countries.
Stewart Ferns
The camp has been excellent. You got to play against a great standard of players and got great tips and advice from the coaches. 2009 was great and I will come back next year.
Dan Font
The Scottish camp has been truly excellent. I have really enjoyed the training even though it was high intensity it was very enjoyable at the same time. There has been many funny things happening and the camp has been amazing
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