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Drunk Penguin
21st April 2005, 23:45
Although this question is directed mainly at coaches, it might be helpful to receive general responses from other members.

As mentioned before, there is now a website set up for a badminton hall in Glasgow called the cockburn centre. We are considering whether it might be useful to allow visitors to contact coaches via the cockburn site - that is, have a list of Scottish coaches, with a short description of their experience and availability, and also a form with which visitors might arrange coaching sessions. The form could be set up so that enquiries are sent via the site to the appropriate coach's mobile phone by means of a free SMS service (form > email > SMS) or we could set up webmail for them. I assume that it would be agreeable to most coaches, as it would probably increase their bookings.

I'd appreciate any feedback. You can also email me for more details via this forum.

Incidentally, the website's url is www.cockburncentre.com
Phil McBride
22nd April 2005, 00:23
£20 says you do not get one response from any coach registered on the SBU list!

They even manage to have courses running in the academy without certain prominent advanced level coaches knowing about it and not invited.

Harsh but warranted!
Drunk Penguin
22nd April 2005, 01:26
Where is the coach list?
Phil McBride
22nd April 2005, 18:58
The SBU have a coaches register, when you pay your fee you are a member for one year and they field your name out to people looking for a coach.
Drunk Penguin
22nd April 2005, 20:26
The SBU have a coaches register, when you pay your fee you are a member for one year and they field your name out to people looking for a coach.

So there's not a publicly viewable list?
Phil McBride
22nd April 2005, 20:47
No, but to be fair there are some coaches who are just too busy to be put on any list since they seem to be in high demand and would not be available to coach.

So what names do you need? You would have to get every individual involved in the registers consent to use their name.
Phil McBride
25th April 2005, 18:28
Quick today are we not site support!

Now I've missed the message :( I do hope it was funny
Site Support
25th April 2005, 19:06
Just a spam post from an illegal software site, nothing too exciting :p

Site Support
Phil McBride
25th April 2005, 22:48
That's just not cricket :(

How dare they, the cads :mad:
Drunk Penguin
26th April 2005, 04:11
No, but to be fair there are some coaches who are just too busy to be put on any list since they seem to be in high demand and would not be available to coach.

So what names do you need? You would have to get every individual involved in the registers consent to use their name.

I guess it would be more of interest to coaches who are not busy with squads like those at the Glasgow School of Sport.
redkingjoe
26th April 2005, 04:58
Quick today are we not site support!

Now I've missed the message :( I do hope it was funny
SS
may be we should set up a "deleted post" thread where all of them are shared somewhere :D
redkingjoe
26th April 2005, 05:03
Although this question is directed mainly at coaches, it might be helpful to receive general responses from other members.

As mentioned before, there is now a website set up for a badminton hall in Glasgow called the cockburn centre. We are considering whether it might be useful to allow visitors to contact coaches via the cockburn site - that is, have a list of Scottish coaches, with a short description of their experience and availability, and also a form with which visitors might arrange coaching sessions. The form could be set up so that enquiries are sent via the site to the appropriate coach's mobile phone by means of a free SMS service (form > email > SMS) or we could set up webmail for them. I assume that it would be agreeable to most coaches, as it would probably increase their bookings.

I'd appreciate any feedback. You can also email me for more details via this forum.

Incidentally, the website's url is www.cockburncentre.com

Hohoho,
i went visiting the forum there...really like the features...especially the "how much time you spend on the forum".....really cool...so i checked out as soon as possible to prevent myself spending too much time to avoid being addicted
Phil McBride
26th April 2005, 18:46
I guess it would be more of interest to coaches who are not busy with squads like those at the Glasgow School of Sport.

Well there is that but you need to remember many coaches are contracted to the city council on different hours worked criteria the majority being 17 1/2 hours per week.

It might be a good idea if the centre management would go out their way to walk the 150 metres and ask them about it rather than you getting landed with all this work, especially if your finals are near.