National squads

[xiaxaunze]

Can any 1 tell me the criteria for getting into a juniour national squads is?
More so in scotland but also in england, because ive found that gettin a good ranking, ahead of almost ever1 else thats in the squad is not enough, any thoughts?

[home]

Three main criteria:

1.Pass a bleep test
2.Don't write on badders
3.Crawl to the right coaches

[Scotslass]

[Scotslass]

Mark, having a good ranking is not always enough, you have to meet seven criteria set by Badmintonscotland, including meeting certain fitness levels, entering national tournaments, attending regional squads and showing good behaviour.

[ADZ1]

you have to be seen beating quality people in tournaments and stuff aswel, like those people who are already in the national squads

[JohnEllis]

In England it is potential that counts which must include improvement rate and ability to learn new techniques etc as well as attitude towards training. It is not where you are ranked currently but where you are likely to be in the future.
Crawling to coaches is not a criteria.

[xiaxaunze]

lol, crawling to coaches, is that how u got in?
just kiddin, kirsty, i think i ticked all the boxes in ur list, im not complaining just asking, and the post about beating quality ppl i dont agree with, becoz theres alot of ppl in the squads that arent beating quilty ppl and are in them. and if u write in badders then u dont get in, how come?
last year my target was to beat ppl in the national squad, so that i could say, well i can beat him, how is he in and im not, but having done that i still found myself not in, what targets should i set for next year that might not leave me at the same place i was b4?

[mcsmegor]

having checked the rankings mark i see that you are 12th in singles and 27th in doubles...my questions would be to you, what do you have to offer badminton scotland for them to envest money in your development. are you competing in age groups above your own??...is there a chance for you to drastically improve your game that you will compete outwith scotland??... Are you training as hard or harder than the rest of your age group?? and most importantly do you see yourself giving 100% commitment to the sport every moment of each day??
If not....why should good money be invested into you as a player?
too often in the past i have seen money wasted on players going nowhere in the game that could have been used to fund dedicated individuals.
which is a serious issue when there is not that much money to go around

[xiaxaunze]

thats a very fair point greg, but i dont know if u noticed the players in the top 11?
watson, stuart, fraser, martin, alastair, grant, thomas, kieran, gordon, steven, peter,
1 is in the full scottish institute, 4 r in the area, and the rest r all in the naional, there are at least another half a dozen players who r all in the national squad ranked below me.
When u talk about what i have to offer 'scottish badminton' id say alot, as i am about to do sports coaching coarses at college and hopefully uni, to become a better badminton player and a coach, my career goal are all badminton orientated.
I have also played in 1 u19 tournament this season.
and since i have only played for over 2 years, and for only 1 season in tournaments, i fell that if i can get a ranking higher than most national players in 1 year, then thats a big achievement by my standards anyway.
Ohh, and im ranked 7th at mixed, dont forget that,makes me sound better!

[Phil McBride]

Mark

Basically what Greg is hammering away at is the commitment required to achieve the level required. Many of the top juniors have been playing for more than 2 years so in that way they have shown the required commitment by progressing up through the age groups and consistently maintaining rankings and results.

Say for instance over the summer break - how much time will you spend training (not just playing in bonanzas). Compare this to a squad member! Is your training focused to match your needs or is it just a bit of coaching now and again with games thrown in?

Home Scotsman although humerous hits the nail on the head! Which points - well all of them! I have already said that your previous comments would probably be held against you at some stage and I'm sure that is what Home Scotsman is touching on, passing a bleep is easy enough - like everything else you can train for it using a stopwatch and a bit of thinking! Crawling to coaches? Well some have already done that and it seems to work although I would suspect if that was all that was involved then they would be shown up for the idiots they are (ringing any bells?)

If you are serious then you have to show you have the mettle to progress and get in the mix as it were!

And how can you expect to be taken seriously if you post at silly times in the morning? ;)

Can of worms anyone?

[JohnEllis]

Mark
Better to do your talking on court only.
My son took that option and went from No6 in Yorkshire into National squad. Through achieving his goals and training hard to do so.

[xiaxaunze]

cheers john