BBC Sport's Academy Parent

[Site Support]

A great idea and good for sport.

BUT...

where is badminton?

Athletics

Basketball

Cricket

Cycling

Football

Golf

Hockey

Netball

Rugby League

Rugby Union

Swimming

Tennis

Combat Sports

Dance

The Gym

More Racket Sports

Outdoor Pursuits

Winter Sports

...we are placed in that most anonymous of area - 'More Racket Sports'

More letters to the BBC website anyone?

Site Support

[Moose]

Ive seen seveal postings from people over the months asking for a badminton section, but so far nothing concrete has happened...

But quite right; about time badminton was seen as a unique and popular racquet sport in its own right!

[Site Support]

We have mailed the BBC twice with an offer to organise an academy for their sportacademy section. Getting some top players together to make a coaching video and interviews etc

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/default.stm

On neither occasion did we even get a reply.

Par for the course really...

[Rodrigues]

So it's all down to the petition then to help raise the profile! Get signing everyone if you care about the game. I wonder if our stars - Robertson, Emms, Archer, Clarke etc have signed? Surely it's in their interests to do so - and it's only a minute of their time. And what about the top U15's, U17's, U19's? If some of them tell the site they have, this may encourage others to do so.

[Phil McBride]

"We have mailed the BBC twice with an offer to organise an academy for their sportacademy section. Getting some top players together to make a coaching video and interviews etc"


I'm surprised you have the time!


"On neither occasion did we even get a reply."


Now you feel like the members here that e-mail you and you don't bother replying!

[mrmagoo]

hmm...those great sports- dance and gym!!