California Badminton Academy, June-July 2013
During summer 2013, Jamie had the opportunity to coach at the California Badminton Academy (CBA); an 18 court club in Fremont, California. It was an action packed trip where he coached 45 kids between Under 9-19 who were preparing for the US Junior nationals. Jamie learned from working alongside 2 former US Olympians: Bob Malaythong & Raju Rai, plus shared his own knowledge with the dedicated squad.
At the US Junior Nationals, CBA won a large medal haul at every age group, which was very special for Jamie & the club. A visit to Los Angeles followed, where he met the Dunn family, plus Robert Blair & Imogen Bankier who were competing in the US Open.
It was an amazing experience which Jamie hopes will lead to more work with CBA & US badminton in the future. Please see some highlights from his visit in the gallery below.
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1st impression - 18 courts
Day 1 in at the California Badminton Academy in Fremont, California.
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Team Photo
The junior national players at CBA.
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Multi-shuttle 1
A hard day's training.
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Multi-shuttle 2
Every court was giving their best.
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Full house
At lunch-time the club was full of members.
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Me feeding
3200 shuttles were fed that morning.
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Aaron Lee
Young Aaron had to serve 6/10 on the targets & it took him 60 minutes.
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Team First
Every session started & finished this way.
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San Jose
A great view of San Jose from the hills.
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Paolo Alto hill
Lovely sights.
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Kilted out.
An evening out in San Jose.
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Inspiration Drive
My morning run. A great name for a street.
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US Junior Nationals
The crowd supported every match.
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Ryan Ma
Under 9 US Champion.
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Jordy Supandi
Jordy won 2 trophies at Under 17.
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New friends.
A farewell party with the guys.
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Los Angeles break
Meeting the Dunn family in L.A.
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Robert, Imogen & I
I met these world-class Scottish badminton players in Los Angeles.
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Newport Beach
A wonderful place at night time.
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Times Square, New York City.
I managed a stopover in the Big Apple.
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