GBA hosts successful Shuttle Time Programme outreach

Mar 05, 2024 Sports

GBA officials hand over some equipment to Aurora Secondary school in the programme as teachers and students share the moment.

Kaieteur Sports – Friday last the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) visited Region 2 (Essequibo Coast) to introduce and demonstrate Badminton to three secondary schools in the Region (Aurora Secondary, Abram Zuil Secondary School and Anna Regina Multilateral School) and also donated equipment through the Shuttle Time Programme to promote and develop Badminton in Guyana.

The Shuttle Time Programme was introduced to some schools in the Berbice Region in 2019 and a follow-up was done in 2023 producing athletes who compete in the GBA tournaments.

In 2023 during the National Junior Tournament sponsored by the National Sports Commission in his remarks the Director of Sports, Steve Ninvalle, challenged the GBA Executives to take the sport of Badminton to Region 2. The GBA is happy to report that the challenge was accepted and the Shuttle Time Programme was implemented in the Cinderella County. We will now follow up with the PE Teachers, visits to the schools and assisting with equipment whenever we can.

In 2012 BWF launched Shuttle Time to the world. A School level badminton programme supporting the principle that children should lead a healthy and active life, both in and out of school. BWF’s goal is to make badminton one of the world’s most popular and accessible school sports.

Abram Zuil Secondary School receives their donation of gear at the outreach.

Shuttle Time offers school teachers access to resources, training and equipment that support the teaching of enjoyable, safe and inclusive badminton activities to children aged 5-15 years old. Shuttle Time lessons are designed to provide children with a positive image of badminton through many opportunities to have fun, engage with others and experience success.

Shuttle Time is currently being implemented in more than 140 countries in partnership with BWF’s Continental Confederations and Member Associations.

Special thanks to Mr. Saeed Zameen, Mr. Nicholas Fraser of the Allied Arts Department of the Ministry of Education, the Principals and PE Teachers of the Schools, for making this activity a success.

The equipment was handed over to the PE Teachers by the members of the Guyana Badminton Association. Ms. Priyanna Ramdhani, Mr. Akili Haynes and Mr. Nkosi Beaton, Senior National Badminton Players taught the students a few drills to improve their technique on the court. (This is an official release of the GBA)

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Guyana Badminton Association, Mr. Akili Haynes, Mr. Nkosi Beaton, Ms. Priyanna Ramdhani, Senior National Badminton Players

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