Eagles Badminton Celebration Evening
Forza Badminton teamed up with the Eagles Badminton Clubs to hold a celebration Badminton Evening supported by funding from a Jack Petchey leaders award given to Steve Furneaux.
Forza were represented by Steve Butler (Ex England player and coach), Mariana Agathangelou (England ladies doubles player) and Sam Parsons (England Under 17 player) who treated us to an evening of exceptionally high class badminton. Club members, parents and local school children were given the chance to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity.
Over 100 people turned up to enjoy the Badminton. Firstly they were treated to an exhibition game between Steve Butler and Sam Parsons which had the crowd cheering and applauding before being treated to another game between two Eagles coaches, Lee Price and Terry Coleman, challenging Mariana and Sam. Despite putting up a good performance it was clear to see who the champions were. After these exhibitions our members and their guests were able to challenge the England players and to get some coaching from Steve Butler himself on an individual basis. After this the whole group was taken for a mass coaching session before players were invited to ask questions and for any advice from the players. They were also able to try and test Badminton equipment from the Forza range.
The evening was fantastic and for many it was the chance to see real badminton up close and personal. On television it is difficult to appreciate that the shuttle reaches such high speeds and even if you visit top tournaments you are sitting a long way from actual play. In the sports hall at Emerson Park we were sitting just a few metres away from play and you could experience just how fast top class badminton is. All the players had a fantastic evening and left enthused with autographs and photos.
Forza have support the Eagles Badminton Club since its launched 7 years ago. They provided free rackets and shuttles so that the club could get going and all members could have good equipment to use even if they couldnt afford their own. They supply us with prizes for raffles and arranged for Commonwealth gold medal winner Tracey Hallam to attend the club one evening a few years ago. Seven years ago we started with only 8 members and today we have over 150 members and Forza are still playing a big part in our club and with the local badminton scene. They run local competitions where winners progress to the National finals where several Eagles members were able to take part on this national stage. Congratulations to Sean Yakes, Anneliese McAlpin and Phoebe Menear for reaching this stage.
Without Jack Petchey and Forza the evening could not have taken place so a really big thank you from everyone at the Eagles Badminton Club for such an inspirational evening.
Forza were represented by Steve Butler (Ex England player and coach), Mariana Agathangelou (England ladies doubles player) and Sam Parsons (England Under 17 player) who treated us to an evening of exceptionally high class badminton. Club members, parents and local school children were given the chance to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity.
Over 100 people turned up to enjoy the Badminton. Firstly they were treated to an exhibition game between Steve Butler and Sam Parsons which had the crowd cheering and applauding before being treated to another game between two Eagles coaches, Lee Price and Terry Coleman, challenging Mariana and Sam. Despite putting up a good performance it was clear to see who the champions were. After these exhibitions our members and their guests were able to challenge the England players and to get some coaching from Steve Butler himself on an individual basis. After this the whole group was taken for a mass coaching session before players were invited to ask questions and for any advice from the players. They were also able to try and test Badminton equipment from the Forza range.
The evening was fantastic and for many it was the chance to see real badminton up close and personal. On television it is difficult to appreciate that the shuttle reaches such high speeds and even if you visit top tournaments you are sitting a long way from actual play. In the sports hall at Emerson Park we were sitting just a few metres away from play and you could experience just how fast top class badminton is. All the players had a fantastic evening and left enthused with autographs and photos.
Forza have support the Eagles Badminton Club since its launched 7 years ago. They provided free rackets and shuttles so that the club could get going and all members could have good equipment to use even if they couldnt afford their own. They supply us with prizes for raffles and arranged for Commonwealth gold medal winner Tracey Hallam to attend the club one evening a few years ago. Seven years ago we started with only 8 members and today we have over 150 members and Forza are still playing a big part in our club and with the local badminton scene. They run local competitions where winners progress to the National finals where several Eagles members were able to take part on this national stage. Congratulations to Sean Yakes, Anneliese McAlpin and Phoebe Menear for reaching this stage.
Without Jack Petchey and Forza the evening could not have taken place so a really big thank you from everyone at the Eagles Badminton Club for such an inspirational evening.
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