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The Badminton Association of India will hold a coaches’ education programme at the Pullela Gopichand Academy from March 23 to 30. Called ‘The Intermediate Level Coach Education Programme’, and organised in association with GoSports Foundation, the programme will certify those who successfully complete it as BAI accredited coaches, who can conduct national development programmes or coaching camps.
Pullela Gopichand is the course coordinator. The course will cover several subjects, including massage, sports medicine, multi-shuttle training, nutrition, etc. A maximum of 30 participants will be chosen to be part of this programme. On successful completion of the course, the candidate will be given a participation certificate, issued jointly by BAI and GoSports Foundation. Each of the candidates will be given an assignment to be completed.
Applicants should have been ex-national/international badminton player, with a minimum coaching experience of two years or SAI-NIS diploma holders, with a minimum coaching experience of two years.
Course content:
1. Biological basis of physical fitness and its training
(a) Principles (b) Methods
2. Professional Hazards of Badminton
Eg: Overtraining, loading and staleness
3. Sports Massage
4. Psychological features and psychological training of players in the course of training and competition
5. Biomechanical analysis of major techniques of badminton
6. Workout of training programme in the phase of all round improvement/development.
7. Training methods for great leap forward of competitive skills
(a) Footwork (b) Multi shuttles
8. Development and training – style of player
9. Administration of badminton
10. Effect of laws/ regulations of coaches and players’ concerns
11. Nutritional aspects of badminton – training and pre-competition diet
12. Fatigue and medical-biological means of recovery
13. Factors predisposing badminton injuries – preventive aspects and rehabilitation
14. Doping – prohibited substances, laws and statutes
The course experts are:
Jagmohan Singh: Conditioning expert
Dr. Ashok Ahuja: Sports Medicine
Venkatraman: Sports Nutrition
Dr Asis Goswami: Sports Physiologist
Dr Sanjeev Sahni: Sports Psychologist
Dr. Kiran: Physiotherapist
Course coordinator: Pullela Gopichand
Technical experts: Gopichand, Venugopal Mahalingam (BWF) and Edwin Iriawan
