Badminton Pathways in South Australia
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If you need more information about the Badminton Pathway in South Australia please contact Development Officer, Callum Dunk, development@badmintonsa.com
State Team Selection Policy
The board of Badminton SA has recently updated their state team selection policy. Please see the attached document:
Para-Badminton
Para-Badminton Badminton Australia endorses the notion of sport of all. Those participating in the broader badminton community come from diverse backgrounds and this is one of the strengths of our sport. This also includes the participation of people from diverse athletic abilities, including people with a specific needs or disability.
Badminton Australia encourages participation and active involvement of people with a disability, and for all Clubs/Associations to foster para-badminton activities and development. Badminton is enjoyed internationally by millions of people of all ages and abilities, and develops both fundamental physical skills and life skills. Para-Badminton caters to all, as it is a sport for social participation and for those who desire to represent Australia at a competitive level. People with physical or intellectual disabilities can play badminton in singles, doubles or mixed doubles. It is a sport that explores speed changes, reaction time demands, muscular strength and endurance challenges, and is heart-pumping fun.
Badminton Australia has appointed Ian Bridge to the National Para-Badminton Coach position. This is a part-time volunteer position whereby all expenses associated with official duties are covered by Badminton Australia. For all enquiries regarding para-badminton in Australia, please email participation@badminton.org.au.
Badminton has been part of the Special Olympics World Summer Games since 1995 and will be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Summer Games sports programme, which puts the sport in an exciting time to educate and unite communities, and improve quality of lives through sport.
What is Paralympic Sport?
In para-badminton, athletes are classified into “Sport Classes” to ensure fairness in competition. In para-badminton there are six Sport Classes. Every athlete is classified into one of the six Sport Classes before they can compete at an international level. This ensures that athletes compete in groups which take into account how their physical impairment affects their performance as a badminton player.
Para-Badminton Classification
In para-badminton, the classification process involves a medical examination and some badminton activities to show the classifiers what badminton movements and shots are easy or more difficult for the athlete. The Minimal Impairment Criteria for each of the Sport Classes is described in the BWF Classification Regulations. There are also opportunities to get involved in badminton’s classification program.
PARA-BADMINTON SPORT CLASSES
Para-badminton is continuously growing and Badminton SA has a very successful para-badminton program run by Chris Thirlwell. If you wish to join our para-badminton program please contact Chris Thirlwell, shuttlepro@hotmail.com
Badminton Australia encourages participation and active involvement of people with a disability, and for all Clubs/Associations to foster para-badminton activities and development. Badminton is enjoyed internationally by millions of people of all ages and abilities, and develops both fundamental physical skills and life skills. Para-Badminton caters to all, as it is a sport for social participation and for those who desire to represent Australia at a competitive level. People with physical or intellectual disabilities can play badminton in singles, doubles or mixed doubles. It is a sport that explores speed changes, reaction time demands, muscular strength and endurance challenges, and is heart-pumping fun.
Badminton Australia has appointed Ian Bridge to the National Para-Badminton Coach position. This is a part-time volunteer position whereby all expenses associated with official duties are covered by Badminton Australia. For all enquiries regarding para-badminton in Australia, please email participation@badminton.org.au.
Badminton has been part of the Special Olympics World Summer Games since 1995 and will be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Summer Games sports programme, which puts the sport in an exciting time to educate and unite communities, and improve quality of lives through sport.
What is Paralympic Sport?
In para-badminton, athletes are classified into “Sport Classes” to ensure fairness in competition. In para-badminton there are six Sport Classes. Every athlete is classified into one of the six Sport Classes before they can compete at an international level. This ensures that athletes compete in groups which take into account how their physical impairment affects their performance as a badminton player.
Para-Badminton Classification
In para-badminton, the classification process involves a medical examination and some badminton activities to show the classifiers what badminton movements and shots are easy or more difficult for the athlete. The Minimal Impairment Criteria for each of the Sport Classes is described in the BWF Classification Regulations. There are also opportunities to get involved in badminton’s classification program.
PARA-BADMINTON SPORT CLASSES
- Wheelchair Sport Class (WH1): Players with impairments in both lower limbs and trunk function (eg. spinal injury, scoliosis, multiple sclerosis)
- Wheelchair Sport Class (WH2): Players with impairments in one or both lower limbs and minimal or no impairments of the trunk (eg. spina bifida, above knee amputation)
- Standing Sport Class (SL3): Players with impairments in one or both lower limbs and poor walking/running balance (eg. above knee amputation, double below knee amputation, cerebral palsy)
- Standing Sport Class (SL4): Players with lesser impairments compared to SL3 (eg. below knee amputation, cerebral palsy, hip dysplasia, leg length differences)
- Standing Sport Class (SU5): Players with impairments of the upper limbs (eg. upper limb amputation, upper limb deficiency)
- Short Stature Class (SS6): Players with genetic short stature condition, often referred to as ‘dwarfism’
Para-badminton is continuously growing and Badminton SA has a very successful para-badminton program run by Chris Thirlwell. If you wish to join our para-badminton program please contact Chris Thirlwell, shuttlepro@hotmail.com
