Spotlight on Eleanor O'Donnell
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| Age: | 12 |
| Scottish Titles: | Scottish Secondary Schools Under 14 Doubles Winner 2011 |
| Other Notable Achievements: | Under 11 National Doubles Runner-up 2008/9 Under 13 Nationals Singles Runner-Up 2011 GSoS Under 13 Singles and Doubles Winner 2011 East Lothian Under 14 Singles and Doubles Winner 2011 Scottish Schools Under 16 Mixed Runner-Up |
| Career Highlight: | Being selected to be in the Under 15 National Squad |
| Coached by: | Craig Robertson , Iain Pringle, Lena Robertson and Julia Mann |
| Sponsor: | Victor |
| Equipment Used: | Victor Density XT rackets and Victor clothing |
| Badminton Goals & Ambitions: | To be selected for the Quad, the UK School Games and to represent my country at the Commonwealth Games |
| Typical Week Training Schedule: | Monday - Training at GSOS Tuesday - Conditioning and National Squad Wednesday - Conditioning and National Squad Thursday - Badminton at GSOS and National Squad Friday - Conditioning |
| First Badminton Memories: | Playing with my mum in the Community Centre |
| First Time Playing Badminton: | At Ronnie Lithgow’s club at Irvine on a Friday night |
| What do you enjoy most about being a badminton player? | Meeting new people from around Britain and other countries |
| Tips for Badminton: | Train hard, play hard but most of all enjoy it! |
| Hobbies: | Going out with friends |
| Favourite Sportsperson: | Imogen Bankier and Lee Chong Wei |
| Favourite Film: | Wild Child |
| Favourite Food: | Pasta and chicken |
| Favourite Music: | R and B |
| Favourite Foreign Badminton Destination: | Not been lucky enough to play abroad yet |
| Favourite Badminton Tournament: | Ashington Team Event and the Nationals |
