Badminton Team
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Craig Robertson - High Performance Coach Badminton has worked with BADMINTONscotland on the Junior High Performance Programme and supported Area and Scottish Institute of Sport Programmes. He spent time as a self employed coach and lived in Denmark, while playing for Lillerod Badminton Club. Qualified as an Advanced Coach, Craig is also a Coach Tutor and worked for Glasgow City Council as Racquet Sports Development Officer.
Craig started playing at age 11 and has represented Scotland’s National Team on 76 occasions in Thomas Cup, European, World Championships and the Commonwealth Games, where he won a Bronze Medal in the Badminton Team event in Manchester 2002. Other playing achievements include men’s doubles champion at the Austrian Open in 1998 and at the Irish Open in 2000. Domestically he has won Scottish Invitation Singles event twice and Scottish Champion in Doubles and Mixed Doubles on 8 occasions. Craig has an HND in Sports Coaching with Development and a BSc in Sports Studies from the University of Paisley. |
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Iain Pringle- Assistant High Performance Coach Badminton is an ex-international player with 50 caps to his credit while competing in European, World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Iain Spent 7 years as Head Coach to Glasgow’s Talent Squad and 3 years as West of Scotland Institute of Sport Head Badminton Coach. In addition Iain has worked with National Junior Teams, including the European Junior Team in 2002.
Qualified as BADMINTONscotland Advanced Coach, Iain spent a year as Head Coach at the School of Sport.
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Lena Robertson - Assistant High Performance Coach Badminton is an experienced coach who has worked with the Under 17 National Team and Under 13 National Squads. In addition to this Lena works with the National Junior Satellite Squads and various regional Satellite Squads. In addition to coaching Lena is involved as a Junior and Community Sports Leader Tutor and works with School of Sport students on a weekly basis, tutoring leadership skills. As a player Lena represented Scotland at Junior Level and is now qualified as an Advanced Coach and BADMINTONscotland Coach Education Tutor. Lena has an HND in Sports Coaching with Development and a BSc in Sports Studies from the University of Paisley.
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Gordon Thomson - Performance Coach Badminton started at the School of Sport in January 2006 and has been a Performance Coach since then. Gordon is currently National Senior Champion in Men’s Singles and also National Under 23 Champion in Men’s Singles. During the past few years Gordon has played for Scotland in the Sudirman Cup, European Championships and Thomas Cup events gaining 10 International Caps on the way. As a coach Gordon has spent time working at the School and assists at National Junior Squads level. Qualified to Club Coach Level, Gordon is also personal coach to players striving for national teams.
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