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Tom Armstrong
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- Ranked in the top 10 in England in Mixed Doubles (feb 2008)
- Ranked in the top 15 men’s doubles (feb 2008)
- Current level 2 UKCC certified coach with 4 years coaching experience and over 7 years of international playing experience
- Captain of the Great Britain team that travelled to Portugal for the World University Championships
- Winner of a bronze medal at the European Student Games in St. Petersburg, Russia in November 2007
- 2008 saw him Captain the English University team at the British University Championships, where they won gold
- Studied Sport and Exercise Science at Loughborough University, where he captained the men’s 1st BUSA (British University Sports Association) team for 2 years, and played for a further 2, winning 1 gold and 2 silvers in the BUSA
- Capped over 15 times for England as a Junior (u15-u19) and at u22 level
- Winner of all 3 events (Singles, Doubles, Mixed) in 2008 at the Leicestershire restricted championship, where he was only the 3rd person in history to achieve it
- Represented Leicestershire in the 1st team in the top division in the country
At Welbeck DSFC, my aim is to progress pupils to a level of playing ability and knowledge of badminton where they can compete at a level which would enable them to understand the merits of the game in a competitive, yet enjoyable fashion. At the higher ability end of the group, we aim to progress players further to compete in the county colleges competition and to progress our progress year on year, with this year an introduction of a women’s team in the competition for the first time.
The sessions consist of badminton specific fitness drills, footwork patterns, technical practices and tactical situations. The aim of the sessions is to progress pupils technically and tactically through the year. Pupils learn the full range of basic shots and will hopefully be able to apply them in a match situation, with the correct tactical knowledge. Each twice weekly session a new shot/movement/tactic is introduced.
Each session is modelled on the following plan:
- Warm-up drills
- Footwork Drills
- Technical (Shot) Drills
- Tactical Drills
- Match play
