BWF and its Southeast Asia partner Haier, with the help of Rotaract Club of Petaling Jaya and Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology (TARUMT), kicked off official World Badminton Day activities in style, utilising BWF’s flagship programme Shuttle Time for an interactive coaching clinic.
Two homes were invited, Shelter Children Home and Praise Emmanuel Children’s Home, with 33 underprivileged children taking to the courts.
The activity started with a 15-minutes simple warm up with a demonstration from coaches and volunteers, followed by station activities such as throwing games, keep your court free, scissor jump with overhead racket swing, balloon tap, net play with lunges and drive rally games. Then, a short match was played between the children to introduce them to the badminton scoring system.
At the end of the activity, each home received a certificate of appreciation along with a badminton school kit each consisting of 20 rackets, six tube of half dozen nylon shuttles, two portable badminton nets and one badminton bag.
For Managing Director of Haier Malaysia, Fan Jing, it was great to partner with BWF ahead of World Badminton Day. “This is one of the many ways to foster unity, promote a healthy lifestyle and unearth the next badminton hero in Malaysia.”
Pastor Isaac Siva, caregiver from Praise Emmanuel Children’s Home said: “The joy and enthusiasm of the children was truly heartwarming, and we are deeply grateful for this opportunity that brought so much excitement and inspiration to their lives.”
