Badminton Shuttle Time Ends Today in Benin

The two-day Shuttle Time Programme organised by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria in conjunction with the Edo State Badminton Association is scheduled to end today in Benin City, Edo State.

According to Chairman of the Edo State Badminton Association, Onome Obruthe, the initiative is staged for Nigerian secondary school physical education teachers and it is deliberately designed for the grassroots.

The indoor Sports Complex, Etete off Limits Road, Benin City is the venue of the event with 25 secondary schools in Benin participating along with 25 P.E and Games Masters and Mistresses.

Obruthe noted that the training programme  is supported by BFN’s partner, Community Sport Educational Development (CSED) Initiative. 

He said “The Shuttle Time Nigeria Project is a grassroots badminton project designed by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to teach P.E. teachers and games masters/ mistresses, the basic skills of badminton. The teachers would in turn discover and train the students in their various schools, imparting the knowledge and skills acquired to their students. 

“Equipment which includes rackets, nets and shuttles are distributed to participating schools to ensure as well as encourage practical establishment of the game in the schools. These equipment are courtesy Community Sport Educational Development (CSED) Initiative.”

The Vice Chairman of the Edo Badminton Association, Mrs Amaka Onwuka, told reporters at the venue on Tuesday that the state’s badminton body would continue to stage quality events to take the game to another level.

“We are hoping to bring out future champions in the state and that is why we are starting with the trainers. So that they can impact basic modern knowledge in the game to the young ones under them,” Onwuka said.