5th Annual Primary School Badminton Tournament 2021 Held at the TSA Friday 12th November The day had finally come, where our coaches had been in different schools, delivering Shuttle Time classes in preparation for this day. The tournament started in the morning with the arrival of different schools followed by a welcoming speech, and thenContinue reading “Apii Nikao Triumphant Again”
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Juniors impress at the Cook Islands Under 15 National Championships
Pictured: (left to right) Tereapii Akavi, Te Pa O Te Rangi Tupa, Zarrian Heather-Rau and Kaiyin Mataio It was a smashing weekend for Badminton Cook Islands with their Under 15s National Championship Games taking place last weekend at the TSA Arena. Thirty players participated in singles, doubles and mixed doubles matches with most of theContinue reading “Juniors impress at the Cook Islands Under 15 National Championships”
U15 Badminton Nationals Championship 2021 Exhilarating
Was an extraordinary beginning to our 2 day U15 Nationals Championship 2021, with some spectacular matches being played. Day 1 saw a blend of games from Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles matches being played with finals to be played on day 2. There were additional consolation matches happening also.Continue reading “U15 Badminton Nationals Championship 2021 Exhilarating”
Primary School Program Gets On There Way
We have kicked off our Primary School Program for 2021, delivering our Shuttle Time Program in schools around Rarotonga for the next three weeks to Years 4, 5 and 6, Thank you to our Shuttle Time coaches who will be delivering our grassroot initiatives to our children. Our kids will be learning the different skillsContinue reading “Primary School Program Gets On There Way”
Elite Business House Competition 2021
This will be the final Elite competition for 2021 kicking off on Monday 11th October for 8 weeks, which should bring us close to the end of year ‘Christmas time’. Looking forward to seeing some great matches played and with the inclusion of 3 V 3 would make for a more exhilarating event. Details asContinue reading “Elite Business House Competition 2021”
Badminton boosting internal culture with Air New Zealand
Badminton has soared in popularity in the Cook Islands over the last two years. Particularly as the non-contact sport identified opportunities to capitalise on the COVID-19 lockdowns and guidelines that restricted the country’s prevalent contact sports (rugby and soccer) in early 2020. Shuttle Time (a grassroots badminton initiative) and player development remain at the core of Badminton CookContinue reading “Badminton boosting internal culture with Air New Zealand”
Cook Islands become first representatives to compete in New Zealand since 2019
Eight junior players from the Cook Islands will be travelling to Auckland this week to take part in a 10-day badminton bonanza. Throughout the week, the youngsters will be competing in the North Island Bay of Plenty U15/U19 Open from 23-25 April and Waikato U17 Open on 1 and 2 May 2021. In between the two tournaments, the youngstersContinue reading “Cook Islands become first representatives to compete in New Zealand since 2019”
Badminton Cook Islands pay it forward to support the unemployed
Badminton Cook Islands are celebrating tremendous growth in the sport following a global pandemic which saw people rush on to courts and prioritise health and exercise once lockdown restrictions eased in country earlier this year. After a three-week lockdown earlier this year, only non-contact sports were originally allowed to take place, seeing the inception of a popular female-onlyContinue reading “Badminton Cook Islands pay it forward to support the unemployed”
Badminton Cook Islands deliver successful Mixed Team event at Cook Island Games
This year, the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) collectively decided to host a national Games for the first time, building on other formats like the ‘Manea Games’ which are a quadrennial Games for a group of five southern islands. Invoking the Olympic values to bring people together, especially during the time ofContinue reading “Badminton Cook Islands deliver successful Mixed Team event at Cook Island Games”
Junior Pacific Development Camp motivates AIMS Games medalist, Tehani Matapo
Pictured: Tehani Matapo (right) Cook Islands Tehani Matapo, from the Cook Islands, was one of the youngsters attending last week’s Oceania Junior Pacific Development Camp. Taking place in Auckland, Matapo was back in the land of one of her greatest badminton memories, after celebrating a tremendous run in last month’s Anchor AIMS Games in Tauranga,Continue reading “Junior Pacific Development Camp motivates AIMS Games medalist, Tehani Matapo”
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