Category Archives: Player Development

Cook Island juniors put through their paces with six month physical training programme

This week, junior players from the Cook Islands would have been making history as the first team to represent their country at the Barfoot & Thompson BWF World Junior Championships 2020. The event was originally set to take place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 28 September – 11 October 2020, but the event has been postponed untilContinue reading “Cook Island juniors put through their paces with six month physical training programme”

Cook Island juniors competing on their biggest stage yet – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

Pictured: Damus Matakinio and Morani Karikia, Cook Islands. Photo credit: Badminton Victoria When 15 and 16-year-old, Eleanor Wichman and Vaitoti Tupa walked on to the court against world number 79 pair, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, they knew they were about to be on the receiving end of their toughest match yet. Danniel Daniel andContinue reading “Cook Island juniors competing on their biggest stage yet – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020”

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”