Had she not followed her father Aldo’s footsteps in to the badminton family three years ago, Yanika would have opted to play basketball. Though she finds the backhand stroke challenging to master, Yanika still has strong ambitions to win competitions abroad. Yanika’s career goal is to become an architect. Name: Yanika Polidano Age: 15 Club: [...]
At 17 years of age, Nigel Degaetano is the eldest of the athlete’s contingent. With ambitions to become National Champion and ranked at European Level, Nigel’s finds mental focus the hardest skill to master. Nigel’s goal is to be the best he can be at what he does and be an inspiration to others. Name: [...]
Patrick brings to the coaches pool 45 years of experience as an athlete. Patrick has obtained Level 1 and 2 Coaching qualifications which have been put to good use since 2006 resulting in successful performances from junior players under his instruction. Patrick’s family is an all round badminton family having an ex-champion for a wife [...]
Cheryl has been in the badminton scene for the past 4 and a half years. Cheryl is looking to win her categories in the Junior National Championships and gain more experience in the field. In the future she plans on learning coaching techniques to teach beginners how to master the sport. A fan of pop [...]
With a mother a former national champion, and a father with years of experience at national level, badminton seemed a natural choice for 14-year-old Sam Cassar, even though football seems to have been another potential option. With such a pedigree it is no wonder that Sam’s dream is to play in the Olympic Games. Name: [...]
Badminton Malta’s junior squads are undergoing a 2-week intensive training camp, as part of the final preparation for the ISF (international School Sports Federation) World Badminton School Championships which are being held in Malta for the first time at the end of March. The training camp is being conducted by experienced international high-performance junior coach [...]
George took up coaching when through injury realised his playing days were coming to an end. Since then he has undertaken a number of coaching courses, obtaining his Pro License through the Malta Olympic Committee. George hopes that the Maltese team will give determined performances and hopes that the time and effort put in will [...]
Another 14-year old player, Sarah Fava has been playing badminton for almost five years and would give a cheating opponent the benefit of the doubt by calling for a let. Sarah’s goal is to become National Champion and compete at international level. In her free time Sarah enjoys Marvel movies, AC/DC music and tucking into [...]
With 11 years of being on court, Matthew is the longest serving athlete in the Maltese contingent, who describes badminton as his life. Matthew also comes from a badminton background, his father having played badminton at national level and is now coaching. Sports has played a strong role in Matthew’s life and he hopes to [...]
Edmond has been playing badminton for over 30 years, won a number of titles, represented Malta a number of times on an international level and obtained his first coaching qualification in 1993 from CONI. Edmond put in more focus to coaching in 2009. A right attitude is the key characteristic he looks for in his [...]
