With the higher intention of producing quality and well qualified coaches in Sri Lanka, the Coaching and Development Committee of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) successfully conducted a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Level 2 recently.
The core intention of this training programme was to impart comprehensive training procedures and modules to local badminton coaches, who will be responsible in nurturing the future talents of Sri Lanka in the future.
The BWF Level 2 training programme, conducted by the SLB Vice President and the head of Coaching and Development Committee, Mr. Buddhika de Silva, had 20 top notch senior badminton coaches from the island, who had been involved with badminton for a long time.
Through the training programme SLB intends to adhere quality and up-to-date training methods, which in turn would help enhance the quality of the local competitions conducted by SLB, in addition to producing shuttlers who will be on par with global standards.
The programme included 14 male and 6 female coaches, who were presented with BWF Level 2 Certificates after the completion. Among the six female coaches who took part in the coach’s training programme were – Himali Kanchana de Silva, Chamika Priyadarshani Jayamanna, Renu Chandrika de Silva, Nadeesha Gayathri, Ruvini Chathurika Rathnasiri and Malka Ann Priyangi Fernando. The male coaches were Danushka Nilanga Fernando, Dushan Anuruddhika, Dhammika Wanigasekara, Mahesh Ekanayake, Ajith Upendra Perera, Duminda Niroshan de Silva, Subash Janaka de Silva, Prabhoda Bimal Kotalawala, T. Kamalan, Sandun Tharaka Fernando, Hasitha Chanaka, Mohamed Shifad, Rajitha Sandeepana Dahanayake and Danushka Kannangara, who completed the batch of 20 coaches.