Leadership Opportunities

Leaders

The Soong Badminton Academy operates in a team teaching environment, combining the expertise and experience of qualified coaches and teachers with the expertise of talented players for feeding and sparring. The Academy is a leadership apprentice school, providing opportunities for new coaches to gain experience with support from master coaches. As the Academy continues to grow to include club play opportunities as well as training programs, new coaching and volunteer positions will become available.

SBA COACHES

Ideal candidates will be
  • 18+ years
  • fully certified at a minimum of NCCP level 1
  • coaching experience with all ages, all levels
  • excellent teaching, coaching, analytical skills
  • strong team player
  • positive, enthusiastic
  • positive role model
  • current or former SBA member

VOLUNTEER "ON COURT" OPPORTUNITIES include:

  • apprentice coaches
  • feeding / sparring assistants

IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL BE:

  • 16+ years old
  • strong team players
  • strong technical badminton skills, ability to feed for drills
  • motivator / supporter
  • positive role model
  • completion of the City of Ottawa Hi 5 Leadership Development Program
  • current or former SBA member

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES include, among others:

  • tournament organizers, hosts
  • transportation coordinators
  • photography, photo cropping
  • photo montage preparation
  • communications
  • event coordination
  • web site support

For those interested in any of the above opportunities, please submit a brief summary of your experience and qualifications, along with an overview of how you feel you can best support the development of badminton as a member of the Soong Badminton Academy.