hope these young players may rise: ZZ, Loh Wei Sheng, Misbun Ramdan, Ow Yao Han, Chooi Kah Ming, Nelson Heng Wei Keat, Teo Ee Yi, Chow Mei Kuan, Lee Meng Yean, Goh Giap Chin, Sonia Cheah...
world class talents.... third world administrators. thats the malaysian story.. (to paraphrase tun hussein onn)
What to do ? One training hard over years with great aim to be top player, the other one used to skipped training and BAM didnt even aware about it !!
Good article from Rajesh Paul Thursday October 27, 2011 Lack of confidence on and off court a glaring factor IN THE SPOT-LIGHT By RAJESH PAUL The Star ONE of Denmark’s greatest players – Peter-Gade Christensen – had to stay on court for 65 minutes to fend off a fierce challenge from his junior Viktor Axelsen in a quarter-final match in the Denmark Open last week. The 17-year-old Axelsen showed plenty of charisma, tons of determination and a never-say-die attitude – despite trailing 16-18 in the second game. His positive and commendable attitude, which was there for everyone to see when he faced his idol Christensen, went down well with the crowd, winning him thunderous applause despite his defeat. And interestingly, he was not at a loss for words, either. He was able to digest the reasons behind his failure and was able to articulate specifically his next course of action – confidently. Sadly, these characteristics are sorely lacking in a majority of Malaysian youngsters. They play without showing much emotion on court. They tend to be timid against players ranked higher than them. Some do not even speak their mind. And, what’s worse is that they usually have nothing meaningful to say about their defeats – or wins for that matter. In last week’s Denmark Open, the 24-year-old Liew Daren was a pale shadow of himself, hardly showing any urgency in his loss to India’s Anand Pawar. The 22-year-old Mohd Arif Abdul Latiff played better but even he admitted that his lack of confidence was his biggest drawback. Perhaps, our players are not entirely to be blamed for how they carry themselves on – and off – court. After all, most of us from the Asian society tend to be more introvert compared to our western compatriots. A player like Axelsen has gone through six levels of competition with his club before earning the right to train alongside Christensen at the national training centre. At his club, he gets to play at least 30 matches a year! And that is not counting the junior tournaments organised by Denmark Badminton Association. And mind you, some of these juniors travel 50km during weekends, driven by their devoted parents, to these club competitions. They are taught to be independent at a young age. In Malaysia, it’s a big deal if a junior shuttler can get to play 10 matches a year. Without a solid club system, we depend heavily on the states’ programmes. Unfortunately, our states’ system is limp. They are not vigorous enough to provide a platform for youngsters to enjoy badminton – either competitively or for fun. The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have been too engrossed with the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) and elite programmes for quite some time. And some of these players have been spoon-fed for far too long. There are a few ways BAM can use to teach these back-up players to be independent. For a start, send them for a three-month training stint in other parts of the country so as to teach them to be self-reliant. Or simply base them in Europe – some time in April would be fine – where some small international events are being held. They can stay at the Bath University in England and travel around Europe – on their own, of course – to participate in these events. Money should not be an issue as Maybank have come in big to support the game. BAM could also hire a communication expert to teach the players to speak confidently. As for long-term strategy, partnership with the schools is the way to go. BAM are already looking into it but they should not take too long, otherwise the interest will slowly wane as has happened so often before. It is also time for the BAM to fully support the clubs. They should encourage club participation in their competitive events and even find ways to link these clubs to schools. As more young shuttlers get early exposure, they will be able to carry themselves confidently when they step onto the court. So, let’s start early and mould the young ones to be strong in mind and physique. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2011/10/27/sports/9782873&sec=sports would like to highlight all....good article.....thumb up!!!
the end is near... as LCW is now vulnerable not only to LD but CL and other players from CHN...!! most matter is after LCW's retire, malaysia's badminton will FALL (fingerclip) just like that...!!
1950-1960 when my grandfather is still young. Malaysia come close to having it in early 90s thanks to the hard work of Yang Yang and Fang Khai Xiang. As usual, those politicians+BAM management just know how to spoil this group of players after the Thomas cup. Off topic: See this: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/5/business/10206359&sec=business Ohh...and that so called 'Datu' Nadz-mi just submitted his personal bidding to buy over 42% proton shares. He claimed that he have funding from banks but that's ironic isn't it? If bank is funding him so much, why won't the banks make the bidding instead of him? I am sure the banks can afford to hire a CEO who can run the business. Wonder if those tax officials ever spend some time looking up Nadzmi's personal account? Anyway, now he is busy pursuing his personal glory of owning Proton for the first time in MAS history. Wonder how much time he has for managing BAM for the upcoming Olympics. I am also interested to know if the Vice President of BAM and Ng Chin Chai are spending equal time/energy/money dealing with other side business as well? Oh...how can I forget James Selvaraj, the senior manager working fulltime in BATA but somehow he still had the time and commitment to acting as a High Performance Director in BAM. I certainly could not have done what they do and still manage a sport association competitively, these guys must be supermen!
Don't forget the independent wonder kid from KLRC who seems to have given high hopes to his Malaysian fans.
I tell u if the come to sg, they will be fired. The SMRT boss has resigned. Now the DBS bank account also compromised. Wonder how long the DBS CEO will last.
wELL, IT'S still long way to go for him...and since he's not with BAM.. things won't go as he himself is expecting.. that's because he's in a BOLEH land
i can see that badminton is no longer belongs to only Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Korea and China anymore. In this 21 century, nations such as Japan, Thailand, Germany, Chinese Taipei, India, England, Singapore, etc are now able to compete each other in any tournament compare to decades ago. For now, Japan, Chinese Taipei and even Thailand might surpass Malaysia as the strong badminton team.
