Academy News & Updates
This is where you can find articles from our coaches to help in your development and catch up on news and special events.
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Covid-19 update
We are all having to cope with something that for most of us we have never had to encounter and at the present moment in time we are being advised to carry on as normal as possible but taking the necessary precautions – washing hands, using tissues etc. We are very...
Shuttlers Academy is now running at the Horsham Performance Centre
Shuttlers Academy has taken over the running of the Horsham Performance Centre. Horsham PC was one of the first Performance Centres in the country. Over the years it has produced 5 England players and multiple top level county players, both senior and junior. With the...
Yearly round up
Shuttlers Academy started as a discussion, it developed into one group of high levelled Sussex juniors training twice a week. Skip 5 months down the line we are now almost 100 players strong, working in schools across the county and have a 3-stage development pathway...
Jonty Russ off to Spain
A fantastic opportunity for our coach Jonty Russ as he heads out to Spain from the 26th – 30th December. Jonty will be coaching in Andalucía alongside head coach Carlos Longo Estaban and Danish national coach Kim Nielsen. This is a fantastic opportunity for Jonty who...
The importance of warming up
Why do I need to warm up? A common question I get asked in my coaching sessions. Particularly for kids, warming up is seen as a chore and something that is just required at the start of training. We don’t often learn from a young age why we should warm up and even...
Sussex junior restricted summary
This weekend the Sussex junior restricted was held at Portslade leisure centre. There was some great matches throughout the tournament and all the players should be really proud of themselves. In total academy players won 20 medals, including 6 golds, in the u16 and...
Medals galore at Herts 15 bronze
Loved being able to go and watch all 5 players (Charlie Handel, Dewi Rice, Jerome Brackley, Leon Crayford and Mina Myall) put in some top performances and top class attitude throughout the day. Great to see them play to their potential and implementing new aspects to...
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