BAM boss to kickstart meetings on teams' poor show
News 11:18 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: A series of meetings will take place this week with all those involved in the teams for the Thomas-Uber Cup Finals to find out what went wrong for Malaysia at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil last week.
For a start, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president, Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh, who is also the coaching and training chairman, will meet the players and coaches at the Juara Stadium training centre.
The heart-to-heart talk could take place earliest tomorrow when all the players resume training after a short break.
At the Finals, the Thomas Cup squad went through a roller coaster ride. They were beaten 2-3 by Japan for the first time in the series in a group tie. They salvaged some pride with a 3-2 win over Denmark in the quarter-finals but were outclassed 0-3 by China in the semi-finals.
No resistance: China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng celebrate their win over Koo Kean Keat and Tan Boon Heong during the semi finals of the Thomas Cup at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil last week. The women's team were beaten 0-3 by Indonesia in the Uber Cup quarter-finals.
Ironically, the women fell to the same team who Malaysia had beaten to win the gold medal in the Laos SEA Games last December.
Nadzmi said yesterday that they would immediately meet with all those involved in the campaigns to get as much information as possible before conducting their internal post-mortem.
“We will hold a series of meetings this week. It will be with every player and coach. It will also be with all the personnel from the NSC (National Sports Council) and NSI (National Sports Institute),” he said.
“We want to know from every individual on what they think about their performances in the Finals. We will gather information from relevant people before studying it and presenting it to the council members.”
Nadzmi added that based on the findings, the BAM would be able to come out with a conclusion on what happened during the Finals.
“This will help us make proper recommendations and work on strategies for our next course of action. The BAM want to focus on the coaching and training programmes. We want to look at how we can overcome the lack of depth in our national team. This is our priority.”
On the matter with sacked secretary P. Ganga Rao, Nadzmi said: “I am a corporate figure and I know the procedures. I sent a letter to him even before informing the press about the matter.
“I took this decision for the good of the sport. I know the council members are curious but I will not sack anyone without a good reason.”
And he chose not to elaborate on the matter.
For a start, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president, Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh, who is also the coaching and training chairman, will meet the players and coaches at the Juara Stadium training centre.
The heart-to-heart talk could take place earliest tomorrow when all the players resume training after a short break.
At the Finals, the Thomas Cup squad went through a roller coaster ride. They were beaten 2-3 by Japan for the first time in the series in a group tie. They salvaged some pride with a 3-2 win over Denmark in the quarter-finals but were outclassed 0-3 by China in the semi-finals.
No resistance: China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng celebrate their win over Koo Kean Keat and Tan Boon Heong during the semi finals of the Thomas Cup at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil last week. Ironically, the women fell to the same team who Malaysia had beaten to win the gold medal in the Laos SEA Games last December.
Nadzmi said yesterday that they would immediately meet with all those involved in the campaigns to get as much information as possible before conducting their internal post-mortem.
“We will hold a series of meetings this week. It will be with every player and coach. It will also be with all the personnel from the NSC (National Sports Council) and NSI (National Sports Institute),” he said.
“We want to know from every individual on what they think about their performances in the Finals. We will gather information from relevant people before studying it and presenting it to the council members.”
Nadzmi added that based on the findings, the BAM would be able to come out with a conclusion on what happened during the Finals.
“This will help us make proper recommendations and work on strategies for our next course of action. The BAM want to focus on the coaching and training programmes. We want to look at how we can overcome the lack of depth in our national team. This is our priority.”
On the matter with sacked secretary P. Ganga Rao, Nadzmi said: “I am a corporate figure and I know the procedures. I sent a letter to him even before informing the press about the matter.
“I took this decision for the good of the sport. I know the council members are curious but I will not sack anyone without a good reason.”
And he chose not to elaborate on the matter.
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