The first ever Northern BC Badminton Roadshow, organized by Lisa  Davison, covered many cities across Northern BC (Fort St John, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Mackenzie, Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Smithers, Terrace, Quesnel & Prince Geroge) between September 23r & October 25^th.  Anna Rice, Lisa Davison, a some Squad members (Vicki Ascah, Ben Cooke, Jarin Davison & Jonathon Goodkey) covered 10 cities, 21 schools & clubs all in 15 days exposing 1627 kids and adults to the sport of Badminton.

In Prince George, October 20-23 Anna Rice, Jon Vandervet, Alvin Lau and Christin Tsai not only held camps for athletes (beginners and seasoned players) but also played Exhibition Games the Friday & Saturday night hosted at the Northern Sports Centre.  The evening games were entertaining and exciting.  On the Friday night, Anna over took Christin in a singles match 25-23 and played a similarly tight game on Saturday winning 24-22.  Alvin and Jon took to centre court on Friday and played an excruciating game of singles where Jon came out on top with a 22-20 win.  The girls took on the boys each night where they came close to winning but in the end the boys won both matches 21-19 & 21-18.  In Mixed Doubles Jon & Anna took on Christin & Alvin Friday night with Jon & Anna coming out with a 23-21 win.  On Saturday, the four players decided to switch things up a bit with Jon & Christin rallying against Alvin & Anna with a 22-20 win.

A huge thank you to Anna Rice for the extensive time she spent in Northern BC driving from city to city with the same enthusiasm & energy each time she went on court.  Her commitment to the sport of Badminton and eagerness to help us build a bigger base of badminton enthusiasts … well we are forever grateful!

Secondly, thank you to Alvin Lau, Jon Vandervet & Christin Tsai for taking the time out of your busy school, work and training schedules to come to Prince George to not only teach badminton but play some very exciting Exhibition Games.  The Roadshow is the first of it’s kind in Northern BC and your professionalism, spirit and passion for the sport showed and will be treasured and remembered for many years!

Looking forward to seeing you all again sometime soon!

Also this event could not have happened without some very important partners:  Healthy Families BC, Badminton BC, Black Knight, Northern Sports Centre, Pacific Sport Northern BC, Northern BC Winter Games Society and the many coaches, teachers, parents and volunteers in each of the communities we connected with.

The event also attracted some great media attention as well!!!  Check out the following links from Terrace, Smithers, Dawson Creek & Prince George.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/terracestandard/sports/131362763.html 

http://www.bclocalnews.com/sports/131348523.html

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/article/20110824/PRINCEGEORGE0201/308249994/two-time-olympian-coming-to-pg

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/article/20111022/PRINCEGEORGE0201/310229988/birdies-will-fly-in-pg-this-weekend

http://www.pgfreepress.com/sports/132636063.html

Anna's Message Coming Soon!
Photo Gallery Coming Soon!
Roadshow Videos Coming Soon!

For the past 9 weeks on Tuesday's and Thursday's the SSNCBA has been hosting doubles and singles ladder nights. 

DOUBLES LADDER

MVP - Dan McClair
Most Improved - Oliver Bergen
Most Sportsmanlike - Zac Simpson

SINGLES LADDER

Top Points Score - Jonathon Goodkey
2nd Place (Tie) - Thomas Nowak & Lisa Davison
Fastest Mover up the Ladder - Malachi Rustad
Most Improved - Olivia McClair

Congratulations winners!  If you have not received your prize yet please contact Lisa Davison

Congratulations to all the players!  There was great sportsmanship and positive attitudes all weekend.  Thank you to Fred Filer, Tournament Referee and Dan McClair and Jeff Cunin, Umpires for their tireless hours on the courts and managing the draw desk.  Thank you also to the many parents and participants that either helped set up, take down, kept us fed, managed the medals and prizes, clean up garbage, etc.  This tournament would not have been a success without you!!  Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming Adult and Masters Tournament coming up March 30th - April 1st, 2012 at the College of New Caledonia.

Click here for the results of the Junior and Adult Tournament

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