Coaching Team
Head Coach James Barclay
The appointed Head Coach is a young and energetic coach with a clear passion for the sport.“As a child I played a wide range of sports starting with tennis from a young age but moved to badminton at the age of 12. I represented Oxfordshire Badminton from U13 to U17 level winning several County Championships and still play senior county matches today.
After county junior badminton I continued my education attending the University of Birmingham to study Sport and Exercise Science. Whilst completing the degree I trained with the High Performance centre at the university and played for the university 1st and 2nd teams as well as being Club Chairman. Having finished my degree I started doing some work with local schools which developed into a job coaching badminton across the Vale running badminton clubs in schools and competitions as well as a BADMINTON England academy school.
I have been working now in Performance Centres for the last 6 months as well as continuing to develop badminton in primary and secondary schools along with mentoring younger coaches. And with the spare time I have I am studying for a Masters in Applied Sport Science for which I am now entering my last year”.
Junior County Squad Structure 2013/2014 |
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Oxfordshire Performance Centre |
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RawWednesdays | Abingdon School | 18:00-20:00 Coaches: Matt Barker, Becki Blair, Harry Brewis |
Developing ATuesdays | Abingdon School | 18:30-20:00 Coach: James Barclay |
Developing BTuesdays | Abingdon School | 20:00-21:30 Coaches: James Barclay, Matt Barker, Harry Brewis |
EmergingMondays | Radley College | 19:00-21:00 Coach: James Barclay |
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OBA Squads |
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Bronze SquadFridays | St Helens School | 18:00-20:00 Coach: Lee Ackrell |
Silver SquadWednesdays | St Bartholomews School | 19:30-20:00 Coach: Oliver Buckley |
Gold SquadFridays | St Bartholomews School | 20:30-22:00 Coach: Matt Barker |
Foundation SquadSundays | St Helens School | 09:30-11:30 Coach: Graham Wells |
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Development SquadSaturdays | St Helens School | 12:30-14:30 Coach: Graham Wells |
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OBA South-East Development Squad(All ages) Mondays 16:00-18:00 | Thame Leisure Centre |
School Clubs |
Junior Clubs |