Friday October 10, 2008
No more taking it easy once Rexy's new plans take off
By RAJES PAUL
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no room for slackers once national doubles chief coach Rexy Maina-ky's big plans for the future take off.
Shaping up well: Doubles coach Rexy Mainaky (centre) is hoping that Koo Kien Keat (left) and Tan Boon Heong's recent win in Macau will raise their confidence level.
Rexy wants to create a more competitive environment to add quality in the doubles department, comprising the men, women and mixed players.
In other words, doubles shuttlers can forget about taking it easy during training sessions.
In fact, he will conduct a review every four months to choose the best players for international tournaments.
Besides their commitment, the shuttlers' attitude in training will also be taken into account.
"In the past, we always reviewed the players' performances based on their results. This time, I also want to look at their commitment and quality in training as I prepare them for the next Olympic Games," said Rexy after a coaches' meeting at Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara yesterday.
Rexy, who was among the coaches who turned up for the meeting, presented his programme for the players gearing up for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
"I will also review their attitude in training. All these will be considered in deciding players for international tournaments. I expect the training ground to be more competitive. Every four months, I will conduct a review of these players."
Currently, several back-up players and junior pairs from the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) are training with the country's top two pairs €" Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Mohd Zakri Abdul Latif.
This arrangement €" of the elite, the second stringers and juniors training together under one roof €" is likely to be adopted if it is endorsed by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) when the national body unveil their coaching and training stucture soon.
The second stringers in the team are Ong Soon Hock-Hoon Thien How, Mohd Razif Abdul Latif-Tan Wee Kiong, Tan Bin Shen-Khoo Chung Chiat and Gan Teik Chai-Woon Lin Fooi while the juniors are Chow Pak Chuu-Poh Chao Boon, Goh Wei Shem-Ong Jien Guo and Mak Hee Chun-Teo Kok Siang.
Rexy said their new back-up combinations of Soon Hock-Thien How and Razif-Wee Kiong had shown good progress after upsetting several top pairs in recent tournaments.
He noted that Bin Shen-Chung Chiat could also make their mark if only they would put in more work in training.
Although the pool of players was huge as far as the men's doubles was concerned, Rexy said the best hope for the country for now were still Kien Keat-Boon Heong and Fairuzizuan-Zakry.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong and Fairuzizuan-Zakry will compete in the back-to-back Super Series Denmark Open (Oct 21-16) and the French Open (Oct 28-Nov 2).
Dear BAM :
As a baminton fan, I agree very much with Rexy's ways of motivate the players
A four month review of the players,not just senoir come first!
Back up players train with seniors
"I will also review their attitude in training. All these will be considered in deciding players for international tournaments. I expect the training ground to be more competitive. Every four months, I will conduct a review of these players."
My comment :
Single Coach Must Do The Same!
Single players should be given equal chance --- must have ranking every 4 months!
Till now, who is the best single palyers among back up single players? Arif?
Badminton fan 10102008
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