Peter Jeffrey Badminton Academy

🥇GOLD MEDAL FOR THE BOYS!🥇

A HUGE well done and congratulations to PJBA’s Christopher and Rithvik, who took the top spot in the boys doubles at the U13 Notts Bronze. Beating the No.1 seeds 22-20!!

The hard work is paying off! 🫶🏼 keep it up!

A successful and busy weekend for PJBA members!!!

1. Rithvik secured🥈in the XD at U13 tournament!
2. Sophie & Oren won 🏆🥇in XD at U19 tournament!
3. Sophie & her partner Beverley 🏆🥇in WD at U19 tournament.
4. Sophie secured🥈in the WS at the U17 in MK
5. Sophie secured a 🥉in the WD at the U17 In MK

Harrison fought hard and managed a 1/4 final in the men’s doubles and Arisha played some very competitive badminton, demonstrating good progress on everything she’s been working on in the older age groups!

Well done all! We’re all very proud of your hard work this weekend 🏸

📣NEW COACH ANNOUNCEMENT!!📣

You may have seen this familiar face around the club recently….We are BEYOND excited to announce that Ex Junior England Pathway coach Kat Gittins will be joining the PJBA coaching team! 🏸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Here’s a bit about Kat;

‘From when I first picked up a racket at 8, badminton quickly became a key part of my life. I enjoyed a successful junior playing career representing my county at 10 and later my country, before turning this passion to coaching.

Now with over 20 years of coaching experience, through roles including Head Coach at Westgate Performance Centre, I have been fortunate to work with many athletes and support them to achieve multiple national & international titles.

I grew up in Hampshire and moved to Buckinghamshire in 2018 when I was appointed as National Programme Coach at Badminton England where I stayed for 6 years. During my time in this role I achieved my career highlights which include Coaching at the BWF World Championships in 2022 in Denmark. I attended several BWF World Junior Championships as Team Manager & Coach and I was also fortunate to attend Team England’s Futures Programme & Immersion camp at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

My coaching philosophy draws on my Sports Psychology background and centres around building confident, resilient athletes, combining performance coaching with sports psychology to empower players to be their best, on and off the court.

Off court? You’ll find me playing other racket sports, spending time with friends & family, or baking something sweet 🍰’

We’re so excited to have you on board, Kat!! 🏸

🥇🥇 DOUBLE GOLD WEEKEND FOR PJBA PLAYERS SOPHIE & HARRISON! 🥇🥇

A big well done to you both, Harrison winning the XD with partner Sienna & Sophie winning the WD with Abby at the U19 Silver in MK this weekend. We’re all very proud of you, keep up the good work! 👏🏼

🏸 COMMENT BELOW - WHICH RALLY IS YOUR FAVOURITE!?🏸

1. Epic smash placement from our Head Coach

2. Nice little dig out from Harrison in the deep backhand corner

3. Nice tidy net shot from Alfie to regain the attack and win the rally! .sturgess with a double hit too 👀 🤣

🌟A huge week for PJBA’s Arisha 🌟

She’s just reached a new milestone, ranked No.1 in the U13 UK age group for the very first time! 💪🔥

Since joining PJBA in September, her dedication and hard work over the past 7 months have truly paid off. And to top it off, she brought home a silver medal at the National Schools Championships this weekend 🥈

Amazing progress, keep pushing Arisha, we’re all proud of you! 👏

Not all singles defence practices are over the net! Variation is key 🔑🏸

Singles defence but focusing and working on our speed off the mark, let’s go! 💪🏼

🥇🥉Double medals for Sophie!! 🥉🥇

Sophie wins GOLD in the WD with her partner Emily and Bronze in the XD with Oren at the U17 Bronze today in Notts! Great work all, keep it up!!💪🏼