The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) landed this week in Teresina, capital of Piauí, to carry out the international badminton course of the Brazilian Coaching Academy (ABT). From May 30 to June 5, the 36 High Performance Sports Course (HEAR) students will share their experiences with coach and consultant Jennifer Lee, who led Canada’s team to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. continent and one of the best in the world in sport.

ABT is an initiative of the Brazilian Olympic Institute (IOB), the educational area of ​​the COB, to complete the professional training of high-level coaches and, thus, make a relevant contribution to achieving positive results in the Olympic sport.

“The coach is the basis of sports development. Where I have good coaches, I have good results. This is why the coach education process is so relevant. We invest a lot in COB, training coaches in different sports, with the aim of achieving good results. This specific training program currently taking place in Teresina is to train badminton coaches. They have been in a training process since 2020, for a total of 800 hours, and this is a time of practical training, where they have the opportunity to study in a Canadian school on how to implement development programs sportsman, on how to identify a talented youngster and how to develop him towards high performance,” said Soraya Carvalho, Head of IOB.

The International Internship module is one of the strengths of the ABT, an opportunity to exchange experiences and information with great world coaches, in addition to providing theoretical and practical support for the development of modalities.

“The course is of great value for badminton. I meet a lot of new coaches and being here at the international camp with a top coach from Canada, who is a powerhouse in the modality in the Americas, has been fantastic. Not just for me, but for all the coaches who are here and for the development of sport in our country. We learn new things, techniques and tactics, development methodologies that she passed on to us. So, I believe that in the future it will bear good fruits for the national badminton,” said Olympic athlete Fabiana Silva, who is in the process of career transition to become a coach.

“It is extremely important for me to take the ABT course, because I learn a series of new things. I have extensive experience as an athlete, but for my current transition phase it is essential. I’m learning from development to high performance and I believe it will benefit my coaching career,” said Fabiana.

After two years without face-to-face activities due to the pandemic, this is the second international camp promoted by the COB in 2022. Earlier this month, the swimming group had a fruitful meeting with fellow Canadian Tom Johnson, in charge to take athletes to 10 editions of the Olympic Games and to the 14th World Championships.

By the end of the year, five other international courses are planned, in four different modalities, around Brazil.