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PBSI to discover new talent, improve training through ‘national circuit’
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Rising talents: The Indonesian men's doubles pair of Leo Rolly Carnando (left) and Daniel Marthin pose for a photograph. The pair won the World Junior Championship last year. (Antaranews.com/PBSI)
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n an attempt to find new talent and close gaps in training, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) is once again holding its ‘national circuit’. Held this year for the 11th time, the competition for junior- and senior-level players has become the backbone of regeneration in national badminton.
This year, the competition will be held in eight cities of the country, including four outside of Java, namely Denpasar in Bali, Jambi, Makassar in South Sulawesi and Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan.
The event, first held in 2009, will comprise three categories: Premier for the tournaments in Java as well as A-level and B-Level for those outside of Java. Aside from the tournaments, a series of coaching clinics have also been arranged to plug gaps in the national training landscape.
PBSI secretary-general Achmad Budiharto said regions outside Java faced challenges not only in the form of a lack of infrastructure and supporting facilities but also because of a shortage of coaching that later on often resulted in low-quality training.
“Aside of the infrastructure, we are talking about the quality of coaches, as that influences the [application] of fundamental techniques. The basic technique is important, since [without] the right technique, players will face difficulties when competing at the senior level,” he said on Wednesday.
“We have to admit that there’s been a quality gap between coaches in and outside of Java,” he added.
Achmad went on to say that the PBSI had been made aware about this and had been trying to overcome it by conducting a lot of short courses for coaches at the regional level.
