Members of the school’s junior badminton club were thrilled to take part in the recent badminton festival held at the new Emirates Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in the East End of Glasgow. The pupils were completely awe-struck by the stunning facilities and thoroughly enjoyed playing round-robin matches as well as a number of fun routines, all designed to test fitness and agility. Paul Codona, Stuart Murphy and Jamie Brownlie all won individual prizes for winning their fitness challenge, an ‘around the world’ shot accuracy challenge and badminton ‘keepie-uppie’. They also enjoyed meeting top international badminton players, including Scotland’s world badminton silver medallist, Imogen Bankier. The pupils were delighted to listen to the coaching tips these top players offered them and to receive their enthusiastic encouragement.

Clyde Valley’s first year budding badminton stars with Imogen Bankier, the Scottish internationalist.