Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy (RVBA)
Welcome to the Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy (RVBA) supported by Memory Lane Cakes, a Cardiff Badminton Club.
The RVBA is directed by Double Olympian and former World No7 Richard Vaughan from Wales. RVBA coaches include former Chinese National player Zhu Min, former Irish Olympic Coach Donal O Halloran, and former World No32 Piret Vaughan. Top Cardiff Sports Physio Leon Vaughan provides physio support.
Coaches from the RVBA have worked at every level from junior development all the way through to the Elite level at the Olympic Games.
In addition to being a European, Commonwealth Medallist, Richard Vaughan has a BSc in International Economics and Politics, and a MA in Sports Development from Bath University. His consultancy roles include badminton coaching for Badminton Europe, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Catalan Badminton Federation.
If you need to find an experienced, reliable coach or simply need advice for your badminton club or badminton Federation on what it takes to be a World Class Badminton player, contact the RVBA!Recent Blogs
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New GB Badminton Singles Coach
- By Richard Vaughan
- Published Today
- Badminton Wales News
- Unrated
Top Danish badminton player Kenneth Jonassen has been named as the new Great Britain and England men's singles badminton coach.
The reigning European champion and former world No2, who will attend this week's All-England Championships in Birmingham as Danish coach, begins the role on 12 July.
The 35-year-old said he hopes to "develop new badminton talent that can compete with the best of China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and Denmark".
RVBA Head Coach Richard Vaughan commented "I think Kenneth is a great appointment. I trained with Kenneth for two years in Copenhagen, the professionalism he will bring to the set up will be a huge bonus to the GB players. It will certainly give them the opportunity to maximise themselves".
Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Logo
- By Richard Vaughan
- Published Yesterday
- Badminton Wales News
- Unrated
The new logo for Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games even in 2014 has been revealed by the Commonwealth Games organisers.
The logo, which features red, yellow, blue and green parts of a circle around a letter G, was revealed at the city’s Clyde Auditorium - which will be the host of the games’ weightlifting competition.
The Scottish CG organisers claim the logo is based around the idea of time, data and measurement. It will now be used in promoting the event and attracting sponsorship to help fund the Games in four years time.
Badminton All England Championships
- By Richard Vaughan
- Published Yesterday
- Badminton Wales News
- Unrated
The Badminton All England Championships dates back to the 10 March 1898 when Mr Percy Buckley, secretary of the Guildford Badminton Club, organised the first ever Open Badminton Tournament. This tournament was held at the Drill Hall in the centre of Guildford and was a one-day event with only doubles being played.
This first badminton tournament was such a success that the English Badminton Association decided to hold their own event the following year, with the first official Badminton Championships on 4 April 1899 at the London Scottish Drill Hall in Westminster.
The width of the net was only 16 feet and the posts had canes protruding above them to aid judgement whether the shuttle had past over the net. The lines of the courts were chalked out on the morning of the tournament before play commenced.
