Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy - Badminton Coaching
Welcome to the Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy (RVBA) supported by Memory Lane Cakes, a Cardiff Badminton Club with the Badminton Coaching.
The Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy is directed by Double Olympian and former World No7 Richard Vaughan from Wales. RVBA coaching staff 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.
For the best badminton coaching or if you simply need advice for your badminton club or badminton Federation, contact the Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy!Recent Blogs
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Badminton Spain Club League Semi Finals
- By Richard Vaughan
- Published Yesterday
- Richard Vaughan News
- Unrated
After their quarter final win against Ibiza, Madrid faceed rivals Rinconada in the smei final of the Badminton Spain Club League.
The first leg last weekend in Madrid the return leg on the 27th March.
A tough team sheet for both teams here as both teams although strong contain several foreigners from the UK, China, Indonesia, Singapore, and only a maximum of 3 of the 7 ties in the team match can be played with the foreigners, so a lot of time spent pre-match attempting to second guess how the other team might play their combination and trying to steal an edge from the start with your own line up.
New GB Badminton Singles Coach
- By Richard Vaughan
- Published 03/9/2010
- 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 03/8/2010
- 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.










