Badminton Beat

Badminton Beat


Latest Episodes

Episode 60
November 07, 2022

Our 60th episode is the last for a while, we've had fun doing it and hope you've enjoyed listening to our ramblings. Maybe we'll return again some other time but until then...keep coaching, keep play

Episode 59
April 02, 2022

Rachel revisits The Beat with her post-All-England Open follow-up to Episode 58 and Kaz chimes in with his "2-pence" on some of the matches and how they're being covered.

Episode 58
March 14, 2022

On the eve of the All-England Open, Badminton Beat hosts a 2-parter with "Roving Reporter" Rachel Honderich. First, a chat with her before departing for London, catching up on some training pointers,

Episode 57
January 31, 2022

Back for her 3rd visit to Badminton Beat, Michelle Li's latest visit is taken from an on-line chat we had prior to Ontario re-opening gyms (and Badminton courts) for regular training again. Michelle h

Episode 56
January 02, 2022

Happy 2022! Coaches Mike & Kaz take a quick look at the World Championships and also discuss the changes that Danish player, HK Vittinghus would like to see made to the badminton scene...as well as so

Episode 55
November 18, 2021

Kaz and Mike are back with a review of some things that have been going on in the Badminton world this fall as well as a few ideas to try out next time you hit the courts.

Episode 54
September 08, 2021

The 2020 Paralympics just wrapped up in Tokyo with Para Badminton making it's debut in the Games. So with the increased interest, Badminton Beat caught up with Canadian Coach Ram Nayyar to help explai

Episode 53
August 01, 2021

Coaches Mike & Kaz catch up with Canadian Olympian Rachel Honderich for the last of her 3-part Tokyo Olympic "Rachel Reports". Rachel talks about her & doubles partner, Kristen Tsai's matches, their s

Badminton Beat Episode 52
July 23, 2021

We're back with the Rachel Report Vol. 2: We caught up with Rachel, now in the Olympic Village the evening of the opening ceremonies which she and Kirsten decided to miss in order to prepare for their

Episode 51
July 19, 2021

The Rachel Report #1: Mike and Kaz chat with Canadian Olympian Rachel Honderich in Hakodate, Japan where she and the rest of the Canadian Olympic Badminton Team are training before their matches begin