Performance pathway
The route to becoming a Ghana Golden Shuttler player
Aims & objectives
The Ghana Performance Pathway’s objectives are:
- to help Ghanaian players find out what they are capable of and;
- to support those players with the commitment and capability to reach the top 5 in Africa by the time they are 21 (in order that they are sought by other clubs, nations and programmes).
How?
Ghana Badminton will support players and coaches across the pathway in:
Other programmes
Other squads and programmes also have a big role to play in supporting the individual athlete journey through their pathway including:
- clubs
- schools
- regional squads
- international clubs
The support available in each part of the pathway will vary according to the needs of the players and the resources available, but support will be deployed inline with the objective of helping Ghanaian players find out what they are capable of.
PAC framework
The support will focus on developing the following trademarks as they are relevant to each part of the pathway through a PAC framework (Player, Athlete, Competition):
Retirement
Should anyone no longer wish to be bound by the antidoping rules of the sport, they must relinquish their membership of Ghana Badminton and should email bag@ghanabadminton.org to arrange this.