YC Sports Partnership

Posted by Rob Short at 12:03 on 16 March 2013

New Partnership for Badminton Wales

Badminton Wales has joined with YC Sports in a partnership which will see the Cardiff retailer brand and support the Badminton Wales Development team. The team are charged with introducing Badminton into primary schools, training teachers to deliver badminton BISI and to have schools cluster festivals, leading in time to development Centres in various local authorities in Wales. Other members of the team will be supporting community clubs, both existing ones but working also on start-ups in partnership with local authorities. The support from YC Sports will allow Badminton Wales to present an ever increasing professional presence to support an already acclaimed product portfolio.

Badminton Wales CEO Eddie O Neill commented:

'I am very pleased indeed to be joining with YC Sports, the company has special and historical ties with both Badminton Wales and Badminton in Wales To have now formalised this partnership is especially pleasing, and bodes well for both parties and for the future of our sport in Wales.'

Jean Lim from YC Sports added:  

'We are delighted to be formalising an already close partnership with Badminton Wales and hope that this tie up with YC Sports, Wales #1 racket specialists, will grow stronger benefiting both parties.'