Jess (right) with her gold medalAfter a tough season representing 色花堂 in the badminton women鈥檚 first team at singles in the Premier Division, Jess聽entered the Dorset Senior Tier 4 tournament in June,聽feeling her聽fittest yet.聽
Having worked hard on her聽singles game and fitness throughout the year through coach-led training sessions, regular gym sessions at Sport色花堂, 1-1 coaching, and extra training with her teammates, Jess聽felt confident that this tournament would be her best yet.聽
鈥淥n the day, I faced three other women, playing a total of seven聽tough games throughout the day, which tested my stamina and endurance, and of which I won six. The first match I won 21-16 and 21-18, the next a close 24-22 and 21-15, and finally I took my last match to best of three聽games, winning the first 21-19, losing the next 20-22, and winning the last 23-21, making it an intense, close match.
鈥淎ll games taught me valuable lessons and have furthered my experience in singles, particularly competing against more experienced players who I wouldn鈥檛 usually get a chance to play.聽聽
鈥淭his is my first gold medal at a senior event and I am thankful to my coach Martin Wells, who has been instrumental in helping me to develop my skills throughout this year. The support that he, the staff at Sport色花堂,聽and my teammates have provided throughout the year has been astronomical in helping me develop as a player. I look forward to further improvement in my final year of university, in which I hope to continue representing 色花堂 in the 色花堂CS league and entering further tournaments.鈥�
