5 Best Badminton Academies in Mumbai
Badminton may not be as wildly popular as Football in Mumbai but the stellar performances in international events by P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have made both, them and the sport, a household name. This coupled with the fact that Badminton has a very gentle learning curve has Mumbaikars of all ages wanting to learn the sport. To help you out with that we here at The Coach Crew have compiled a list of the 5 best Badminton academies in Mumbai where you can learn and play the sport.
1 – Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy
Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA)is one of the most, if not the most, well known Badminton Academy in India. Founded by the legendary Indian Badminton player – Prakash Padukone who himself was the World #1 in 1980-81. Because of this, his aim with this venture was to train the next generation of badminton athletes that will represent Indian on the global stage.
- Founded in 1994, PPBA now has more than 25 years of experience in training some of the best athletes the country has to offer
- As a result PPBA has produced multiple National and International level champions
- They partnered with TATA in the May of 2009 to open their Center in Mumbai. This center acts as a feeder unit to the Bangalore Elite Centre.
- They also have some of the best coaching talent in the industry and have even sent a coach to be India’s National Badminton Coach.
- In Oct’18 one of their athletes – Lakshya Sen, won Silver at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Furthermore, the training modules are designed by Prakash Padukone himself and follow rigorous global standards.
2 – Hemant Shuttlers Academy
Hemant Shuttlers Academy (HSA) has produced multiple district, state and national level champions over the years. It’s center in Matunga East, near Ruia College is renowned throughout Mumbai city.
- HSA started out 7 years ago by the current head coach Hemant Suresh Arolkar.
- Coach Arolkar has more than 10 years of coaching experience under his belt.
- He was a professional badminton athlete himself and had represented Maharashtra in 2010.
- Coach Sayali Shailesh Parab represented Mumbai in 2011 and is also a National Badminton.
- Athletes from HSA were the 2015 Swiss Open Team Winners.
3 – Kshatriya Badminton Academy
Kshatriya Badminton Academy (KBA) is one of the preeminent badminton academies in Mumbai. They have produced multiple State and National level players over the years. They have 2 centers at Andheri Sports Complex and Lokhandwala Complex. Owned and operated by the Kshatriya family who have all been national level players themselves, they have decades worth of coaching experience between them.
- Santosh Kshatriya who founded the academy, has over 25 years of coaching experience.
- Coach Kshatriya also coached Aditi Mutatkar – the 2011 National Badminton Champion, who at one time was ranked #27 in the world.
- The current head coach – Amit Kshatriya, held the All India Rank of #13 in the Juniors category.
- Furthermore, Kshatriya Badminton Academy’s success locally has led them to open up a center abroad in Calgary, Canada.
4 – Shuttle Craze
Shuttle Craze Academy, is a badminton academy to nurture young talent from grass root level in a professional manner. It is registered under the trade mark and patents act & affiliated to the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA). The head coach, Mangirish Palekar has great reputation and focuses on all aspects needed for badminton – technique, skill & fitness.
- Head Coach Mangirish Palekar has played at the International level himself. He specializes in training and nurturing young talent from the grassroots level himself.
- The athletes training under Shuttle Craze have won numerous Inter School as well as State and District level competitions. Young SCA athletes winning at local championships is a routine event.
5 – Nitin Vijay Yelave
Nitin Yelave, is one of the most acclaimed Badminton academies in Mumbai. It has 2 centers located at Mumbai Central and Byculla. The academy is widely known for its emphasis on the holistic development of its athletes. Their focus mainly lies in helping athletes grow into national level players who represent the country.
- Nitin Yelave, the coach himself, has represented the Raigad district and has been a school champion.
- In addition, he also held the 2nd ranking as a team player in BMC Club.
- The athletes training under him have represented the academy at a district, state and national level.
- Shivam Mirke, an athlete of the academy has attained the 1st rank in the Mumbai Badminton Association for the year 2015-16.
- Janhavi Mahale, similarly, has been the winner of U-13 category and U-17 category in several national level Badminton tournaments.
So there you have it – these are our 5 best badminton academies of Mumbai. The badminton coaching these academies provide is truly spectacular. No matter who you end up going for, you can’t go wrong with any of these tried and tested academies.
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