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 strategies and other things relating to her Olympic experience as well as what lies ahead.

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Episode 53

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 first Olympic match the following day.

Badminton Beat Episode 52

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 in Tokyo on July 24. Canadians can watch matches on-line on the CBC Gem website at: gem.cbc.ca. As we mentioned in our talk, we don't yet have information regarding full-matches being televised on the CBC TV. YouTube also has a channel dedicated to the Olympics which should be streaming matches.

Episode 51

The Olympics are just around the corner and Canada is sending its largest Badminton Team ever to the Games. So on July 3, we took this opportunity to catch up with singles sensation Brian Yang about making the team, being the youngest male singles player in the Olympic men's singles draw and some of the things that led up to his being selected. Coach Kaz also stopped by to give his "2 cents" on a few badminton events that have taken place since our last podcast..

Episode 50

Mike, Kaz and Rachel discuss the lead-up to the Olympics, a few Badminton shows on Prime Video and Netflix and the narrowly defeated proposal for new scoring.

Episode 49

Mike and Kaz emerge from winter hibernation with a long-overdue Episode 48. Lots of things to chat about: New Scoring, European and Pan-Am Championships, The Olympics, "desert-island" drills/training, Kaz complains a bit...and more.

Episode 48

Happy New Year, Team!  Badminton Beat is Back!  And so is badminton...well, not in Canada but it IS back in Thailand which is where "Roving Reporter" Rachel Honderich is this week. Coach Kaz and I chat with her leading up to her and partner, Kristen Tsai's match later this week at the Thai Open (their first international match in 10 months). We find out about the very different tournament set-up and training arrangements necessary to host and play an international tournament during the pandemic.

Episode 47

Badminton Beat is taking a break for now...thanks everyone for listening and keep safe.

Episode 46

Ayaka & Jens (amongst others) retire, Coach Kaz "buys the farm" (perhaps to practice his Air Badminton skills) and we all wait patiently for the fall season to begin and some big-events, including Thomas & Uber Cups to (hopefully) take place. These are just a few of the things discussed in this month's BB Podcast.

Episode 45

While most of us are heading back to the courts, Super Dan and Danish doubles maestro Carsten Mogensen go in the opposite direction and announce their retirements...so definitely some discussion around those two. We also touch on a few coaching strategies, what the post-CoVid (or mid-CoVid) return to the courts is looking like and Kaz faces a rapid-fire questionnaire with suspicion.

Episode 44

The Badminton Beat crew check in on several coaches who are at various stages of re-opening their badminton courts after (or leading up to) the lifting of CoVid 19 lockdown restrictions: Andrew Dabeka in Switzerland, Ram Nayyar at the Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club (in Vancouver) and Stephane Cadieux at the Boulevard Club in Toronto.

Episode 43

Continuing the Badminton Journey...while staying at home, Kaz and Mike discuss their actions and distractions during these isolating times. And as always, a few things to consider to keep your shuttle-sanity.

Episode 42

The Badminton courts are closed, the gyms are shut down...but you can still get your Badminton "fix" by listening to Episode 41 of The Beat with Mike, Kaz & Rachel.

Episode 41

BadBeat reporter/player Rachel Honderich gives a run-down of her and partner, Kristen Tsai's doubles match as well as other things going on at the 2020 Yonex All-England Open.

Episode 40 – Supplement

What should you be thinking at 19-19 in the 3rd game? What is a really good "change-up" shot for doubles play? How should I prepare on the day of a big match?  All these questions and more are answered by our "Roving Reporter" Rachel Honderich on today's podcast as she prepares for the 2020 Yonex All-England Open.

Episode 40

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