Our Team
We at B-Active Badminton Edmonton have selected a handful of talented individuals to join our amazing team. Are you interested in joining our team? Contact us at info@bactive.12creative.ca.
Wen WangHead CoachNCCP Level 3 Certified since 1993
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Coach Wen is the head badminton professional who oversees the entire training program at B-Active Badminton Club. Although he excels at developing competitive players, he is highly sought by players of all ages and levels because of his infectious passion and keen insight into every dimension of the sport, undoubtedly drawn from his early years as an elite international level competitor and from over 28 years at coaching.
Coach Wen was a junior player on the China Guangxi Provincial team and later a member of the China Junior National Team (1986-1988) prior to coming to Canada in 1988. As the Chinese Junior National U20 Men’s Singles Champion, he was recruited out of China by Edmonton’s Royal Glenora Club to represent them at competition and to co-lead their high performance-training group. By 1991 he became the club’s Lead High Performance coach and by 1993 Wen’s program produced the first National champion out of the RGC. From there Coach Wen’s popularity exploded and in the years that followed, players from other parts of Canada, the USA, and even England travelled to Edmonton to train with him. Since 1993 Coach Wen’s training programs are recognized amongst the national circuit as one of the best. By 1997 Wen led the RGC junior players to become the strongest in the country, winning 7 of 10 national titles and 10/20 provincial championships in one year. He continues to enjoy coaching a steady stream of provincial through Pan-American champions since then. Coach Wen became the Head Badminton Professional of the RGC in 2006. In 2012, 18 of 20 Provincial champions were his players. In 2014, 11 of 15 Jr. National Gold/Silver finishes belonged to his players.
In 2015, Coach Wen further advanced his professional career by opening his own club. Wen aims to teach his players that the confidence, etiquette, perseverance, and self-discipline they develop through badminton training will shape their character off the courts. He encourages them to become self-accountable adults with integrity so they will become champions at life. Whoever has an opportunity to chat with Coach Wen will find that he is an enthusiastic and often comedic historian of badminton from his perspective as a coach, a player, and a parent of elite players.
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Roymond KimAssistant Head Coach– Provincial Certified
When Coach Roymond Kim was 6 years old and trialling badminton with a cousin during a high school training session, Roymond was spotted and recruited for formal development by the CEO of the Chung Ju City Korean Badminton Association. Coach Kim entered a Korean national tournament for the first time at age 8 years and won in both singles and doubles events. Thus began yearly achievements of Jr. National championships and/or medal finishes. Roymond was a member of Korea’s Junior National team until age 17. Coach Kim graduated from the Korean National Sports University with a Degree in Physical Education, specializing in Badminton and Nutrition. Roymond also trained in Sports Taping and the Analysis of Sport Biomechanics. Coach Roymond Kim had 3 years of coaching experience prior to joining our B-Active team in 2016, including at the RGC, at Korean clubs, and for the Korean middle school system. Coach Roymond lights up when explaining how playing badminton creates happiness and how competing at sport empowered this once-shy child to develop into a happy, active person who is confident at expressing feelings. When Coach Kim teaches, he wants to inspire students to play with efficient mechanics and to maintain active, happy and outgoing lives.
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Andrew NgCoachCoach Andrew played badminton in Brunei since the age of 15. As a College player in the 1980’s, he competed amongst the top players at the Alberta Series and Canadian tour events, defeating national level athletes. Andrew enjoys teaching juniors to excel and challenges them to become better champions than the ones who preceded them. Andrew brings to our club his years of coaching experience, including assisting at the Grant MacEwan College, The Royal Glenora Club, and the King’s University team.
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Takeisha WangCoach– Regional Certified
In addition to coaching badminton, Takeisha attends full time studies, trains diligently, and competes at the elite level. Since she began competing in badminton at age eight, she acquired 16 junior provincial titles, 5 junior national titles, and 3 junior Pan American titles. Takeisha also represented Team Canada at the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in 2012 and 2014. She began coaching in 2012 and is a Level 1 trained coach. Takeisha enjoys sparring with younger players to help them improve in their skills and game play.
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Amanda CaoCoach– Regional Trained
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Kai Li HuangCoachAchievements
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Nick RoqueCoachAchievements
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Andy KoCoachAchievements
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Ty LindemanCoachAchievements
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Sam PatelCoachAchievements
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