The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have hired two mental trainers – Datuk Lawrence Chan Kum Peng and Fredrick Tan – to beef up the players’ mental preparation for tournaments. The qualifiers will be held during the Asia Badminton Team Championships in Alor Setar, Kedah, from Feb 6-11. He was also with the team for the 2000 edition but Malaysia failed to reach the semi-finals in one of their worst Thomas Cup outings. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Seri Norza Zakaria hopes that the mental trainers’ presence will help the players break barriers next year. “These two mental trainers come with good credentials and I hope they can change the mindset of players and be more courageous on court,” said Norza after chairing the council meeting at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM).

Source: The Star December 10, 2017 00:12 UTC