Inclusion in badminton: Training in Wiesbaden for trainers!

Inclusion in badminton: Training in Wiesbaden for trainers!

Wettinerstraße 6, 65189 Wiesbaden, Deutschland - in Wiesbaden on the last weekend in August all about the exciting topic of inclusion in badminton. The Hessische Badminton Association (HBV) invites you on August 23 and 24, 2025 for the training "Inclusion Life-Integration into the Training Group", which would like to provide numerous impulses for trainers. The event takes place in the sports hall Wettinnerstrasse at Wettinnerstrasse 6, 65189 Wiesbaden and is aimed specifically at B and C trainers.

The training is led by Michael Mai, an experienced A-coach and former national coach in Para Badminton. The participants can look forward to a varied program that includes the introduction to all handicap classes in the badminton. There will also be technology training with and for players with restrictions. Practical exercises to take individual needs of the athletes into account are also on the agenda. On Sunday, the participants are invited to train together with invited athletes and to exchange ideas about their experiences.

Important information on further training

The training begins on Saturday, August 23, at 10:00 a.m. and ends on Sunday, August 24th, at 2:30 p.m. Anyone who is interested can register by August 10, 2025 at the latest. The participation fee is 145 euros, for Hessian participants only 125 euros if the registration is made by August 1st.

• Date: 23rd and 24th August 2025
• Location: sports hall Wettinerstrasse, Wiesbaden
• Participation fee: 145 euros (125 euros for Hessian participants until 01.08.2025)
• Registration deadline: 10.08.2025
• Number of participants: at least 10, max. 20 people

If you register, you will not be disappointed: the participants even have access to the RacketMind learning platform, on which additional materials are provided. In order to clarify the cancellation conditions for participation, interested parties should be aware that free cancellation is possible up to 7 days before the event.

a wide field of further training opportunities

The training of the HBV is part of a larger initiative to improve inclusion in sport. For example, Aktion Mensch offers qualification measures for employees of inclusion projects. Topics such as the development of an inclusive attitude in the association, accessibility and communication optimization are at the top of the agenda. The DBS course plan 2022 also includes over 1,000 training courses for trainers in the field of sports for people with disabilities, such as [Aktion Mensch] (https://www.aktion-mensch.de/ Inclusion/wegweiser-insnetz/qualification) reports.

In addition, Special Olympics Germany organizes further training modules on the subject of inclusion sports in cooperation with various universities. These can be called up in the form of the publication "Chance by Inclusion in Sport". On September 26, 2025, further training on the topic of “sports and inclusion” will also take place in Hamburg. Here, in particular, the focus is on trainers and employees of facilities for people with disabilities.

For everyone who wants to train in the area of inclusion, there are numerous options. The goal is clear: create tools and perspectives to make training practice more inclusive and all athletes, regardless of their skills, enable participation in sport. A good start is the participation in the training of the Hessian Badminton Association in Wiesbaden.