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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Shabery hopes for a win-win situation in Misbun’s episode

KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek understands the feelings of an aggrieved Misbun Sidek. And he is also well aware of the constraints of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
On the agenda of the BAM exco meeting tomorrow is Misbun’s decision to quit as a national coach. He submitted his resignation letter via email on Dec 31 via email.
And Shabery hopes that BAM will re-look into Misbun’s grouses in an open manner and a win-win situation will come out of it.
Shabery drew this conclusion a day after meeting Misbun and the BAM president, Datuk Seri Nadzmi Mohd Salleh, together on Sunday night.
The meeting at a undisclosed place was also attended by the National Sports Council (NSC) director general, Datuk Zolkples Embong.
Shabery said that the discussion was a positive and constructive one.
“Misbun spoke openly to Nadzmi on the reasons for his shocking resignation. He was hurt because his perception on the technical aspect and training system were misunderstood. He spoke clearly to Nadzmi about all these,” he said.
“Misbun also said that he had no ulterior motive. He has no plan to start a new professional outfit or had any plan to tie up with other sponsors.
“Nadzmi, on the other hand, highlighted the basic principles that the BAM stood by and on how decisions were made. Both have their ideologies and ways of doing things.
“Now, Nadzmi is clear on what had happened and he will present what Misbun said to the exco. The onus is on the BAM to decide whether to accept or reject Misbun’s resignation. And I hope they will come out with a win-win situation to stop this issue from snowballing into something very destructive.”
Shabery also said that it was important to understand the feelings of a coach, his instincts and the role of his family members.
“Misbun has contributed a lot to our sport. As an experienced coach, he may also have an instinct for future champions,” he said.
“The success of tennis player Serena Williams and golfer Michele Wie is because of strong support from their families. All these have to be taken into account.”
It is learnt that the last straw that drove Misbun to quit was the BAM’s decision to turn down his request for his son, Ramdan, to come under his charge.
Under the BAM’s new coaching and training structure, players aged 21 and above and those with great potential are placed in the elite squad.
The others are divided into the elite back-up and back-up, according to their level of maturity in their game and Ramdan was placed under the charge of Hendrawan.

article by thestar.com.my

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