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Changes galore in BAM

ACTION: Tengku Mahaleel lays groundwork ahead of council meeting

CLOSE circuit television (CCTV), presumably to monitor players during training sessions, is being installed at the Juara Stadium as president Tengku Mahaleel Tengku Ariff initiates changes in the BA of Malaysia.

Tengku Mahaleel, elected on July 27, has also met the coaches and has almost completed his appraisal of BAM's set-up.

Former international Tan Aik Mong, tipped to hold an important post in BAM, has also met the coaches and players.

In fact, the BAM president has also called for a dialogue with the media on Sept 4 for feedback on the way forward for Malaysian badminton.

It does look like Tengku Mahaleel -- who asked for 30 days to familiarise himself with the BAM structure -- will have all his plans in place by the time the association's council meeting is held on Sept 7.

Tengku Mahaleel, however, is keeping his cards close to his chest and in an SMS reply, said it would be pointless to issue any statement as long as he had not completed his review.
He met the coaches in an informal meeting last week but back-up singles coach Hendrawan said it was premature to comment on the new programme before Tengku Mahaleel makes an official announcement.

"The president has spoken to us (coaches) but we don't know yet what the changes are. We are also waiting for the council meeting as we will know our direction only after that."
The coaches were seen having meetings with BAM general manager Kenny Goh over the last few days, where they were supposed to review the tournament schedule of all players and also submit a progress report.

The players involvement in tournaments will be based on the coaches' report and those without high targets will not be considered for championships.

So far, BAM has submitted a squad of three singles and five doubles combinations for the Japan Open on Sept 17-22 but the list is likely to be reviewed where only Lee Chong Wei and mixed doubles Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying, by virtue of being defending champions, could get the nod.
Men's singles Liew Daren and Chong Wei Feng and men's doubles Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong as well as women's doubles Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei are the others who were included in the squad for the Japan Open but they may face the chop.

The future of Kien Keat-Boon Heong will also be confirmed during the council meeting where splitting them could be a solution but it will not be a surprise if they are dropped from the national squad.

Tengku Mahaleel will also announce the new secretary during the council meeting and it is widely speculated that Ng Chin Chai, who held the position for three years under former BAM president Datuk Seri Nadzmi Salleh's reign, is not likely to be re-appointed.

The future of Koo Kien Keat (back) and Tan Boon Heong will be decided at the BAM council meeting.

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