Shruthi Vijayakumar

Hi everyone!! I would love to be your women’s captain for the upcoming season, as I have a strong passion for the sport, and am confident in my ability to lead the team into another great season ahead. As for my credentials, I've been playing badminton for over 12 years, 10 of these competitively. I come from Staffordshire, where I trained both on and off court, and I am glad to have found my new badminton community here. I’m quite familiar with the BE structure and enjoy competing in national circuit tournaments (especially singles). My experience in IC badminton has been remarkable so far, from trainings and BUCS matches to socials, and as captain I would love to make sure that everyone at IC has the same :)

My roles as captain:

1. I’ll put my best foot forward in showing up to the training sessions and matches promptly. I’ll also aim to get team sheets for matches out prior to playing, so players can practice beforehand with their partners.
2. I’ll aim to nurture the supportive environment we have here at IC badminton. One of my goals would be to have more team socials such as team dinners, so we can become closer in an off-court setting.
3. After a great first season here at IC, I would love to captain this team into another set of winning matches. I will try to include more regular pairings in trainings which can carry into games, and some regular drills in Saturday trainings.