Rio De Janeiro

Hey,

I arrived late last night after a long days traveling. I left my apartment in Copenhagen at 4:40 Saturday morning. First flight was at 6 to Amsterdam. I had a 4 hour wait in Amsterdam and then 11 hour flight to Rio. The flight went very well and with a good seat it means everything. I flew with KLM which is not an airline I would fly with regularly but yesterday's flight went very well. 

Got to the hotel at 2015 last night and had a quick dinner and went to bed. I have just woken up from a good 10 hour sleep which is a great way to start the trip. Another positive is waking up to this view of the Copacabana beach.

The picture is taken while I sit on my bed.

It isn't that busy at the moment but still plenty of people running on the beach which is great to see. 

Hope your all having a nice weekend.

Scott 

Mobile blogging

Going to start doing some mobile blogging while I am away traveling to tournaments. 

Leaving tomorrow or Brazil. Never been so it will be a nice experience and I am feeling good physically and ready for a good tournament.

Going to miss this man all next week...

Some badminton in the irish media

Hey,

After a good tournament in US Open couple of weeks ago its always nice to see the irish media reporting on badminton.

Here are 2 links you can have a look at.

Irish times - http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/scott-evans-progresses-at-us-open-badminton-grand-prix-1.1861911

RTE - http://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2014/0712/630326-badminton-us-open/

Thanks

Scott

Badminton England League - NBL

Hey,

Another quick update to let everyone know the new league will be starting this year in England. Finally they have been able to set this up. Its been a long process but it will be such a big step in the right direction for Badminton in England and also Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

Badminton England have made an agreement with Sky Sports to show 1 match every round live which will  be absolutely great for the sport.

Follow the results and updates here:

http://nblbadminton.co.uk

Scott

Back to blogging

Hey,

Its been a while since i last blogged. I can't even remember the last blog i posted but a quick review of my last 2 seasons.

Right after competing at London Olympics i moved my training base from Denmark to England. I had been in Denmark for 6 years and felt it was a good time to move and make a change. It was a big decision and not one that was easy for me. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to join the GB squad and train with them daily in what i would call one of the best badminton centres in Europe and i would also say world wide. Everything that is needed for badminton is there right at your fingertips. I stayed in England (Milton Keynes) for 10 months which was the 12/13 season. I had a great season with some very good results. The highlight for me that seasons as winning Irish Open. That has always been a big goal for me to win my home tournament and to make it my first international win was also special. I followed that up pretty well with winning my next tournament after Irish Open which was Cyprus Open. Irish open was in December 2012 and Cyprus Open was in January 2013. I continued training in Milton Keynes till August that year and after playing the World Championships in China i decided to move back to Denmark. There was a few reasons for that decision. The main reason was because Kenneth the head coach in England was stopping in England and moving back to be mens singles coach in Denmark. I also got a great opportunity back in my club in Copenhagen to train with Peter Gade and i felt that Peter could really help me in many ways not only with my game but in other area's of badminton. I have been so lucky to have that opportunity and Peter is an incredible role model and to work with him daily and to see how he trains and does things on court and off court has been a huge learning experience for me. He addresses every possible detail to do with his game, badminton and how it can help him and I've learnt a lot from that.

So as of now i am in Copenhagen and working with Peter in my club. I will be playing for my club Gentofte next year in the danish league and possibly for a club in England in the new english league as well. This is not confirmed yet but i really hope it will work out. I think this is a big step for badminton not only in England but in Ireland as well as the matches will be shown live in Sky Sports.

Thanks for reading and sorry for absence :-)

Scott 

A new year, a new man

Well I am very glad that 2011 is over after having a tough year regarding badminton. I certainly think I had a bad year and I was glad to go into 2012. 1 of the major bad periods for me was in November when I received a black card in a quarterfinal match in Norway. I have never felt lower and more disappointed in myself before. After receiving that card I had quite a few days without much food and without much sleep. It took some time for me to put this thought towards the back of my head and try to push on with training and playing but I had a lot of problems when it came to my matches that the thought kept coming back to me. I spent many hours thinking of ways to deal with it and things I should do to change how I behave on court as something needed to change because in my eyes receiving a black card, there is something wrong going on. I was lucky enough to get a opportunity to meet with a highly rated mental coach which 1 of my best friends here in Denmark is using. I met him for the 1^st time on the 23^rd December. I had been told before this meeting that we would sit down and have a talk and after he would then decide if he thought it was right for me and him to work together. After 1 hour he said ok I think its enough for today as we spoke about quite a few things and he felt that 1 hour was enough for 1 day. Suddenly 2 hours after that we then ended our first meeting. Since that day I feel like I have changed in many ways. I am delighted to have met this guy and delighted that after our first meeting he said he would love to work with me. I had a great Christmas in Denmark with my girlfriend and her family and on the 26^th December I started my 15-day crazy physical program, which I loved every minute of. I had my first tournament last week in Estonia where I lost in the semifinal. I had to retire as I had hurt my wrist in my quarterfinal match, which got worse and worse the more I played. I came home on Sunday and had treatment the same day and Monday. It has been getting better and better each day so I am ready to leave for Sweden tomorrow to play Swedish Open. Today I also received the final decision from BWF that I would get a fine for the black card in Norway. I am of course very happy with that, as it could have been a lot worse. I am glad that BWF could see that even though the situation is not very good, it has been very positive for me as I have learnt so much from this experience and I feel like I go improve my badminton came in the long run. I would like to thank a lot of people who have stood by me even when I have made mistakes and when things haven’t been going so well. All you of out there know exactly who you are. I would like to thank Badminton Ireland for the constant support and also badminton Europe and BWF for there support.

Thanks

Scott

French Open and the last 3 weeks...

Well it has been 1 month since i wrote my last blog. A lot has been happening in the last month. I will start with French Open. Last year I lost first round of qualification to the Swedish number one Henri Hurskainen. This year I was straight into the main draw and I played Brice Leverdez from France. I have played Brice quite a few times as we have been training together quite a lot in the past. The last time Brice and I met was in Dutch Open…..

go to www.scottevansireland.com and read more :-)

thanks

scott