With Ho’s walk, two openings were created for the opportunities of women’s singles head coaches and men’s singles head coaches.
Kim Ji-hyun, who has coached the national team of India, South Korea, and Thailand, has since assumed this position. She was credited with playing an acoustic part in , Pusarla Sindhu’s 2019 world championship success, and has also mentored present earth No 10 Supanida Katethong.
Kim did begin coaching men’s singles starting on January 1. She will also serve as interim coach.
Describing it as “hunting time” for SBA, Hamid said it is looking for , singles instructors who’ve had success grooming people to be world leaders and Olympians, and taking them to top 10 opportunities and winning Super 1000 games.
” This is indeed a high buy”, he added.
Leow added that SBA needs to be careful with the manner it allocates assets given that star names frequently command higher salaries.
We need to balance money for players ‘ growth and involvement in international tournaments with this wishlist.
In the case of Loh and Yeo, the promise is for the , fresh singles coaches to “plug the gaps” in their current levels of approach, athleticism, play and psychological conditioning, added Hamid.
After Martin Andrew’s departure in August, more than three years after taking up the position, there is also a professional director position that is vacant.
A professional director has to be a very competent administrator and a brilliant strategist, Leow said, adding that this position is “highly complex.” Additionally, he or she will need to collaborate with SBA to create scouting systems.
Also, SBA is looking to appoint a new chief executive officer as Alan Ow departs at the end of the time to “focus on being more provide for his family,” according to the organization.
We are looking for fresh people with different backgrounds and expertise who can provide new insights and knowledge, Leow said.” Even at the SBA table level, we are looking for new people with different expertise and experiences.”
SBA’s mission is embodied in the selection of a new professional director, the reshuffling of vice presidents to various board-level positions, and other organizational changes.