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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Kayiira Jackson\u00a0
\nBadminton is steadily gaining ground across Uganda following the rollout of Phase Two of the Shuttle Time Workshop by Badminton Uganda, with Ngora District becoming the latest beneficiary of the grassroots initiative.
\nThe two-day training, held at Ngora High School in the Teso sub-region, brought together 15 teachers from various schools across the district, equipping them with essential badminton skills and knowledge to take the sport back to their communities.
\nSpeaking during the workshop, Simon Mugabi emphasized the importance of the program in expanding the sport\u2019s reach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis program is vital because it helps us take badminton closer to the communities and schools, teaching technical officials who will officiate the sport, while young players get a chance to learn and play the game,\u201d Mugabi noted.
\nHe added that participants had responded positively to the training, gaining confidence and practical skills needed to introduce badminton in their respective schools.
\n\u201cDifferent people who have attended this workshop say they have learnt a lot of skills and are now ready to start the sport in their different schools,\u201d he said.
\nParticipants echoed similar sentiments, highlighting the impact of the hands-on sessions.
\nOkwakol Simon Peter, a Physical Education teacher at Ngora High School, admitted that although he had prior exposure to badminton, the workshop deepened his understanding.
\n\u201cI am not new in badminton, but I didn\u2019t have much idea about it. Now that I have acquired these skills as a PE teacher, I know exactly what I will be teaching my students,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He further expressed optimism about the future, noting that the newly acquired knowledge could help schools compete at higher levels. By Kayiira Jackson\u00a0 Badminton is steadily gaining ground across Uganda following the rollout of Phase Two of the Shuttle Time Workshop by Badminton Uganda, with Ngora District becoming the latest beneficiary of the grassroots initiative. The two-day training, held at Ngora High School in the Teso sub-region, brought together 15 teachers from various schools across …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_3659155457675267_172535249438148":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of.jpg",1600,1066,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of-768x512.jpg",618,412,true],"large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of-1024x682.jpg",618,412,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of.jpg",1600,1066,false],"tie-small":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of.jpg",110,73,false],"tie-medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of.jpg",248,165,false],"tie-large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of.jpg",308,205,false],"slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of.jpg",495,330,false],"big-slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Badminton-Uganda-Strengthens-Grassroots-Development-in-Ngora-Voice-of.jpg",788,525,false]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cAfter getting the skills, we intend to push this game further, teaching our students, and maybe we shall go to nationals. We have learnt a lot, especially movement on the court,\u201d he added.
\nThe Shuttle Time initiative continues to play a key role in developing badminton from the grassroots, with a strong focus on empowering teachers as ambassadors of the sport.
\nIn its first phase last year, Badminton Uganda reached five districts\u2014Pader, Iganga, Kayunga, Rwampara, and Nakaseke\u2014training over 120 teachers from different schools.
\nWith the second phase now underway, the federation hopes to build a strong foundation for badminton across the country, one school at a time.<\/p>\n\n
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