Head Pro Coach Anna Rice

Anna Rice is a professional badminton coach with twelve years experience competing on the Pro circuit.  After competing in two Olympics (‘04/’08), two Commonwealth Games (‘06/’10) and countless tournaments, Anna is now focusing her love of badminton on teaching others.

Anna first picked up a badminton racquet at age eight and never looked back. Despite participating in many different sports, Anna found badminton to be the most challenging and the most fun. In her late teens, Anna moved to Denmark to pursue her professional badminton career and to study under some of the best coaches in the World.  She spent the next twelve years traveling to more than fifty countries around the world improving her game and learning the technical, tactical and physical intricacies of the sport of badminton.

Some of Anna’s competitive career highlights include:

-2009 U.S. Open Champion

-2009 Puerto Rico Open Champion

-2009/2007 Pan American Champion

-2004-2010 five-time National Champion

-2010 Commonwealth Games quarter finalist

-2008 Beijing Olympic Games top 16 finish

-2008 China Open top 16 finish

-2007 Hong Kong Open top 16 finish

Since retiring from the Pro badminton circuit, Anna is now focusing her love of the game on coaching.  After studying under some of the top coaches and trainers in the world, Anna is keen to pass on her wealth of knowledge to all who enjoy badminton, from the beginner and recreational level all the way up to the future stars of the game.

Anna is excited to be the head coach for Better Badminton and looks forward to working with you in the near future!

Assistant Pro Coach Bobby Milroy

Bobby Milroy is a former Mens Singles player from Canada, who reached as high as #18 in the world and won a number of international tournaments, while competing on the world tour for twelve years. He served as the President of the International Badminton Players Federation from 2003-2009 and as assistant coach and strategist for the Kobenhavn Badminton Club, Vendsyssyl Badminton Club and Skelskor Badminton Club. He served as President of ClearOne Sports from 2009-2011 and is currently a strategist for Olympic athletes and contributor to the Better Badminton organization.