Whanganui sportsman Chris Sharrock has added another accolade to his resume as he departs Saturday for Perth as the assistant coach of the New Zealand Junior Badminton team.
Sharrock, who is the Sport Coordinator, Sport & Recreation Services at Massey University, will help the Under 19 squad as they compete in two tournaments over the next nine days, starting Tuesday.
"New Zealand has two teams entered in the Asia-Pacific Games teams competition, where our top team is the highest seed, and will expect to take the title," he said.
That will be followed by the Australian Junior International and Sharrock said while they are disappointed with the relatively low entry numbers from the locals compared to previous events, the team has the opportunity to come back with titles across five disciplines.
"Something that would greatly boost their world ranking points."
