

We are committed to providing premium customer service, professional coaching, and contemporary teaching methods to promote and improve the sport of badminton in Calgary, Alberta, and Canada.
Our team is passionate about developing young athletes with the competence, confidence, motivation, and knowledge to pursue a healthy lifestyle in badminton.
Missions Statement
Meet the Coaches
We pride ourselves in having a diverse, experienced coaching team with varying teaching specializations. Hover over a coach's box for their description and specialization!

Olympian
Grace was first trained by her father Dr. Gao and started competing when the family moved to Canada in 2004. She has had the privilege of being coached by legendary Kim Don Moon. Grace has won many national and international titles, eventually paving a way for her to proudly represent Canada at the 2012 London Olympics. Her goal is to use her competitive experiences to inspire and train badminton enthusiasts of all ages, with a focus in producing higher performance athletes.
Coaching Specialization
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Junior High Performance
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Tournament Coaching
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Advanced Technique
Grace Gao

Founder
Dr. Gao is a former professional geologist with a doctorate degree in geoscience where he completed more than 100 professional projects throughout his career. He has a keen eye in seeking out player's strengths, and a keen mind in developing players according to their abilities. He has been developing many young, talented athletes since 2009, taking them from beginners to provincial champions.
Coaching Specialization
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Fundamentals
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Power and Strength
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Tactics and Strategy
Dr. Jordan Gao

Sr. Coach
Abigail Wei
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Former Guangxi Provincial Team member
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12 Years of Training and Competition Experience
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Chinese National Games Quarter - Finalist
Grace was first trained by her father Dr. Gao and started competing when the family moved to Canada in 2004. She has had the privilege of being coached by legendary Kim Don Moon. Grace has won many national and international titles, eventually paving a way for her to proudly represent Canada at the 2012 London Olympics. Her goal is to use her competitive experiences to inspire and train badminton enthusiasts of all ages, with a focus in producing higher performance athletes.
Coaching Specialization
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Junior High Performance
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Tournament Coaching
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Advanced Technique
Abby's competitive experience include a number of major Chinese national events, namely the 2017 Chinese National Championships, and the 2019 Chinese National Games, placing fifth and fourth in team events respectively. She understands what it takes to be an elite athlete and knows how to get there, both from a technical and psychological perspective.
Coaching Specialization
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Junior High Performance
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Doubles Tactics & Strategy
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Advanced Technique
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Accuracy and Consistency
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Former Guangxi Provincial Team member
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12 Years of Training and Competition Experience
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Chinese National Games Quarter - Finalist

Sr. Coach
Imran Wadia
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Current National Men's Singles Ranking #1
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Elite Series and Canada Winter Games Champion
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Canada Nationals Bronze Medalist
Grace was first trained by her father Dr. Gao and started competing when the family moved to Canada in 2004. She has had the privilege of being coached by legendary Kim Don Moon. Grace has won many national and international titles, eventually paving a way for her to proudly represent Canada at the 2012 London Olympics. Her goal is to use her competitive experiences to inspire and train badminton enthusiasts of all ages, with a focus in producing higher performance athletes.
Coaching Specialization
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Junior High Performance
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Tournament Coaching
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Advanced Technique
With over a decade of provincial, national, and international competition experience, Imran strives to help junior high performance athletes realize their potential. His teaching methods are derived from his time training under legendary Kim Dong Moon. Imran continues to refine the advanced techniques of our best junior athletes.
Coaching Specialization
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Junior High Performance
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Advanced Technique
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Strength and Conditioning
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Speed and Agility
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Former Guangxi Provincial Team member
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12 Years of Training and Competition Experience
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Chinese National Games Quarter - Finalist

Sr. Coach
Danny Pham
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NCCP Competition Certified
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6 Years of Coaching Experience
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Bachelor's in Health & Physical Education
Grace was first trained by her father Dr. Gao and started competing when the family moved to Canada in 2004. She has had the privilege of being coached by legendary Kim Don Moon. Grace has won many national and international titles, eventually paving a way for her to proudly represent Canada at the 2012 London Olympics. Her goal is to use her competitive experiences to inspire and train badminton enthusiasts of all ages, with a focus in producing higher performance athletes.
Coaching Specialization
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Junior High Performance
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Tournament Coaching
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Advanced Technique
Danny is our longest standing coach who has progressed many of our beginners to the high performance level. With his education and extensive competition and coaching, he has a well rounded knowledge in technique, sport psychology, fitness, and teaching techniques. Danny can also be seen tournament coaching in provincial level tournaments.
Coaching Specialization
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Junior High Performance
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High School Competitive
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Strength and Conditioning
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Fundamentals
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Former Guangxi Provincial Team member
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12 Years of Training and Competition Experience
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Chinese National Games Quarter - Finalist
Junior Coaches
Sam Chen
Intermediate
School Competitive
Jasraj Singh
Beginner
Intermediate
Eason Wong
Intermediate
High Performance
Aiden Kim
Beginner
Intermediate
Anton Angeles
Beginner
Intermediate
Tenzin Wangden
Beginner
Intermediate
Player Profiles

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Provincial U17 GD and XD rank #1
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Provincial U17 GS rank #5
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B-Active AJC U17 GD champion
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Multiple AJC titles
Yulin Ding

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National U11 BS rank #8
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National U11 BD rank #2
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Pan American Games U11 BD semi-finalist
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Provincials U11 BD champion
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Multiple AJC titles
Alan Zhang

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National U17 BS and BD rank #1
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Pan American Games U17 BS semi-finalist
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Alberta Junior Elite BS champion
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Nationals U17 BS semi-finalist
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Junior National Team member

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National U11 BS rank #4
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National U11 BD rank #2
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Pan American Games U11 BS champion
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Provincials U11 triple crown
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Multiple AJC titles
Noah Xu
Solomon Tong

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National U13 BS rank #1
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Pan American Games quarter-finalist
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B-Active AJC U15 XD champion
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Provincials U15 BS Champion
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Multiple Junior Elite medals
Brooks Liu

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National U17 XD rank #9
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Provincial U15 BS rank #9
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Provincial U17 XD rank #3
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B-Active AJC U17 BS champion
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Multiple AJC titles
Josiah Tong

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National U17 BD rank #2
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Provincial U19 BS rank #4
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U15 Team Alberta Athlete
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B-Active and Glencoe AJC U19 BD finalist
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Provincial U15 BS champion
Leo Feng

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Provincial U17 BD rank #8
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B-Active AJC U17 XD finalist
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Provincials U17 BD finalist
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Edison and Airdie AJC U17 BD champion
Jacob Gao

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Provincial U17 GS rank #1
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Provincial U19 GD rank #4
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Airdrie AJC U19 GD champion
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Three U17 AJC GS champion titles
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Provincials U19 GD semi-finalist
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Provincials U17 GS & GD finalist
Rebecca Wang

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Provincial U17 GS, GD, and XD rank #1
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Glencoe AJC GS champion
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Provincial U17 GD champion
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Alberta Junior Elite U17 GD champion
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Multiple AJC medals
Tia Clark

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Provincial U19 BS rank #6
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Provincial U19 BD rank #10
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Edison AJC U19 XD champion
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Alberta Junior Elite U17 BS quarter-finalist
Anton Angeles

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Provincial U15 BS rank #4
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Provincial U15 BD rank #5
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B-Active AJC U15 BS finalist
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Provincial U15 BD quarter-finalist
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Two AJC (Silver Tier) double crowns
Nevan Goonetilleke

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Provincial U17 BS rank #6
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Provincial U17 BD rank #5
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Edison and Airdrie AJC U17 BD champion
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B-Active AJC U17 BS finalist
Jay Yip
SmashCity Facility
The courts and facilities at SmashCity have been thoughtfully designed and created with players' comfort, injury prevention, convenience, and well being in mind.
General Info
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Sprung floor - multi-layered floating wooden subfloor that offers excellent shock absorption.
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Tournament-grade floors - each court has dedicated lines for their respective sport and provides clear colour contrast and strong grip.
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3 HVAC units - maintains consistent flow of fresh air for your health during exercise.
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2 modern water fountains
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Oversized showed units
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33 ft. ceiling clearance
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28, 000 sq. ft.
Badminton/Pickleball Courts
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12 professional badminton courts
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Reconfigured lighting - Badminton England's standard with diffusers to limit blind spots.
- Centre drape - divides the facility to decrease light interference.
- Yonex nets - used for their durability and can be modified to pickleball height.
- Pickleball netting - surrounds the pickleball playing area to stop stray balls.
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Volleyball Courts
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2 international standard volleyball courts
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Convertible to 3 full-sized practice courts
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- Netting - separates volleyball side and badminton side.
Pro Shop
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Badminton equipment and clothing.
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.Special order from Yonex available.
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Stringing services - includes string and labour
BG 65 - $25
BG 80 - $30
BG 95 - $35
Labour Only - $20
(GST included)
*3-7 day turnaround