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 

• Junior High Performance 

• Tournament Coaching

• Advanced Technique

Grace Gao

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 

• Fundamentals

• Power and Strength

• Tactics and Strategy 

Dr. Jordan Gao

Abigail Wei

• Former Guangxi Provincial Team member

• 12 Years of Training and Competition Experience

• 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 

• Junior High Performance 

• Tournament Coaching

• 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 

• Junior High Performance

• Doubles Tactics & Strategy

• Advanced Technique

• Accuracy and Consistency

• Former Guangxi Provincial Team member

• 12 Years of Training and Competition Experience

• Chinese National Games Quarter - Finalist

Imran Wadia

• Current National Men's Singles Ranking #1

• Elite Series and Canada Winter Games Champion

• 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 

• Junior High Performance 

• Tournament Coaching

• 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

• Junior High Performance

• Advanced Technique

• Strength and Conditioning

• Speed and Agility

• Former Guangxi Provincial Team member

• 12 Years of Training and Competition Experience

• Chinese National Games Quarter - Finalist

Danny Pham

• NCCP Competition Certified

• 6 Years of Coaching Experience

• 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 

• Junior High Performance 

• Tournament Coaching

• 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

• Junior High Performance

• High School Competitive

• Strength and Conditioning

• Fundamentals

• Former Guangxi Provincial Team member

• 12 Years of Training and Competition Experience

• Chinese National Games Quarter - Finalist