"Bangalore: Badminton has been a lifelong journey for Tom John, the India-born Englishman who was coach at the Prakash Padukone Academy. The last 20 years have seen a constant shift in locale -- from England to Portugal to Brunei to Hyderabad, and most recently, Bangalore. Having been here since March last year, it's time for the journey to commence. John has landed an assignment as Portugal's chief coach, and will leave next week.
"Well, you travel because your services are sought after," Tom says. "I had a lot of freedom at the academy, I'm grateful for the opportunity that Padukone and Vimal gave me. But Portugal is a nice place, I've been there before, and they gave me a good deal."
John arrived in Bangalore in March of 2008 as Anup Sridhar's personal coach; however, following injury to Anup, he worked with the others at the academy, getting them to work at levels even they never imagined possible. And so, if Aditi Mutatkar is today the World No.36, John had much to do with it.
John learnt his trade the hard way in the 1980s, helping then world No.1 Morten Frost when the great Dane shifted his base to Wimbledon. By the time he arrived at the Padukone academy in 2008, his style of coaching was well known, for he had worked with a succession of Indian players, beginning with Vimal Kumar in the late 80s, and then Gopichand, Nikhil Kanetkar, BR Meenakshi and Aparna Popat when they toured Europe."
"Well, you travel because your services are sought after," Tom says. "I had a lot of freedom at the academy, I'm grateful for the opportunity that Padukone and Vimal gave me. But Portugal is a nice place, I've been there before, and they gave me a good deal."
John arrived in Bangalore in March of 2008 as Anup Sridhar's personal coach; however, following injury to Anup, he worked with the others at the academy, getting them to work at levels even they never imagined possible. And so, if Aditi Mutatkar is today the World No.36, John had much to do with it.
John learnt his trade the hard way in the 1980s, helping then world No.1 Morten Frost when the great Dane shifted his base to Wimbledon. By the time he arrived at the Padukone academy in 2008, his style of coaching was well known, for he had worked with a succession of Indian players, beginning with Vimal Kumar in the late 80s, and then Gopichand, Nikhil Kanetkar, BR Meenakshi and Aparna Popat when they toured Europe."
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