Emma Rodgers - Auckland Elite Squad  Athlete

 

 
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Player Profile
 
 

Full Name: 

Emma Rodgers

Age:     

20

Born:  

12th May 1988

Club: 

College Rifles

Regional:    

Auckland

National:    

NZ National Squad

Occupation: 

Student

NZ Coach:   

TJ Weistra, Thana Arikrishnan                                     

Additional

Mentors:    

Rhona Robertson

Background: 

Emma has a unique style coupled with strong determination and ability that all top players need.  Already in the NZ National Squad focusing on doubles and mixed doubles she had great success at the NZ U21 National championships winning both the doubles and mixed doubles titles.  She was also a member of the winning Wisden Cup Premier winning  Team which won the National Senior Inter Provincial title in 2007.  As she has progressed through each level she has worked out what she has had to do to be successful, worked hard and achieved great results over a number of years adapting to each level as she has risen up the rankings..

 

Sponsorship:  

Emma is a strong up and coming player and it would be a great opportunity for a sponsor looking to profile themselves in a niche market and gain a large profile.

(For  more information on packages available call Cliff Freeman - ABA Development Manager on 09-524-0872.)

 

 

Performance Goals

- Make the top 10 in the World

- Play at the Olympics for NZ

- Win a medal at the Commonwealth Games

- Make the top 8 of the World Championships

 

 

(Test Match NZ vs Guangzhou Province from China 2008 - Photo Courtesy of Krish Majumder)

 

Career Path

 

2008

- Member New Zealand National Squad and Team

- Represented NZ at the Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia

- Winner Uber Cup Oceania Qualification with the NZ Team in New Caledonia

 -Winner Oceania Teams Event with the NZ Team in  New Caledonia

- Winner New Zealand Under 21s Doubles Title

- Runner Up New Zealand Under 21s Mixed Doubles

- Runner Up North Harbour Open Doubles

- Semi Finalist in the Oceania Champs Mixed Doubles

 

2007

- Winner of the New Zealand Under 21 Womens Doubles Title

- Winner of the NZ U21 Mixed Doubles Title

- Winner of the National Provincial Senior Teams Title as a Member of the Auckland No.1 Team

- Member of  New Zealand National Badminton Squad

- Team Coach of the U14 No.4 Auckland Team

 

2006

- Winner of the Auckland Junior Player of the Year Award

- Winners of the Slazenger Cup at the National Senior Provincial Championships with

  Aucklands Division 2 team

- Winner of the Doubles and Mixed Doubles U19 National Title

- Winner of the Australian Under 19 Doubles Title

- Winners of the CP Maddern Cup - U19 Australasian Competition between NZ and

  Australia regional teams - as a member of the NZ Northern Region No.1 team.

- Winner of the U19 North Island Doubles Title

- Runner Up in the Australasian Under 19 Mixed Doubles Championship

- Runner up in the New Zealand National Under 21 Womens Doubles Championships

- Runner up in the NZ National U21Mixed Doubles Championships

- Semifinalist Victorian International Doubles- Awarded Sports Dux at Edgewater

  College

- New Zealand Reserve Squad member

- New Zealand B Team member

- NZ Under 19 team member - World Junior Champs in Korea

 

  

(KLRC NZ Open 2008 (photo courtesy of Soon Wong

click here to see more of Soon's Work)

2005

- Winners of the CP Maddern Cup - U19 Australasian Competition between NZ and

  Australia regional teams - as a member of the NZ Northern Region No.1 team.

- Winners of the Slazenger Cup at the National Senior Provincial Championships with

  Aucklands Division 2 team

- Runner Up in the NZ U19 Girls Doubles

- Coach of the Auckland U16 No. 2 Team

- New Zealand Reserve Incentive Squad Member

 

2004

 

- Winner of the Counties Manukau U17 Girls Singles Title

- Winner of the Counties Manukau U17 Girls Doubles Title

- Winner of the Counties Manukau U17 Mixed  Doubles Title

- Winner of the Waikato U17 Girls Singles Title

- Winner of the Waikato U17 Girls Doubles Title

- Winner of the Waikato U17 Mixed Doubles Title

- Winner of the U17 North Harbour Singles Title

- Winner NZ U17 Girls Doubles Title

- Winner of the North Island U17 Girls Singles Title

- Winner of the North Island U17 Girls Doubles Title

- Winner of the June Bevan Trophy the U17 Australasian Team Events Title with the      

  NZ Northern New Zealand No.1 Team

 Winner of the North Island 18s Team Title for Auckland

- Winner of the National 18s Team Title for Auckland

- Winner of the North Island 16s Team Title for Auckland and team captain

- Winner Slazenger Cup Senior Division 2 Inter Provincial Title with the Auckland No.2 Team

- Runner Up in the National 16s Team Title for Auckland  and team captain

- Runner Up in the New Zealand U17 Mixed Doubles Championships

- North Island U17 Mixed Doubles Runner Up

- Auckland U17 Girls Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Winner

- New Zealand Development Squad Member

 

2003

- Winner of the U17 NZ National Teams Title with the Auckland No.1 Team and team

  captain

- Runner Up in the North Island U17 Girls Doubles Championships

- New Zealand Development Squad Member

- Counties Manukau Youth Scholarship Award

 

 

 

(KLRC NZ Open 2008 (photo courtesy of Soon Wong

click here to see more of Soon's Work)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(KLRC NZ Open 2008 (photo courtesy of Soon Wong

click here to see more of Soon's Work)