THE Jamaica Badminton Association (JBA) has named the 2015 national junior development training squad ahead of the Pan-Am Junior Badminton Championships and the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation Championships.

The Pan-Am Junior Badminton Championships will be held from August 2 to 9 in Tijuana, Mexico, while the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation Championships will take place from August 27 to 30.

The juniors named in the Under-19 category are Shane Wilson, Kenneth Anglin, Sean Wilson, Matthew Lee, Nicardo Reid, Esther Reynolds, Christina Petri and Iesha Gordon. Wilson has also been named in the Under-17 category along with Joel Angus, Oshane Newland, Alana Bailey, Taina Daley and Shantae Smith.

The Under-15 squad will comprise Rhys Reid, Adam Taylor, Shezelle McTyson and Talia Richardson, while Zane Reid, Tijae Hinds, Romaine Cole, Emily Reynolds and Jade Ranger are the players named in the Under-13 squad. Meanwhile, Rihanna Rust, Carleeta Wilkins, Keyondre McBean, Andre Brown and Aundrae Stewart are the members of the Under-11 squad.

The squad trains this week under the guidance of Technical Director Howard Ranger and coaches Neil Lewis and Alya Lewis. The final selection for the team to the events will be made in June, and the Jamaicans are optimistic of a better showing this year.

Last year at CAREBACO 2014 championships held in Kingston, Jamaica, the junior team secured 20 gold medals, while in the more prestigious Pan-Am junior badminton championships, Sean Wilson and Samuel Ricketts brought home gold in the Under-19 Boys’ Doubles.