PETALING JAYA: New men’s doubles assistant coach Chang Kim Wai has returned home wiser after three years of coaching experience in China.
And he plans to use all the tips he had gathered to raise the standard of the doubles players further.
The 49-year-old Kim Wai, who recently returned from a coaching stint in Guangxi, China, said Malaysian players were more skilful on court.
“In terms of skill, we are more skilful than Chinese players. Players in China use more speed and power in their game,” he said on his first day back at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) yesterday.
Kim Wai said when he was roped into joining China’s state programme, their goal was to learn the Malaysian coaching methods that Kim Wai possessed.
“They brought me there to learn the techniques I learned under Rexy Mainaky and Ong Ewe Hock,” he said.
Back in the national set-up, Kim Wai will be working closely with head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi, but he admitted it would take some time to settle down.
“I still don’t know the players’ style and their character, so I need time to understand them,” he said.
“I can’t just come straight in and correct them without knowing their styles.”
Currently, the top three pairs are Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (world No. 2), Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin (No. 4) and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun (No. 5).
