KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — National singles chief coach Rashid Sidek has once again turned his back on the BA of Malaysia (BAM), leaving the national association in further disarray.

National doubles women coach Rosman Razak has also quit the national stable. He, however, kept mum over the matter.

Rashid refused to accept his new contract, citing the unacceptable Key Performance Index (KPI) by BAM.

“BAM wants my players to meet the KPI by qualifying for all the quarterfinals in the tournaments they compete. The demands are too much and I’ve decided not to continue (with BAM),” he said.

Rashid’s exit comes in the wake of BAM’s decision to offer all coaches a new two-year contract extension after a three-month delay which saw Rashid, Tey Seu Bock, Jeremy Gan, Rosman, Wong Tat Meng, Pang Cheh Chang and Tan Kim Her hired on a monthly basis after their terms expired last December.

“I have no problems with any structural changes imposed by BAM, but I can’t adhere to these conditions. My last day will be today at the Malaysian Open, and I’ll reassess my options after this,” added Rashid, who has served the national body for 13 years.

“It’s true the new contract will see our salaries raised but there are other things to be considered. The environment in BAM is unhealthy and the pressure gets to us coaches.”

Last week BAM president Tan Sri Tengku Mahaleel Tengku Ariff announced all coaches in the national body would be offered a new two-year contract extension subjected to KPI.

Rashid’s stint with his employers has, however, been a thorny one.

The 46-year-old first tendered his resignation in 2013, returning 10 days later after being persuaded by then newly-elected Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Controversy continued to surround the former singles ace, who was singled out by Tengku Mahaleel for the failure of the men’s singles shuttlers at the Commonwealth Games last year.

Tengku Mahaleel had then said: “If a coach doesn’t know how to train a player, then it’s the coach’s fault, not the player’s.”

Rashid was also let off with a warning by BAM for turning down the team leader role at the Games and was dropped as coach for last year’s World Championships, before the management made a U-turn and reinstated him.

BAM technical director Morten Frost was also tight-lipped when questioned.

“I can’t comment, but we will be issuing a press statement tomorrow.”