Play Badminton . . . . . . In Suffolk

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Play Badminton at Kesgrave or Hadleigh

Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced player, you are very welcome to our fun recreational sessions. Shuttlecocks are provided and rackets are available to borrow. There is no need to book but please telephone the contact person listed below to make sure space is available.

Cost is £4 per evening or £3 if under-18.

Kesgrave:  Contact: Andrew Baker 01473 286007.  (map ►)

Thursday evenings 8pm to 10pm (independent of SBA during summer).

Hadleigh:  Contact: Alan Hughes 01473 823517.    (map ►)

Thursday evenings 7pm to 9pm (not continuing through the summer).

Organised by Suffolk Badminton Association.

Ipswich Badminton Performance Centre

Coaching is leading to good tournament results for junior players.

IBPC website ►

List of Coaches

To help people find a coach, a new list of available coaches has been placed on our coaching web page.                                    Coaching ►

AGM Reports

Click on the links below for information on the 2011-12 season.

Under-13 ►            Under-15 ►            Under-17 ►

Senior Inter-Counties Championships ►             Masters ►

Junior & Senior Competitive Play  ►

Opportunity to Get Involved with Suffolk Badminton

Suffolk Badminton Association would like to hear from anyone who would like to support badminton in Suffolk by coordinating publicity for the association. If you are interested please contact Steve Cox 01394 279174 or by email ►

Woodbridge (2nd) Badminton Club is Runner-up in Project of the Year Award

For its initiative to encourage more ladies to play badminton, Woodbridge (2nd) Badminton Club was runner-up at Suffolk Sports Awards.

Junior and Adult Coaching Courses at Kesgrave

Coaching for all abilities by Zeta Wright.                            Details ►

Badminton is More Popular than Tennis

A survey by Sport England for the year April 2011 - April 2012 estimated that 535,000 adults play badminton, more than double the numbers that play cricket, rugby and basketball.          Sport England Report ► (PDF)

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Under-14 Tournament                   Copleston Centre (map►)

Sunday 19th May                                             Closing date 10th May

This tournament will be used as part of the selection process for the Under-15 Suffolk squad next season. Players must have been under-14 on 31st December 2012 and live in Suffolk or attend school in Suffolk.

Details and entry form ►

(If you are unable to view the entry form: Download Microsoft Word Viewer ► )

Under-11 and Under-12 Tournament

Rushmere Sports Centre (map►)

Saturday 11th May                                               Closing date 4th May

For players who were under-11 or under-12 on 31st December 2012.

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AGM of Suffolk Badminton Association

The AGM will be at 7:30pm on 13th May at Ipswich YMCA (map►)

Every affiliated club is entitled to be represented at the meeting and we would be very pleased if the great majority, if not all, of our clubs are present at the meeting.  It is the one major opportunity for us to get the views of all our members and we would very much like to hear those views to enable the Suffolk Badminton Association to cater for as many of them as we practically can.                      Agenda ►  (PDF file download)

Under-16 Tournament                           Sunday 28th April

As part of the Under-17 Squad selection process fourteen boys and six girls enjoyed a day of competition at Rushmere Sports Centre. The next stage of the decision process will see selected players invited to a summer squad training session on Sunday 23rd June, venue to be decided. All players who have indicated that they wish to be considered will be contacted by email by the end of May to advise whether they are invited to the training session.                Results ►  (PDF file download)

Under-17 Team in Harrod County Challenge (ICT)

Nottingham, 3rd to 7th April

The Suffolk team played Warwickshire, Leinster, Middlesex, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Cornwall, Avon, Dorset, Cumbria and Kent, coming 21st out of 37 counties.                                                                     Report ►

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Stowmarket Junior Tournaments        23rd & 24th March

Stowmarket Badminton Club held an in-house tournament on the Saturday followed by an open tournment open to other junior clubs on the Sunday.

Report ►

Results of Suffolk Junior Tournaments

Results are available for the following tournaments:

●  Suffolk Under-19 Open (28th September)

●  Under-13 Suffolk Championships  (13th October)

●  Under-15 Suffolk Championships  (14th October)

●  Under-17 Suffolk Championships  (13th October)

●  Under-19 Suffolk Championships  (14th October)

Junior Tournaments ►

Younger Players Excel at Suffolk Championships

28th & 30th September 2012

Winners . . . . . . .

Men's singles: George Isherwood

Ladies' singles: Geogia Cattermole

Men's doubles: James Clouting & George Isherwood

Ladies' doubles: Charlie Aldred & Rebecca Lee

Mixed doubles: George Isherwood & Kari Sherington

Masters men's doubles: Mark Goodman & Tony Isherwood

Masters mixed doubles: Alan Jones & Lisa Lee

Full Report & Results  ►