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.

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

Thursday evenings 7pm to 9pm, last session this season will be 26th April.

Organised by Suffolk Badminton Association.

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

Thursday evenings 8pm - 10pm.

From Easter through to the end of August, sessions are continuing at Kesgrave, organised by Andrew Baker, not by Suffolk Badminton Association.

Annual General Meeting

14th May 7:30pm at Ipswich YMCA (map ►)

Agenda ►              Nomination Form ►                 Minutes 2011 ►

Badminton Performance Centre in Ipswich

In 2008 Badminton England launched its vision for future international success. Part of their plan was to develop a countrywide network of performance centres by 2013. These centres are to focus on delivering quality coaching and fitness development for juniors by well-qualified coaches in the very best environments.

The Yonex Ipswich Badminton Performance Centre has been set up as part of this programme and the centre has secured experienced coaches with strong track records in developing junior players to international standard.

High quality talent identification programmes are being run to proactively seek out young people that demonstrate considerable talent characteristics.

These may be those who:

► have had little exposure to sports coaching;

► have had a lot of exposure to sport but not necessarily badminton;

► are already engaged in badminton.

A player pathway supports player development and enables them to maximise their potential, whilst also maintaining a clear route back into the club pathway.

The performance centre is at the new Suffolk One sixth form college on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5pm to 9pm.                                            IBPC website ►

Badminton England                                                        16-17 March

Suffolk Senior Silver Tournament Winners

Men’s singles: Andrew Mckee (Ulster)

Ladies’ singles: Toni Blake (Buckinghamshire)

Men’s doubles: John Hepworth (Hampshire) & Daryl Jacobs (Norfolk)

Ladies’ doubles: Louise Culyer (Norfolk) & Vicki Ingram (Middlesex)

Mixed doubles: Sang Tu (Essex) & Vicki Ingram (Norfolk)

Full results (Excel file) ►

Funding for Training Courses for Coaches Available

Suffolk Sport are offering up to 50% funding for attending local Badminton England courses for Level 1, 2 and 3 coach training.                                 Suffolk Sport ►

New List of Coaches

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

Junior and Adult Coaching Courses at Kesgrave

Coaching for all abilities by Zeta Wright.                                            Details ►

Social Badminton at Melton                    Lindos Centre, Melton  Map ►

Informal sessions every Friday at Melton near Woodbridge. £5 per session or £39 for 13 weeks. For further information, please contact Len on 01394 387012.

Fridays 5:00pm to 7:00pm.                              Organised by the Lindos Centre

Putin & Medvedev Promote Badminton

They demonstrate how it’s played  . . . . .                                   ABC News ►

Juggling Shuttlecocks

Pete Stokes shows how it’s done.                                                Juggling ►

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Level 1 Coaching Course

Suffolk New College Sports Centre, Ipswich. IP4 1LT.

Dates: 9th June, 10th June and 1st July.

Level 2 Coaching Courses

See list on Badminton England website.       Details and application form ►

Under-11 and Under-12 Tournament

Ipswich School (map ►)

Sunday 13th May (closing date 7th May)

Organised by Suffolk Badminton Association                 Details and entry form ►

Under-14 Tournament           Copleston Centre, Ipswich (map ►)

Sunday 27th May (closing date 18th May)

Players entering this tournament may be selected to join the Suffolk Under-15 Squad for 2012-13.

Organised by Suffolk Badminton Association                 Details and entry form ►

Under-16 Tournament           Suffolk One, Ipswich (map ►)

Sunday 13th May (closing date 5th May)

Players entering this tournament may be selected to attend an Under-17 Squad training session as part of the squad selection process for 2012-13.

Organised by Suffolk Badminton Association                   Details and entry form ►

© Braiswick Photography

Suffolk Badminton Under-17s Achieve Fantastic Ninth Place at Harrod Inter-Counties Tournament

The team of Tommy Banham, George Caplin, James Clouting, Ash Gormer, Kym Gormer, George Isherwood, Tine Jensen, Izzy Lucas, Claudette Reis & Tim Scott travelled with coach David Driver & manager Lisa Jacobs to Nottingham University to compete at the Harrod Inter Counties Tournament (ICT), easily the best team event in the country.

Their goal was simple: to beat Suffolk’s previous highest position of 16th. Fantastic efforts, amazing fortitude and great team spirit saw the team raise their performances to meet the challenge. After two days of intense competition the team found themselves in the 9th to 12th group, already achieving their goal, but not prepared to just settle for this. Marvellous performances saw the team win all three of their last group matches to take their rightful position in the top 10 teams in the country this year.                                                              Full Report ►

Suffolk Teams Very Successful at Eastern Region Tournament

Sixty teams played from the six counties in the Eastern Region at Luton on 21st April. Each county was allowed to enter two teams.

Suffolk won four of the six events: Under-13 Girls, Under-15 Girls, Under-15 Boys and Under-17 Girls. In the Under-15 girls, the final was between the 'Suffolk 1' team and the 'Suffolk 2' team.

Under-17 Team Through to National Finals

In a play-off against Essex the result was a 10-10 draw but Suffolk won through to the national finals on game count: 27-23.

In the final, Suffolk played Buckinghamshire, losing 5-15 and then Hampshire, losing 6-15. In the final match for 7th or 8th place, Suffolk beat Avon by a very impressive 16-4. Congratulations to the team.                        Full Reports ►

Free Taster Sessions in Stowmarket

Stowmarket Badminton Club will be holding five free taster sessions to introduce ladies and girls in the Stowmarket area to badminton. The sessions will be held at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre (map ►) on the 16/23/30th April and then continue on the 14/21 May starting at 8pm and finishing at 10pm.

The sessions will be aimed at those wanting to get back into badminton, or those aiming to try it for the first time. Rackets and shuttles will be supplied for those that don’t have them and coaching will also be available, however individuals are free to just turn up and play. For more information contact club secretary  Mary Hughes on 01359 240811.

Stowmarket Junior Tournaments

Stowmarket Badminton Club’s annual mixed tournament and intra-club tournament were held on 1st April at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre.  Over 45 children took part.

Report ►

◄─ The winners

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 ►