Bishop's Waltham Badminton Club
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Juniors
During the 2000/01 season the club, recognising that junior badminton was on a decline, decided to enter into a venture to promote the sport to the juniors within the area. This has been achieved with the help of a grant for £3,375 from the National Lottery's "Awards For All" programme which has enabled the club to purchase all the necessary equipment and train coaches so that local youngsters can now get the opportunity to participate and develop their skills in the sport.
Such was the overwhelming success, this dedicated club for juniors runs as a separate entity from BWBC and is held on Monday nights from 6 - 7.30pm at Swanmore School (age 8 years and up).
Anybody requiring further information should email Jo Hale (jo.hale@hants.gov.uk) or call her on 01489 860753.
Juniors joining BWBC
Bishop's Waltham Badminton Club
Information for parents of Junior Members
At Bishop's Waltham, we typically have an annual membership of around 30 adult players over a wide age range. Our annual membership also normally includes a maximum number of 6 junior players. Like all prospective new members, juniors have to play over 3 club nights before the committee are able to decide whether they are of a high enough standard and are acceptable to join the club. The Bishop's Waltham Junior Badminton Club is run separately from the main Bishop's Waltham Badminton Club. That club is intended to provide coaching and development for young people with a range of abilities. Bishop's Waltham Badminton Club does not routinely provide coaching although we hope junior players develop their skills by playing with more experienced players. Currently the club's junior players are older than 12.
The club has one club night a week which runs on a Monday night from 7 – 10pm at the Jubilee Hall, Little Shore Lane, Bishop's Waltham. The club plays matches against a variety of teams in the Winchester and Southampton area. Typically matches are between 7 – 10 pm on a week night but a very small number of matches can also take place at various times during the weekend.
Junior members may be asked to play for a team or may be asked to play as a substitute from time to time. If you would like to know exactly when your child is playing and would like more details about where and when they will be playing, this can easily be provided to you. Club members tend to share travel arrangements for away matches and are happy to discuss arrangements with the parents regarding collection and return of a junior member to the junior member’s house.
The club is affiliated to Badminton England which enables the club to play in affiliated leagues and also provides liability insurance to the club. Badminton England has established a number of policies which each member club agrees to abide by. These policies include a child protection policy and diversity policy. Badminton England defines a junior player as one who is under 18 and this is the definition that we also use.
We produce a monthly email newsletter which your child will receive or which can also be sent if you would like. If you need any further information or if there is anything important we should know such as health issues or other information you want us to know, you can contact the club chairman or secretary using the details below:
Chairman: Clive Grinter - cgrinter@uk.ey.com
Secretary: Caroline Brownlie - caroline.brownlie@tiscali.co.uk
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