Level 1 Badminton coaching award

Please see below for a fantastic coaching opportunity coming up in March:

Foundation Award (Level 1) for Assistant Coaches in Badminton

Course information:

• Dates: Sunday 15^th & Sunday 22^nd March 2020
• Times: 9am – 5pm on both days
• Venue:Broadway Badminton Centre, Grange Park, St Helens, Lancashire, WA10 3RY
• Cost: £175 for Badminton England members and £195 for non-members
• Booking link: https://badmintonengland.azolve.com/workbench/public/events?ref=DCFA2410CF39207C1900E7CF18184B8A907CDF67
• Deadline for applying: Thurs 13^th Feb 2020

* All learners must be aged 16 or over on the first day of the course.

 Foundation Award in Coaching Badminton

Our new Foundation Coach course is the starting point for people who would like to get into coaching badminton and become a coaching assistant. This course will teach you to:

• Lead fun games, activities, and tournaments
• Understand the badminton landscape and structure in England
• Support a ‘coach’ in the delivery of a session through:
  • Delivering appropriate warm ups/ cool downs
  • Appropriately feeding
  • Having a basic knowledge of hitting actions, tactics and the rules of the game
• Deliver Badminton England programmes such as:
  • No Strings Sessions
  • SmashUp!
  • Racket Pack Lite
• Understand the badminton landscape
• Effectively support the development of clubs/ sessions
• Maximise the participant experience

Times Cup 2nd Round Draw

To be played week commencing 13 Jan 2020:

BLACKBURN SENIORS B v WESTHOLME

BLACKBURN SENIORS A v ACCY FLYERS

INDEPENDENTS v BLACKBURN SENIORS C

COLLEGE v HIT&MISS B

Grow your club’s junior section/Cater for more adult beginners

If the answer is yes, take a look at two fantastic offers (liked below) from Badminton England to support your club and take away the initial risk of trying something new to reach out to a new audience.

• The above offers are now available for clubs to apply directly for (links in the attachments) – please get in touch if you have any initial questions before applying
• The Racket Pack offer will also form part of our Olympic legacy work and therefore there is the option to choose between two delivery phases (Jan – Apr or June – Sept)
• On approval the full amount of grant and equipment will be awarded. Organisers will be required to administer their course through our Discover Badminton system (Playwaze) and provide monitoring for the project
• Please note we will not fund standalone courses, all courses should either support the start of a new session or feed into existing activity to ensure activity is sustainable

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Satellite Clubs Activator Training Event

There’s a link to apply below:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ALapplication/

National Volunteer Conference on 14th March / Volunteer of…

Badminton England National Volunteer Conference 2020 – Registrations now open!

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Badminton England National Volunteer Conference 2019, we are pleased to announce that registrations are now open for next year’s conference!

The 2020 Badminton England National Volunteer Conference will take place on Saturday the 14th March 2020 at the ICC in Birmingham, and we would like to invite all volunteers who keep badminton running to attend!

The aim of the 2020 conference is to improve the experience of volunteering within badminton, so volunteers feel more valued in the community and by Badminton England. We want to arm our volunteers with the appropriate tools and knowledge to play a key role locally in increasing the number of people play badminton.

The 2019 conference focused mainly on volunteering, and key aspects of recruiting, retaining and rewarding volunteers within clubs and league. Following feedback from the first conference, the 2020 event will look to include more aspects of club development and support, giving attendees the choice of a wide range of learning topics with practical tips which can be implemented within their local club, league or county association.

Tickets for the conference are priced at £10 per person which includes a full day’s attendance at the conference (including two workshop choices), lunch and a ticket to watch the Yonex All England Semi-finals (evening slot), 5pm – 10pm.

To register and book your place at the conference, please CLICK HERE

For more information on the conference or to book a place, please visit the Badminton England website: https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/play/give-your-sport-a-helping-hand/

We look forward to seeing you at next year’s Volunteer Conference!

Nominations for the 2020 Yonex Volunteer of the Year awards are now open!

The two categories this year open for nominations are for the Yonex Young Volunteer of the Year (14-18 years) and the Yonex Volunteer of the Year (19 years and above).

To read about last year’s Volunteer of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year winners, Phil Jones and Imogen Eagles, click here!

The winner of each award will be invited to the Volunteer Awards presentation (along with one guest) on Saturday 14th March 2020 at the Yonex All England Open Championships at Arena Birmingham. This will include best seats in the house tickets to watch the evening performance. The Volunteer of the Year winner will also receive an overnight stay for two and be part of one of the presentation parties for the finals on Sunday 15th March.

To nominate a volunteer for either of the two awards, please complete the nomination form as fully as possible. The applications will be judged by an independent panel based on your information below.

Please note the nomination is to recognise the volunteers contributions to badminton during 2019 only.

The closing date for nominations is Friday 13th December 2019.

Times Cup Preliminary Round Draw

ST NICHOLAS v BLACKBURN SENIORS B
TELECOM v WESTHOLME

To be played week commencing 25 Nov 2019.

Clubs are reminded re team submission to be forwarded to Rick Smith no later than Friday 22 Nov for handicapping