Author Archives: Steven Fritze
Badminton England COVID-19 Hardship Fund
The Badminton England COVID-19 Hardship Fund is now open for applications! The Hardship Fund is designed to help affiliated clubs and registered coaches restart activity after the enforced shutdown. It will prioritise those experiencing short term financial hardship and who … Continue reading
Badminton England Return To Play Guidance – June 2020
Badminton England have now released the guidance for ‘Phase 2’ of the Return to Play guidelines, which includes indoor badminton. While they’re still waiting for a formal announcement from the Government on exactly when and how indoor sports facilities can … Continue reading
Foundation Coaching Award
The Foundation Coach Award is the starting point for people who would like to get into coaching badminton and become a coaching assistant. This course will teach learners to: Lead fun games, activities and tournaments Support a Level 2 Coach … Continue reading
Active Northumberland Men’s Doubles
The third running of the Active Northumberland Men’s Doubles went successfully on Saturday 11th January at Ponteland Leisure Centre with twelve pairs from around the county entering. Players of age 14 plus were invited and a mixture of senior county, junior … Continue reading
75 YEARS OLD AND A CHAMPION!!
The latest North Tyneside Social Badminton Tournament, held in the 8 court sports hall at John Spence Community High School in North Shields, attracted yet another record entry, with 87 players entering. There were one or two last minute injuries, … Continue reading
Durham County Badminton Association, in partnership with Simpson Group, would like to invite badminton players of all standards to enter the first Durham County Men’s Doubles Open Tournament!
Date: Saturday 29th February 2020 Venue: Belmont Community School, Durham (DH1 2QP) Start Time: 9.30am Cost: £10 per player The tournament is open to players from all areas and of any standard. £300 prize money will be provided by Simpson Group (£100 each for winners … Continue reading
Coaching CPD: Disability Badminton Workshop – North East
As part of Badminton England’s investment into coaches and supporting their development, we are inviting all members of our Coach Accreditation Scheme to attend a Disability Badminton Workshop in the North East, FREE of charge! This workshop is open to … Continue reading
Level 1 & Level 2 Coaching Certificates arranged for the North East
A Foundation Award (Level 1) for Assistant Coaches in Badminton and a Coach Award (Level 2) Certificate for Coaches in Badminton have now been arranged for the North East and are open for bookings! The coaching qualifications have slightly changed as the current Level 1 Award will … Continue reading
Badminton England National Volunteer Conference 2020
Building on the success of the inaugural volunteer conference in 2019, Badminton England are excited to announce that the conference will be returning for 2020! The aim of the 2020 conference is to improve the experience of volunteering within badminton, … Continue reading
DEREK A DOUBLE CHAMPION!
Over 30 players took part in a special Over 50s North Tyneside Social Badminton Tournament in the sports hall at John Spence Community High School in North Shields, organised by North Tyneside Badminton Partnership. The ages of the players ranged … Continue reading