Whitley Bay C & E Graded Doubles Start Times
Here are the final start times and details for the Whitley Bay C & E Graded Doubles Tournament, at John Spence on Sunday 19th of February.
Whitley Bay C & E Graded Doubles – Entries Still Open!
Entries for the Whitley Bay C & E Graded Doubles, to be held at John Spence, on Sunday 19th of February are still open. Submit your entry through the tournament software…
2012 Uppers Tournament Results Published
The results from the 2012 Yehlex Uppers tournament have now been published on the tournament software website, and are now included in the rankings database. Well done to all of…
Newcastle Medicals C & E Graded Singles – Entries Now Open
Entries for the Newcastle Medicals C & E Graded Singles Tournament are now open. Submit your entry through the tournament software website. Entries will remain open until midnight on Friday 24th of February. (more…)
Whitley Bay C & E Graded Doubles – Entries Now Open!
Entries for the Whitley Bay C & E Graded Doubles, to be held at John Spence, on Sunday 19th of February are now open. Submit your entry through the tournament…
Introducing the Tyne Team Tournament
Northumberland Badminton Association is proud to announce the first Tyne Team Tournament, which will be held at John Spence Community High School on Sunday 12th of February. The tournament will be a handicap tournament with club teams playing against each other for the Tyne Team Trophy. Based on a format similar to the Sudirman Cup, club teams will play against each other in matches made up of 5 rubbers (1 each of mens & ladies singles and doubles, and 1 mixed doubles), initially in groups, and then in a final knockout stage. Each rubber will be handicapped in a similar way to the Elmfield Cup.
The tournament is aimed at senior club players and older juniors that play in a senior club.
Whitley Bay C & E Graded Doubles Date Change
The Whitley Bay C & E Graded Doubles tournament that was due to be held on Sunday 22nd of January will now be held on Sunday the 19th of February…
2012 Uppers Tournament Entries Now Open!
Entries for the 2012 Uppers tournament are now open. Click here to submit your entry through the tournament software website. This tournament is aimed at A & B graded players,…
C & E Graded Singles Tournament Results Published
Results from the last graded tournament of 2011 have now been published, and can be viewed on the tournament software website. Well done to all of the winners!
Coaching Tip for January
January
Direction of lifting at Singles
If you are under pressure at singles at the net, one option of course is to lift the shuttle and you logically have 2 basic options: straight or cross-court.
If you lift straight, it can help you to get back into the rally because the base position you will need to adopt is towards the centre, but on the same side of the court as where you are coming from. (more…)