Warwick Badminton
The University of Warwick Badminton Club provides an excellent opportunity to play badminton in a social and competitive setting as well as socialise in a friendly and welcoming environment. As a club we accommodate any level of play - whether you are looking to try a new sport, to improve your playing, or compete! With eight club sessions available each week (seven matchplay sessions and a training session) there is plenty of opportunity to improve general fitness and enhance your game.
No experience or equipment is required to join us; all shuttles are provided, and rackets are available to members during sessions. To become a member of our club, 3 memberships are needed: the Badminton Standard Membership (£6), the Sports Federation Student Membership (£24) and the Club Pass Membership Fee (ON CAMPUS) (£82), so an overall cost of £112 annually.
The club caters for new beginners through to those who play on the international stage. Beginners have the opportunity to receive informal coaching from our performance athletes in a relaxed and friendly environment, either through our dedicated 'Boost Badminton' program or at any club session informally. Players looking for more competitive play can choose to join our Warwick Active teams to compete against other members of the university in the Warwick Active League, or join our local league teams, or trial for any of our seven BUCS teams.
BUCS team members will compete against other universities and receive extra matchplay and training sessions from our assistant coaches through the development training program. Those who compete at an elite level or desire to push themselves can opt for applying to our Performance Program. Players in this program benefit from four additional training sessions a week with our full-time head coach, Nic Strange, as well as access to two weekly specialised strength and conditioning sessions and access to a professional physio. For the full details of this program, check out the website here: Badminton | Performance Programme | Warwick Sport or email Nic.Strange@Warwick.ac.uk. For the team, there is an overall additional charge of £40 and for performance, that increases to £100.
Every term, we host a range of social events from tours to tournaments. Our tours range from weekend trips away to local hotspots to week-long journeys to exotic lands. From the start of term 1, we will host a variety of other activities, including nights out and our wonderful sober socials. Each term, we post a calendar on Instagram containing all our planned official socials from meals out to ice skating and beyond. Our termly tournaments are incredibly popular, with a usual head count of 75 people involved and cater to a wide variety of standards. Check out our Instagram here: WarwickBadmintonClub
All of our badminton special events are live-streamed to YouTube, including our Tournaments, BUCS matches and Badminton England Tournaments for externals. Check us out there!
Our Club Constitution
The Badminton Club is one of the biggest clubs on campus. We are first and foremost committed to creating an open and all encompassing community that embraces the diversity of our members. To achieve this, we host an array of social activities, whilst supplying our members with access to over ten hours of court time per week. We also host a women's/non-binary only session each week. During our sessions, members have access to shuttlecocks, nets and rackets at no additional cost. We encourage healthy competition at all playing abilities during our sessions and frequently provide intra-university tournaments that are catered for specific abilities. We are also dedicated in improving our member’s abilities through access to coaching. For more experienced players, the Badminton Club enters seven teams (four men’s and three women’s) in the British Universities & Colleges Sport’s leagues, and has key connections to the Warwickshire Senior County squads. Encouraging our members to compete at Badminton England tournaments and for the Warwickshire Senior squads is a key aim for the Badminton Club. We also enter three teams into the Coventry Badminton Association, one mixed team, to allow more members to have a chance at competitive mixed play. Furthermore, two men’s teams, allowing club members to gain more competitive experience (the balance of these local league teams is known to be male-heavy and is flexible to change, subject to club demand). In essence, we aim to create a family-like environment that is inclusive and enjoyable, but also a platform for our members to develop both individually and collectively.
How To Get Involved
Joining the badminton club is the same process as joining any other On-Campus club, and exact details can be found on the SU website here.
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