| | Welcome to BATSBadminton.co.uk
Is there anyone out there with a racket to dust off? We are a friendly club, very happy to welcome new members. Whether you want to play socially or be part of a team, we can help. We have close contact with several clubs in the area and can find the perfect club for you if we don't fit the bill.
BATS is a Premier club affiliated to Badminton England. We.play at a reasonably high level but we also encourage a number of up and coming youngsters who have come through our junior sections along with some relative beginners with "attitude!" not to mention a couple of oldies to keep the young ones fit!!!
A number of our players are playing/have played for the Devon Senior and Junior County, and Cornwall Senior County teams.
BATS badminton club is a social badminton club playing on a Thursday night from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at Bere Alston Community Hall (Primary School) all year except the end of July and August. Several members of the club are qualified coaches and are happy to give advice etc if asked.
The junior section is formally coached on Thursday evenings from 6.00 to 7.00pm immediately prior to the senior club but during term times only.
| Grant From Devon Community Foundation Local Network FundSeptember 2008
We are thrilled to announce that our application for a grant from the Devon Community Foundation Local Network Fund has been successful.
BATS Junior Badminton club are now the proud recipients of:
A Sony DVD Camcorder & Tripod Stand
A Projector
A Laptop
All all the rest of the goodies go with these.
We have also been able to CRB check 5 more volunteers totally free of charge!!!
The Juniors have been having a whale of a time with the camera filming each other during their coaching sessions.
Please Note: To ensure the safety and privacy of our members, all of the relevant child protection procedures are in place and these have been added to the constitution which can be found elsewhere on this website
Click Here for Devon Community Fund Website
|  AccreditationOctober 2007
BATS Seniors and BATS Juniors become Premier Clubs and both Badminton England and Sport England have extended their accreditation to 2010.
July 2005. BATS Senior and BATS Junior Badminton Clubs are very proud to announce that they have achieved the Badminton England Silver Club and Sport England Club Mark Accreditation.
The certificates were presented by John Edwards, the Badminton England South West Regional Development Officer, who commended the work done by Heather Cooper and her coaching team, all of whom are volunteers.
To gain the awards Heather and the other coaches of BATS BC, Alan Berry and Julian Cooper have put together a portfolio and have attended courses and workshops on all aspects of badminton as well as the welfare of it's players including First Aid, Child Welfare and Protection, Sports Equity and Club Management and have undergone CRB checks.
|  JuniorsWe are lucky enough to have 3 coaches and 5 assistant coaches in the club.
We run a class in Bere Alston Community Hall (Primary School) on a Thursday evening and another at Horrabridge School on Wednesdays. (The Wednesday club is run under the umbrella of Horrabridge Badminton Club).
The youngsters work towards nationally recognised certificates and we have a presentation evening at the end of each season.
Each February we encourage all the children to enter the "Ellis Tournament" organised by the Plymouth & District League and have "brought home" plenty of trophies over the years, though, of course, enjoyment of the day is the name of the game.
A number of our juniors have gone on to play in the county squads, both junior and senior, and 6 of them have qualified as coaches in their own right. Great for the CV.
Currently there are 50+ juniors in the 2 clubs with ages ranging from 7 to 16.
BATS junior badminton club plays on a Thursday night from 6.00pm to 7.00pm
|  League
BATS club is affiliated to the Plymouth and District Badminton League.
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