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BAT's Badminton Club -
Local News
Congratulations -
UKCC Level 1 Coaches
Five local players recently qualified at the Tavistock UKCC Level 1 Coaching Course as coaches:
- Matthew Barwell
- Glecy Bernardo
- Eve Robertson
- Hannah Robertson
- Chris Ryan
Congratulations to all the players.
Added Monday 10th October 2011
Tavistock Community Sports Centre -
Community Badminton Bonanza Tournament
BAT's Badminton Club will be providing the people to run the forthcoming Community Badminton Bonanza Tournament being run by Tavistock Community Sports Centre. Further details elsewhere on this website.
Added Thursday 30th September 2011
BAT's Badminton Club -
Tavistock Community Badminton Bonanza Tournament
Tavistock Community Sports Centre, in association with the West Devon Community Badminton Network and BAT's Badminton Club are organising the Tavistock Community Badminton Bonanza Tournament.
Contact Tavistock Community Sports Centre (01822) 813238 for further details.
7th October 2011
BAT's Badminton Club -
No-Strings Badminton
BAT's Badminton Clubs' Level 2 Coach, Abi Maunder will be Coordinating the Tavistock Community Sports Centre No Strings Badminton Sessions starting on Sunday 16th October.
Contact Tavistock Community Sports Centre (01822) 813238 for further details.
7th October 2011
BAT's Badminton Club -
Junior Coaching
Junior Coaching begins on Monday 5th September at Bere Alston Primary School. New junior players are welcome. See the Calendar for times. Any players wanting 'individual coaching' need to speak with the coaches and discuss a suitable fee.
Contact the club for further details.
2nd September 2011
Tavistock College -
After School Badminton
The after-school badminton club will restart on Thursday 15th September at 3:10 in the Sports Hall. New students are welcome.
Email: Alan Berry for further details.
2nd September 2011
Horrabridge Badminton Club -
Junior Coaching
Junior Coaching begins on Wednesday 7th September at Horrabridge Primary School. New junior players are welcome. See the Calendar for times.
Email: Mike King for further details.
2nd September 2011
BAT's Badminton Club -
New Season Voucher
On BAT's Facebook page is an Event and a link to a voucher for new players to use and 'Play for a £1' on the first night of the new season. Search for 'BAT's Badminton' from Facebook and add us a friend. Any new player can 'Play for a £1'.
23rd August 2011
West Devon CBN -
'Proposed' Badminton Tournament
It is planned to hold a tournament at Tavistock College on Sunday 6th November. Further details to follow. Put the date in your diary.
22nd August 2011
West Devon -
HSE First Aid Course . . . 'with a Sports Twist'
WDBC in partnership with Active Devon and Tavistock Community Sports Centre are looking to set up a local first aid course, hosted at Tavistock College. The course will be the HSE accredited Emergency First Aid at Work course but with a sports twist. Its is a 6 hour course and will be offered at a discounted price of £50.00 per person.
Update: (22/08/2011) The course date is confirmed as Sunday 25th September.
- Link: West Devon Sport
4th August 2011
Tavistock Community Sports Centre -
No Strings Badminton
BAT's Badminton Club will be providing the coordinating coach to oversee the No-Strings Badminton Sessions being run by Tavistock Community Sports Centre on a Sunday morning. Further details elsewhere on this website.
Added Thursday 30th September 2011
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June 2011 -
UKCC Level 2 Coaches
Three BAT's players recently qualified as UKCC Level 2 coaches:
- Abi Maunder
- Rachael Williams
- James David
Congratulations to all three players.
July 2011 -
Club Night
There is no club night on Thursday 7th July due to the school having their concert.
Added Monday 20th June 2011
TCSC -
Summer Holiday Activities
Tavistock College Sports Centre (TCSC) will be putting on four weeks of activities for youngsters aged 8 to 14. Details either from the TCSC website.
- Link:TCSC
Added Thursday 28th July 2011
Plymouth & District Badminton League -
Questionnaire
The Plymouth and District Badminton League would like all players to complete the following questionnaire. Please do so as soon as possible.
- Link:Questionnaire
Added Wednesday 27th July 2011
OCRA Badminton Tournament -
Monday 4th July
Four players represented BAT's Badminton Club at the recent OCRA Badminton Tournament. The four players, Colette David, Celine Conley, Matthew and Alan Berry paired up to enter the men's, ladies, mixed and junior doubles. With two players playing their first tournaments the pairs were there for experience and in each competition the pairs all reached the semifinal stages - well done to all who played.
- Link: OCRA
Added Wednesday 6th July 2011
Badminton England -
Play Badminton Website goes live
The Badminton England Play Badminton website went live recently. The idea of the website is for anyone to search for badminton clubs in their area and discover a club which they can visit. BAT's Badminton Club have a listing on the site which needs to be updated.
- Link: Play Badminton
Added Friday 1st July 2011
OCRA Badminton Tournament -
Monday 4th July 2011 (Update)
OCRA (Okehampton Community Recreational Association) will be holding a Badminton Tournament on Monday 4th July from 7pm to 9pm.
It is hoped to run a men's and ladies doubles double elimination tournament followed by a mixed doubles double elimination tournament during the evening. Further details from OCRA's website or the secretary of BAT's Badminton Club.
Added Sunday 19th June 2011
June 2011 -
Devon Games to Inspire (DGTI)
Three young female players from BAT's Badminton Club represented West Devon at the annual Devon Games to Inspire today. At the end of the day the girls team came a very creditable third out of eight teams. Congratulations to all three players.
June 2011 -
UKCC Level 1 Badminton Coaching Course
BAT's Badminton Club are funding, from the Sport England Grant, two places for BAT's players on the forthcoming Badminton England UKCC Level 1 coaching course being held at Tavistock College. The dates of the course are:
- Day 1 - Sunday 11th September
- Day 2 - Sunday 18th September
- Day 3 - Sunday 9th October
Players need to be 16+ on the first day of the course.
Further details from the Coaching Coordinator.
November 2010 -
BAT's Badminton Club gain Premier Club Status
Badminton England have awarded BAT's Badminton Club Premier Club Status; this runs parallel with Sport England Club Mark Status. See the Regional Officers November Newsletter and the club press release for further details.
October 2011 -
Grant Equipment Arrive
The badminton equipment ordered via the Sport England Grant monies is now beginning to be used by players both at the club and being coached through other clubs.
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August 2010 -
Sport England Grant
BAT's Badminton Club has been awarded an £8,000 grant from Sport England to improve badminton opportunities in the Tavistock area of West Devon. Working alongside Hannah Colston (West Devon Sports Development Officer) and Jenny Phipps (Badminton England Regional Officer for Devon), BAT's Badminton Club are aiming to create new and exciting opportunities for badminton in the Tavistock area.
This last year has seen four club members train to be Level 1 badminton coaches and four players will shortly be starting their training to be Level 2 coaches. The club hopes to develop the coaching work that is already happening by working alongside Primary and Secondary schools in the area to lend and provide equipment and coaching expertise.
Sport England invests National Lottery and Exchequer funding in projects that will grow and sustain participation in grass-roots sport and create opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.
Alan Berry, the Chairman of BAT's Badminton Club said, “BAT's has always been a forward thinking badminton club with many of our junior players going onto represent the club at adult level, Devon at both junior and senior level and universities across England. This grant will mean that BAT's will be able to replace worn out posts and nets, purchase equipment to help the coaches working with Primary and Secondary Schools, and train more coaches.”
Hannah Colston, West Devon Sports Development Officer said, “Alan Berry and the BATs Badminton Club have worked very hard to obtain this grant funding through Sport England's vigorous process. The club offer such a lot for the community, helping other clubs in the area and always promoting Badminton to all abilities and ages. This funding will allow further development and training opportunities in West Devon and anyone who is interested in playing or coaching Badminton should contact Alan.“
Jenny Phipps, Badminton England Regional Officer for Devon said, “It is fantastic news not only for BAT’s Badminton Club but West Devon as well. The club are very keen to develop opportunities for people to play badminton across the whole of West Devon and the funding will make a huge difference in helping them achieve this. Badminton England are looking forward to working with the club to help them deliver this project.“
January 2010 -
West Devon Grant
BATS BADMINTON CLUB RAISES THE GAME
A Badminton Club in Bere Alston is all set to raise the standard of coaching in the area, with a little help from West Devon Borough Council.
BATS Badminton Club has been awarded £700 through the Council's Sports Grant scheme to take forward their plan to train young volunteers to become coaches at a number of levels, enabling them to take their skills out to other clubs in the area.
At the moment, there is little provision for badminton coaching across all ages and abilities, but with a number of clubs expressing an interest in gaining accreditation and developing into competition, quality coaching is a must. The volunteers will be trained to levels 1, 2 and 3 of the raquet sport, and be well able to provide the coaching needed for the individual clubs to realise their ambitions.
Hannah Colston, West Devon Borough Council's Sports Development Officer, said: “We aim to support our sports clubs in West Devon, and this year, 14 clubs have benefited with funding for things such as clocks for swimmers, and training for Boccia leaders. The latest grant should help raise the profile and standard of badminton in our area.”
The first badminton coaching course, at level 1, will take place in May, at Tavistock College. Anyone interested in taking part in the course, or becoming involved in sport in their area, should contact Hannah on 01822 813628 or email hcolston@westdevon.gov.uk.
Hannah Colston (Sports Development Officer, West Devon)
November 2009 -
Referees Training Course
On Saturday 21st November four players from BAT's Badminton Club (Abi Maunder, Rachael Williams, David Wright and Alan Berry) attended an 'Introductory Course for Referees' at Torquay. The speaker for the day, Dr David Pegg (Chairman of the Referees Association, Badminton England), led the day and explained how a referee went about organising, working out the playing order and running a complete event.
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September 2008 -
Grant From Devon Community Foundation Local Network Fund
We are thrilled to announce that our application for a grant from the Devon Community Foundation Local Network Fund has been successful.
BAT's Badminton Club are now the proud recipients of:
- A Sony DVD Camcorder & Tripod Stand
- A Projector
- A Laptop
And 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.
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October 2007 -
Accreditation
BATS Seniors and BATS Juniors become Premier Clubs and both Badminton England and Sport England have extended their accreditation to 2010.
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June 2006 -
Club Mark Accreditation
BAT's Senior and BAT's 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 BAT's Badminton Club, 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.
ClubMark website report.
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