Guidelines are in place for clubs, coaches and players on how to return to badminton safely. Please click here to see the latest guidance from Badminton England. 

BadmintonOpen

Download the entry form here.

The Gloucestershire Restricted tournament is being run at
Leisure@Cheltenham on Saturday and Sunday 28/29th September.

Although this is essentially a competitive tournament, it is also
good fun and we encourage all standards to enter.

For the juniors there will be large groups to ensure as many
games as possible.

Please click on the following to enter.
https://be.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament?id=34796C00-D74A-4F4A-85A4-D266D761D812

We look forward to seeing you there. Any problems please contact Sam Evans (glostournaments@gmail.com)

Fancy becoming a coach? There is a Level 1 coaching course in Worcester where you can start your coaching journey. Here are all the details:

Worcestershire Level 1 Coaching Course

Dates

Day 1:    Sunday 3^rd November 2019           9:30am – 4:30pm

Day 2:    Sunday 10^th November 2019         9:30am – 4:30pm

Day 3:    Sunday 24^th November 2019         9:30am – 4:30pm

Venue: Nunnery Wood Sports Complex, Worcester, WR5 2NL

Cost:      £215 (BE Members)

               £225 (Non-Members)

Booking Link: https://badmintonengland.azolve.com/Workbench.mvc/Show/6?ref=1E6798E13169A0765329FE2D27CDB89DA54C7943

Funding:

Badminton Gloucestershire and the Performance Centre offer help to fund the course in return for coaching and the following help is on offer:

Level 1 Course: 50% of the cost of the course in return for 10 coaching sessions once qualified.
Level 2 Course: 50% of the cost of the course in return for 15 coaching sessions once qualified.

**Please note you can only apply for funding from one of the County or PC, not both. Also this will be subject to approval by the committee dependent on budget and number of applicants.

To apply through county badminton please contact andywoolway88@gmail.com and through the PC please contact director@badmintonglos.co.uk

With this you will receive additional support from the County or PC coaches and are welcome in sessions during your coaching course to achieve your target amount of coaching experience hours.  

We are pleased to announce a Level 2 Coaching Qualification has been set up in Gloucestershire starting in October this year. The dates have been organised to avoid county tournaments/matches/etc, so hopefully it won’t clash! 

Gloucestershire Level 2 Coaching Course

Dates:  
Saturday 5^th October       Learning Day 1                  9am – 5pm

Sunday 6^th October          Learning Day 2                  9am – 5pm

Sunday 3^rd November      Learning Day 3                  9am – 5pm

Sunday 8^th December       Assessment                        9am – 5pm

Venue: Stonehouse Sports Centre, Woodcock Close, Stonehouse, GL10 2EE

Cost: Non Badminton England member – £380

Badminton England member – £370

Badminton England Coaching Register member – £355      

Booking Link:

https://badmintonengland.azolve.com/workbench/public/events?ref=B85AAB487CD2F5F7C136B6F36CE9123693E935EA

Funding:

Badminton Gloucestershire and the Performance Centre offer help to fund the course in return for coaching and the following help is on offer:

Level 1 Course: 50% of the cost of the course in return for 10 coaching sessions once qualified.
Level 2 Course: 50% of the cost of the course in return for 15 coaching sessions once qualified.

**Please note you can only apply for funding from one of the County or PC, not both. Also this will be subject to approval by the committee dependent on budget and number of applicants.

To apply through county badminton please contact andywoolway88@gmail.com and through the PC please contact director@badmintonglos.co.uk

With this you will receive additional support from the County or PC coaches and are welcome in sessions during your coaching course to achieve your target amount of coaching experience hours.  

Umpire leaflet – ICT 2019-20

Glos PC are running the Senior Tier 4 Dave Woolway XD Challenge on 6th July at Leisure@Cheltenham. 

Only £20 entry and lots of games. 

You need to be aged 16 or older as from Jan 1st 2020. Grade E and above unable to enter. Please enter via the Badminton England tournament site. http://be.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=0912967F-89A0-45C8-A2C7-B43212423519

Closing date is Saturday 15th June. 

This will be a fun event, so ask your partner now. If you are looking for a partner please put partner required and we will do our best to partner you up. See you there!

***CLOSING DATE – WEDNESDAY 26TH JUNE***

The annual Charity Tournament will be held on Saturday 29th June 2019 – 15:30 at Bournside Sports Centre to raise money for the James Hopkins Trust.

The Trust cares for babies and children up to the age of 5 with life limiting/threatening condtions.

Let’s try and beat last year’s £250!

You can download the entry forms here:

Primary School Entry Form

Secondary School Entry Form