Badminton

The BLAGSS badminton group is a mixed ability group who play doubles and mixed doubles games.

All interested badminton players are welcome to come along. We have players with a wide range of abilities, so you should be able to have some good matches, whether you're an experienced player or haven't played for years.

Players range from league-level players to beginners and the group is truly mixed ability, giving everyone the opportunity to have a fun-filled evening. 

Where and When We Play

We play at Brighton and Hove High School for Girls, Temple Gardens, BN1 3AT. The sports hall is the modern grey building accessed through the gates that look like a butterfly, near Montpelier Road.

We're currently running a series of coaching sessions, so please check this schedule:

  • Tues 19th Nov - All Welcome.
    Mixed doubles from 7.30PM - 9.30PM. Feel free to turn up, even if you haven't played before.
  • Tues 26th Nov - Pre-registration required
    Coaching from 7.30PM - 8.30PM. Sign up below.
    Mixed doubles from 8.30PM - 9.30PM. Included for those who have attended coaching, others are welcome to join for £4.50.
  • Tues 3rd Dec - All Welcome.
    Mixed doubles from 7.30PM - 9.30PM. Feel free to turn up, even if you haven't played before.
  • Tues 9th Dec - Pre-registration required
    Coaching from 7.30PM - 8.30PM. Sign up below.
    Mixed doubles from 8.30PM - 9.30PM. Included for those who have attended coaching, others are welcome to join for £4.50.

How we play

We have exclusive use of 3 courts for mixed doubles. It's an informal set up - when a court becomes free, hop on and see who has joined you on court. Club regulars will have a general idea of the level of different players, and may suggest particular parings for an evenly matched game.

Most players bring their own racquets, but we do have a few available to borrow if you're new to badminton.

What it costs

Court fees: Your first session is £5; if you decide to continue, it's £9 per session from then on. All sessions last two hours.

BLAGSS Membership: New to BLAGSS? you can attend your first session without an annual membership. After your first session you must join BLAGSS in order to continue.

You can pay using your card or by bank transfer. Logged in members can see the bank transfer details below, or ask us on the night. We do not accept cash.

Go to ‘My Membership’ and join the mailing list for badminton to ensure you get any updates to sessions or changes.

Badminton WhatsApp Groups Information

We have two WhatsApp Groups for easier communication between our regular members. We have our Official Badminton WhatAapp Group and a Social Badminton WhatsApp Group. If you would like to join either group please contact Kevin by email at badminton@blagss.uk. 

Badminton Coaching

We've arranged a series of six fortnightly sessions with a local Badminton England coach, starting with Tues 17th September. First we'll spend 1 hour with the coach focusing on a range of skills to use in doubles play, then she'll leave us to practice the new skills in our usual doubles games for the second hour.

BLAGSS have kindly awarded us a grant towards these coaching sessions, meaning we're able to offer the sessions for our standard rate of £9! To get the most out of the sessions they will be limited to 12 players, and you'll need to sign up and pay in advance using the dated events below. If the events are full you'll be able to join a waiting list should anyone want to drop out.

Unfortunately this does mean that the sports hall will be unavailable for our normal games between 7:30 and 8:30 on coaching evenings. If you'd like to play on these evenings you're welcome to turn up at 8:30 and join in for the second hour for £4.50.

 

Badminton Coaching - 10th Dec 2024

This will be our final coaching session of the current series.

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