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This website, compiled by Herts Badminton Association (HBA), provides information about badminton in Hertfordshire UK for all ages and abilities, whether beginner or international. Please send succinct information, preferably with a photo - to the website compiler and manager: Dave Bartlett and/or HBA Newsletter Editor Gill Bartlett. But please also note that we, like all HBA and HSBA committee members, are volunteers so while we'll try our best there is no 100% guarantee of publication. The information is in some 19 sections - click the underlined titles, below. Imminent events are listed bottom right of this page under 'Dates for Your Diary'. You may also search the site:
Clubs: Senior clubs Junior Clubs Clubs with vacancies Club Organisers, County Officers and SSP's page Coaching Coaches Page Coaches and Officials Needed! Committees and contacts: Badminton Herts Development Committee Glossary of terms and Acronyms County League Information & Results Letchworth and District League Herts' History Herts Hall of Fame HSBA website Job Vacancies - advertise here Junior: Junior League & Results Junior Tournaments, Trials, Results Newsletters: HBA Newsletter (pdf needs v7 & above)
HSBA Newsletter (pdf needs v7 & above) Sports Centres Venues with vacancies
External links: Herts Sports Partnership BADMINTON England website Badminton information and discussion at Badders.com European Championships! Greenwich Olympics Badminton site 2012 Olympics Herts (Olympic) Ready for Winners PDF files need the (free) Acrobat Reader, download here if you haven't got one. Site updated: July 2009
Vendors providing Discounts to HBA members - several new. Give them a try! Location of Herts Sports Village Membership of Herts BA! If you are interested in seeing the benefits you get for joining click here.
Co-ordinating body for sport in Herts: Herts Sports Partnership HSP is the umbrella organisation for sport in Hertfordshire. It represents grass roots sport, clubs, coaches, colleges, sports centres, teachers, etc. There are 4 meetings of the main group each year with several working groups. It is entirely democratic with one member one vote. Your club would be most welcome. On the website is a mass of information and courses (e.g. for coaches and clubs). BADMINTON England HQ is in Bradwell Rd., Milton Keynes MK8 9LA. Click here for a Map See our Herts annual development achievements reviews: for: 07-8, 06-7, 04-5, 03-4 02-3, 01 - 2 and earlier. Herts Badminton Association Membership continues to climb year on year
For more details contact Dave-HBA@Bartlett1.Plus.com What developments are there in my District? Click on District on map below to go to the reports on the Club Organisers and County Officers page:
County-wide development reports on Club Organisers and County Officers page New Scoring and Laws - Badminton England information. Go to Club Organisers and County Officers page (button top left). Some photos of fit Herts (and other) players
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County 3rds v Jersey Enjoyed the New JF Kennedy Sports Centre
click picture for larger version - a great match but we didn't quite manage to win! The Results with Herts players first were: Mens singles: Dave Roberts (a new acquisition this season) v Chris Cotillard (Jersey) 14-21, 22-20, 9-21
Mens doubles: Anthone Moye, Dave Roberts v Chris Cotillard, Gavin Carter 21-15, 15-21, 17-21 Anthony Moye, Dave Roberts v Jon Southern, Jeremy Haselhurst 21-6, 21-9
Dave Roberts and Anthony Moy in action Dan Hatt, Howard Stobo v Chris Cotillard, Gavin Carter 19-21, 13-21 Dan Hatt, Howard Stobo v Jon Southern, Jeremy Haselhurst 23-25, 20-22
Dan Hatt attacks the serve with Howard Stobo Womens's Singles: Charity Barnes v Kim Ashton 21-15, 8-21,12-21 Michelle Nash v Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow 13-21, 13-21
Women's Doubles:- Charity Barnes, Liz Austin v Kim Ashton, Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow 10-21, 9-21. Charity and Liz v Cara NcGinnigle, Lindsey Woodward 21-9. 21-15 Michelle Nash, Ying Yi Tee v Kim Ashton, Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow 12-21, 9-21 Michelle Nash, Ying Yi Tee v Cara McGinnigle, Lindsey Woodward 21-18, 20-22,15-21
Ying Yi Tee dives for the net shot with partner, Michelle Nash Mixed Doubles:- Dan Hatt, Michelle Nash v Gavin Carter, Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow 16-21,14-21
Howard Stobo delivers a smash with Liz Austin
We lost 4 - 11, but everyone who played did well. The two juniors playing won 2 out of our 4 wins. Margaret Cooper, Team Manager
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Herts Open Tournament Results, 26th and 27th September The winners from the County Restricted held Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September.
A report will be available in the HBA Newsletter soon.
Grand Opening Ceremony at New Badminton Development Centre, John F Kennedy Roman Catholic School, Hemel Hempstead
The new sports centre, dedicated to badminton during community use, had its formal but exciting opening on Wednesday 23rd September. Headteacher Bernadette Jenkins opened the ceremony and Gail Emms, MBE, (above) provided the evening's Guest of Honour, Opening Ceremony address. HBA Chairman, Malcolm Fraser, MCed the demonstration matches which were provided by junior and senior county squads and Gadebridge Juniors. Coaching by Herts coaches were ably assisted by Gail - many participants just didn't want to go home! Click here for more photos. See full write-up in next HBA Newsletter in October.
Area League Challenge Results Sunday 20th at HSV. North Herts came top on 13 points, followed by the county under 18's on 11, then Hertford Area on 10 points and South West Herts on 2 points. Click here for full results. Hope everyone enjoyed the day. 6 best of 3 games to 21 points all should have been exhausted at the end. I have invited one young lady from North Herts to our senior county training sessions this week. Regards Paul Widdicombe
Gobi has mixed fortunes with his results and oppositions proving to be tough in both the Singles and Doubles Events in Seoul, Korea
Gobi
Ranganathan with Amir Levy, the World No 1
A massive response to the Open Tournament held on 5&6th September!
Victor Lieuw (serving) and partner win the mens doubles Over 100 entries for the Mens Singles; 37 for the Ladies Singles; 40 each for the Mixed and Mens Doubles, and 26 for the Ladies Doubles. There had been a good entry from Herts players and some degree of success. A full report will appear in the HBA Newsletter in early October.
No Increase in Membership fees for 2009-10 Herts Badminton Association and BADMINTON England agreed at their respective AGMs in June to freeze membership fees at last year's amounts. See HBA Membership & Benefits webpage. A new BE database has been purchased and configured for the coming season that is intended to make membership easier to manage by Club Organisers. BE is contacting club organisers directly to ensure effective transfer.
AGM Minutes and reports appear on our Club Organisers, County Officers and SSP's page
U19's club ... is starting up again at Birchwood LC 8-10pm on 30th September, £4 per week. Contact Herts Regional Badminton Development Manager, Malcolm Jellows
Contacts: Robin Rashid: 07877216581, robinrashid@hotmail.co.uk Harun Raza: 07870591723, harun@byf-uk.org BE Annual Players Diary For 2009/10'In the Senior Calendar there have been a few exciting changes and BADMINTON England is delighted to reveal an increase in the number of Open Circuit Tournaments in the 2009/10 season. The Challenger Circuit now has eight tournaments (in comparison to last year’s seven), the Satellite Circuit has an additional two, and the Orbital Circuit has increased by four tournaments, making the Orbital Circuit a massive 16 event Circuit. By competing in these three different Circuits throughout the year, players will accrue Circuit Points. The players and pairs with the highest scoring Circuit Points will be invited to compete at the Circuit Finals at the end of the season. They will be held at the National Badminton Centre, Milton Keynes which will be held on 29th May 2010.' Click here for the rest of the story and to download the Annual Players Diary Invitation to: Learning From Legendary Coaches Lectures A lecture series 'Learning from Legendary Coaches' which opened with the Jose Mourinho lecture by David Turner on Wednesday 28th October 2009 All lectures will be held at the University of Hertfordshire’s de Havilland Campus. Attendance at these sessions will be FREE for members of the Herts Coaches’ Studies Students. If you would like to see more information or attend, please click this link Alternatively, please email info@sportinherts.org.uk. GET BACK INTO BADMINTON! Never played before? Not played in years?
BADMINTON ENGLAND, Herts Sports Partnership and Herts Badminton Association have teamed up to offer weekly fun and relaxed coached sessions at: Gosling Sports Park for those 16+ Starting 27th March, 7-8pm, £2/w. To book tel: 01707 331056
Ware Drill Hall for those 45+ Starting 27th March 7:30- 8:30pm - with a free taster session. To book tel: 01920 587447
North Herts - Hitchin College, Fridays 8-10, 3.50 p/w, 01462 424 226
Stevenage - John Henry Newman, Sundays 10-12, 3.50 p/w 01438 218791 see also http://www.getbackinto.co.uk/
HATFIELD JUNIOR OPEN BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
Coaching Courses Level 1 Sundays 1st, 15th, 22nd November, JFK School Hemel Hempstead. Click here for: Information sheet Application form Level 2 Sundays 10th, 17th, 31st January, 14th March, Jim McDonald Centre, Hatfield. If interested in the next courses email County Coaching Co-ordinator Malcolm Jellows. Or see the Coaching webpage, here.
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