Tag Archives: Badminton Coaching

New Satellite Junior club for West Midlands Performance Centre – WMPC Longbridge

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West Midlands Performance Centre are pleased to confirm XDC Badminton Club as their latest Satellite club – WMPC Longbridge. XDC have started a Junior club and are looking for Young players. During September starting on the 2nd, XDC are offering a FREE trial to children who are interested in joining the club. The club is from 16.30 till 17.30 on Sunday afternoons. The coaching sessions will be run by Stephanie Cartwright-Randle one of the WMPC coaches.

If you are interested then contact either Norma (XDC) normaporter@btinternet.com or Stephanie (WMPC) stefcr@live.co.uk – 07976 814036

More sport in schools! – Will badminton be one of the?

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The Government have announced that there should be more sport in schools. Will the schools follow this up and look at badminton as being one of these sports?

The West Midlands Performance Centre are promoting badminton and looking for schools to deliver one of their ‘school packages’ to pupils in Birmingham and surrounding areas. Details of these packages can be found HERE. If you as a school teacher and interested then contact Stephanie (Development Office for the PC) by email stefcr@live.co.uk or call 07976 814036

Interested in participating in a little Monday Madness or even in Wacky Wednesdays?

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Stephanie Cartwright-Randle the Development Office at the Performance Centre has organised some SUMMER HIOLIDAY BADMINTON FUN.  If your child or children are interested in having FUN over the Summer Holidays then why not send them along to ONE or a FEW of her sessions.  These sessions will be all about BADMINTON FUN.  Stephanie is interested in spreading the badminton word among kids and making sure they have some fun whilst playing the game.

Monday Madness and Wacky Wednesdays are for Children up to 14 who just want to have some fun and play badminton. Interested then check out the details HERE, Email stefcr@live.co.uk or call 07976814036

Click HERE for Action?

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Yet again Alan Spink the fast fingered photographer has done it again! With a bank of sharp, crystal clear, action photographs Alan Spink a close friend and colleague of West Midlands Performance Centre, has splupplied yet another set of photographs for the Centre’s website. Let me know what you think of them as they are used in the heading on each page. If you want to find out more about Alan click HERE.

Thank you again Alan for supplying some great photographs.

Mom talks about badminton success for her son

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New badminton player Joe Kamara joined the West Midlands Performance Centre recently. His mom tells us about his success so far. Click HERE.

Unipart and FZ Forza together sponsor Schools Tournament in Birmingham

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Together Unipart and Forza sponsor a series of schools tournament on on Sunday 20 May 2012 here in Birmingham it comes tot he NIA.

The tournaments are aimed at players with little experience of playing the game of badminton and have yet to represent their county.

The tournaments offers the opportunity of competitive play without the worry of meeting county level players. For details click HERE. For an entry form click HERE.

CHILDREN’S BADMINTON After Easter – Interested?

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ONE or TWO days of badminton for your children. Let them play till there hearts content. With fun games, competitions, shot and footwork coaching and of course lots of ‘normal’ games. For more details click HERE.

If your children enjoy sport them let them have a taste of badminton and see how they get on. Also for those children who already play and just want to play more.

Contact Stephanie 07976 814036

 

Local badminton – all spectators welcome.

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This Sunday 4 March.

Badminton England BRONZE under 17 event being held  in Birmingham welcomes all spectators.

Watch some of the up and coming youngsters from local counties competing in this event held by the West Midlands Performance Centre over two venues. Click HERE for more details.

No entrance fee, just loads of good badminton to watch.

What do you think of the new website?

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It has been a rush creating the new website. The information for the BRONZE Acceptance List needed to be published quickly. So apologies for any inconvenience, especially Vicky Bowater (who has handled all the applications for the tournament and has been inundated with calls regarding the event).  A BIG thank you to Alan Spink of Action Photography who has very kindly supplied the images for the site.

Your comments will be much appreciated.