Junior badminton club for local players
Academy Badminton has been running its Junior club since 2004. It is a very friendly and forward thinking club. Newly interested players are always made welcome.
Academy currently has 90+ members, junior players ageing from 7-22 with a slightly larger boy to girl ratio. Players come from Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock and surrounding areas.
Academy is Badminton England registered and has a continuing in house training programme ensuring that it is as safely and professionally run as possible.
It currently has 4 qualified coaches and 2 qualified assistant coaches. Further more it has two more members in the latter stages of getting their level 2 Coaching Certificates and several more members awaiting enrolement on the level 1 Asssistant Coaches courses.
Our aim is to make Badminton accessible and fun, with matches available to the more competitive youngsters.
Venue dates and times are as follows with precise dates in the fixtures section of the website.
New Year - New Venture
Quality Group Coaching - Following on from the successfull trial coaching sessions undertaken in August and September 09.
Top Qualified Coaches
Ben Vranjkovics - Herts Young coach of the year and accomplished county player
Jon Pancutt - Top Young league and County player
Phil skinner ( Assistant Coach ) - Accomplished top young player undertaking being mentored as and when available .
Who's to be coached?
Aimed at the improver end of the market:
- dependant on ability
- not on age or gender.
Invitation to the General public, Local club teams, both Academy and non-Academy players and to players of the Letchworth Tennis Club whom are part of this iniative.
(Sponsored and backed by BADMINTON England)
To secure a place email Gabot at gabor.otyehel@ntlworld.com ASAP
Academy makes its mark!
We were recently feature in 'Insight' magazine produced by the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation.
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Wednesday
Weekly - improvers and experienced coaching sessions
Letchworth Leisure Centre
Baldock Road,
Letchworth,
Herts,
SG6 2ER
8-10 pm
£4/session
3 courts
Sundays
Weekly - caters for all standards
Letchworth Tennis Club
Muddy lane ,
Letchworth,
SG6 3TB
4-6pm Beginners coached section (7 years old and plus) - 2 courts
Playing parents that drop off their children play on the other 2 courts!!
£3/session
4 courts
5-7pm Improvers and advanced players session
£4/session
4 courts
Want more information or thinking of trying us out?
Either ring Gabor on 01462 620730 or email him.
