We were fortunate to have Ted Rosen’s friends, Roger Wallis and Margaret Wallis come to our club last Saturday April 15, 2000.  Roger is a member of the Ontario Badminton Association (OBA) and a level 3 coach and was kind enough to show us some basic skills for improving our game.
The skills are:

• Holding the badminton racket in a proper way
• Racket up before hit any shot
• Backhand serve - low, high straight and low high cross-court start with the same movement
• Backhand return – drive it back just above the net
• Footwork – none racket foot moves first 
• Clear – hit at the highest point with straight arm, elbow straight beside the head

March 18th cancellation is back on, so come and enjoy.

The number of participants in the club has now exceeded 50.  It is getting increasingly difficult to manage the club with so many players, and with only 3 courts, the time between games has become too long. For this reason, we have decided to divide the club players into two groups, member and guest.  All Centennial College staff and staff friends belong to the member group.  All friends of friends belong to the guest group.  There will be two distinct sign-in sheets this coming Friday, one for the above groups. 

**** Guests must reserve a date with us prior to Friday and/or Saturday night.  Limited 4 guests per night, booking works on a first come first serve basis. ****

We are sorry we have to do this, but it¡¦s necessary.  This summer we hope to have a larger facility to accommodate more members.

We would ask that staff only bring a maximum of two friends to the club, as the number of members has now exceeded 50.  This is primarily due to friends asking friends asking friends to come and play.  While we appreciate the overwhelming interest and participation of club members, we cannot maintain the club with so many players.  We hope to have larger facilities in future to accommodate more players.

We are glad to tell you that our Staff Badminton Club is free and the contract will continue up to May, 2000.  The following is AB Club schedule:

• Friday, 6:30 pm. to 10:30 pm.
• Saturday, 8:30 pm. to 11:30 pm.

Ashtonbee Badminton Club OPEN TO ALL CENTENNIAL COLLEGE STAFF

WHY

• Excellent Exercise
• Brush up on your skills
• Great way to relieve stress
• Great way to meet your fellow staff
• Whole lot of fun!!!

WHEN 

• Thursday Night   7:00 - 11:00 pm.  Warden Woods Campus
• Saturday Night    7:00 - 11:00 pm.  Ashtonbee Campus
• Sunday Night      7:00 - 11:00 pm.  Ashtonbee Campus

WHERE Click the picture for Ashtonbee Campus map

• Ashtonbee Campus: 75 Ashtonbee Road.
• (West of Warden Ave. and North of Eglinton Ave.)

Click the Picture for Warden Woods Campus Map

• Warden Woods: 651 Warden Ave.
• (South of St. Clair Ave.)

• Three Courts
• Coaching is available to beginners
• Must bring your own racket and Shuttlecocks (birdies)

• 10 minutes pair training
• 30 minutes group training

• Maximum 5 minutes warm-up
• 1 games, must free court for next available players

• Maximum 5 minutes warm-up
• Winner can stay on for maximum of 2 games, must free court for next available players