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Badminton SA (incorporated as the South Australian Badminton Association) is the state association for the sport of badminton in South Australia. It is comprised of affiliated clubs and associations from both the country and metropolitan areas.
The South Australian Badminton Association was formed in 1930 with six clubs. Competition was initially played at the Wayville Show Grounds in Adelaide. In 1957, the Association moved to its present premises at the WA Satterley Hall in Lockleys.
The hall is named after Wally Satterley who was a driving force in the building of the venue, was a very committed community orientated man who's enthusiasm for projects to help the community led to the South Australian Badminton Association finally having it's own venue.
Badminton South Australia runs graded inter-club competitions on weeknights at its Lockleys headquarters, in two seasons (Winter and Summer). Facilities at Lockleys include 7 courts, a pro-shop, bar and social area, showers and change rooms. The Association also runs the state’s premier tournaments at senior level (the SA Open, City of Adelaide, Joy Twining & Joan Jones), as well as various age tournaments for juniors.
The SABA Board has responsibility for the overall running of the association. The Competition Committee is directly involved in organising the schedule for competition play and enforcing the match by-laws.
The South Australian Badminton Association was formed in 1930 with six clubs. Competition was initially played at the Wayville Show Grounds in Adelaide. In 1957, the Association moved to its present premises at the WA Satterley Hall in Lockleys.
The hall is named after Wally Satterley who was a driving force in the building of the venue, was a very committed community orientated man who's enthusiasm for projects to help the community led to the South Australian Badminton Association finally having it's own venue.
Badminton South Australia runs graded inter-club competitions on weeknights at its Lockleys headquarters, in two seasons (Winter and Summer). Facilities at Lockleys include 7 courts, a pro-shop, bar and social area, showers and change rooms. The Association also runs the state’s premier tournaments at senior level (the SA Open, City of Adelaide, Joy Twining & Joan Jones), as well as various age tournaments for juniors.
The SABA Board has responsibility for the overall running of the association. The Competition Committee is directly involved in organising the schedule for competition play and enforcing the match by-laws.
Life Members
The South Australian Badminton Association has 24 Life Members:
C.A.Russell, A.N. Rosser, W.L. Spinkston, G.A. Maddern, F.B. Reed, M.A. Boyce, R. J. Cadd, L. W. Gordon, L. W. Haddy, J. Twining OAM,
E.O.T Kok, B.H. O'Brien, E.C. Ashforth, B.J. Semple, K.L. Hall OAM, D.F. Matthews, I.W. Tremain, A.J Ramly, G. Stanford, A.M. Thirlwell,
P.L. Godden, R.W. Riggs, J.M. Green, S.E. Oaten and J.O. Brodie
Life Membership is the highest honour that can be bestowed by the Association for longstanding and valued service to the Association or to the Sport in South Australia.
C.A.Russell, A.N. Rosser, W.L. Spinkston, G.A. Maddern, F.B. Reed, M.A. Boyce, R. J. Cadd, L. W. Gordon, L. W. Haddy, J. Twining OAM,
E.O.T Kok, B.H. O'Brien, E.C. Ashforth, B.J. Semple, K.L. Hall OAM, D.F. Matthews, I.W. Tremain, A.J Ramly, G. Stanford, A.M. Thirlwell,
P.L. Godden, R.W. Riggs, J.M. Green, S.E. Oaten and J.O. Brodie
Life Membership is the highest honour that can be bestowed by the Association for longstanding and valued service to the Association or to the Sport in South Australia.
Elite Members
The South Australian Badminton Association(SABA) currently has 4 Elite Members:
Rayoni Nelson(Head), Kate Wilson-Smith, Leanne Choo and Verdet Kessler.
Elite Membership is awarded to any person who has been a member of SABA for a minimum of 7 years, who has represented South Australia at a NSO Sanctioned National Carnival and been selected in a Commonwealth Games or Olympic Games Team.
Rayoni Nelson(Head), Kate Wilson-Smith, Leanne Choo and Verdet Kessler.
Elite Membership is awarded to any person who has been a member of SABA for a minimum of 7 years, who has represented South Australia at a NSO Sanctioned National Carnival and been selected in a Commonwealth Games or Olympic Games Team.
