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Badminton South Australia would like to congratulate all of the medal winners for the U17 Aged Titles. An amazing amount of local talent on display.  Introducing our second Come 'N' Try sessions for 2020! Partnering with YMCA Walkerville, these sessions will run from week 7 to week 10 in the Term 1 school year (Beginners Advised). Best part? It's only $10!  Introducing our first Come 'N' Try sessions for 2020. Taking place from week 8 to 11 of Term 1, the Lockleys sessions will be coached by our amazing community coaches. Each session will include exciting games paired with expert tips and analysis (Beginners Advised). This session will be held at our hub located in Lockleys, 5032 The best part? It's only $10 per session!    Aged 40 or above? Love travelling? Enjoy playing badminton? Like being a member of a team? Oceania Masters in Paradise 2020 is the first Master’s (40+) Badminton team event to be hosted by Badminton Oceania, to take place in the stunning surroundings of Rarotonga, Cook Islands; combining all the elements of: travel, badminton competition, tourist activities, and social functions with new and old friends. For more information please use this link: https://badmintonoceania.org/oceania-masters-in-paradise/ Please see the attached flyer below: 
Time for episode 4 of 'Meet The Coaches', in this episode we catch up with new Shuttletime Community Coach, Simon. Enjoy the video.
 Badminton South Australia is seeking an accredited badminton coach to lead our under 19's state team in July. The team will go to Geelong to compete at the CP Maddern Team Event & Australian Championship.
Applications for the position close on the 16th of March. if you are interested please email Sharon badmintonsa@bigpond.com Time for our 3rd episode of 'Meet The Coaches'. In this episode we chat with Shuttletime Community Coach, Alex. Badminton South Australia would like to congratulate the following junior players who have been selected to be part of the 2020 Badminton Australian Junior High-Performance Program (JHP).   Badminton SA is hosting a Come N Try event for Para-Badminton on Sunday the 1st of March at WA Satterley Hall, Lockleys. For more information please contact Melinda, parabadsa@gmail.com
With current Development Officer, Callum Dunk, taking a position with the Port Adelaide Football Club, Badminton South Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Jack Crispin as the new Development Officer & Schools Coordinator. Jack is a Flinders University graduate and has a variety of coaching experience. Jack temporarily filled in for Callum in late 2019 when he had to finish his university degree. Jack has previously completed a placement at Arsenal Football Club in London back in 2018. Jack has also been a Shuttletime Community Coach for Badminton South Australia since April last year. The board are excited about Jack's appointment and hope he can continue the work done by Callum. Best of luck Jack. If you want to get to know Jack a bit more, click the link below!!!  Badminton SA is starting a new video series called Meet The Coaches. This will allow the public to meet our coaches in case you see them at a school or working for us in the community. Our first video in the series is Development Officer, Callum. Callum has been the Development Officer for nearly 2 years. Callum is actually leaving his position as Development Officer because he has just received a full-time position at the Port Adelaide Football Club and will be moving to Hangzhou in early February. Exciting new announcements about our school programs for 2020!  Badminton SA is hosting some more school holiday clinics at YMCA Marion Leisure & Fitness Centre on the 23rd of January 2020. There will be 2 sessions available with ages 5-9 from 12pm-1pm & ages 10-15 from 1:30pm-2:30pm. The cost of the program is $10/person with online payments available, cash on the day will also be accepted. Online booking is still strongly preferred. Please use this link to book your place: https://www.trybooking.com/BHWHN
We hope to see as many people there as possible!!!  Badminton SA is hosting it's Under 13 & Under 17 Aged Titles on the 15th and 16th of February at WA Satterley Hall. This tournament will be used for selection of the Under 17 state team. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you wish to be considered for the Under 17 state team, you must enter this event. Please use the entry form below 
 Badminton SA is hosting our first Shuttletime course of 2020. The course will take place on the 1st of February at WA Satterley Hall, Lockleys, starting at 8:00am (sharp). Please use this link to book your place in the course: www.trybooking.com/BHVEH
The course will cost $100 for SABA members and $150 for non members. Online component will need to be completed for attending the practical workshop. Please use this link to access the online module: https://shuttletime.bwfbadminton.com/online-module This may the last course for the next few months so if you are interested in doing the course please take this opportunity.  Badminton SA in on the lookout for a team manager and umpire to assist with the under 17's state team which will be held in Western Australia from April 10th to April 18th. These are both voluntary positions. If you are interested in either of these positions please email Sharon by the 24th of January. Sharon can be contact by her email address badmintonsa@bigpond.com
 Everyone at the South Australian Badminton Association would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. All the best for 2020!
Please see the attached Summer Season By Laws and Schedule: You can also see the by laws & schedule on our Players page
 Due to withdrawal of several squad members the senior state team is now not viable and there will be NO senior state team in 2020
 Badminton South Australia is excited to announce a set of school holiday clinics with The Lights Community and Sport Centre in 2020. We have Come N Try days available on the 7th and 14th of January. All equipment will be provided.
Bookings are essential so please contact The Lights Centre on 08 8405 6670 or thelights@cityofpae.sa.gov.au  Badminton SA is gathering expressions of interest for a Shuttletime Course January 2020. To register your interest for the course please use the link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/5XVT5VF
 From Monday the 9th of December the cost of casual court hire at Lockleys will be $15/hour from 5pm onwards. Court hire before 5pm will still be $10/hour.
Court hire is available at Lockleys through Badminton SA. Please contact Chris Thirlwell (weekdays excluding all public holidays) on 8443 5422 or 0412 075 244 and Michelle (weekends and all public holidays) on 8356 2261 or 0411 679 796.  Congratulations to Saket Angrish for becoming Badminton South Australia's new under 17 coach. Saket has been an employee of SABA since January 2018 and has delivered a number of school programs for us in the last 2 years.
Saket is a very passionate Badminton person and we believe he will do a fantastic job. Congratulations to Catrina Tan: 2019 Richard Newman Primary School Athlete of the Year Award11/25/2019 Congratulations to Catrina Tan, winner of the 2019 Richard Newman Primary School Athlete of the Year Award. This year's award is proudly sponsored by The Department for Education. There were 3 nominations for this award. Catrina is a member of Badminton SA, a state team member & U15 Singles National Champion. Well done Catrina from Badminton SA on this achievement.🏸👏    Expressions of interest are urgently sought for the SA Senior State Team, the location of the tournament is Launceston Tasmania 23rd - 29th February 2020. If interested email badmintonsa@bigpond.com by the end of November. If not enough interest is expressed there will be NO SA SENIOR STATE TEAM in 2020.
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