Badminton (BL)

BL Badminton is a friendly club who welcome people of all abilities. We provide opportunities for members who are interested in playing competitively, as well as those who just want to play for fun. Feel free to come along and join us, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player. We offer a whole year of court time for just £20, which is extremely good value. All new members will receive a free taster session before paying subs. Taster SessionWe’ll have a few taster sessions at the beginning of the season which will give you a chance to see what the club is like. Also, this is a good chance for anybody who wants to play for the team to show us what they’ve got! Bring a racket if you have one but if you do not, the club has a few spares.TrainingSaturday 2-4pm in Qmotion Sports HallWe provide shuttles and have a few club rackets that we can lend you. However it’s best if you have your own racket as they can be in high demand!There is no obligation to play every week but we’d love to see our social members as much as possible! For team members we’d hope to see that you’re committed to the club and have an interest in training for matches.Equipment: We provide shuttles and have a few club rackets that we can lend you. However it’s best if you have your own racket as they can be in high demand!Commitment levels required: There is no obligation to play every week but we’d love to see our social members as much as possible! For team members, we’d hope to see that you’re committed to the club and have an interest in training as well as participating in matches regularly.CompetitionsBL Badminton compete for Barts and the London in the famous annual Merger Cup sporting event.Recreational BadmintonQMSU also offers Get Active badminton sessions for just £2.50 per session and open to all abilities. It's a fun, social, turn up and play programme, visit the Get Active site for more information.Club SocialsAt the start of the year we’ll be hosting our annual fresher’s curry, look out for us at the welcome fair or on our Facebook group for more information.How to get involvedRegister your interest at the welcome fair at Whitechapel Campus this September! If you can’t make it send us an email and we’ll add you to our mailing list. It’s also a good idea to join our Facebook group so you can stay up to date with training sessions.Attend our taster session – your first session is free!Purchase subs either at the Hub (Mile End) or the BLSA box office, or you can do it online.Personal Fitness QMSU offers a gym on the Mile End campus, Qmotion, as well as a sister-gym in Charterhouse Square, Fitness to Practice, both with competitive student membership rates. This is ideal for students who want to purchase a gym membership - which is separate from a Club Sport subs - to improve and maintain peak physical fitness.With every gym membership, you get a free 60 minute one-to-one session with trained instructors which includes: A personalised gym programme tailored to your own fitness goals; A full demonstration of exercise and techniques, and guidance on resistance machines; Information and advice on nutrition; A 60 minute review session every 6-8 weeks to re-evaluate and re-customise a new programme to avoid plateaus.Contact details President - Navineish Rajan (ha18082@qmul.ac.uk) Vice President - Arun Vasudevan (ha17314@qmul.ac.uk)