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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Cindy Simpson has been appointed the Chair of the Nomination Committee for the upcoming Annual General Meeting to be held Saturday, September 25th, 2010. Secretary Ron Jordan and Zone 6S Director Mary-Jo Randall will sit on this committee with Cindy.
If you are interested in sitting on the Board of Badminton BC, please click "Read more"...
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Sonia Aslam, lifetime player of Badminton and an on-air reporter on Vancouver's all-news radio station, News 1130, did a report on the sport in the province over this past weekend. Sonia's co-workers in the sports department had been kidding her about Badminton not being a sport so she decided to do an on-air report. You can see what she talked about by clicking here.
Thanks Sonia!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Click on the link* below to connect you to Badminton BC's July 2010 newsletter, Courtlines.
Enjoy!
Courtlines - July 2010 *Please note - the file opens as a pdf.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Take advantage of a great opportunity to see some of Canada's and the world's best players competing at the 2010 Yonex Canada Open in Richmond, BC at the Olympic Oval via live video streaming at this link:
http://www.badminton.ca/Parents_and_Fans/Live_Badminton.aspx?sflang=en
Monday, July 12, 2010
Now that the World Cup of Soccer is over, the media is looking for new stories. Read this one on the popularity of Badminton.
Click here to go to the Vancouver Sun website
Monday, July 12, 2010
Cindy Simpson, VP Masters, is pleased to announce that the 2010 -2011 Masters' Circuit event tournaments are now finalized. However, as one knows, no badminton tournament date is written in stone BUT here is the schedule as of July 6, 2010!
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
As a reminder, the 9th Annual Vancouver International Junior Badminton Championships & Camp will be taking place next month, July 10-16, 2010. Hosted by and at the Hollyburn Country Club, this event will encompass both a Tournament (July 10-12) as well as a Camp (July 13-16). Players have the option to enter either the Tournament, or both the Tournament & Camp.
The 2010 Vancouver Summer International Junior Championships & Camp Tournament Information and Tournament Software Registration are now available for viewing. The entry deadline for the Tournament and Camp is Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
BC's Anna Rice, 2008 Olympian and the first North American woman to reach the top 16 at the Olympics, is featured by AthletesCan in a press release today.
Click here to read more (you will be taken to a different website.)
Friday, June 18, 2010
Below is the list of invites to the 2010/11 Badminton BC “Training to Win” High Performance Program (for correction of errors in Club or Coach of Record please email Technical Director, Phil Weier at philw@badmintonbc.com). These athletes are selected based on their performances of the eligibility criteria posted here. Reminder that we are always accepting applications for addition to the program, all applications must include a letter of support from the athletes Level 3 coach outlining a rationale of why the athlete should be considered (click here for further details).
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
As published in our 2010/2011 Team BC Training to Win Program criteria: Adding Athletes into Program Mid-Season
The High Performance Committee, with input of the athlete’s coach, will consider the in-take of athletes into the program at any time, based on demonstrated ability.
The Level 3 Coach for the athlete must submit a supporting letter requesting that the athlete to be added to the program mid-season.
With the High Performance Camp happening June 28th – July 2nd, 2010 we are inviting coaches to submit any recommendations for athletes not appearing on the list below to be considered for inclusion in the 2010/2011 Team BC Training to Win Program. To avoid the athlete missing out on his/her opportunity to attend the High Performance Camp, the HP Committee will receive any applications (supporting letter from Level 3 coach must be included) prior to the end of business day June 18th, 2010. The HP Committee will reply back to all applications the following week so that the athlete is aware of his/her eligibility to participate in the Camp.
Please email your application (with supporting letter) to Badminton BC Technical Director – Phil Weier: philw@badmintonbc.com by 5:00pm Friday June 18th.
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