2011 News – Manitoba Badminton Association

News published by the Manitoba Badminton Association during 2011, kept from the association’s earlier website. Back to Badminton Archives.

MBA Member Survey

December 16, 2011

MBA Members are asked to take a couple minutes to fill out our online survey.

The survey will be available for approximately 2 weeks, ending on January 3, 2012.

To build a strong foundation to our association, as well as strong relationships with the community, we are interested to see what you value when it comes to your Provincial Sport Association (PSO) of Badminton. Not only will this give us an opportunity to see what interests our members, but it will give our new Provincial Coach who is approximately 7618 kilometers away a chance to learn a little bit about the Badminton Manitoba community.

http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=fgsgsauu4tucd431007127

Your time is appreciated.

Administrative Assistant Position Filled

December 15, 2011

The position of Administrative Assistant has been filled, and will be starting January 3, 2012.

The position of Administrative Assistant will contribute to the overall effectiveness of the office. The office duties will range from general phone and email response, to memberships and website management.

We would like to welcome Kody Taylor to the Badminton Manitoba staff!

Kody has a strong background of sport, not-for-profit and volunteerism that she can bring to the table. She is currently the President of the National Association of Friendship Centers Aboriginal Youth Council, as well as the proud mother of a young son named Chayce. Her charismatic personality and hard work ethic will be a welcoming addition to the community.

Kody Taylor will start on January 3, 2012, at which point all general email and phone inquiries can be directed to Kody at admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca, or 925-5679.

Thanks,

Ryan Giesbrecht

Executive Director

Badminton Manitoba

BWF’s Li-Ning Super Series Live Streaming

December 15, 2011

Stream yourself into the world of badminton this weekend at the Li-Ning World Super Series Finals in China.

Follow the top badminton in the World this weekend in HD live streaming.

All you have to do is go to the Badminton World Federation's website and click on their YouTube link to reach their live streaming site. Matches are recorded and re-watchable in HD. Matches can be watched live in a slightly lower quality. Don't miss the live action, we've provided the link below:

http://bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=56794

Passing of Barry Ursell

December 5, 2011

The badminton community mourns over the passing of Long-Time Player and multiple Canadian and International Badminton Champion, Barry Ursell.

Obituary

BARRY ALEXANDER URSELL (published on December 02, 2011)

BARRY ALEXANDER URSELL Barry Ursell, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 30th. He was born in London, England on June 13, 1917, but grew up in Moose Jaw, SK, with his parents Herbert and Louise Ursell and two young men who were like brothers to him, Stan and Harry Noble. He married Irene Motta on April 2, 1942, and they had seven children: Geoffrey (Barbara); Greg (Marilyn) and their children, Stephanie and Michael (Laurel); Gary (Helen), and their children Meaghan and Emily; Patricia; Kathy (Ted), and their children Melissa, Matthew (Dawn, and children Raven, Ariel, and Sierra), and Meredith; Janice; and George (Joanne), and their children Jennifer (Zenon, and son Kieran), Shaun, Bryan, and Robert. Barry was predeceased by Irene in 2008. They had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary just the year before. He was also predeceased by his brother Herbert and sister Eileen-Anne, and is survived by his sister Mary (of New Zealand). Family members were with him when he died, listening to the final line of Silent Night – Sleep in heavenly peace. Barry finished high school at the age of 16, and completed his first year of university in a University of Saskatchewan program at Moose Jaw's Central Collegiate. But when his father was injured in a railroad accident, Barry had to stop taking classes and go to work for Canada Packers at the age of 18. He worked in Moose Jaw at first and then transferred to Timmins, where he and Irene married. Soon after, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and trained in Toronto, Belleville, Virden, Souris (where he got his Wings in 1943), and Charlottetown (as a pilot navigator). He received further training in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was then sent to Karachi, India, and finally Kogala, Ceylon. Barry flew recon missions in a Catalina flying boat, looking for U boats, accompanying convoys, and flying supplies from India and Africa. When he returned home he was transferred by Canada Packers to Regina, ending up as Branch Manager. After several years he was transferred again to Saskatoon as the Branch Manager and then to Winnipeg as a sales assistant when the Saskatoon plant closed. During these years he picked up where he'd left off with his formal education and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree through night classes in Saskatoon and Winnipeg. At work he was promoted to Winnipeg Plant Accountant, and then Office Manager. When the company asked him if he wanted to move to Toronto, he said he'd had enough moving. He retired after 47 years with the same company. Barry loved the sport of badminton, which he started playing at age 13. He began winning tournaments in 1934 and went on to win many provincial titles. But he really blossomed after retiring from work. He won 38 Seniors and Masters International titles after he turned 65. The highlight of his badminton career came at age 75 when he entered five Masters events and won them all, a feat accomplished by no other player in these tournaments! He kept playing badminton (and tennis) until very recently. He brought the same highly competitive spirit to the games of Scrabble, bridge, hearts, and cribbage he enjoyed with family and friends. And the New York Times – and other equally complicated – crossword puzzles were a daily feature of his retirement years. He was also dedicated to his workouts at the Reh-Fit Centre, which kept him in good shape after bypass surgery in his 80s. Barry enjoyed family dinners, especially at Christmas, when he always placed the star on top of the tree. Where Irene loved to play songs by opera and jazz singers, Barry enjoyed the lively humour of Gilbert and Sullivan and also liked the Lawrence Welk show. He even learned to sing along with Elvis. After his retirement, he washed a lot of dishes following these special dinners. And after that, there was bound to be a game. Barry's family wish to thank the staff in Palliative Care at Grace Hospital for their compassionate care, and also the excellent family doctors and specialists who helped keep him as healthy as possible over the last years of his life. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Thomson Funeral Home, 669 Broadway in Winnipeg. Friends wishing to celebrate Barry's memory may make donations to The Salvation Army, 203-290 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2N8. THOMSON FUNERAL HOME 669 BROADWAY, WINNIPEG, MB R3C OX4 783-7211 Condolences may be sent to www.thomsonfuneralchapel.com

Job Opening – Administrative Assistant

November 17, 2011

Badminton Manitoba is hiring for the part-time position of Administrative Assistant.

Administrative Assistant – Part-Time Position

Manitoba Badminton Association (MBA) is the Non-Profit Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) under Sport Manitoba that promotes, services and provides structure to Badminton in the Province of Manitoba.

The MBA is now located in the new Sport 4 Life Center (S4LC), also known as Sport Manitoba, at 323-145 Pacific Ave. The S4LC is a completely renovated 5-story building that houses 62 PSO's with Sport Manitoba.

Badminton Manitoba is hiring for the position of Administrative Assistant.

Job Description: Download

Please forward all applications including resume and cover letter to Ryan Giesbrecht at ed@badminton.mb.ca or mail to:

Badminton Manitoba

323-145 Pacific Ave.

Winnipeg, MB R3B 2Z6

Thank You

Canadian Players Showing the World……

November 15, 2011

Badminton Canada is showing it's teeth both at the Pan Am Championships and the World Junior Championships…..Read More

Pan Am Championships – Guadalajara, Mexico.

Representing Canada at the Games were:

MS

Stephan Wojcikiewicz

Toby Ng

WS

Michelle Li

Joycelyn Ko

XD

Toby Ng / Grace Gao

Derrick Ng / Alex Bruce

WD

Alex Bruce / Michelle Li

Joycelyn Ko / Grace Gao

MD

Adrian Liu / Derrick Ng

Badminton Canada came away with six (6) medals from the Pan Ams. Check out the full list of articles on Team Canada Badmiton at the Pan Amss at the following Link: http://badminton.ca/News_Articles/News_Page.aspx?sflang=en

World Junior Championships – Taoyuan, Taiwan

Team Canada places 19th in the Team Event after a tough first pooling, but individually Christin Tsai shows the world what she's made of by doing the best a Canadian has ever done in a main round at the individual level. Read about Christin's journey below:

http://badminton.ca/Resources/Blogues.aspx?sflang=en

To see detailed results on the World Junior Championships, please visit the Badminton World Federation website at: http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14929

2011-12 Herb Richard Manitoba Open

November 10, 2011

1st Event – $40.00

2nd Event – $20.00

3rd Event – $10.00

Includes: Souvenir, Boston Pizza Lunch (Sat), Shuttles, Prizes, Officials

Herb Richard Manitoba Open

Thank You to Boston Pizza (CityPlace on St. Mary's), Yonex Canada, Racquets Pro Shop (200 River Ave) & all the volunteers on the weekend that donated their time and attention!

View Results: HERE

When: Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 1-4, 2011

Where: Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave) & Wildewood Club (761 North Dr) – Wildewood Club used only for overflow

Starting Times: Thursday 5:00pm (Locals), Friday 5:00pm (Men's & Women's Singles)

Saturday 8:30am (Men's & Women's Doubles)

Sunday 9:00am (Any remaining matches & Finals to Follow)

Categories: Open

Guaranteed 3 matches with minimum of 8 entries in the event

Events: A/B – Men's Singles/Women's Singles/Men's Doubles/Women's Doubles/Mixed Doubles

C/D – Men's Singles/Women's Singles/Men's Doubles/Women's Doubles/Mixed Doubles

Qualifications: Open to All Players

Format: A/A Consol/B/B Consol (guaranteed 3 matches/event)

C/C Consol/D/D Consol

Cost: 1st Event $40.00, 2nd Event $20.00, 3rd Event $10.00

Includes: Souvenir, Boston Pizza Lunch (Sat), Yonex Feather Shuttles, Prizes, Officials

Registration Deadline: Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 11:59pm

MBA Membership: $20.00 (All Participants Must Be Registered Members – Available During Registration)

Our membership runs June 1 – May 31 each year. Check to see if you have a current MBA Membership at the Individual Memberships Page: https://badminton.mb.ca/page.aspx?id=18214. If not, you can purchase a membership while registering for the tournament by purchasing an extra item labelled "MBA Membership"

Tournament Description

The Herb Richard Manitoba Open is a prestigious event held in honor of Herb Richard who was the badminton professional at both the Winnipeg Canoe Club and the Wildewood Club. Herb Richard was a dedicated member of the badminton community as a leader, player, coach and builder.

The 2011-12 Herb Richard Manitoba Open is open to all players and encourages participation at all levels. For this reason, you may sign up for 3 events total, and you have your choice of enter A/B or C/D events. Please be advised that this decision was made to create a more even draw for players of all levels. The number of events that you enter will determine the price that you pay. Your first event is only $40.00, while your second event is $20.00 and your third event $10.00.

The drop-down formula for both events wil be as such:

A loss in the first round of A will place that person in the Main B Draw. A loss in second round of A will place that person in A Consolation. A loss in First round B will put that person in B Consol. (Same goes for C/D)

All Winners and Runner-Ups receive a prize. Main Round A/B/C/D Finalists receive prizes from the Head Tables. Consolation Finalists receive their prizes after their final match.

Prizes will include Yonex Merchandise and Food will be provided on Saturday Afternoon from Boston Pizza.

Other Information:

Shuttles: Feather Shuttles will be used. Please be aware that shuttles may require speed testing before match begins. Officials are present to assist with shuttle speeds.

Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees.

Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the events that they are registered for. MBA will not accept special requests for time, for any reason. All participants must be prepared to play during finals on Sunday (scheduled to start at 11:00am)

Due to speed of play being unpredictable, participants are asked to be ready a minimum of 30 minutes prior to their posted match. The draw desk volunteers will do their best to announce what speed the tournament is running at but cannot be held responsible for the participants punctuality.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-minute warm-up rule.

Clothing: Participants must have a change of clothing and non-marking indoor athletic shoes

Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets

Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Ryan Giesbrecht at (204) 925-5621 or email admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 12:00pm (noon).

View Results: HERE

Sponsors:

Schedule of Play:

Thursday:

5:00pm – Singles Play Begins (Men's & Women's – Locals Only)

Friday:

5:00pm – Singles Play Begins (Men's & Women's Continue)

Saturday:

9:00am – Men's/Women's Doubles Begins

Mixed Doubles to Follow Men's/Women's Doubles

Sunday:

9:00am – A/B & C/D Consolation Finals

11:30am – A/B & C/D Finals begin – Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Prairie Senior Elite – Nov. 18-20

October 26, 2011

Come see the best in Canada battle it out at the Winnipeg Winter Club for a prize purse of $6000.00.

Yonex Prairie Senior Elite

To Check Draws and/or to Enter The Tournament: Click Here

When: Friday November 18 – Sunday November 20

Semi-Finals: Saturday at 4:00pm

Finals: Sunday at 10:00am

Updated Times found at www.tournamentsoftware.com

$2.00 for entry into Semi-Finals & Finals Matches. All players and coaches are admitted free entry.

Viewing is free for all Round of 64, 32, 16 & Quarter-Finals Matches.

Location: Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave)

See you there!

Level 1 Technical Coaching Course

October 17, 2011

Level 1 Technical Coaching Course

Complete your technical component and be 1/3 of the way to getting your level 1 badminton coaching certification! Whether you're coaching a school team, community center program or local club team – a level 1 certification will increase your ability to coach with confidence and a wider skill base.

Where: College Louis Riel

When: Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Time: 9:00am – 6:00pm

Cost: $50.00

Download the registration form HERE.

*All participants are required to bring writing utencils, change of athletic clothing and badminton racquet.

To find out more about badminton coaching certifications, visit our coaching page at https://badminton.mb.ca/page.aspx?id=18197

WWC A/B/C/D Open

October 5, 2011

First Adult Tournament of the year is held at Winnipeg Winter Club on October 27-30, 2011 – Register Now!

Winnipeg Winter Club A/B/C/D

Sponsored By:

View Results: Here

See Tournament Photos Here: http://photoshare.shaw.ca/view/26971113045-1320114359-12130/0

When: Thursday-Sunday, October 27-30, 2011

Where: Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave, Winnipeg MB)

Starting Times: Thursday 5:00pm, Friday 5:00pm (Men's &Women's Singles)

Saturday 8:30am (Remaining Singles Matches & Men's/Women's Doubles)

Sunday 9:00am (Any remaining matches & Finals to Follow)

Categories: Open, with A/B/C/D format

Guaranteed 3 matches with minimum of 8 entries in the event

Events: Men's Singles/Women's Singles/Men's Doubles/Women's Doubles/Mixed Doubles

Qualifications: Open to All Players

Format: A/B/C/D (guaranteed 3 matches/event)

Cost: $58.00 GST INCL. (1, 2 or 3 events)

Includes: Participation, Shuttles, Entry Gift, Prizes

Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 11:59pm

MBA Membership: $20.00 Mandatory

The Winnipeg Winter Club (WWC) continually hosts some of the best tournaments that Manitoba has to offer due to their badminton-specific courts which are kept in top condition. This is the first adult tournament of the season and is sure to be a great time by all. Dust off those court shoes and string an extra racquet because in the A/B/C/D drop-down format you are guaranteed to get a minimum of three matches with each event that you enter.

Draw Times Available Online: Here

Shuttles: Feather Shuttles will be used. Please be aware that shuttles may require speed testing before match begins.

Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees.

Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the events that they are registered for. MBA will not accept special requests for time, for any reason.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-minute warm-up rule.

Clothing: Participants must have a change of clothing and non-marking indoor athletic shoes

Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets

Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Archie Chawla at (204) 452-3311 or email achawla@winnipegwinterclub.com

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 12:00pm noon.

Schedule of Play:

Thursday:

5:00pm – Singles Play Begins (Men's & Women's – Locals Only)

Friday:

5:00pm – Singles Play Begins (Men's & Women's Continue)

Saturday:

8:30am – Singles Continues and/or Men's/Women's Doubles Begins

Mixed Doubles to Follow Men's/Women's Doubles

Sunday:

9:00am – Continuation of Play (if needed)

10:00am – Finals begin – Women's Singles, Men's Singles, Women's Doubles, Men's Doubles, Mixed Doubles (All Categories)

Winnipeg Junior Open & Western Canadian Team Championships Tryouts Registration Available!

September 30, 2011

The first Junior Tournament of the year is on October 21-23 at the Wildewood Club and you can register online right now……

Winnipeg Junior Open and Western Canadian Team Championships Tryouts

When: Friday-Sunday, October 21-23, 2011

Where: Wildewood Club (761 North Drive, Winnipeg MB)

Time: Friday 4:30pm-10:30pm, Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm, Sunday 9:00am-12:00pm

Categories: U16/U14/U12

Events: Boys Singles/Girls Singles/Boys Doubles/Girls Doubles/Mixed Doubles

Qualifications: There are no qualifications to play in this tournament

Format: A/B/C/D or Round Robin – Depending on # of Participants (guaranteed 3 matches/event)

Cost: $50.00 (1, 2 or 3 events)

Includes: Participation, Shuttles, Entry Gift, Food Voucher, Prizes

Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:59pm

MBA Membership: $20.00 Mandatory

The Winnipeg Junior Open is a great tournament to start off the year and get the gears going again. The U16 & U14 Singles Events will be used as the qualifiers for the Western Canadian Team Championships (WCTC) in Winnipeg, January 13-15th, 2012. The WCTC is a team competition between the Provinces of Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC. The top two (2) finishing players in singles for the U16/U14 categories will make the team and compete as part of Team Manitoba. If for any reason one of the top two players cannot be a part of the team for the WCTC's, then the third place finisher will be added to the team. The fourth place finisher will be next in line.

The U12 category will not qualify for the WCTC.

Tournament Schedule: HERE

(Please check regularly during tournament for updates)

Shuttles: Feather Shuttles will be used. Please be aware that shuttles may require speed testing before match begins.

Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees.

Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the events that they are registered for. MBA will not accept special requests for time, for any reason.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-minute warm-up rule.

Clothing: Participants must have a change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes

Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets

Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Ryan Giesbrecht at (204) 925-5621 or ed@badminton.mb.ca. A Draw Desk Information Session will be held at the Resource Room in the New Sport Manitoba Building – Sport 4 Life Centre at 145 Pacific Ave. It will be at 6:00pm on Thursday October 20th and wil be approximately 60-90 minutes long.

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:00pm noon.

Schedule of Play:

All Times May Vary based on match lengths (Please be ready to play 30 minutes prior to posted time)

Friday:

4:30pm – Boys Singles begins (U14)

5:45pm – Girls Singles begins (U14) – estimation, subject to change

7:50pm – C's

B's & D's to begin play on Sunday morning at 8:30am

Saturday:

9:00am – Boys Doubles begins (U14)

9:25am – Girls Doubles begins (U16)

1:00pm – Mixed Doubles begins (U14)

Sunday:

8:30am – Continuation of Singles A, B, C & D

11:30am – Finals begin (All Categories) – Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Level 1 Coaching Clinic Postponed

September 28, 2011

Coaching Clinic Date TBD. Read More by clicking link provided.

If you were looking to sign up for the Level 1 Coaching Clinic we are sorry to inform you that it will no longer be on Sunday October 2, 2011 but will be postponed to a date that is TBD. We are doing our best to find a date as early as possible, and we hope that you will keep checking our website for updates. When the new date for the Level 1 Coaching Clinic has been arranged we will be sure to send out a message to all of our members as well as put the registration forms on the Coaching Page on our Website.

Thank you!

Retirement Party for Pal Chawla

September 16, 2011

On Friday, September 30th, 2011 Friends and Family of the Badminton Community are welcome to take part in the retirement party of Pal Chawla.

If you wish to attend the Retirement Party you can contact the Winnipeg Winter Club at 452-3311. Please notify the receptionist that you wish to attend the Retirement Part and let them know how many spots you wish to have.

Cocktails at 6:00pm

Dinner at 7:00pm

Cost is $50.00 per person (includes dinner and retirement gift)

2011-12 Official’s Clinic

September 9, 2011

Visit our Official's Page to find out more about the 2011-12 Official's Clinic on October 15th, 2011.

https://badminton.mb.ca/page.aspx?id=18182

Flin Flon Badminton Camp

September 7, 2011

Another Great Summer in Flin FLon

For the second year in a row Badminton Manitoba ran a 5-day badminton camp in Flin Flon Manitoba that consisted of two groups.

The camp was instructed by former U19 Canadian Team Member Andrew Harrison, 2009 Manitoba U19 Triple Crown Thoby Cameron and Provincial Coach Archie Chawla.

With 5 days to work on skills and drills there was plenty of learning and it proved to be a very productive clinic.

Level 3 NCCP Coach in Training Dean Grove was also present lending his skills to the group; but also learning a little something from the other coaches. Andrew Harrison also gave the athletes and coaches a show by playing a full-throttle badminton match on the last day. Who won?! You'll have to ask one of the participants to find out, or next time you'll just have to join us and see for yourself (because that's the exciting part)!

Congratulations to all participants for their hard work and we look forward to doing it again soon!

The many badminton players and coaches in Flin Flon now get to look forward to a great year of badminton including the Thompson Open on January 20-22, 2012!

Play To Win Clinic a Success!

August 19, 2011

See how things went at the Play to Win Clinic with Lee Jae Bok!

On Monday we had 12 participants and 5 observers come out for the Play to Win Clinic with Lee Jae Bok. The evening was filled with sweat, laughs, intensity, learning and fun and everybody seemed to agree that the clinic was without a doubt one of the best they had ever been to.

Lee of course comes from a decorated background of coaching; Korean National Team, English National Team, LJB International Badminton Academy, etc. But it is tough really have a grasp of his knowledge and teaching style until you actually witness it in person.

Photos of the event are available at the Badminton Manitoba website.

To check out some of the training that went on, visit Badmintonmb on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/badmintonmb#p/a/u/0/bTj3AjYSZd0

To see what one of the observers had to say: click here

Lee Jae Bok went back to Toronto to run more clinics from Tuesday to Friday, and this weekend he will be going to Netherlands to continue running clinics before returning to England. We thank him very much for coming to Winnipeg and we wish him the best in his travels!

BWF World Championships Live Feed!

August 11, 2011

Follow the World Championships with High Quality Live Feed!

http://www.youtube.com/badmintonworldtv

The Badminton World Federation has launched their Live Feed with their YouTube Channel called Badminton World.

They will provide Live Feeding at up to 480p quality so that everybody will have the opportunity to watch high quality badminton from the comfort of their home.

Website Link: http://www.youtube.com/badmintonworldtv

Live feed is then recorded and stored under the label "playlists" on the top banner of the YouTube Channel. Here you are able to go back to your favorite matches, or matches that you missed and enjoy it all over again or for the very first time. The other benefit to this is that recorded video is uploaded to YouTube at an even higher quality – 720p!

You can check out the website and literally watch the best badminton in the world because in London, England right now is the World Championships!

Enjoy 🙂

Lee Jae-Bok in Winnipeg to Host Clinic!

August 8, 2011

World Famous Badminton Coach, Player, and Video Author Lee Jae-Bok will be in Winnipeg on Monday, August 15th to run his amazing "Play to Win" Badminton Clinic. Find out how you can be a part of it……

Mr. Lee Jae-Bok is a World Reknown Coach who's impressive resume is so full of depth it's difficult to imagine how somebody with that experience could teach that knowledge effectively, but he does it. Jae-Bok is the Creator, Writer and Coach of "Player to Win", "Roots of Badminton", "Footwork – Level 1", and "Follow Me – Month 1" Badminton Training Videos. His playing days go back as far as 1979 where he was the Korean National Doubles Champion, and he would follow up that with a Korean National Singles and Mixed Doubles Championship Title in the following two years. He has been the National Korean Coach, British Olympic Games Team Coach, English National Team Coach as well as an Individual Player's Coach, which is what he currently does.

Mr. Lee Jae-Bok's videos and training tips can be found all over the internet and he is a legend in the badminton world. His philosophy revolves around teaching the basics at a high level, and having everybody understands what it takes to win at the sport of Badminton.

Are you ready for this?….

Mr. Lee Jae-Bok will be in Winnipeg on Monday August 15th to run a "Play to Win" Badminton Clinic which is open to all intermediate and advanced badminton players and coaches.

Play to Win Clinic

Location: Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave)

Start Time: 6:00pm

Date: Monday August 15, 2011

Cost: $40 (Participants) or $20 (Observers)

Registration: Phone or Email MBA at (204) 925-5621/ed@badminton.mb.ca

Maximum Capacity of 25 Athletes and 10 Observers

*Observers will be allowed on the courts with the athletes and Coach Jae-Bok Lee, but will not take part in the drills.

MBA MEMBERS ONLY

2011 World Badminton Championships

August 4, 2011

Ten Canadians, including Winnipeg's David Snider, are set to compete next week at the 2011 World Badminton Championships at Wembley Arena in London, England.

The Yonex BWF World Badminton Championships is one of the most prestigious and exciting events in the sport of Badminton. The winners are crowd as World Champions for the next year, and the title sticks with them for life. Only the top seeded athletes in the World are invited to take part in the Championships, along with a wild card pick. This year's World Championships is especially important due to the fact that they are one year out from the Summer Olympics which will be held at the same venue as this year's World Championships. Athletes are not only vying for current top spot in the world, but they are trying to improve their rankings leading up to the World Championships in hopes of having the best possible draw at the Olympics. Canadians have been playing strong on the international circuit and are fresh off the US and Canada Open tournaments.

Canada has ten Canadians taking part in this years World Championships. All of whom are looking to take some of the World's top athletes by surprise. Canada has not dominated the International badminton stage for a long time, but in recent years we have been making a splash. The Canadian representation that you can keep track of at this tournament is:

Men's Singles:

Stefan Wojcikiewicz (Ottawa, ONT)
David Snider (Winnipeg, MB)

Women's Singles:

Charmaine Reid (Calgary, AB)
Michelle Li (Toronto, ONT)

Men's Doubles:

Adrian Liu/Derrick Ng (Richmond, BC)

Women's Doubles:

Grace Gao/Joycelyn Ko (Calgary AB/Richmond BC)
Alex Bruce/Michelle Li (Toronto, ONT)

Mixed Doubles:

Adrian Liu/Joycelyn Ko (Richmond, BC)
Toby Ng/Grace Gao (Calgary, AB)

Winnipeg's David Snider who has recently been recovering from an arm injury received a Wildcard into the World Championships. So we will be looking forward to seeing how he does, and cheering him on from across the ocean!

You can check up on the World Badminton Championships at http://www.visitlondon.com/badminton/

Victory for Canada

July 28, 2011

Canada Wins the Ocean Spray Wata XX Junior Pan Am Team Championships!

Team Canada defeats Brazil, 3-1, in a closely fought final!

More information can be found on the Badminton Pan Am and Badminton Canada websites.

For a complete list of draws, got to Tournament Software.

Badminton Livestream of Canada Open

July 23, 2011

Watch live action of the Canada Open in Richmond BC featuring many of the World's top players!

Watch the best in the World take to action at the Canada Open in Richmond BC!

Badminton Life is broadcasting livestream video for those who are interested in watching….coverage is on court 3 which features the important matches of the tournament.

Can Taufik Hidayat defend his title???

Just follow this link: http://www.livestream.com/badmintonlife

The Canada Open Semi-Finals and Finals will be broadcasted with Shaw TV (BC Only) and IMG (Asia Only).

Enjoy!

Job Opening – Provincial Coach

July 21, 2011

Manitoba Badminton Association (MBA) is accepting applications for Provincial Coach.

At the MBA, we are very excited to find a Provincial Coach to be a part of our dedicated and passionate team.

Archie Chawla, our current Provincial Coach will be moving on to be the Head Badminton Professional at the Winnipeg Winter Club come September 1st, 2011. Archie has been a big part of the MBA for the last 11 years as Provincial Coach, and having been part of the Manitoba badminton community for more than 35 years his experience and passion will be missed. We wish Archie the best time at the WWC and we are very glad to be able to work with him on tournaments and special events in the near future.

To download the Provincial Coach Job Description, please click here.

All applications and cover letters should be submitted to Executive Director Ryan Giesbrecht at ed@badminton.mb.ca by Wednesday August 3, 2011.

Position projected to start September 1, 2011.

Pal Chawla Named Global’s Coach of the Month

July 8, 2011

Check out a short video that Global did on Pal Chawla for June's Coach of the Month!

Pal Chawla is the Head Badminton Pro at the Winnipeg Winter Club and is retiring on September 1st, 2011. He has been named Global's Coach of the Month and you can see the video here:

http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/coachofthemonth/Coach+Month+June+2011/5065362/story.html

The Winnipeg Winter Club is very excited to announce that their new Head Badminton Pro starting September 1st will be a coach with 35+ years of experience in coaching and tournament organizing, Archie Chawla. Archie Chawla is of course our current Provincial Coach and although we are very sad to be losing one of the best coaches available in the Country, we know that he will do an amazing job taking over where Pal left off at the Winter Club. Congratulations to both!

2010/2011 Tournament Rankings Posted!

May 26, 2011

Are you wondering how you stacked up against the best that Manitoba has to offer? Well you can find out now, as the official rankings for the 2010/2011 season have been posted! Follow the rankings link in the sidebar to see for yourself! Or, click here

Celebrating Retirement: Professional Badminton Coach Pal Chawla

May 24, 2011

As Pal Chawla, head badminton professional at the Winnipeg Winter Club, retires after 44 years of professional coaching in Manitoba, we remember his legacy and profound impact on badminton in Manitoba, Canada and the World.

In case you aren’t sure who Pal Chawla is, just ask anybody who’s been involved in badminton for the last 44 years in Manitoba. You won’t hear any scuffs or groans, and nobody will be hitting the "dislike" button. In fact, you won’t hear much of anything but accolades about this man. And why not? He’s been coaching in Manitoba and giving back to the community through running tournaments, sitting on boards, performing high level demonstrations (back in "the day") and training younger and less experienced coaches for longer than most people have been born.

Many people can attest that the most tiring occupations revolve around personal interaction. Pal’s job at the Winnipeg Winter Club is all about personal interaction. In fact his job revolves around motivating individuals all the way from age 4 to 80+ and requires a heavy number of evening, weekend and out-of-town hours. But you can’t tell this man that it isn’t worth his time because it’s rare to see somebody with as much passion for their job as Pal.

When speaking to Pal about his job as a professional coach, his words are dripping with enthusiasm. His heart is in his work and he will never give you an easy answer because when you care about a topic enough there is no concrete answer. His almost 70 year old body has played and coached body his whole life, and he speaks of the days of badminton when he was a teenager as if it was yesterday. So I started the interview at the beginning

Start Conversation:

Name: Pritpal Singh Chawla (Pal)

Age: 69

Marital Status: Surinder Chawla

Children: Amy and Puneet Chawla

Ryan (R), Pal (P)

R – Where did you first start playing badminton?

P – My first love was cricket, although I had dabbled with many sports. At the age of 13 I went to Moutain Resort for 2 months, where they didn’t have many activity options except for badminton; and so I joined. I played as much as I could and at the end of those two months they had a tournament. I ended up making the finals for singles and winning doubles. At this point I had decided that badminton wasn’t such a bad sport (smiling). I kept on playing when we moved back, and I competed at Provincials, winning the U16 Junior Championships at age 13. Shortly following this I went to the National Championships and made the singles semi-finals. That was the start.

R – So you just picked up a racquet and started playing?

P – Yes.

R – You must’ve been very naturally talented.

P – (Smiles) I played a lot of sports, and I picked up badminton fairly quickly because of it.

R – So how did you career as a badminton player evolve?

P – I played heavily for the next couple of years and experienced a lot of success, but it didn’t come easy. I would wake up at 6am to play/train, then go to school, and finish off the day with 2-2.5 hours of singles or other training in the evening. By the time I was 17 I went to play/train with my Uncle in Gorukhpur. Daman Chawla was his name and he was #2 in India at the time. (India is one of the strongest countries in the world for badminton) I went there for two months to play, and he started me off playing one of his students. So I played one of his students and beat him 15-0, 15-0. I was very proud of myself and thought Uncle would be very proud of me and possibly praise me for my abilities. However Daman would tell me I should stop playing badminton. "It’s not for you" he says. "All you did was smash". So I play a match against my Uncle and he beats me 15-2, 15-2, and after the game he then goes on to tell me that I have 3 days to figure out how the game is supposed to be played or I should quit. Well…….I thought and I thought and tried to figure it out for those three days, and finally it came to me and I knew I had to be a more well-rounded player. I had experienced so much success early on that I had not had to expand my thinking process yet. I had to hit high clears, fast clears, drop shots, everything to beat the best in the World.

So we played again after those 3 days and I beat him in the first game, lost in the second game and both in points. The third game I would lose 15-12, but I was ok with it because I had figured out what I needed to do to compete with the best in the World. I had to set up my opportunities better. It’s not that I wasn’t playing well before, I just needed to expand.

Later that year I played in Bombay and beat the #4 seed in the 3rd round and the #3 seed in the quarter-finals. I played my Uncle Daman in the Semi-Finals. I played every shot I could think of and ran him into the ground. I won the first game and lost the second. Unfortunately, Daman had more gamesmanship than I did. He noticed that we had only so many birds tested so he decided he would prolong the game by switching birds often and deliberately getting rid of birds, so as I was tiring him out we finally ran out of birds. We had to take the time to test twelve new birds and by the time we started again he was rejuvenated and focused while I had lost all my momentum. He won the game, and I never lost because of shuttles again.

R – It’s very evident that it takes a quick learner to make it to the top in the World is that right?

P – Yes, of course. The best players in the world never stop learning.

R – So what came next? Where did this take you? And how high did you make it playing?

P – Well I had some opportunities to travel as part of Team India and play at World Championships and other large scale tournaments. In the fall that same year I played the #1 seeded player in the World, who was from Denmark and lost to him 15-6 and 15-10. At the next tournament I played him again and lost 15-12 in the third game. I played a top Malaysian in the following tournament and beat him in 2 games, and I had played him a year earlier and lost to him in 3 games. I could tell my game was improving.

R – What did your training consist of?

Me and my Indian Teammate would play two and a half hours straight of singles, and there were no rallies under 25 shots. My game consisted of fitness and consistency and that’s where I was comfortable. There were other athletes playing faster and more aggressive, but I was comfortable playing long and consistent.

R – That sounds grueling.

P – Well don’t get me wrong, if I had the opportunity to end a rally I would take advantage.

R – True. So why did you start coaching?

P – Well it was near the end of a long badminton season where I had done a lot of playing, travelling and training, and I was going to take a rest but a tournament contacted me and encouraged me to play and offered me some incentive. So after thinking it over I decided I would play it and I made it to all 3 finals. Turns out that on the day of the finals there was 110 degress heat and I was playing some very intense matches. This was one of the hottest days I can remember. It was during a match that I ended up getting heat stroke and it took about 6 months before I could start playing again.

It was beyond my efforts to be able to play singles at the International level again. I came back to play competitively but only in doubles and mixed. The level of singles was too intense for what my body could then handle. I started coaching when I received a contract to be the head badminton professional at the Wildewood Club in Winnipeg.

R – Really? The Wildewood Club Hey?

P – Yes. I started coaching at the Wildewood Club which is why I moved from India to Canada.

R – When was this?

P – It was in 1967.

R – Oh the 60’s. Were you a hipster?

P – A hipster?

R – Never mind. Tell me more about Wildewood Club (excitedly!).

P – Well I worked at the Wildewood Club for 3 years and I thought I was running a great program. The people were happy, the program was booming, but there seemed to be some mis-communication with the management. There was just lots of tension and mis-understandings so when the time came after 3 years I had taken a job opportunity in Regina.

R – Wow so how was it living and coaching in Regina at the time?

P – Well I tell you, I wasn’t quite sure what was a great idea to do at the time and I was a little bit reluctant to go to Regina. But things seem to happy in a funny way sometimes and Regina was one of those things that ended up being a great fortune to my life. I learned so many things from Regina and the people that I was involved with there had great business sense. Some of the coaching and marketing ideas that I still use today I learned there.

R – So it was a good twist of fate?

P – Yes (nods his head approvingly with eyes closed). Funny thing is, Daman is back in Winnipeg coaching at the Winnipeg Winter Club, but decides that he wants to move to Montreal. He phones me up and asks me if I want his WWC job which I agreed to do.

R – Oh so is that where your WWC career began?

P – Yes. You see at that time there weren’t too many full-time badminton coaching jobs that were year round. You could do it in Winter and then still have to get a Summer job, so I was doing maintenance work and other things in Summer to make ends meet, and this was an opportunity to do full-time coaching.

R – That’s a very cool story. And the rest after that was all coaching? No more moving around?

P – No more moving around. But there is one more thing to know. After I had just moved to WWC, I realized that while I was gone there was a slight change in management, and the guy who I had slight confrontation with at Wildewood Club had moved to WWC where I had to deal with him again (Laughing). So the difference was that this time he wasn’t authorized to control my position, and the rest of the people involved loved me in the position so I guess in the end you just have to know when you’re doing the right thing, and not let others tell you otherwise.

R – Ok so this is a good background of how you got to Canada and started at the Winter Club. I want to know why you decided to start coaching though.

P – Primarily passion for the game. Chance to do smoething I like. When you play very high International badminton, like I was number one in India and got heat stroke while playing three finals in West Bangol Championships. Playing #1 and #3’s in the world. Coaching was an opportunity to keep going with the sport that I love. So once I decided to coach I got working on my certification levels.

R – Why Canada?

P – Job opportunity (in a "duh" sort of matter). Canada was great at badminton. They had Bruce Nelson, Sharon Witticker, Jamie Paulson (who played Rudy Hartono first round in the 1992 Summer Olympics), Wendy Carter, Ian Sydey, etc. Canada was as strong as Indian. States were equally strong. Thomas cup was up for grabs by anybody. Canada was really strong at the Commonwealth Games.

R – What was the difference coaching in Canada then India?

P – (laughing again) Coaching in India? India would assign coaches for week long terms or one month and they would primarily get the athletes just playing games or even play against them. It was a system where if you got to the top it was because you earned it yourself and put in the work. It was more independent player development, BUT that’s why we had such tough players and not just physically, but mentally. Coming to Canada, (pauses to chuckle), it was like babysitting or spoon feeding. It has it’s advantages for sure, it is very structured and athletes depend on coaches so much. And not that there wasn’t good players, again Canada was one of the best countries.

R – How did you take playing and coaching at the same time?

P – Not too bad actually. I was always top 4 in the Country. Other players won singles because of conditioning, like Chanarong. Provincially, I never lost a game of singles from 67-71 (which is when he stopped playing singles). Doubles I would won about 80% of my matches from 67-71. But doubles was never my favorite event. I wasn’t comfortable having less responsibility on court and having to count on my partner. Even Internationally, most players specialized in singles, doubles, mixed or doubles and mixed. I loved to play singles and mixed because I understood them the best and had the most control. I also won a silver medal for Saskatchewan at the Canada Winter Games, where we lost to a team that we had beaten in the round robin.

R – What do you consider your greatest coaching achievement?

P – ………(pondering – he HAS been coacing for 44 years!)…….Signi Solmundson – Finals of Nationals, Shiva Sharma – U19 Jr. Nationals Singles and Doubles, Kara Solmundson and Andrea Boyd, Jaimie Dawson – U19 Triple Crown, Helen Binns – moved away but became #7 in Canada, in U19 finals twice, CWG Teams – Closed to getting 2nd, during a tie where they had to count points for and against for all the matches, we lost by 1 point. Alana Miller – Individual Medal at CWG, Greg/Leah Waltz – Silver or Bronze (not sure), WWC doing so well at Provincial scene, Matt Younger – U19 Bronze medal – In my opinion should’ve won gold but the umpires lost his semi’s match for him, Alix Younger – U16 Silver medal.

R – How has badminton evolved over the years in Canada?

P – Now there’s more emphasis on training and fitness. Many years people refused to train AND play. Fitness education became more apparent.

R – How have you adapted your coaching to fit these changes?

P – I placed more emphasis on training on a daily basis. Mutli-Shuttles and adding speed and isolation. More physically tasking drills.

R – Do you have a coaching philosophy?

P – Try to make a player as individual or independent as possible. Who can think and adapt on their own. Communication is key to know how to help them, but you can’t over-coach. They have to learn how to practice things on their own.

R – What is your ideal athlete?

P – (thinking for a second) That’s a fair question. Tough one, but fair. I would say they have to keep on learning. Depends if they’re competitive or recreational, like what are their goals? They should be hard working and intelligent and self motivated. When I think of these I think of Jaimie Dawson or Kara Solmundson. They came with goals and listened well. They were self-relient. They would ask ME questions, and when I gave them advise, 1 week later they had worked on it and changed something for the better. Matt Younger, I remember telling him to change his footwork and work on his net play forever, but he was never interested. But as his last Junior Nationals came up he admitted he needed help and so we worked on those 2 things, and sure enough those 2 things made a huge difference in being able to make it as far as he did. People don’t realize, it’s 80% athlete, 20% coach.

R – What is your favorite decade that you coached in?

P – Well the 70’s showed tonnes of enthusiasm. All the athletes were "learners", but they lacked the physical training. The 2000’s was a decade where the athletes trained harder but there’s less attention to the game. Enthusiasm’s there, but less understanding. Trouble incorporating skills into game, and more trouble figuring out different events. Some players are good at all three but choose to specialize. Jaime eventually pursued singles, David Humbe did all 3, Anil specialized in doubles/mixed. Mike Duval was a doubles/mixed guy. It is very difficult to figure out all 3 events, but if you can’t figure out at least 1 of them then that’s a different story.

R – Who’s your favorite player of all time?

P – Well are you talking local, national, international?

R – You tell me.

P – Well local/national, Jaime Dawson (WWC), and International would be either Erland Kops (Denmark) or Rudy Hartono (Indonesia).

R – Who inspired you? Did you have any role models?

P – Uncle Daman Chawla – especially once I got into badminton. It was his will to play and travel. Outlook on the game, and the fact that he picked it up at age 24 and by the time he was 27 he was playing for India.

R – I could tell that he had a big impact on your life. You’ve mentioned him a lot. I think that’s a lot of badminton talk for now, so I hope you don’t mind if I stray from the topic for a bit just to ask you some other questions.

P – No problem. All is fair game.

R – What’s your favorite book? Or favorite type of book?

P – Well, it would probably have to be a book of philosophical nature. What comes to mind right now is Tao and science of spirituality. Some classics that have changed my life – Jap Ji. It’s a translated book about the general principles of life, and a type of morning prayer. It’s fairly tough to understand. The writer’s name was "Sant Kirpal Singh".

R – What are some of your proudest life moments? Badminton and Non-Badminton

P – Well badminton would be winning the U21 boys Asian Championships Team Event, we never lost a match. Also winning U21 boys Doubles in Asian Champinships for India. I would’ve also went to the Thomas Cup for Indian, but my partner threw our game at the last second without me knowing it because he had to join the army and wasn’t going to be able to keep playing with me. He didn’t tell me until after the match what was going on, and I understood but I was pretty disappointed.

Non-badminton would have to be having my 2 daughters Amy and Puneet.

R – What is your favorite food or type of food?

P – East Indian Food of course! Well I like a very diverse food culture though. Mexican/pizza/chinese are good too. There’s this Indian dish that is mostly spinach and cheese and it’s delicious.

R – Haha I have to agree that variety is the spice of life. And some of those spices work better in my stomach than others. I like all those options. Is there a favorite desert?

P – Oh yes, by far the best desert is Barfi (East Indian). It’s made with whole milk & milk powder. I used to steal money from mom to get supplies for this desert. Hahahaha, I could never do that to dad, I would’ve got in trouble. And mom knew I was doing it but probably just thought it was funny.

R – What was your shot of choice?

P – Around-the-head (ATH) crosscourt drop, ATH straight/cross-court smash. Those were my bread and butter. BUT (nothing’s ever simple), they weren’t possible without the footwork and quickness required for them.

R – What were your favorite places travelled in Canada? World?

P – Canada would be Okanagan Valley, BC. Just beautiful, lakes and orchards. Internationally I’ve been to Copenhagen, France, England, Sweden, Denmark, etc. My favorite would be Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

R – How do you stay in such good shape for 69 years old?

P – I wish I could say I work out regularly, HAHAHA, but I don’t (still laughing). I think keeping stress away as much as possible by dealing with it properly. An active job though, doing lessons.

R – What was the main difference between coaching females and males?

P – Well, not a lot of difference. Females there was generall more commitment and intensity. A little bit more keen on learning, paid a bit more attention, more open to coaching. It depends more on personal attitude, rather then gender.

R – What made you decide to retire?

P – Enough is enough. 44 years of coaching in Canada is enough to say – "I can have some fun now". The job was getting tougher to do a good job and I wouldn’t want to compromise a job well done by only giving it 75% on the last couple years.

R – Do you have any retirement plans?

P – Have a good rest. I want to travel, and I guess if I had to order my intentions of what I’d like to do. I’d maybe go for a cruise somewhere in North American. Maybe go to Arizona, Palm Springs and golf. Second I might want to visit some European Countries. And if I had the chance again I would go to India – if possible and it worked out.

R – Who would you like to see take your job?

P – Same as me (laughing). Well same intentions – someone who wants to look after the members well. A people person is first. Care about job and members, who’s really interested in what he’s diong and has the ability to handle all levels of play. The job requires coaching adults and kids. I would think somebody like Anil Kaul would do a great job.

R – Ok so I’m going to go through a list of "adjectives" and I would like you to name the first athlete that comes to mind, and try not to sensor it as much as possible, I’d like the first person that comes to mind.

P – Ok.

R – Fast.

P – Rudy Hartono (Indonesia)

R – Soft Hands

P – Rudy Hartono (Indonesia)

R – Thinker

P – Jaimie Dawson

R – Smash

P – Anil Kaul

R – Desceptive

P – Finn Koberro (Denmark)

R – Worker

P – Jaimie

R – Strong

P – Erland Kops

R – Graceful

P – Nandu Nateker

R – Funny

P – Daman Chawla.

Jaimie Dawson could’ve been all of these though, he was the full package. Locally and currently, I would say Jordan Beettam has the softest hands and the best thinker on court. David Snider’s strong, and Andrew Harrison’s fast, just a little misguided. I like to think of fast as someone who predicts shots well and is always in position.

R – Thank you so much for giving everybody a chance to learn a little bit more about you Pal!

P – Ah, well it was a pleasure, the pleasure was all mine!

R – Any last thoughts or reflections?

P – Well, I’ve been fortunate to have been able to do what I love doing for so long. I have to in particular thank my family for their understanding and support. It is a tough job for a family man beacvuse of the hours worked. I enjoyed every bit of it though. The members and board of admin/staff at the WWC are all very supportive too. The only reason I’ve been able to do this and have all these great years is because of the support I’ve gotten.

R – Any advise for young coaches?

P – I hope you like what you do. Be sincere and Honest and love what you do.

End Conversation.

So Pal has announced his retirement, which is schedule for the fall, and for Pal and the rest of us it’s a celebration of a long-time coach and many great relationships throughout the years. He can now spend more time at home, with his family, relaxing and doing some things he’s been interested in for a while. Who knows, maybe he’ll even be able to have supper before 10pm for once.

As for the Winter Club, they are currently accepting applications for a new Head Professional to lead the way for the next generation.

Congratulations Pal and have a great retirement!

On-Line Registrations

May 24, 2011

New website brings challenges! Summer Camp Online Registration will be up by the end of the week. Registrations still taken by mailing registration forms.

Welcome to the new website. It was mandatory for Badminton Manitoba to move forward with producing our new website in order to stay current with Badminton Canada and the International Badminton Federation. The new website will have very user-friendly navigation and it will be your place to stay informed on "what’s badminton" in Manitoba, Canada and the World.

The current process of changing over will take some time, so we ask for your patience in the matter.

The online registration process is under review and will be up latest at the end of the week! So for all you summer campers, please stay patient and we’ll send out emails and post on the website when online registration is up and running. In the mean time you can download the Registration Forms and send them to the MBA with a cheque, that would reserve your spot.

If you have any questions and/or concerns please email admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca.

Thank you!

New website of Manitoba Badminton Association online!

May 24, 2011

Badminton Manitoba is proud to present its new website! We hope that Badminton MB members will find it functional and convenient. It will have all the conveniences of the previous website and it is our personal mission to make it the BEST reference point for finding information on badminton in Manitoba, as well as Canada. Badminton MB will be providing information on tournament dates/registration/hosting, individual memberships, club memberships, kids programs, adult programs, high performance camps, kids camps, and more.

Enjoy!

Look forward to a minor site redesign in the near future by our own Ian Laidlaw!

Planned updates: Brand new banner, new color scheme