Chew Valley Badminton Club has a thriving Junior section with over 100 players from 7 to 18 years old of all standards from complete beginners to county players.
As well as high quality badminton coaching, the club offers juniors the opportunity to take part in competitive badminton suitable for their own level of development, from fun tournaments as part of the regular junior sessions, to local junior leagues with matches against other clubs, pathways to county badminton and regional and national tournaments.
Our coaching team is led by Will Mellersh.
Coaching sessions take place at Chew Valley leisure centre on Tuesdays at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm, and Saturdays and 9am, 10.30am and 12 noon.
Places must be pre-booked via the website shop. Following Badminton England regulations, players are grouped into bubbles of up to six.
For more information, please email the club secretary, Judith Ogden at secretary@chewvalleybadmintonclub.org.uk.
Costs
Tuesdays at 6pm and 7pm – 1 hour sessions
£5 per player for individual session or £4/session if block booked for the term. Sibling / multisession discounts available.
Tuesdays at 8pm – 2 hour sessions
£8 per player for individual session or £7/session if block booked for the term. Sibling / multisession discounts available.
Saturdays at 9am and 10.30am – 90 minute sessions
£7 per player for individual session or £6/session if block booked for the term. Sibling / multisession discounts available.
Saturdays at 12 noon – 2 hour sessions
£8 per player for individual session or £7/session if block booked for the term. Sibling / multisession discounts available.
Badminton England Affiliation – £4.50 for juniors aged 12 to 17 years (one-off annual fee which includes insurance), free for players up to 11 years of age. If any players require a Compete licence to take part in tournaments or some county matches, please contact Judith Ogden for information about how to purchase this (£12). If a player is a member of another club (e.g. county squad) you may be affiliated through them, so check before paying
Sessions, membership and Badminton England affiliation can all be purchased online at our shop.
Dates
Junior sessions will restart on Tuesday 13 April and Saturday 17 April, and run through to the end of August.
Tuesdays – 20 sessions
13, 20 and 27 April
4, 11, 18, 25 May
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June
6, 13, 20, 27 July
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 August
Saturdays – 20 sessions
17, 24 April
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May
12, 19, 26 June (no session on 5 June)
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 July
7, 14, 21, 28 August
How to join
If you or a family member are interested in joining, get in touch with the club secretary, Judith Ogden by email at secretary@chewvalleybadmintonclub.org.uk. If you are unsure which session will be the right one for you, our coaches can advise you.
Safeguarding
While children are at training sessions, they are the responsibility of the coaches while they are in the sports hall. Before they arrive in the hall and after they leave the hall, they are the responsibility of their parents or carers, so please ensure that your drop off and pick up arrangements are clear to everyone involved – for example, if a child should not leave the hall before their parent or carer arrives to collect them.
The Club Welfare Officer is Carol Jackson, who can be contacted at safeguarding@chewvalleybadmintonclub.org.uk.
Information about safeguarding can be found at the Badminton England website.
Player registration
Please fill in the form below to give us some information about you or your player: