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There were 109 players attending our County Trials held on Saturday 7th July at Portslade Sports Centre. Those successful players have been notified, and those unsuccessful will receive a feedback form. The Coaches were very pleased with the players' standard of play and the positive way in which the players responded to the routines. Sussex County Junior Badminton would like to thank all the parents, players, and clubs for their time and efforts.
Sussex County Junior Badminton has selected the following players to represent Sussex in the forthcoming 2007 Inter-County Tournament to be held at Nottingham University on 11 -15 April 2007:
Felicity Boyce, Bryony Morris, Kim George, Pippa Seymour, Kate Stephens, Mark Burtenshaw, Peter Dembrey, Tom Fenner, Jonathan Schofield, and Sean Such.
Following the successful submission of our funding application to Awards-For-All-England, Sussex County Junior Badminton has recently been awarded funds that would enable us to accomplish the various changes to the basic structure of Sussex Junior Squads, including the formation of the Sussex Team Training squads, the appointment of the paid professional coaches, and the formation of junior clubs in Sussex.
The award directly comes from the distribution of the National Lottery funds. Whilst in no way we are condoning gambling of any kind, especially to our junior members, we would make an exception in this case and ask parents to spend the loose change in their pockets in buying lotterly tickets!!!
is
looking for a volunteer to take on the role of Coaching Administrator in Sussex.
We have identified a need to have a database of Registered Badminton
Coaches in Sussex. This database would be added to the county web site so that
it can be accessible to people requiring information. The information would
cover such aspects as the availability, qualification level, and the type of
coaching offered.
The
immediate requirement is to create and populate a database from existing records
and then to update it on a regular basis.
It
would be an advantage to have a basic knowledge of the coaching structure but a
coaching qualification is not necessary.
This
role is seen as vital to the development and growth of badminton in Sussex.
For more information, please contact Derek Webb derek.webb2@ntlworld.com or 01903525969.
Please check the AGE-GROUP requirement to make sure that you attend the correct Trial session.
Sussex County Junior Badminton wishes all of you well, and the very best of luck to those entering the Trials.
| AGE GROUP | DATE | TIME | PLACE |
| Under-11 | 9 September 2006 | 12.00 - 14.00 | Portslade Old Hall |
| Under-13 | 9 September 2006 | 12.00 - 15.00 | Portslade New Hall |
| Under-15 | 2 September 2006 | 14.00 - 16.00 | Portslade New Hall |
| Under-17 | 2 September 2006 | 16.00 - 18.00 | Portslade New Hall |
The trophy awarded to the most-improved player in the Under-17 Squad went this year to Mark Burtenshaw. Our warmest congratulation to him and we wish him well for the future.
Sussex County Junior Badminton has selected the following players to represent Sussex in the forthcoming 2006 Inter-County Tournament to be held at Nottingham University on 10 -13 April 2006:
Kim George, Becky Laffan, Helen Merrett, Bryony Morris, Tessa Saunders, Chris Clarke, James Curry, Rob Fenner, Sam Lock, and Luke Thomson.
Congratulations! SCJB wishes all the players the very best of luck and hope everyone has the most enjoyable and competitive games.
If you are aged between 10 and 13, and would like to be coached by BADMINTON England "World Future" Coaches, then this may be your chance. BADMINTON England is running a one-day training session for the Coaches within its "World Future" program on Sunday 8th January 2006 at Portsmouth Highbury College. If you wish to participate as players, and for further information, please contact George Fraser on 01825 722984 or email him at frasersofchailey@tiscali.co.uk . Places are limited, so please act now. Players chosen to participate on this progam will be on courts for several periods during the day. Please bring your own food and refreshment for the day.
The first issue of the 2005-2006 Season Newsletter is now available.
Congratulation to Kimberley George who has been selected to represent England in the Under-17 Internationella Skanska Ungdomsspelen 2005 Tournament in Malmo, Sweden, on 9 to 11 September 2005.
Information for those Coaches (Part 1) or Instructors who wish to upgrade their skill and qualification can be found here, as well as at http://tinyurl.com/ahb9p
The Team Challenge Finals were held at Luton Regional Sports Centre on 12 March 2005 (for the Under-13) and 13 March 2005 (for the Under-15). Whilst our Sussex Under-13 team could only managed to finish in the Eighth position (out of the 12 finalists), our Sussex Under-15 has finished the third best in the Country, after Yorkshire (first) and Nottinghamshire (second). Well done to all the players selected to represent the County.
Our best wishes to four of our Under-17 players: Sarah Boyce, Kevin Gill, William Hilton-Jackson, and Felicity Porter, who have been awarded the wildcards to compete in the ASICS Sussex National Elite Open at the Dolphin, Haywards Heath, on Saturday and Sunday 26 and 27 February 2005. Welldone to all of them, and we wish them the very best of luck.
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We have raised a total of £511 from the sales of raffles tickets during our recent Under-15 and Under-13 Sussex JC tournaments on 8 and 9 January 2005. The funds have been donated in its entirety to the DEC TSUNAMI EARTHQUAKE APPEAL in memory of those people who have suffered terribly from the disaster. Our utmost gratitude to all the players, parents, donors, and contributors for making this possible.
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Both Sussex Under-13 and Under-15 Teams have qualified for the Final Rounds - See Full Results
The
Live
Results Service of our own Sussex JC Under-17 tournament has received
tremendous reception not only from the Sussex users, but also from many parents
from further afield, who can now follow their competing children's progress
online. Our utmost gratitude for the excellent work by Andrew
Lock. We hope to repeat this ground-breaking success in the January 2005
Under-15 and Under-13 tournaments.
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Level
1: Assistant Coach Course has been arranged
for Location:
David Lloyd Leisure, Broadwater
Way,
Time:
Fees:
£45.50 http://www.baofe.co.uk/?session=1541797271&selected=5531& The
Coaching Secretary 5
Chaldon Road,
Tollgate Hill, Please
note places
cannot
be reserved until (non-refundable)
cheque and
details of applicant have been received. |
The first online edition of the current 2004-2005 season is now available.
The first game of the season for the Under13, away to Berkshire, took place at Reading on Sunday 17 October 2004, with our Sussex team convincingly winning 13 - 7. Well done to all the players.
Robert Tring has earned his first international cap having been selected to represent England in the above tournament taking place on 9 and 10 October 2004 at Hilerod, Denmark. The Association congratulates and wishes him well for a successful and enjoyable tournament. See the Full Team selection.
Trials for the new 2004-2005 season will be held at the Old Hall (unless stated otherwise) at Portslade Sports Centre on Saturday 4th September 2004 at the following times:
Under-11 12.00 to 2.00 pm (at the New Hall)
Under-13 11.00 to 2.00 pm
Under-15 2.00 to 4.00 pm
Under-17 4.00 to 6.00 pm
The following Sussex players have been invited to join the National Summer Training Camp:
Under-19 (Loughborough University, 1 to 13 August 2004): Dean George, Heather Olver, Kirsten Read.
Under-15 (Hatfield Sports Village, University of Hertfordshire, 16 to 22 August 2004): Kimberley George, Bronwyn Powell, Luke Thomson.
Under-13 (Hatfield Sports Village, University of Hertfordshire, 23 to 25 August 2004): Robert Tring.
Our
Sussex Under-15 have finished fourth in the Shires League Final at Babington
College, Leicester on Sunday 23rd May 2004. Well done to all the players: Chris
Clarke, James Curry, Alisdair
Hall-Jones, Sam Lock, Helen
Merrett, Felicity Porter, Justine
Thomson, Luke Thomson, and Tessa
Saunders.
Sussex finished 13th overall (out of 37 competing teams) on this four-day Under-17 event at Nottingham university.
Our Sussex Under-15 squad has claimed its place in the Shires League Finals by finishing top of Group D table. They finished top of the Group without dropping a single match against the other counties, and will now proceed to the finals to be held at Babington College Leicester on 23rd May 2004. Other finalists so far include Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex, and Nottinghamshire. WELL DONE TO ALL THE PLAYERS!!!
Sadly, our Under-13 and Under-17 squads have failed to qualify this year by finishing third and fourth respectively in their group.
The following have been selected to represent Sussex in The HARROD INTER-COUNTIES TOURNAMENT taking place at Nottingham University between 15th - 18th April 2004:
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BOYS |
GIRLS |
| Matthew Askey | Sarah Boyce |
| Dennis Caleb | Lauren Holness |
| Kevin Gill | Sarah Leach |
| Luke Jones | Felicity Porter |
| Josh Miles | Kirsten Read |
| Luke Thomson (Reserve) | Jennie Cheeseman (Reserve) |
SSBA wishes all the players the very best of luck and have the most enjoyable and competitive games for all.
Despite a disappointingly low turn-out, those who managed to be there witnessed some great games amongst England's top shuttlers. Simon Archer had to pull out at the last minute due to injury. Aamir Ghaffar (Middlesex), the current England No.1 and the Number 1 seed, won the Men's Singles beating the second seed Nicholas Kidd (Avon) 15-12 15-8. Julia Mann (Warwickshire) won the Women's Singles beating Elizabeth Cann 11-2 11-1. In the Mixed Doubles, the pairing of Robert Blair & Natalie Munt beat the New Zealand pair Daniel Shirley & Sara Runesten-Petersen 15-7 15-9. The New Zealanders entered the tournament in preparation of their participation in this week's Swiss Open and next week All-England Championship.
To be held at the Dolphin Leisure Centre, Haywards Heath, on 28 and 29 February 2004. Being the season's third and final tournament within the BAofE Elite Open Circuit, this is our last chance to see Top Class national players including SIMON ARCHER, JOANNE WRIGHT, AAMIR GHAFFAR, ELLA TRIPP all competing in their best and eager to accumulate ranking points before the Olympics.
All rounds up to and including Quarter Finals will be played on Saturday; and all Semi Finals and Finals will be on Sunday.
Tickets can be obtained from Sheila Courcha on (01273) 473169, or on the day at the Dolphin's ticket counter.
Tickets:
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SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
| Day ticket £5 (£4 for member)
Children (Under-16) £2 |
Day ticket £6 (£5 for member)
Children (Under-16) £3 |
| Season ticket (for both days) is also available for £9 (£7 member £3 Children) | |
A replacement training session for those previously cancelled, has now been arranged to take place on Saturday 14th February 2004 from 2.00 to 4.00 pm at the Old Hall. We hope to see you all there.
The online version of the January 2004 edition is now available for download.
The BAofE has released the entry forms for the NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS and NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHALLENGES for the Under-17, Under-15, and Under-13. Click here to download your own entry form, which must be submitted to Barbara Stanton, BAofE, National Badminton Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes. MK8 9LA; and NOT to the relevant tournament secretary.
Before completing your form, please read the entry conditions for the National Challenges and the entry conditions for the National Championships to make sure you are entering the correct one.
Both our Sussex Under-15 and Under-13 teams got through
the qualifying rounds on Saturday 29 November at The Triangle Burgess Hill, and
will proceed to the Finals in April 2004 at Luton.
The following have been selected to represent Sussex in the Team Challenge qualifying round at The Triangle Centre, Burgess Hill on Saturday 29 November 2003. We welcome support from everyone who would like to come and watch our boys and girls competing against the best players from Hampshire, Middlesex, Surrey and Kent.
Sussex Under-13: (Girls) Kate Stephens, Claire Bracuti, Bryony Morris, and Felicity Boyce; (Boys) Scott Thomas, Robert Tring, William Harrington, Tom Fenner, and Charlie Buirski.
Sussex Under-15: (Girls) Felicity Porter, Becky Laffan, Justine Thomson, Bronwyn Powell, and Kimberley George; (Boys) Luke Thomson, Alasdair Hall-Jones, Chris Clarke, Sam Lock, and James Curry.
The online version of the November 2003 edition is now available for download.
Two sessions scheduled for 8 and 22 November have been cancelled, and replaced by another two new sessions on 1 and 29 November, both at the Old Hall between 12 and 2.00 pm, and NOT 12 and 3.00 at the New Hall. Details on the Calendar.
Congratulation to Oliver Lambert of East Grinstead, age 11, for being invited to the World Class Start and Potential programme Assessment day to be held on Saturday 18th October 2003. We wish him well. Click here to find out more about the Programme.
The fixtures dates for 2003-2004 of the ever-increasingly popular Shires League have now been confirmed. Click here for details.
All training sessions for the Under-11 (West), Under-13, Under-15, and Under-17 will be held at Portslade Sports Centre, either in the Old Hall or the New Hall, on the dates and times specified in the Calendar, with the exception of the first session only for the Under-11 (West), which will be held on 20th September 2002 at Lancing Leisure Centre between 12.30 to 14.30.
The training sessions for the Under-11 (East) will be held at Heathfield Leisure Centre at 2 - 4 pm on the days stated on the calendar.
WHAT'S IN THE NAME?The name ESBA is no longer in existence and its role has now been amalgamated to the Schools and Youth Board - click here for more information. The old ESBA AGT's (Age Group Tournaments) have now been re-named BAofE Junior Challenge Tournaments.
The ESBA website has also been discontinued, and BAofE will incorporate the site into its own, which can be found here, where you can find out (almost!) everything and anything about the 2003-2004 Junior Tournament Circuits, and download the tournaments' entry forms.
Read also how the Junior players' Singles Grading for 2003-2004 are to be applied by the Schools and Youth Board Seeding Committee, and see how our own local Juniors are graded. You can also read the most Frequently Asked Questions.
For a complete list of BAofE sanctioned Junior Challenge Tournaments (formerly ESBA AGT's tournaments) for the 2003-2004 season, please click here. Entry forms can also be obtained by contacting the relevant Tournament Secretary.
The Junior County Trials for the forthcoming 2003-2004 season will be held as follows:
at Portslade Sports Centre
Under-11 (West): Saturday 6th September 2003 (NEW HALL) 12.00 to 14.00
Under-13 Saturday 6th September 2003 (OLD HALL) 11.00 to 14.00
Under-15 Saturday 6th September 2003 (OLD HALL) 14.00 to 16.00
Under-17 Saturday 6th September 2003 (OLD HALL) 16.00 to 18.00
at Heathfield Sports Centre:
Under-11 (East) Saturday 13th September 2003 14.00 to 16.00
The 2002-2003 AGM was held on Tuesday 22nd July 2003 at 19.45 at Portslade Sports Centre, Chalky Road, Portslade.
Robert Tring, a member of the Sussex Under-11 County Squad has been selected for the World Class Start and Potential Programme. To find out more about the Programme click HERE.
The Sussex Under-17 team finished third in the Inter County Tournament held at Nottingham University in April. Click HERE to read the news in full.
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