Southend Junior 2* Tournament

Belfairs High School will host a Forza Level 2 tournament on 24th February 2018, for U12/U14/U16/U18 players.

The entry form can be downloaded from the Essex County website at http://www.badminton-essex.uk/tournaments.php

This event is suitable for all young players excluding those that have represented their county in a junior match.

Coach CPD Session

BADMINTON England are running a Coach CPD day in Colchester:

Coaching Absolute Beginners: 9am – 12pm

Multi-skills for Badminton: 1pm – 4pm


Venue: Leisure World Highwoods, Brinkley Lane, Colchester, CO4 9PU
Date: Sunday 26th November 2017
Cost: £35 for affiliated coaches for the whole day

To find out more information and for bookings visit the BADMINTON England membership website.

Junior Tournaments

The following introductory tournaments are coming up;

4th Nov - Colchester - entry form
17th Nov - Redbridge - entry form

Please follow the instructions on the form to make your entry.

Colchester Junior Tournaments 2017/18

We have set dates for our Junior Tournaments this season;

Level 1 - Saturday 4th November @ Charter Hall, Colchester Leisure World

Level 2 - Sunday 22nd April @ Highwoods Sports Centre

Entry forms for the Level 1 will be posted here shortly.

Colchester Junior Tournament

Our annual junior tournament will take place on Sunday 21st May at Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue.

We have two events;

Colchester Level 1 for those entering their first tournament - download entry form

Colchester Level 2 for all other junior players excluding those that have played at County level - download entry form

Please download and complete the entry form, returning it with payment as directed.

Support our Olympic Players

Please sign the official petition to complain about the withdrawal of ALL funding for our Olympic hopefuls.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/175561



To get to the Olympic games in badminton you have to be in the top 32 ranked players or pairs and this means that only those playing in the very highest level tournaments has a chance. To get to this level you need to be on the road travelling to tournaments or in practice full time. The days of talented amateurs is long gone.

Only three of our players can sustain themselves through prize money (Chris & Gabby Adcock and Raj Ouseph) - the impact of the withdrawal of funding will force everyone else to choose between funding themselves or leaving the game.

Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge won a surprise bronze medal in Rio last summer - under the new funding regime they would not even have been there.

Only 20,000 people have signed the petition so far. If you haven't already done so please sign it now!