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Badminton
University of Birmingham Badminton Club consists of over 190 members, ranging from national standard players who compete on the international circuit, to social players who enjoy playing on a recreational basis. We welcome all levels of players. The club consistently achieves excellent results and is amongst the top four of all the competing universities in the UK.
Performance Badminton
Alongside access to state-of-the-art facilities and expert, international coaching staff, our performance athletes also have additional support, including strength and conditioning, and sports physiology and nutrition as part of our Badminton Performance programme.
Membership Price
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£225 Performance yearly membership includes: Â
BUCS Individual Entry fee paid for (subject to approved entry)
Sport related equipment providedMinimum of 2 hours per week coaching across 22 weeks
Minimum of 2-16 hours per week training over 22 weeks
Travel provided for BUCS related competitions
Extra – compulsory Â
- Match fees – £3 per game x 10 games
- Trial – £7 per person per trial
Extra – not compulsory Â
- Christmas Meal
- Social activity
- Club Champs
- BUCS Individual costs (confirmed at time of entry)
- Individual club clothing purchased – varied on price
- End of Year Awards
*This is an approximate list of what the club membership may include. This can change at any point, so please confirm with the club directly on what this membership includes.
UoB Student Badminton Team
University of Birmingham Badminton Club consists of over 190 members, ranging from national standard players who compete on the international circuit, to social players who enjoy playing on a recreational basis. We welcome all levels of players. The club consistently achieves excellent results and is amongst the top four of all the competing universities in the UK.
- Â A total of 8 teams in BUCS
- Teams are divided into performance and development which all
have access to training 5 times a week - Men’s 1 is ranked in the top-6 teams in the BUCS Premier League
- Access to two international coaches and expert input
- All training sessions are scheduled to avoid clashing with lectures
Key Contacts
Head Coach: Lorraine Cole
Facilities
14 Indoor Courts
Indoor courts are situated in our large Munrow Arena, featuring bleacher seats. The Sport & Fitness centre is a frequent host of national Badminton competitions.
Gym
Our state-of-the-art gym is available for all your strength and conditioning needs.
Training Times
- Monday afternoon
- Tuesday afternoon
- Thursday evening
- Saturday morning
Exact times will be confirmed by the club upon registration.
Competition Opportunities
Eight teams compete in BUCS leagues ranging from Premier National to Tier 3. There are also multiple weekend league teams that compete locally and nationally.
UoB Lions Social Club
Our UoB Lions social club is open to all students and community players.Â
All experience levels are welcome from social to competitive.
The social club has 60-90 members on 8 courts.
Our UoB Social Club runs twice a week and is part of our UoB Club programme for 22 weeks of the year – during terms 1 and 2. Times are:
- Friday 7.30pm – 10.00pm
- Sunday 10.30am – 1.00pm
 Members can participate in:Â
- Social Club Championships (singles, doubles and mixed)
- UoB Team Club Championships
- Nominated social members are part of the UoB club committee
- Members have opportunities access to several coaching sessions throughout the year
- Opportunities to progress to the Development Squad
West Mids Performance Club
Ask Lorraine for link for students / community to book.
Sporting History and Achievements
- English Schools U17 National Javelin Champion
- England Javelin Junior International
- Worcestershire County Badminton Champion
- England Badminton International Highest National Ranking 1 in mixed and 3 in ladies doubles
- Highest European Ranking 1 in ladies and 1 mixed doubles.
- Highest World ranking 10 ladies doubles and 12 mixed doubles
- International Badminton Tournament wins
- Irish open mixed twice
- Mauritius Open ladiesÂ
- Mixed Czech Open ladiesÂ
- Mixed Slovak Open ladiesÂ
- Mixed Icelandic Open ladies
Coaching History and Achievements
- Worcestershire County coach
- England U19 National Coach
- HPC Coach
- GB Youth Olympic Coach
- Sydney European Junior Champions Coach (2006)
- Coach to World Junior Silver Medalist (2007)
- Danish Cup Gold medal winners
- Six Nations Gold medal winners
Julia Mann
Badminton Coach
- Former British Olympian, world number 5 singles player
- International coach to England, France, and Scotland
- Reached a career-high world ranking of number 5 in singles.
- National ladies singles champion 10 times!
- Won multiple international medals and represented England as a two-time
- Commonwealth medallist
Looking for more ways to play?
Social Sport - Badminton
If you are interested in ad hoc recreational Badminton, we offer weekly social Badminton sessions as part of our Social Sport programme. Sessions will either be coached by a qualified coach, or ‘just play’.
Community Badminton
West Midlands Performance Badminton Centre (WMPBC) are in partnership with the University of Birmingham and they deliver a high level Community Badminton Programme for County Players and Badminton England Senior and Junior Tournament Circuit players.
Players can also join UoB Lions Social club.
We also have a programme that caters for Junior Beginners and Improvers, please contact Lorraine Cole for more info.