East Leake Badminton Club
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Junior Club goes from strength to strength
East Leake Badminton Club is totally committed to the development of junior players. We know that the young players of today are the future stars of tomorrow. The Junior Club has a thriving and very enthusiastic membership. It includes players from as young as 8 and up to 15 years old. Some juniors are just starting out and learning the game, others are ready to move up to senior level and one or two have already been invited to try out for the county. So there really is something for everyone. This season has seen a number of senior club members organise fun sessions and the involvement of top club player and qualified Badminton England coach, Martin Edwards, has been very popular with the juniors.....especially the female contingent!
More information about the Junior Club
Please contact Barbara West on 01509 853660 for further details.
Simply Stunning!
East Leake produced a series of sensational giant killing performances to earn an historic first ever appearance in the Nottinghamshire Cup held on 1st April. The East Leake squad swept aside Premier League and First Division sides littered with county stars on their way to reaching the final, including a stunning 5 - 1 semi-final victory over highly fancied West Bridgford.
The final itself again saw East Leake battle out a valiant encounter against a mighty and star studded Byron team who have dominated Nottinghamshire badminton for the past few seasons. Byron ran out eventual 5 - 2 winners but not before East Leake had given the overwhelming favourites a scare by leading 2 - 0 after the first 2 mixed rubbers. Rising star, Martin Edwards, and partner Gill Rogerson, put on a high quality display to win the first mixed rubber and justify a widely held view that Martin is one of the most promising young talents in the county. This was followed up by another brilliant performance from Geoff Rogerson and Sally Medland who extended East Leake's lead further. East Leake continued to trouble the favourites, forcing a number of rubbers into a deciding third game, including a magnificent 3 game thriller featuring Andy Longton and Adrian Mateo against an England ranked pair. However, Byron did recover from the shock start and their class began to tell as they won the next 5 straight games to settle the contest.
Speaking after the match, East Leake Captain, Gill Rogerson, summarised the teams performance by remarking "This is a great night for East Leake Badminton Club. The team were absolutely awesome, everybody played their hearts out and have done themselves and the club proud". But perhaps the mood of the team was best summed up by Andy Longton who commented "I'm knackered, but I'm happy".
Previously........
Club website celebrates anniversary
Last November East Leake Badminton Club launched a brand new, more user-friendly website.
The website has been an essential communication tool, keeping members up-to-date with all the latest news in the badminton world and details of fixtures and results as well as Club information and tips on improving performance. The site has grown over this past year and now includes a Members Area and archived information such as results from past seasons and news items.
The website also plays an important role in promoting the club and its activities and perhaps it is no coincidence that last year saw a record growth in membership of both the winter and summer clubs.
Please help us to continue to develop and improve the Club website by contacting the Club Publicity Officer, Adrian Mateo at: adrian@eastleakebadmintonclub.co.uk
Rally points scoring overturned
The decision to adopt the rally points scoring system was sensationally overturned at an extraordinary meeting of the Nottinghamshire Badminton Association on 10th September.
Nottinghamshire clubs were given another opportunity to vote again on whether to adopt rally scoring or retain the traditonal method following the surprise decision by ruling body, Badminton England, not to propose the removal of the option to continue with the 15 point system.
A close vote of 18 in favour to 15 against has ensured the 15 point system will be retained in the Nottinghamshire League for all matches during the 2007/08 season. Controversial scoring system approved
Despite East Leake voting against its adoption, a proposal that the Nottinghamshire league changes to rally points scoring was carried by 28 votes to 18 at the AGM held on 21st May. Therefore, all matches played next season (2007 - 08) will use the rally points scoring system.
Click on the link below to download a document explaining how the scoring system works.
Double promotion joy
Congratulations to the Ladies 1st Team who secured promotion to Division 1 after winning 4 out of 6 of their league matches, including an impressive 9 - 0 victory over Southwell Centre. This is an even more notable achievement as it is also the first time in the Club's history that a Ladies team has represented East Leake in Divison 1 of the Nottinghamshire League.
Mixed 1st clinch title and promotion
A tight and hard fought victory against close rivals Byron on 4th February secured the Division 3A title and automatic promotion for the Mixed 1st Team. The victory came despite the absence of star player Martin Edwards who was playing in the Premier league on the same evening with England Number 1 ranked Junior Chris Adcock, ironically for Byron!!
With 2 months still left before the end of the season this is a great result for the team and a tremendous boost for the club. Congratulations.
Mixed 1st team make great start
It's only the end of December but already the Mixed 1st Team are looking red hot favourites for automatic promotion to Division 2 following a four-out-of-four start to the season including three 9 - 0 clean sweeps. Well done everyone!
New website launched
Welcome to the all new look East Leake Badminton Club website!
The new site contains important information about the Club, as well as details of fixtures and results. You can even find some coaching hints and tips to improve your game and test your knowledge of the game in our 'Fun' section.
Like any website, it is subject to constant development and revision. We welcome your comments or ideas on how it can be improved. Please contact Club Publicity Officer Adrian Mateo by sending an e-mail to: adrian@eastleakebadmintonclub.co.uk