November Update ...

LEAGUE UPDATE
The Division 7 and Division 6 league both got off the ground this month. In Division 7 the Boyle team travelled to Ballygar and also to Four Roads where they enjoyed fantastic games & hospitality in both venues. With a 4-3 defeat in Ballygar and a 5-2 win in Four Roads they finish the month happy with their performance in the league so far.

Division 6 welcomed the Ballinaheglish team to our home venue and while there were some close encounters in all of the games the Ballinaheglish crew held the upper hand and left Boyle with a comprehensive victory.

OTHER NEWS
Some of our Division 1 team competed in the Leinster Junior Open in Terenure last week where they came up against some of the best players in the country. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience and took a lot away from it and they were by no means out of their depth in such a high standard of competition.

The Sligo Doubles competition was held last Friday night in Sligo Tennis Club and there were nine players from Boyle taking part. It was a great night of badminton with back to back matches for everyone. In Grade B Ciaran Oates and Niall Daly emerged winners and in Grade A Boyle's Padraic O Dowd and Sligo's Jonathan Dolan were victorious.

Sligo Doubles Open Friday 26th November

Sligo Badminton Club are holding their annual mens and ladies doubles competition for all grades and divisions on Friday 26th November starting at 7.30pm.

Entries costs €10 payable on the night and must be submitted by email to Paul Dolan on paul.dolan5@yahoo.ie or if you'd prefer let me know if you're interested and I will send in details. Closing date for entries is Wednesday 24th November.

For any more information phone Paul on 087 6100108 or John Dolan on 087 6904563.

Thank you

Liz
Secretary & PRO
e: boylebadminton@gmail.com

Christmas is coming....

As Christmas is coming up fast and furious we are hoping to have a night out for the badminton club.

There is a sign up sheet in the complex for anyone who is interested and if possible when signing also indicate which of the three proposed dates might suit best, December 17th, 18th or 19th.

We've put a lot of effort in to keeping our club so active and vibrant and we deserve a night out on the back of it and this is the perfect time to do it!

Div 7 League Up and Running..

Division 7 travelled to Ballygar last week for their first match of the season. Ballygar are the newest club to join the Roscommon League and have taken to competition very well. They gave our Boyle team a fantastic night of badminton, some very close matches and ultimately took a 5-2 victory on their home courts.

The Division 5 and 6 leagues are both due to commence before Christmas so stay tuned for updates as they happen.

Club Update for October...

National Badminton Week happened from 16th - 24th October and we held two free open nights as part of the nationwide activities. Everyone who came in enjoyed some good badminton and light refreshments on both evenings.

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On Thursday 28th October we had our first visit to the club by Will O Neill, Irish #10 Mens Singles player, for some coaching. Will put us through our paces and gave us some great tips on badminton basics such as footwork, positioning and offensive/defensive play.

Will is to join us again this Thursday 4th November and his training is available to any member of the club who wishes to join it. It is not only valuable to those participating in league competition but to any member who might like to learn a little more about the game we all love.

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The Loughglynn Open was held on Sunday 31st October for Senior players and was a huge success for them with attendance from clubs in Roscommon, Mayo, Leitrim and Sligo. There were seven players attending from Boyle and we enjoyed a great evening of Doubles and Mixed competition. Well done to Jim, Paul and the gang in Loughglynn/Ballagadereen clubs for putting massive effort in to running the competition.