Table Quiz

Boyle Badminton Club is holding a Table Quiz on Friday 6th November 2009 at The Moving Stairs in Boyle at 9pm. Entry for a table of four is €20. There will be a raffle and spot prizes on the night. All funds raised will go towards the lighting fund for Boyle Community and Sports Centre.

Your support will be greatly appreciated.

Club success in Connaught Junior Open

Some of our Division 2 team members were invited to participate in the Connaught Junior Badminton Open at the Sligo Tennis Club at the weekend. Well done to all of them who played very well against difficult competition from all over the country.

Congratulations to Padraic O Dowd who along with Audrey Delaney from the Strokestown Badminton Club were runners up in the top grade of the Mixed Doubles competition.

Roscommon Sports Partnership

Thank you to Roscommon Sports Partnership for contribution towards the Coaching Course held on 3rd October 2009 at Boyle Sports Complex.

Introductory Level Badminton Coaching Course

On Saturday 3rd October we hosted the Introductory Level Coaching Course at Boyle Sports Complex facilitated by Badminton Ireland Development Officer, Tommy Hehir, from Galway Lawn Tennis Club.

There were 18 participants in total and the course was very enjoyable and informative, covering many of the basics that most of us never took the time to learn properly before we started playing. Tommy also showed us some fun games and exercises to do ourselves and with beginners which will keep the game exciting, interesting and fresh.

Everyone had a great day particularly with Tommy's fun, patient and relaxed attitude towards coaching which made it a pleasure to take on board his advice and tips.

Thanks very much Tommy and as always thanks to the club "caterers" for the lovely refreshments!

National Badminton Week 23rd Oct to 1st Nov

As part of National Badminton Week, we will hold an open night on Thursday 29th October for adults at Boyle Sports Complex from 9pm - 11pm. This will be a chance for anyone who may like to give badminton a try to come up and meet our members, have a bit of fun on the court and enjoy some light refreshments afterwards.

There will also be a similar session for children aged 8yrs and upwards on Sunday November 1st from 6pm - 7pm. Places will be limited for this session.

Contact us on boylebadminton@gmail.com for any further information.

Loughglynn Badminton Open

This week we welcomed some players from Loughglynn and Ballaghadereen Badminton Clubs who joined us for a few friendly and very enjoyable games.

Loughglynn Badminton Club are holding an Open Competition on Sunday 15th November 2009 which will have categories for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced players as well as for Junior and Senior players. This will be a great opportunity for all levels of players to get involved in a little friendly fun competition and meet players from different clubs.

For further information or registration forms contact Jim Fahey at loughglynnbadmintonclub@gmail.com or contact us at boylebadminton@gmail.com and we'll be happy to pass on your interest.

First Night Back!

Our new season opened last night, 7th September, with a great turnout at the complex. It was good to catch up with everyone again after the break and welcome some new prospective members. The courts look great after some of the club were in last week to touch up the lines and we had some great games.

We finished up with a cuppa and a chat about the season ahead. It's great to be back!