Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Club News

ARIZONA BADMINTON SUMMER CAMPS
Are you interested in learning badminton? Come and join Guy Chadwick's summer badminton camps! 1-day and 3-day camps are available for all ages and all levels of play. Just download and complete the registration form, and mail it to the address indicated on the form.
OPEN GYM ANNOUNCEMENTS
Looking for places to play badminton in the valley? Please visit the Where to Play page for an up-to-date list of open gyms around the Phoenix metropolitan area, complete with hours of operation, addresses, maps and fee schedule details.

Please also visit the Events Calendar page for more open gym, tournaments and other local badminton events related announcements.

McQueen Park Activity Centre

We are now open on Friday as well as Wednesday at the McQueen Park Activity Centre. Same hours from 5:45pm to 8:45pm. The drop-in fee is $2/person for Gilbert residents and $3 for non-Gilbert residents.

Many thanks to Kevin Cao for his tireless work in securing this facility for badminton and for getting another day for us to play on.

Central Christian Church

The Sunday afternoon open gym at the Central Christian Church has been suspended effective immediately until August 31st.

Independence High School

Parking is in the Southwest parking lot only. Do not park in the Northeast parking lot (on 75th Avenue) or you will be locked in at the end of the night. All players must respect the grounds and the facility in which they play. Please let us know if you observe anything unusual while you are on IHS property.

Pecos Activity Centre

The badminton open gym hours have changed to 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm effective immediately.

Foothills Recreation & Aquatics Center

The open gym is on Sundays from 11:00AM to 1:45PM starting on March 16th, and the day-pass fee is $5/person for Glendale residents and $6/person for non-Glendale residents. The pass is not only good for badminton, but also for other amenities that the facility offers for the day.

Deer Valley Community Centre

The badminton open gym hours is Monday nights from 6:00PM to 8:45PM effective immediately. Drop-in fee is $2/person.

Goelet A.C. Beuf Community Centre

The badminton open gym hours is Saturday nights from 5:45PM to 7:45PM effective immediately.

You must bring exact change (i.e., $2) for the drop-in fee.

EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
Looking for a new racquet or need your racquet restrung? How about a tube of shuttlecocks or a roll of overgrips? Visit the Equipment & Services page for a list of local contacts and online sources for badminton services and supplies.
LET'S BUILD OUR DREAM HOME!
Imagine playing at a badminton club with green courts and background, badminton-only lines, perfect lighting and visibility, and all the amenities---anytime throughout the week and year! For many years we have considered building a permanent badminton-specific facility in the Phoenix area that would greatly enhance the recreational and tournament badminton experience. In 1993--1994, we had a temporary facility and learned much from it. We believe that with the rapid growth of badminton in the valley, the time is right to make this vision a reality.

For more information, please contact Guy Chadwick or Darcy McGrane.

Raymond Kwan has made a couple of badminton promotional video clips in relation to this project and they are available for download. Enjoy!
Clip 1   Clip 2

WEBSITE NEWS
We recently added an Events Calendar page which we will keep up-to-date with information on open gym cancellations and openings; tournaments and other local badminton-related events. Please check it out!

You can send your comments and suggestions by using the comments form or by sending a mail to: azsmash@gmail.com. Or, you can also reach us via Google Talk through screenname "azsmash". We're not online all the time, but when we are, feel free to chat with us.

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Last updated on 08/07/2008 at 08:10PM