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Fees
Membership fees will remain the same as last year. For more information, please see https://ibcbadminton.com/club-information/membership/.
Waiver
Please complete and submit the 2016-2017 waiver with you when registering. The waiver can be downloaded at https://ibcbadminton.com/wp-content/uploads/Waiver_IBC_2016-17.pdf.
If you cannot make it to register
You may appoint a proxy to register for you. FULL payment must be received by end of play on September 21. A shoe tag will be given to you when you PERSONALLY hand in a completed waiver. All players MUST have a shoe tag in order to play.
Adding immediate family members to an existing membership
If you wish to add an immediate family member to your membership, let us know when registering. Your request will be added to a “waiting list” for membership. Accepted add-on members (if any) will be announced after Sept 21, subject to the maximum capacity for IBC, which is 100 members. Add-on membership fees and/or waiver amendments will be due by 8pm on Sept 26, 2016.
Volunteering
If you are interested in volunteering as an IBC executive (member-at-large) or at the EDBA, we would love to hear from you. Both IBC and the EDBA are driven 100% by volunteers.
We hope to see you all at IBC. Welcome to the new season.
Time: June 4, 2016 (Saturday) from 2 to 4 p.m.
Venue: W.P. Wagner High School (6310 Wagner Road, Edmonton)
Cost: No charge; EDBA will also provide shuttles
Please note that this free play session is open to the Edmonton public including EDBA members but ONLY for 55 and older players. Thanks.
To be eligible, drop-ins must:
- present a valid driver’s license with a Fort McMurray address to be eligible
- agree to abide by IBC Rules & Etiquette
IBC will impose a cap of 8 on drop-ins. First come first served.
Location:
W.P. Wagner High School (6310 Wagner Road, Edmonton)
Dates & Times
Session N: Sunday May 1, 2016, Noon to 2 p.m. (Full; wait-list only; no drop-in)
Session 1: Saturday May 7, 2016, 2 to 4 p.m. (Full; wait-list only; no drop-in)
Session 2: Saturday May 28, 2016, 2 to 4 p.m. (Full; wait-list only; no drop-in)
Session 3: Sunday May 29, 2016, Noon to 2 p.m.
Cost is $5 per person for each session. EDBA will also have NCCP qualified coaching available to provide teams with tips and suggestions for improving their games. Teams are to provide their own shuttles. Alternately, teams can purchase one tube of Mavis 300 (same type of shuttles to be used in Corporate Challenge badminton) from the EDBA at the practice session at $14 (retail price including GST at Edmonton stores is about $15.74). Limit one tube per company team per session.
If your Corporate Challenge badminton team is interested in booking practice court time, please e-mail info@edba.org with the name of your company, sessions of interest and the estimated number of team players attending the practice. Payment is collected at the door.
Court bookings are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Teams dropping in without pre-registering cannot be accommodated if there are no available courts for the session.
On behalf of the IBC Executives, I would like to invite you all to join us to celebrate another great season.
The IBC Annual Dinner will take place at 6:30pm on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at P & L Restaurant (10425 100 Ave, inside the Comfort Inn).
The event is free to all individual members and for up to 2 members of a family membership. Additional family members or non-members can attend for $25.
If you would like to attend, please register using the sign up sheet posted each night at the gym entrance. A deposit ($10/member, fully refunded on the night of the dinner) is required. Full payment for additional guests or family members is due at registration. Please pay Rosalyn Ngan.
The deadline to sign up for the dinner is Monday, May 2, 2016.
Hope to see you at the dinner!
Best Regards,
Jenny Altarejos
President, IBC
The entry form can be downloaded at here.
The EDBA Open has a minimum age requirement of 16 as of January 1, 2016. This year they have added two more age categories, “55+ to 60” and “60 +” to the A, B, C level.
Registration deadline is 5:30 p.m. on April 27, 2016.
For full details please refer to 2016 EDBA Badminton Tournament May, 2016″.
Dates:
Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm
Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm
Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm
Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm
Location:
WP Wagner (6310 Wagner Rd NW, Edmonton, AB)
Open to adults (ages 18 and above) who are current members of a public EDBA member club. There is no cost to attend. Please bring your own shuttles and wear non-marking, indoor court shoes. Attendees will be required to sign in and state their club affiliation.
Matches are limited to two games after which the players must vacate their court and wait for their next turn to play. Games must follow the Rally Point System (21 points). Singles games are not permitted if there are others waiting for an available court.
Jenny Altarejos
President