News

Hi Everyone,

Please note that Nov 5 free play was cancelled, due to City’s booking change.

The following play sessions at W.P. Wagner High School have been set aside for the EDBA 55+ Free Play program for the remainder of 2016:
1. Sunday, Oct 30, Noon to 2 p.m.
2. Saturdays, Nov 19 and Dec 3, 2 to 4 p.m.

Again these sessions are open to the public and not just EDBA members. Please let your members know and feel free to pass this on to other interested parties.

Many thanks to John Lee for his time and effort continuing to supervise and promote the 55+ Free Play Program.

If you would like to become a member of IBC, please note that IBC will be holding a new member draw on Monday, September 26, 2016. For more information, please see https://ibcbadminton.com/club-information/joining-ibc/.

IBC Junior starts the 2016-2017 season on Sunday, October 2, 2016 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.

New members are welcome.

For more information, please see the IBC Junior web page.

Dear Members:

We’ve double-checked with EDBA and they’ve checked with the school… I have been told that WP Wagner is available for IBC this Friday, September 9, 2016.

For those who ended up at the school yesterday, and for those who wanted to play, please accept the City’s apology for not notifying us on time.

Best Regards,
Jenny

The 2016-2017 IBC season will begin on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Returning members have until the end of play on September 21, 2016 to renew their membership.

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.

http://edba.org/august-2016-free-plays-open-to-the-public/

IBC’s play time tonight (June 15) and June 17 are cancelled. Unfortunately, we never received a cancellation notice from the city/school so these cancellations were not anticipated. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable summer. See you in the fall!

To promote badminton within the Edmonton seniors community, the EDBA is hosting a badminton free play session for seniors 55 and over with details as follows:

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.

Effective immediately, for the remainder of the season, Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees are welcome to drop-in at IBC on any scheduled play night at no cost.

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.

In support of Corporate Challenge Edmonton’s badminton event, the EDBA is making the following court time available for Corporate Challenge badminton team practice:

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.