Hampshire County Junior Badminton trains at Westgate Badminton Centre, the home of Hampshire Badminton. The Junior squad trains throughout the year on a Sunday morning. The sessions are run by Mark Peckham (Head Coach) and are designed to improve skills, footwork and fitness. During each 2 hours session, players typically do an hour of shot practise and fitness drills followed by match practise, but this can vary from week to week.
The county squad has now finished for the Summer and will now recommence in September after the Hampshire Restricted tournament. Details for this will be posted here very shortly.
Hampshire Junior teams compete in the County Shires League. For more information about the league and for results see The Shires Leagues. The teams for these matches are picked from players that attend County squad, and all participants in the squad are expected to play if selected.
Hampshire is amongst the top counties in the country for producing elite and national players.
The juniors are selected every year to train and play for Hampshire. The training sessions on Sunday are by Invite Only, following a selection criteria, which include:
- Results at the Hampshire Junior Restricted Championships.
- Results at Badminton England (BE) sanctioned tournaments
- Results against current team players where the player does not play regularly in BE sanctioned tournaments
- Badminton England grading and ranking. To check your grading and ranking, please click here
- Sportsmanship and commitment to the County
- Player commitment to their age group before being considered for selection in older age groups.
- Junior county trials
Please contact Jo Dix regarding County Juniors.
SESSION TIMES
Sundays
09.00 – 11.00 – Session 1, as per coach’s selection
11.00- 13.00 – Session 2, as per coach’s selection
COUNTY CALENDAR
DATES FOR ANY JUNIOR RELATED EVENTS / TRAINING / FIXTURES CAN BE FOUND HERE
Hampshire junior squads back in training this Autumn
Useful Documents
REGISTRATION FORM
If you are new to Hampshire Badminton, or have amendments to your existing registration, please fill in and return to Cristina Mitchell
AGE GROUP SELECTOR BADMINTON ENGLAND This age group selector will help you determine which age group you are in for both Badminton England tournaments and County matches.
SAFEGUARDING
Hampshire Badminton Association Ltd has adopted the Safeguarding Policy of Badminton England Limited.
For further information of how to report a concern, please visit the Safeguarding page on the Badminton England website.