Staffordshire County Badminton Association

Directory 2008/09

News!! (Added Aug 08)

Club Development
Club Future Programme
BADMINTON England have recently launched the Club Future Strategy which is a progressive club development programme. The mains aims of the programme are to:

· Increase the number of adults and juniors playing badminton through sound playing and competitive club programmes
· Increase the recruitment, education and development of coaches and volunteers
· Improve the infrastructure of our club network

The new structure incorporates 4 main levels of clubs which then link into high performance centres and the national badminton centre. These levels are affiliated clubs, foundation clubs, premier clubs and performance centres.

Affiliated clubs

Affiliated clubs are those registered with Badminton England. As an affiliated club, benefits include Civil Liability Insurance for affiliated members, support from the development network and discounts on various products. Members receive BADMINTON magazine and receive discounts on Badminton England events.

Foundation Clubs

Foundation Club recognises all affiliated badminton clubs, which are accessible and welcoming to everyone, and those which are organised to the highest level and with the safest standards.

BADMINTON England set out a number of criteria which clubs need to fulfil in order to gain Foundation club status. These criteria are split into 4 sections:

· The Playing Programme
· Duty of Care and Child Protection
· Sports Equity and Ethics
· Club Management

Premier Clubs

Premier Club is BADMINTON England’s Club mark standard for junior clubs or clubs with junior sections and is awarded to proven high quality badminton clubs. Premier Club means that clubs ensure the well being of young people whilst encouraging them to enjoy sport and lead a healthy lifestyle. They encourage young people to optimise their talents and support the development of the most talented.

The criteria for Premier Club is at a higher level than Foundation club but still comes under the same 4 sections listed above.

If you are interested in becoming either a Foundation Club or a Premier Club then contact Matt Hanson, the county development officer on 07825 981924 or matthanson@badmintonengland.co.uk

Performance Centres

Performance Centres will provide a platform to increase competitive opportunities and raise standards for all players. In order to gain performance centre status, the club must have already satisfied the criteria for Premier Club. The structure of a Performance Centre may take the form of a consortium of clubs, a Premier Club or badminton centre. There is currently funding available to support three performance centres across Staffordshire and the Black Country.

Introducing Silver Club Accreditation

Welcome to the new section of the Staffordshire Badminton Association Clubmark page. It has been developed to provide every Badminton club in Staffordshire with dedicated support through resources, officer time and potentially funding to support the whole process.

Clubmark is a cross sport quality accreditation for clubs with junior sections. According to research conducted by the Northwest Regional Development Agency in 2004, three fifths (60.5%) of young people belong to a sports club outside of school. It is vital that these clubs serve young people well. Sports clubs that work with children and young people need and deserve support to improve the quality of work they do so that we can develop and aid young people’s ability, talent and to provide a foundation for an active and healthy lifestyle.

Silver Club Application Form - Visit the BADMINTON England website

Silver Club Benefits Package

Item	Details	Benefit
BIG The Resource for Young Badminton Players	Development Department development@badmintonengland.co.uk	Phase 1 training & pack £75Phase 2 training & pack £50
Bisi Activity Games Packs A-D	Development Department	10% discount
LTAD Basics to Brilliance Resources	Development Department	10% discount
Reduced CRB checks	Development Department	50% discount
CCPR Club of the Year (subject to CCPR criteria)	National Clubmark Officer	Endorsement by NGB
Club organise Level 1 or Level 2 course - minimum 6 delegates	Coaching Department coaching@badmintonengland.co.uk	2 course packs free for club members
Coach registration	Coaching Department	5 club coaches on coaching register, 6th coach is free
On-line shop (Live May 2006)	Voucher issued upon achieving Silver Club award	£15 voucher for On-Line shop (delivery charge does not apply)
NBC Visit	Invitation will be issued by Development Department in partnership with the Elite Play Department – 4 events per annum	2 places per club per annum - Tour, observe national training, meet the coaches and players at the National Training Centre
Coaching weekends	National Badminton Club Manager markburbidge@badmintonengland.co.uk	£130.00 per person Discount £17.50
Yonex All England Championships	Draw will be undertaken by Development Department in partnership with the Events Department – 3 months prior	Finals Day ticket ballot
Yehlex Shuttle scheme	Yehlex sales@yehlex.co.uk use BADMINTON England Shuttlecock Order Form	22 dozen get 3 dozen free (i.e. 1 case and any type)

Setting Up a New Club?

Help and support, including a comprehensive BADMINTON England guide. are available from your Badminton Development Officer, Matt Hanson, on 07825981924 or email (MattHanson@badmintonengland.co.uk)

Also available is a Funding Guide from Sport Across Staffordshire.

National Governing Bodies (NGB’S) & County Sport Partnerships (CSP’s)

Both of the above organisation award Clubmark to proven quality Clubs. The National Scheme has been in place since 2002 and there are now over 2,000 accreditaed clubs across 20 Sports. Our aim is that by 2012 this will have increased to 5,000 and that Clubmark will be the stamp of approval to all clubs to aspire to.

To see how Badminton compares with other sports please click here (http://www.clubmark.org.uk/resources/clubmark-accredited-clubs-database)

Useful Links:

- Clubmark (http://www.clubmark.org.uk)
- Sport Across Staffordshire (http://www.sportacrossstaffordshire.co.uk/)
- Black Country Sports (http://www.blackcountryconsortium.co.uk/)
- Badminton England (http://badmintonengland.co.uk/)

THINK, YOU WOULD NOT EMPLOY AN UNQUALIFIED AND CHECKED CHILDMINDER, WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE THEM WITH A CLUB THAT DOES NOT HAVE CLUBMARK???????