Mid-Island Clubs

Odd Fellows

Posted Mon, 2009-09-21 17:30 by Andrew Marchand

Adult club that meets Saturday mornings (9:00 am-11:00 am) and Monday evenings (7:00 pm-9:45 pm) at Oliver Woods, behind Rutherford Mall. The club has good intermediate players and a few tournament players.
The club is open to new members. There can also be some coaching available.
phone 250-753-2883

Club contact(s): 
Larry Duval
Club location: 
Oliver Woods Community Centre
Bird type: 
Feather
Level: 
All levels
Drop-in cost: 
$6

Nanaimo Badminton Club - Oliver Woods

Posted Tue, 2009-09-22 09:18 by Andrew Marchand

An intermediate- to elite-level club that meets at the Oliver Woods Community Centre (Thursdays at 7:30pm-10pm and most Sundays at 1:30pm-4:30pm) from September to the end of April.

Club contact(s): 
Helen Binns
Club location: 
Oliver Woods Community Centre
Bird type: 
Feather
Level: 
Intermediate to elite
Drop-in cost: 
$6

Franklyn Street Adults

Posted Tue, 2009-09-22 09:19 by Andrew Marchand

An intermediate- to elite-level club that meets at the Franlyn Street Gym Tuesdays at 7:00pm-10:0pm.

Club contact(s): 
Helen Binns
Club location: 
Franklyn Street Gym
Bird type: 
Feather
Level: 
Intermediate to elite
Drop-in cost: 
$6

BlueBird Badminton Club

Posted Sat, 2009-10-03 20:06 by Mike Clark

This club runs on Wednesday from (6:30pm - 9:00pm).
Currently 18 players maximum as there are three courts available for play - new rules apply.

Club contact(s): 
Shannon Wharrie
Club location: 
Franklyn Street Gym
Bird type: 
Plastic
Level: 
Intermediate to elite
Drop-in cost: 
$4

Seniors 60+

Posted Sat, 2009-10-03 20:14 by Mike Clark

This club is for Seniors 60+ and is for all levels of players. The cost for the year is only $35 dollars for registering with Parks and Recreation. It runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:30pm-3:30pm.

Club contact(s): 
Helen Binns
Club location: 
Oliver Woods Community Centre
Bird type: 
Plastic
Level: 
All levels
Drop-in cost: 
$2

Richard's Slow Pitch

Posted Sat, 2009-10-03 20:20 by Mike Clark

Richard's Slow Pitch is mostly a competitive to intermediate seniors group but they welcome all members of any skill type. Richards group runs on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30am-11:00am at Oliver Woods from October to the end of April, then the group switches to Mondays at 9:30-11:00 at Frankyn St. Its cost from fall through until april is $120.

Club contact(s): 
Richard Chahley
Club location: 
Oliver Woods Community Centre
Bird type: 
Plastic
Level: 
All levels
Drop-in cost: 
$4

Barsby Recreation

Posted Sat, 2009-10-03 20:27 by Mike Clark

Barsby Recreation runs Sundays 7-9:00 pm at Barsby High School. Many of our players started playing recently or have just taken the game up again. For those just starting instruction is available. Often the school gates are closed and locked, so just park on 7th street on the other side of the Football Field and walk up to the gym.

Club contact(s): 
Helen Binns
Club location: 
Barsby High School
Bird type: 
Plastic
Level: 
Beginner to intermediate
Drop-in cost: 
$5

Nanaimo Junior Badminton Club

Posted Sun, 2009-10-04 11:15 by Mike Clark

The Junior club is open to all Players from 7-19year olds. The Juniors meet every Tuesday and Thursday from (6:00pm-7:30pm). The skill levels go from beginners to competitive levels, and the players are matched up for games with players of similar skill. This Club has a Drop in fee of $2 and plays with plastic birds.

Club contact(s): 
Mike Clark
Club location: 
Oliver Woods Community Centre
Bird type: 
Plastic
Level: 
All levels
Drop-in cost: 
$2

Book A court

Posted Sat, 2010-01-02 10:31 by Mike Clark

During the time frame of 12:00-3:00, all members of the public will be able to book a court from Nanaimo Badminton. The courts will be first come first serve. If you would like to book a court for a specific time slot, you can contact Mike Clark at m_mike12@hotmail.com or 250-619-8432. If you do not want to call in advance you can drop in and see if there is any courts free. The court cost is 8 dollars an hour. Their also will be some training birds available on site as well if you want to use the court for training.

Club contact(s): 
Mike Clark
Club location: 
Oliver Woods Community Centre
Bird type: 
Feather
Level: 
All levels
Drop-in cost: 
$8

Vancouver Island University

Posted Wed, 2010-02-10 14:20 by Mike Clark

The Vancouver Island University has a varsity badminton team which competes in several team events a year, against other colleges in the BCCAA. The varsity team holds tryouts in september annually, held by Janice Walker, Alf McGuire and Dawn McGuire.

Club contact(s): 
Janice Walker
Club location: 
Vancouver Island University
Bird type: 
Feather
Level: 
Intermediate to elite
Drop-in cost: 
$0