New Items on this Web Site.

Additions, changes and news regarding this site, in reverse chronological order. These are just the major items, there being many small changes also.

6APR2008

• Serving - guide to effective serving

20MAR2008

• Shuttle Combo Specializing in shuttles at discount rate. RSL, Aeroplane, Tai-Lai, Chao-pai, Hi-Qua, Victor

25FEB2008

• Knoxville, TN - University of Tennessee Badminton Club. Contact: Farhaz Nooralli (farhazm@yahoo.com)

23FEB2008

• Clear One - #138-4551 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC,
• Clear Two - Unit 100-4351 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC
• Richmond Pro - on 5800 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, BC

18FEB2008

• XDC Badminton Club, Rubery, Birmingham

28JAN2008

• Badminton Blogs

25JAN2008

• Grips - extensive discussion of the various grips including diagrams

17JAN2008

• Riverside Badminton and Tennis Club -Ryan Lipka-(306) 242-5584 (phone) (306) 242-5275

23DEC2007

• Frankley Bats Birmingham

13DEC2007

• RacketGames Links to vendors plus  introductory level guide to badminton, describing the basics of play including shots, serves, footwork and so on.

19NOV2007

• SOTX Badminton Club
• SOTX Sports Australia - Supplier of SOTX badminton products

13NOV2007

• RCL Shuttles, shoes, clothing and more. Malaysia
• Calgary: Challenge Network Calgary - Singles and doubles badminton.

28OCT2007

• AEF Sports Product Xiamen Co. Ltd. Stringing Machines. Xiamen, Fujon, China.

18OCT2007

• PBDJARUM Extensive site in Bahasa ( Indonesian ) and in English. News, events, history, tournaments, profiles, plenty of good graphics. Indonesia

16OCT2007

• Actonians Badminton Club, West London

28SEP2007

• Blau-Weiss Wittorf News and Forum. In German.

4SEP2007

• Brooklyn, NY- Fitness Badminton Club. contact: fitnessbadminton@gmail.com  tel: 347-866-4880

2SEP2007

• Fort Lauderdale, FL- TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER, 8601 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD.
• Zen Sports - Zen Branded badminton equipment. Sydney.

30AUG2007

• General Info Portal (in Hungarian)
• HBA Hungarian Badminton Association

28AUG2007

• Jedburgh Badminton Club Jedburgh, Roxburghshire
• Racketshop - Full range of supplies including Carlton, Yonex, Wilson and much more. Belgium

1AUG2007

• New place to play: Edison, NJ - TBSA. 76 Carter Drive.Saturdays 9-12, $8. Contact: mike24@tbsanj.com (732) 650-1224 or (888) 650-1224

27JUL2007

• Arcadia, CA - Arcadia Badminton Club. Dedicated Facility. Open Daily

25JUL2007

• Long Island, NY - Nassau County. 2 courts. Saturday mornings 7-9AM. Jacob Varghese Nalamvelil. Tel: 516-317-1090

7JUL2007

• Burlingame, CA-Bay Badminton Club, 1611 Adrian Road, Burlingame, Ca. 94010. Open every day

10JUN2007

• Badminton For Life Victor badminton gear and coaching tips. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

28MAY2007

• WSD - Rackets ( steel, aluminum, graphite), covers, nets.  (Hangzhou , China )

1MAY2007

• play in Texas: San Antonio, TX - Chi-Town Badminton/Community Wellness of San Antonio

15APR2007

• Kimoni Canada Kimoni brand badminton equipment. Richmond BC.
• Kimoni International full range of badminton supplies. Hong Kong

7APR2007

• York Railway Institute Badminton Club, York

26MAR2007

• new place to play: Vienna, VA- Kilmer Middle School

24MAR2007

• B & B International Co Ltd ATTAC PVC Sports Flooring / Professional Exporter of Badminton Sports Equipment Worldwide. Shanghai.

11MAR2007

• 20070726-28: Wyoming Senior Olympics, Sheridan Wyoming

23FEB2007

• Nashua, NH - Nashua Badminton Club. Nashua YMCA

17FEB2007

• Czech Republic Badminton: Badminton Český Krumlov

12FEB2007

• Bishop's Badminton Club Worcester

11FEB2007

• The Badminton Company - Yonex, Yehlex and Forza badminton equipment. Racket repair service.

6FEB2007

• Online Streaming Video ( WCSN ) - premier realtime and archived video- BWF events, Olympics and more

29JAN2007

• Leesburg, VA - Leesburg Badminton Club. Private and Group Instruction available.

22JAN2007

• New dedicated facility: Union City, CA - APAC Badminton, daily play

20JAN2007

• Lakeland, FL - Kelly Recreation Center. Friday nights from 7:00-9:30p.m
• RacketReviews - contributed reviews

13JAN2007

• Austin, TX- Brushy Creek Community Center, 16318 Great Oaks Drive, Round Rock, TX 78681, Tel: 512-255-7871
• PhotoBadminton - Percot Yohann's site including badminton photography.
• Long Island, NY - Northport/E. Northport High School- Wednesdays from 8:00 to 10:00 pm during fall and spring semesters. Call 631-262-6650 to register.
• Long Island, NY - Commack High School- Mondays from 8:00 to 10:00 pm during fall and spring semesters. Call 631-912-2153 to register.
• London Badminton streaming and downloadable videos
• London Badminton - local organization, news, videos, training and more.

10JAN2007

• Calgary Badminton Information: see Badminton Calgary
• BadmintonShirt - original design badminton shirts ( short and long sleeve ) and sweats

16DEC2006

• Badminton in Ukraine Site of Ukraine badminton. Badminton information, news, rating, photo gallery. 

30NOV2006

• MJ Strings Attached, Yonex Badminton racquets, strings & supplies. Stringing service. Toronto, Canada, can ship to anywhere in North America.

15NOV2006

• Yumo Badminton Centre, Richmond, BC. Dedicated facility, 6 courts with mats, open every day

7NOV2006

• Forza Badminton Store – Forza Badminton - Rackets, Footwear, Clothing, Shuttles, Bags, our site provides everything on Forza Badminton products. UK London

4NOV2006

• Badmintonology - Tutorials, Videos, Badminton Injuries Psychology and more.

8OCT2006

• Ayumisoft Badminton Tournament Organizer - software for organizing and running tournaments
• Stepgates Badminton Club, Chertsey, Surrey
• Badminton Book: Advanced Badminton Techniques
• Mallorca Badminton , Mallorca

28SEP2006

• Racquet Chat News, Product Reviews, Forums, and more

19SEP2006

• Rockville, MD- Badminton4Us. Sep 2006 schedule: Wed: 7:30 - 9:30 pm at Julius West Middle School and Sat: 2:00 - 5:00 pm at Quince Orchard High School.
• Badminton US - USA San Francisco Badminton and Online Shopping Store
• Badminton.TV- instructional tips and videos

6SEP2006

• Badminton Shop Online Full range of supplies. Yonex, Victor, Prince and more

19AUG2006

• Badminton Information - blog, rules, training, history and much more.

13AUG2006

• Neenah-Menasha, WI. Neenah Menasha YMCA. (920) 729-9622

9AUG2006

• Speed Training Methods to help build speed. Applicable to Badminton as well as many other sports.
• Badminton Chronicles Daily news plus copious links

4AUG2006

• Vietnam Badminton Forum, News, Photos and more in Vietnam

22JUL2006

• Yellow Springs, OH- Antioch Badminton Club.

22JUL2006

• Oxnard, CA- Oxnard Badminton Club

21JUL2006

• Pittsbugh, PA- Pittsburgh Badminton Club. Sunday afternoons 4-6PM at Club 4 Life

11JUL2006

• Garforth Jets Badminton Club, Leeds, Yorkshire
• Raleigh, NC ( also Durham and Chapel Hill). RTP Badminton Club

25JUN2006

• Extensive College listings contributed by Jason Lee.

23JUN2006

• Megasport. Shuttles and Rackets. Hong Kong

10JUN2006

• Winston-Salem, NC - William C Sims Community Center 1230 Alder St., Winston-Salem, NC
• Bang's Badminton full range of supplies, online shopping.

30MAY2006

• California Badminton Academy Lessons, Clinics, Coaching. SF Bay Area
• Badminton Players Federation Badminton News, Forum, Michael Kjeldsen. English and Danish
• De Snelle Shuttle, St Odilienberg, Netherlands
• Catonsville, MD- Catonsville Badminton Club, Rick Wiker (Wiker@erols.com),410-489-9129.

21MAY2006

• InBadminton - Forza Badminton Racquets, Shuttles, Clothing, and accessories. Bristol
• Elefanten Club Bayreuth Club, Badminton Information, Rules and more. In German

30APR2006

• GF Sports ( Joobong ), Seoul, Korea. Full range of badminton products under Joobong brand.

25FEB2006

• Lock Haven, PA- Lock Haven Badminton Club,

15FEB2006

• Fort Wayne, IN- NorthEast Indiana Badminton Club.

13FEB2006

• STBA Southern Tasmanian Badminton Association

8FEB2006

• FMB Federación Mexicana de Badminton

3FEB2006

• Ron's Racket Shop - Yonex, Karakal, Tronex. Full range of supplies including stringing machines. Belgium.
• Raven's Badminton Club  Kragujevac, Serbia
• Flagstaff, AZ- Northern Arizona Badminton Club.

31JAN2006

• CBB Confederação Brasileira de Badminton ( Brazilian Badminton Federation )

29JAN2006

• Papillion, NE- Top Flight Badminton Club.

28JAN2006

• Wvcombe Badminton Club High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
• Xinsports - Pro Shop and Training, Blackburn South, Melbourne
• Valby Badminton Club Copenhagen
• Badminton Shop - YangYang and Inflight Badminton Equipment. Vienna, Austria

16JAN2006

• where to play in Connecticut - Fairfield, CT-Fairfield Badminton Club
• Sandefjord Badminton Club - Sandefjord, Norway

5JAN2006

• Bellevue, WA- Bellevue Badminton Club - dedicated facility

2JAN2006

• Sportdiscount24 - Badminton, Tennis, Squash, etc. Full range of equipment. Germany

14DEC2005

• play in CT: Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Badminton Club. Ridgefield Boys and Girls Club. Wednesdays and Fridays 8-11PM.

• play in Hawaii: Hilo, HI- Hilo Badminton Club

8DEC2005

• IBA Israeli Badminton Associatio

6DEC2005

• club in France: Issy les Moulineaux Badminton Club, Paris

3DEC2005

• Atlanta, GA - Perimeter Badminton Club, Duluth. Joe Tjoe

28NOV2005

• Hoboken, NJ- Friendly Badminton Club, Contact: Wangsa Tanzil (wtanzil@aol.com) or Kim Fung Tong ( kim_fungt@hotmail.com )  

28OCT2005

• Badminton Centraal Badminton information, news, pictures, rules and a great forum! In Dutch
• 2Link.be Badminton Belgium badminton links, forum, general information

25OCT2005

• Shuttletje Alles Over Badminton Rick van Tol's site. In Dutch

22OCT2005

• Exeter and District Badminton League

17OCT2005

• A million a Month. It took three years for this site to rack up a quarter million hits. Now it is getting an average of that many every WEEK! Traffic has reached around 200GB per month- and that's without the videos. I still hope to offer full videos someday when the bandwidth becomes affordable.
• New venue in Southern CA: Lawndale, CA 90260. Free Open Badminton Play, Bollinger Memorial Gymnasium
• Muncie, IN - Ball State University Badminton

10SEP2005

• new place to play: Central NJ - Central Jersey Sports Club. Fall season (Tues, Wed, Sat, Sun @ 4 different locations). Jack Kau at jackkau@yahoo.com  (732) 485-1921. 

7SEP2005

• new place to play: Folsom, CA- Folsom Middle School, Sundays 6-10PM. $3. 8 Courts, hardwood floors.

9JUL2005

• play in Vietnam: Badminton Botanical Garden - Badminton park in Hanoi

15JUN2005

• New vendor in Arcadia CA: Wayne sporting Supplies Yonex, Wilson, ProKennex & Champion authorized dealer. 

6JUN2005

• vendor in UK: Pro-Badminton - Select quality badminton equipment, trade-in of old equipment, online forum.
• play in UK: Uphill Badminton Club 

10MAY2005

• Play in US: Arlington, VA - Pentagon Athletic Center 

13APR2005

• New club in New York City: Friendly Badminton Club, Queens.

9APR2005

With upcoming openings of Smash City and United Badminton, the San Francisco Bay Area now has more dedicated badminton courts than anywhere else in the USA!

• Revolution Cup Professionally produced, very high quality video
• Fremont, CA- United Badminton Club, 43901 Boscell Road, Fremont. 9AM-11PM daily.

4APR2005

• Ringswell Badminton Club - Exeter
• Menlo Park, CA - Golden Gate Badminton Club, 190 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA. 7 DAYS A WEEK 8 AM-11 PM.
• Milpitas, CA - Smash City

28MAR2005

• Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota Vietnamese Badminton Club
• Fort Myers, FL- Brookshire Bath and Tennis. 
• Badminton Vereniging Noordoostpolder In Dutch. Website of Club in Emmeloord.
• Badmintonvereniging Poona '64 Leeuwarden

23MAR2005

• play in South Carolina: Charleston, SC- College of Charleston. Tuesday and Friday 6-8PM.

13MAR2005

• Racketsports Montreal Montreal, Canada. SOTX, Karakal and RSL
• Winning Cycle & Badminton Racquets & Accessories, Stringing. Yonex, Sotx, Gosen, Wilson, Victor. Toronto, Ontario

10MAR2005

• Medlock Badminton Club Droylsden, Manchester

18FEB2005

• Claremont, CA- Claremont Colleges Badminton Club

31JAN2005

• Fresno, CA - Fresno Badminton California State University, Fresno South Gymnasium, most Sunday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

30JAN2005

• Badminton Hamburg Clubs, Places to Play, and links to Videos.
• Badminton Friends personal video clips but also several championship videos (MPG)

24JAN2005

• Sports KnowHow General information about many sports including Badminton

23JAN2005

• 200506-09: BASS Badminton Training Summer 2005, Sunnyvale, CA
• various tournament listings

19JAN2005

• Shaker Heights, OH- Shaker Badminton Club

18JAN2005

• Ibuysports.com SOTX Agent for USA and Canada. Shuttles, rackets, shoes, etc
• Badminton Photo Web site of an official IBF Photo agency. Extensive selection of quality photos.

5JAN2005

• Grand Rapids, MI - Who: East Grand Rapids Badminton Club.

8DEC2004

• Extreme Power - Rackets, shuttles, and badminton tips. Singapore

5DEC2004

• San Diego, CA- San Diego Badminton Club

29NOV2004

• MY Badminton Store – Hi-Qua Badminton Equipment. Free Shipping Worldwide. Hong Kong

20NOV2004

• Minnetonka, MN - Hopkins-Minnetonka Rec Dept: Lindbergh Center, 12400 Lindbergh Drive

16NOV2004

• CESIB la Garriga, Catalonia.

12NOV2004

• Sheffield WD Badminton Club,  Sheffield

10NOV2004

• Karmøy Badmintonklubb

6NOV2004

• Værløse Badminton
• MCBA Middlesex County Badminton Association
• West Lafayette, IN - Purdue University. Public play: Wed 9:15 to midnight, 

4NOV2004

• Badminton-NYT Badminton News, Links, Rankings, and more. In Danish.

2NOV2004

Finally- places to play in Montana: 

• Bozeman, MT - Montana State University. 
• Missoula, MT - Unversity of Montana.

1NOV2004

• BC Tempo Doeloe (Alphen aan den Rijn)

31OCT2004

• Sporting Depot links to sporting goods for many sports including Badminton
• Badminton-Club Beuel in German
• VfB Friedrichshafen in German
• ETV Hamburg
• Badminton Club '82 Osnabrueck 

24OCT2004

Where to play in New Hampshire:

• Goffstown, NH - Allard Center Branch, Greater Manchester Family YMCA. Monday nights 8-10 p.m. 603-497-4663. Contact: Laurel Firmin lfirmin@gmfymca.org .
• Manchester, NH - Downtown Branch, Greater Manchester Family YMCA, Tuesday nights 7-9:30 p.m., 603-623-3558. Contact: Chris Webster cwebster@gmfymca.org . 

9OCT2004

• Charleston, IL- EIU Badminton Club, Eastern Illinois University

29SEP2004

• BC Beijum Groningen, The Netherlands

22SEP2004

• Court Reservation Software - (Peoria Design) online system that allows players to reserve court time

5SEP2004

• Asian Footwork Video Thomas Engholm's instructional video. In English on VHS tape.
• Rotherwick Badminton Club, Rotherwick, Hampshire

27AUG2004

• Everything Badminton meeting place, club and player finder, badminton information and featuring a badminton auction site

23AUG2004

• Calasech Badminton

22AUG2004

• Chicago, IL extensive new listings for Chicago

17AUG2004

• Marylebone Badminton Club, Central London

19JUL2004

• Play in Richmond, Virginia, Tuckahoe Family YMCA and Humphrey Calder Community Center
• 20040822-28: Kootsj Summer Camp, Acquit Terme, Italy.

12JUL2004

• Los Angeles, CA- UCLA Badminton Club UCLA John Wooden Center
• Avenue 35 - "Badminton on court and on line" - full range of badminton equipment

8JUL2004

• Kennet Badminton Club, Marlborough and Pewsey, Wiltshire
• Sunnyvale, CA- Bintang Badminton Academy , daily play

22JUN2004

• Tallahassee, FL-FSU BADMINTON CLUB

8JUN2004

• Real Sports Network Links for many sports including Badminton

6JUN2004

• St. Margaret's Badminton Club Streatham, London
• Unicorn Badminton Club Taunton, Somerset

15MAY2004

• Eureka Springs, AR- Eureka Springs Middle School, M/W 6-9PM. 
• 20040802-20: SJSU Summer Badminton Camp 2004, San Jose, CA
• 20040619-0731: BASS Training Summer 2004, Sunnyvale CA
• 20040531: Coaching Clinic, South San Francisco, CA. 
• 20040528: Umpire Clinic, South San Francisco, CA. 

13MAY2004

• Blue Feathers Sports Club Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

10MAY2004

• Middlesex County Badminton Association 

2MAY2004

• club in the Netherlands: Hoogkerk

5APR2004

• Corvallis, OR - Oregon State Badminton Club ( badmintonclub@oregonstate.edu ), Fridays 5:00 -7:00 pm at OSU Langton Hall,

1APR2004

• play in the USA: Newport News, VA, Newport News Badminton, Warwick High School

9MAR2004

• Finally a presence in Mississippi:  Hattiesburg, MS - Southern Mississippi Badminton Club. University of Southern Mississippi

8MAR2004

• La Gueriniere Bed & Breakfast  with Badminton Hall (Belgium)

29FEB2004

• Mingfeng Sports Company Ltd. shuttlecock manufacturer
• play in California
  • Burbank, CA- McCambridge Park
  • Burbank, CA- Olive Avenue Park.
  • North Hollywood, CA - 11430 Chandler Blvd

27FEB2004

NEW HIGH SPEED CONNECTION finally up and running! This site should now be much faster and more reliable.

• Walton & Kirton Badminton Club Felixstowe, Suffolk

18FEB2004

• CREA Lisbon
• CTBA Chinese Taipei Badminton Association
• Racket Supply rackets, string COURT MATS and standards, and more

17FEB2004

• Methven Badminton Club, Perth, Scotland
• Badminton Gallery full length matches

2FEB2004

• Badminton Screensaver - 3D animated badminton players

28JAN2004

• GBF Greenland Badminton Federation

18JAN2004

• play in Canada: RA Badminton Club
• play in US: Austin, TX- University of Texas Badminton Club

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