ONTARIO BADMINTON ASSOCIATION

The Ontario Badminton Association (OBA) is a non-profit provincial amateur sport association with a volunteer Board of Directors and a professional staff.
Contacts

The OBA offices are located in the Toronto area at:
1185 Eglinton Avenue East
North York, Ontario
M3C 3C6
Canada

tel: (416) 426-7195
fax: (416) 426-7363
email: oba@mail.interlog.com


Technical resources

Listed below are some of the technical resources available 
through the association.  Affiliated clubs and their members are
eligible to receive a 10% discount on non-affiliated prices on all items.
Registered coaches, umpires and player card holders are eligible 
for allifiated prices.  Out of province orders have shipping charges 
of the higher of $6.50 or 10% of the value of the shipment.  
In-province orders please add the higher of $3.00 or 10% of the value 
of the shipment.  Canadian funds please.  Canadian schools may use 
purchase order numbers.  Please include 7% national (GST) tax. 

GENERAL INFORMATION PAMPHLETS	
 										AFF.	NON-AFF

Where to play in the greater Metro Toronto area.					n/c
Listings of up-coming Level 1, 2, 3 coaching theory clinics.			n/c
A summary of the association's instructional program for teachers.			n/c
How to become a certified and registered coach or umpire.				n/c
A listing of high performance competitions, selection criteria for athletes.	n/c

WRITTEN ARTICLES

		1.00	2.50
Badminton Today, the official publication of the Association; printed
6 times a year.									n/c	15.00

TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

Integrated Level 1, 2, 3 manual of the National Certification Program for
	badminton coaches; 200 pages of stroke analysis, movement, tactics,
	training principles and teaching methodology.				35.00	45.00
OBA Handbook complete with the Laws of Badminton, recommendations
	to umpires; 20% discount for 50+ orders.				3.00	5.00
Referee's manual for tournament management.					3.00	5.00
Size 64 draw sheets (minimum order 10)					1.00	2.00
Tournament schedule, OBA regulations, events, calendar.			n/c	3.00
Umpire score sheet pads (50 sheets@)					4.00	7.00
Tournament organization.							3.00	5.00
Multiple drill handbook; (Watt) for 6+ players per court 
	(aussi disponible en francais)						3.00	5.00
Fifty drills for competitive players (Gilbert) (aussi disponible en francais).	2.50	4.50
Singles, doubles, mixed strategy (Gilbert) (set of 3 pamphlets).		2.00	4.00
Recreation handbook; ideas for fun nights, round robins, ladders.		2.50	4.50
Teaching Badminton in the Schools; (Staples) 28 progressive lessons.	10.00	15.00
Badminton Handbook; (Stevenson) designed for teachers; teaching 
    methods, sample lesson plans, drills, evaluation methods.			10.00	15.00
Beginner Badminton; (Staples) 1st in series of 3; for club coach.		10.00	15.00
Intermediate Badminton; (Staples) includes movement, backhand, 
    strategy, photos.								10.00	15.00
Advanced Badminton; (Staples) advanced strokes, deception, adv. strategy.	10.00	15.00
Staples series of three manuals.						25.00	40.00	
Winning Badminton Doubles; (Jake Downey, Eng.) positioning, tactics.	20.00	27.00
Video rentals (current listing available)					5.00	10.00

MISCELLANEOUS

Key chain in shuttle shape; engraveable; pewter; "Canada".			5.00	7.00
OBA pin; lacquered.								2.50	4.00
Mini feather shuttles; with suction cup for attachment to car window.	4.00	6.00




Further information, please contact the Ontario Badminton Association.
Email address c/o gords@intranet.ca (was:gsmith@magi.com)