QUB Badminton Club

Courts are not available on 6th March Tuesday due to minor hall is needed for other event. See you guys one week after

Wooooo we are back tonight 7.30-10pm see you all there!!

Woohoo! Tonight is our last night before Christmas! Hope you remember to wear your Christmas jumper!! See you all later

Here if you need me,
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TUESDAY!
Freeplay all night! See you there woooooo

Wooooo! Tuesday is here again!
Which means club night is here again! 🏸
Tonight we are back to 10 mins on 10 mins off court time ⏱
Taking names for our Christmas party 🎄
Maybe some circuits if people are keen 💪🏻
If you need me you know where I am,
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Wooooo Tuesday is here 🎉
See you all tonight 7.30-9.30 lots of on court time, free play all night! 🏸
9.30-10pm circuits 💪🏻
See you all then!!
Any questions you know where I am!
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It's friday so time for some to get you through the day before the weekend. The 2 mens doubles on court are among the best in the world so we'll point out a few things to look out for when you watch the clip but Zhang Nan is definitely the MVP among them.

1) Change of pace and net shots are equally important as fast powerful smashes. Notice how most of the time when one pair plays a net shot/change of pace, they gain a better attacking advantage.

2) Positioning is crucial when defending. When someone lifts the shuttle to the middle of the back line, the defending pair's base position should be equidistant to each other. However, as seen in the clip, when someone lifts to the corner (left for example), the defending pair move their base position slightly to the left. This is because it reduces the area needed to be covered by a straight smash which travels faster to the left player and most of the time, opponents rarely hit a cross smash which travels slower and can be covered by the right player.

3) When attacking, your partner should stand in front of you with his racquet up. When you see any of the pairs attacking, it seems like their partner is tied to them by an imaginary string and they both move left or right simultaneously. The front player has to move where the shuttle is being lifted to and keep his racquet up so that if there is a weak smash return, he can intercept/attack or play a soft net shot to set up his partner's next smash. This is the so called "channel/tunnel attack".

That's it for now. Watch the clip and let us know in the comments below what you think or if have anything you want to share with everyone.

Till then, have a great weekend and see yous next Tuesday😁

ZHANG NAN/LIU YU CHEN vs HONG WEI/JI TING | 2017 China National Badminton Games ♛ Zhang Nan/Liu Yu Chen VS Hong Wei/Ke Ji Ting | 2017 13th China National Badminton Games 2017年9月3日 羽毛球 :全运会羽毛球男子团体决赛-张楠/刘雨辰-洪炜/何济霆 The 13th National Games o...

Trick or treat night 🎃
Tonight we are playing some matches and games with a twist 👻
Winners get a treat 👑
Losers get a trick 💀

See you all tonight, normal time 7.30-10pm
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Yay Tuesday is here!
Tonight we are having our circuits first from 7.45-8.30 in the handball court 11 🏋️
There are no courts until 8.45 unfortunately, so if you’re not keen for circuits only come at 8.45 🏁

Now for the announcement you’ve all been waiting for:
Next Monday (30 Oct) we are having our first night out together, going to visit a few pubs & bars around Belfast🍺🍾
We’ll decide with your input where to start tonight!
Tag a friend you’re coming with for the chance to win your first round on us 💰

Any questions or suggestions let us know!
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Hear ye hear ye..Congratulations to Stephen on winning the elusive chocolate bites. Some say that he's still twirling around on court. (Pun intended) If you have any pictures, do share them in the comment below. We would love to caption them. See yous next week🏸🏸

Hope you're all excited for tonight! We can't wait to see you all later! Few things exciting happening:
🏸Equal time on court for everyone to play with friends whether for fun or for competition ⏰
🏸A round the court game with a prize for the winner 🏆
🏸And of course the last 20-30mins we'll have our circuits as usual 🏋️

Any questions let us know!

Ps big announcement coming soon on our first social night, watch this space!! 🎉

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Hi everyone! We hope everyone had a great weekend and are looking forward to our next club night this coming Tuesday (17/10/2017) at 7.30pm. We had a chat with a number of yous during our previous club night and had some feedback we would like to address.

1) Having to play "Badminton hunger games": We acknowledge there are limited courts in the minor hall for the amount of members we have. We have raised the issue with the PEC and the SU and are still trying to come to an agreement with them so that we can switch to the major hall instead. No promises but we are trying our very best for the sake of everyone's court time!

2) Personal racquet loans: Unfortunately we can't loan the club's racquets to people besides during club nights. Please return them to us at the end of the night. Thanks for your understanding.

3) 1-1 training: Because of the amount of people who've signed up this year, we can't provide everyone a 1-1 training but we will be happy to give you tips and pointers if you come up and ask us. We'll be more than happy to share and explain them to you.

Lastly, a short (and lethal) circuit session will be held during the last 30 mins of the club night. Everyone is welcomed to join in to improve your fitness!

If you have any suggestions or questions, do let us know via fb or speaking to us directly next Tuesday. We are very open to everyone's opinions and are looking to constantly improve the club.🤘🤘