Welcome to the Swansea University Badminton Club!

For those who love to play badminton at Swansea Univerity. We welcome all abilites !

To stay up to date follow our Instagram where our latest information regarding socials, match results and any other events will be posted.

Folllow: swanseaunibadminton 

THE 'WHO ARE WE?' BIT 

• We are a thriving society catering for members of all abilities who share the love of badminton. Competitive or social, we are willing to intake all new members. 

• We have 3 men's teams and 2 women's teams- and astonishingly our women’s 1st has been promoted to the premiership league, the highest competitive BUCS league.  

• Our committee consist of 10 members, all responsible for accommodating you in the club. 

RE-FRESHERS 

• If you are a new student or interested in joining us for the second semester then we are excited for you to join us!

• Re-freshers fayre is being held on 22th January at Bay Campus - so come down and have a chat to find out more.

• Please note that our teams for the remainder of the year are finalised and are unlikely to be subject to change - but we hope to see you in September at our trials!

• Keep posted on our Instagram for any news and updates - handle at the bottom!

SUNDAY MEMBERSHIP

• Busy schedule but still want to play badminton? Join our Intramural sessions every sunday at Singleton Campus from 12-2pm.
• These memberships are only £5 - with sessions consisting of fun and casual play and shuttles provided.

PERFORMANCE SQUAD 

• Performance squads are sessions for competitive play consisting of all players on the teams 

• Players will receive 2 training sessions a week, with dedicated coaching for one session a week (M1, M2 + W1, W2 ONLY) 

• Our performance squad players have the amazing opportunity to play in the annual BUCS Nationals Sheffield competition, alongside events such as Varsity.

• Sessions every week are as follows; 

> Monday 8-10pm Bay Campus (M1, M2 + W1, W2 ONLY) 

> Thursday 6-8pm Singleton Campus (Squad + M3) 

MEN’S 3rd TEAM 

• Our men’s 3rds are a competitive team of intramural players who train once a week with our performance squad alongside belonging to our intramural sessions.  

• This team consists of 8 players, a means of progression for intramural players looking to play for our performance squad teams whilst ensuring players are actively involved with the club and ready to play matches. 

• Sessions every week are as follows; 

> Tuesday 7-8pm Bay Campus 

> Thursday 6-8pm Singleton Campus (Squad session) 

INTRAMURALS 

• Our intramural sessions are one of the largest playing groups within the University. 

• These sessions are designed for social and casual playing, ran by our two intramural captains Vinesh and Nicole. 

• Not only are these more casual playing sessions, but they are also mixed with light training for anyone wishing to receive feedback on their play, with support from some of our squad members. 

• Intramural members this year will have 2 sessions a week; 

> Tuesday 8-10pm Bay Campus 

> Sunday 12-2pm Singleton Campus 

SOCIALS

• Our Socials this year are run by Ed and Eesaa. They have promised nights of laughs, fun and games with all sorts in mind. Socials are open to anyone and everyone! 
• We will be running Socials every other Wednesday officially but there is no telling what our Social Secs have planned!

CONTACTS 

• If you have any questions prior to your arrival in September, please do not hesitate to email or DM us on any of our platforms: 

> Instagram: swanseaunibadminton 

> Email: badminton@swansea-sports.co.uk 

• Any issues or concerns you can be directed to our welfare officers Nicole and Shreya to send them a message, or you can find them across various sessions; 

> Nicole email: 2370393@swansea.ac.uk 

> Shreya email:  2264376@swansea.ac.uk