Badminton

(S) Sheffield Schools,  (Y) Yorkshire, (BE) Badminton England.

For all events marked *, Sheffield Schools, Abbeydale and Badminton Sheffield Junior Tournaments, Primary Schools Festival and Inter-Area Competitions all players must have been under the stated age at midnight on 31^st August/1^st September 2009. In all other County, Regional and National Tournaments and Team Competitions players must have been under the stated age on 1^st January 2009, i.e. U17 players must have been born on or after 1^st January 1993, U16 1994 etc.

The Sheffield Schools Tournaments are restricted to players who attend a school in Sheffield and are the only tournaments in which doubles partners must be from the same school. In Yorkshire Schools Closed Tournaments (restricted to players who attend a school or live in the county) doubles partners can be players from any school in Yorkshire. In all the other tournaments doubles partners can be from different counties.

The Abbeydale Restricted U17/U15/U13 Tournaments will be restricted to players who have NOT represented their county on more than ONE occasion in the last 12 months and the       U11 Tournament will be restricted to players who have NEVER played for their county.

Schools in Sheffield will be e-mailed an entry form for each Sheffield Schools tournament. Please ask the teacher in charge of badminton at your school to enter you in these tournaments. Individual entry forms for other tournaments will be e-mailed to schools, junior clubs and badminton coaches.

The BE Gold, Silver and Bronze tournaments are part of the Badminton England Junior Tournament Circuit . They are run on behalf of Badminton England by County Badminton Associations. Gold events are mainly for Grade 1 players, Silver events for grade 2  players while only grade 3 or ungraded players may enter the Bronze tournaments. There is only 1 grade (Silver) for U11 tournaments which are targeted at players with some tournament experience. Players taking part in Badminton England tournaments for the first time should consider entering a Bronze tournament. If in doubt about the most appropriate tournaments to enter please consult your coach for advice.

For details of all Badminton England junior events including tournament entry forms look on the BE website: http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/ , Enter Badminton England Website, Tournaments, Juniors, Gold/Silver/Bronze Circuits or Other Junior Events., Entry Forms. Alternatively contact Badminton England, National Badminton Centre, Milton Keynes, MK8 9LA. Tel. 01908 268400.

For details of Yorkshire Schools events, tournament entry forms, results, etc. look on the Y.S.B.A. website: ysba.org.uk.

For additional information concerning Sheffield Schools, Yorkshire Schools and Badminton England junior events please contact the S.F.S.S. Badminton Association Secretary,

Mr J N Ibbetson, 74 Pingle Road, Millhouses, Sheffield, S7 2LL.  Tel. (0114) 236 4184.

e-mail: john.n.ibbetson@ btinternet.com.         

Sheffield Schools Tournament entry forms will be available for downloading from the S.F.S.S. website: http://www.sfss.org.uk/.       

Files

• 07.02.10 - 2010 South Yorkshire Schools' Cross Country Team to ESAA Cross Country Final
• 07.02.10 - 2010 South Yorkshire Schools' Cross Country Team to ESAA Cross Country Final
• 09.11.09 - Sheffield Schools Leagues 2009-10