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Miller Homes, part of the Miller Group the UK's largest privately owned Housebuilding, Property Development and Construction Business Sponsor Sheffield Schools Badminton.
Congratulations to Under 15 Girls National Champion Natalie Chan-Lam of Sheffield High School. Natalie together with Chloe Birch of Silverdale School also won the National Doubles title for this age group. Chloe was also part of the mixed doubles paring who won the national title at Under 15.
Tapton Under 14 Girls and Sheffield High School Under 16 Girls won the Yorkshire and Humberside section of the Centre Parcs National Schools' Championships and went on to be 5th and 6th respectively in the National competitions.
PLAYER INFORMATION 2009-10
2009|
Saturday 26 September |
(Y) |
U15 ‘A' & ‘B' Closed Tournament |
|
Adwick LC |
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Sunday 4 October |
(Y) |
U17 ‘A' & ‘B' Closed Tournament |
|
Concord LC |
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Saturday 10 October |
(BE) |
Yorks U17 Silver Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
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Sunday 11 October |
(BE) |
Yorks U17 Bronze Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
|
Sat/Sun 24/25 October |
(BE) |
Yorks U19 Open Tournament |
|
York R.I |
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Sat/Sun 31 Oct/ 1Nov |
(BE) |
North U17 Gold Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
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Sunday 1 November |
(BE) |
Yorks U15 Bronze Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
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Saturday 7 November |
(BE) |
Yorks U15 Silver Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
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Sunday 8 November |
|
*Dronfield U15 Open Tournament |
|
Dronfield SC |
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Saturday 21 November |
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*Dronfield U17 Open Tournament |
|
Dronfield SC |
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Sunday 22 November |
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*Dronfield U13 & U11 Open Tournament |
|
Dronfield SC |
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Saturday 28 November |
(S) |
*U14 Closed Tournament |
11.15am |
Aeydale |
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Sunday 29 November |
(BE) |
Yorks U11 Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
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Saturday 5 December |
(S) |
*U13 Closed Tournament |
11.15am |
Abbeydale |
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Sunday 6 December |
(Y) |
*U18 Inter-Area Competition |
10.00am |
J Smeaton |
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Saturday 16 January |
(S) |
*U12 Closed Tournament |
11.15am |
Abbeydale |
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Sunday 24 January |
(Y) |
*U14 Inter-Area Competition |
|
Adwick LC |
|
Saturday 30 January |
(S) |
*U11 Closed Tournament |
11.15am |
Abbeydale |
|
Sunday 31 January |
(Y) |
U13 ‘A' & ‘B' Closed Tournament |
|
Adwick LC |
|
Saturday 6 February |
(S) |
*U15 Closed Tournament |
11.15am |
Abbeydale |
|
Sunday 7 February |
(Y) |
U12 ‘A' & ‘B' Closed Tournament |
|
Adwick LC |
|
Saturday 20 February |
(BE) |
Yorks U13 Silver & Bronze Tournaments |
|
York R.I. |
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Sunday 28 February |
(Y) |
*U16 Inter-Area Competition |
|
Adwick LC |
|
Saturday 20 March |
(S) |
*U16 Closed Tournament |
11.15am |
Abbeydale |
|
Saturday 20 March |
(Y) |
*Primary Schools Festival |
|
Adwick LC |
|
Sunday 21st March |
|
*Abbeydale U17/13 Restricted Tournaments |
|
Abbeydale |
|
Saturday 24 April |
(S) |
*U10 Tournament |
11.15am |
Abbeydale |
|
Saturday 24 April |
(Y) |
Yorks U12 Open Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
|
Saturday 1 May |
(Y) |
Yorks U14 Open Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
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Sat/Sun 8/9 May |
(Y) |
Yorks U16 Open Tournament |
|
York R.I. |
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Sunday 16 May |
(Y) |
*U11 Inter-Area Competition |
|
Adwick LC |
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Sunday 23 May |
|
*Badminton Sheffield U16/U12 Tournaments |
|
Abbeydale |
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Saturday 12 June |
|
*Abbeydale U10 Rest Tournament |
1.00pm |
Abbeydale |
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Sunday 13 June |
|
*Badminton Sheffield U16/14/12/10 Mixed Tournaments |
|
Abbeydale |
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Saturday 19 June |
(Y) |
*U12 Inter-Area Competition |
|
York R.I. |
|
Sunday 20 June |
|
*Abbeydale U15/U11 Restricted Tournaments |
|
Abbeydale |
|
Sunday 27 June |
|
*Badminton Sheffield U14/U10 Tournaments |
|
Abbeydale |
(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 31st August/1st September 2009. In all other County, Regional and National Tournaments and Team Competitions players must have been under the stated age on 1st January 2009, i.e. U17 players must have been born on or after 1st 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/.
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