Badminton Ireland is committed to providing all young people with the opportunity to take part in badminton and to helping schools provide their students with the opportunity to participate.

Did you know that badminton is one of the most popular sports in Ireland?  It's a sport that you can play throughout your life, both socially and competitively and it's also one of the few sports with equal participation of both sexes. Some Schools leagues and competitions start early in September so make sure your entries are in to the Local organisers on time!
 
The All Ireland Secondary Schools Badminton Finals day is held every March/April and has more than 180 children taking part in what is one of the most exciting junior sporting events in the calendar. This is the culmination of a full season of competitions, blitzes and leagues throughout the counties and provinces with all winners (and some runners-up) qualifying for the Finals Day! For provincial and local organisers contacts please see Schools Flyer below or e-mail CLOAKING

Badminton Ireland Regional Development Officers:-

http://www.badminton.ie/index.php/developing-badminton/development-team.html

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Badminton Ireland Secondary Schools Programmes

• Badminton for Schools Partnership
• Badminton Transition Year Module
• Badminton Leaving Cert Applied Module
• Badminton Basics

           Schools_Flyer.pdf

Badminton for Schools Partnership

For an annual fee of just €75, you can register your school now and sign up for the following benefits:

• Teacher-training day with qualified coaches
• Introduction to badminton session in your school
• Badminton information starter pack
• Access to coaching, technical advice and information on badminton
• Information on BI events 

Badminton Transition Year & Badminton Leaving Certificate Applied Programmes

Our most popular programme for TY's is theTransition Year Programme. This programme gives each student a knowledge of the basic fundamentals of the game as a life long sport with the potential to enhance the students education and future sports and recreation experience. The Leaving Cert Applied programme is very similar and is designed to include project work for the participants. The programmes are based on a 6-week coaching course - 1.5 hours each week (includes 15mins of theory). PE Teachers must have completed a BI Introductory Coaching course or above; if not, we can source a coach for you (€150 for 6-weeks) however be sure to contact us first as coaches availability are dependent on where your school is situated.

For an annual fee of €75(no coach) or €225 (with coach), we provide the following:

• Teachers/Coaches Pack with suggested timetable and cross curricular possibilities
• Students Pack  
• A copy of the Laws of Badminton
• Introductory Coaching Manual
• Help with locating a coach in your area should your PE teacher have not yet completed the Introduction to Badminton Coaching course
• BI Certificate for all students upon completion - Pass, Merit or Distinction based on effort, progress and attendance (decided by teacher/coach). 

         Application forms - LCA.pdf       Transition_Yr.pdf

Badminton Basics

The Badminton Basics programme is a coaching programme and is specifically designed to enable Teachers and TY/5th year students to deliver basic badminton skills to local primary school children and 1^st-2^nd year Students in their own school.  The participants will be given a 6 hour workshop on how to coach badminton basics and must then use these skills by coaching some sessions within their school.  The students are then encouraged to run a competition blitz day. 

There are four key elements to the Badminton Basics Programme:

1. The Badminton Basics Coaching Course
2. The Badminton Basics Handbook
3. The Badminton Basics DVD
4. Badminton Basics Transition Year Student Log/Journal

Further details and application form

http://www.badmintonireland.com/index.php/developing-badminton/youthschool/304-badminton-basics-programme.html

Primary Schools Programmes

• Badminton for Schools Partnership (as for secondary schools above)
• First Badminton
• Buntús Badminton

First Badminton Award Scheme

The First Badminton Certificate is a 4-week coaching course for students administered by Badminton Ireland to encourage players at the first stage of development. Teachers, who have completed their Introduction to Badminton Coaching award/are a Badminton Ireland coach, or a BI Level 1 coach can both complete the 4 week (40mins-1 hour per week) coaching sessions with the students and they in turn receive their certificate upon completion.  (The times and weeks can be altered to suit the class timetable and size.) 

Students must successfully complete activities under the following 5 headings: 

• Keeping it Hot - encourages players to attempt racquet skills
• Throwing Well - encourages players to develop their overarm action
• Smooth Mover - encourages players to develop good footwork patterns for movement around the court
• Slick Serving - encourages players to learn how to serve
• Rally On - encourages players to keep a rally going

      Certs cost 75cent/50p each. BI Level 1&above Coaches are approximately €25ph depending on distance travelling.

     First_Badminton_Application_Form.pdf

Buntús Badminton in association with the Local Sports Partnership Network

Buntús Badminton is now available as a follow on option to schools that have successfully completed the generic Buntús programme (please contact your LSP for further details). Buntús Badminton aims to train teachers to deliver the basic skills required for badminton in a fun, safe and organized way.  Teachers are given a 2-hour Workshop in which they have the opportunity to learn basic skills and fun co-ordination games that can be used in any primary school PE space. Each school gets equipment for the scheme in their school and are encouraged to utilise the Badminton Ireland Introductory Coaches manual.

If schools are interested in taking part in this programme who are not invovled with their LSP, please contact us to discuss details. 

Since 2007 Badminton Ireland, the Irish Sports Council and the Local Sports Partnerships have successfully brought the Buntús Badminton programme to 339 schools and trained up 973 teachers. 

? Is your primary school interested in friendly matches or competitions?

Juvenile Tournaments take place in all provinces. Check out their calendars via their websites http://www.badminton.ie/index.php/county/522-county-association-contact-information.html 

or contact your regional development officer: 

Any Queries to  CLOAKING