ESSC BADMINTON INFORMATION

General Description

Badminton is a great sport for improving your agility, hand-eye coordination, and stamina. It is a doubles game, with a minimum of one female on the court at all times. The ESSC offers Recreational and Recreational Plus divisions. There is an Event Coordinator on-site to update players on ESSC happenings and to get the games started, however, players are expected to call their infractions and manage their own game. Each team plays two opponents per night (two matches consisting of three games each). Games are played on standard badminton courts in medium and large sized gyms in schools throughout the city. After your game, meet-up with your team mates and other ESSC players while enjoying exclusive specials at one of our many Sponsor Bars around Edmonton.

Who Can Play?

The ESSC is an adult league only. All player’s must be 18 years of age, or older, before they participate in any ESSC league or event. We accept all levels of skill and experience by offering a wide range of divisions. We welcome full team, individual and substitute registrations.

Registration/Start Dates

Winter 2009

Registration Opened: November 10, 2008

Season Started: January 18, 2009

Spring 2009

Registration Opens: February 19, 2009

Season Starts: April 19, 2009

Summer 2009

Not offered

Not offered

Fall 2009

Registration Opens: TBD

Session Starts: TBD

Cost

Type

Season Length

Description

Cost

Full Team

8 weeks

2 or more players

$130/team

1^st sport - Individuals
More info? Click here

8 weeks

1 – 4 players
(done on the same registration form)

$80/player

2^nd sport - Individuals
(same registration form as 1^st sport)   

8 weeks

1 – 4 players
(done on the same registration form)

$55/player

3^rd sport - Individuals
(same registration form as 1^st & 2^nd sport)

8 weeks

1 – 4 players
(done on the same registration form)

$35/player

Substitutes

8 weeks

Sub info is given to teams who are in need of replacement players

FREE

Facility Information

The ESSC rents gymnasiums from schools and private facilities located throughout the City of Edmonton.  Any team or player who causes the ESSC to receive a complaint from a facility will be fined $100 and may be removed from the league. For full details, click here.

Equipment

The ESSC provides racquets and shuttles and ensures that all gyms have solid nets and standards.  Player’s set-up and take down the nets at the gyms.  All players must wear clean, non-marking indoor shoes.

Provided by the ESSC

Shuttles, 3 racquets per gym

Required of teams/players

Personal racquet *some racquets are given to the EC, but not enough for every player at the gym

Format/Rosters

All leagues are co-ed. Teams range in size from 2-4 players. There are 2 players on the court (minimum of 1 female). Individual and small group registrants are combined to form full “Singles” teams that play together for the duration of the season. “Singles” teams will receive a roster via email 2 days before their first game.

Schedules

Schedules will be posted on the website, and emailed to participants, no later then 2 days prior to their first game. Games will not be scheduled on long weekend Sundays, but may be scheduled on long weekend Mondays.

Day/Night

Start Time

Weekday Games

Any time between 6:00pm and 10:00pm *Typically later games are played for badminton with start times between 8-9:30pm

Calling the Shots

All players are expected to be on time, call their own fouls and abide by ESSC rules and polices.

Additional Information

Players Meetings: There are no players meetings for Badminton leagues.  Please ensure you read the rules and policies thoroughly before the start of the season.   

Waiver: All players are expected to complete a waiver prior to playing in any ESSC league or event. One waiver per player, per season is sufficient. To complete the waiver, click here.

Gym Permits: A permit must be brought to all gyms for each Volleyball game. For Double Opponent Volleyball – the Event Coordinator is responsible for bringing the permit to the gym.  For Single Opponent Volleyball, the Team Captain must bring the permit to the gym.  All permits will be provide to the Event Coordinator and the Team Captain.

 DIVISION DESCRIPTIONS

Division

                                                      
                                                       Description

Recreational

This league is for beginners who have limited experience playing badminton. Players should be generally new to the sport and have not played organized badminton outside of high school. Smashing will not be a common occurrence in this division.

Recreational Plus

This league is for players who have experience playing badminton. Players should understand basic badminton strategy. Players may have played organized badminton outside of high school or were strong badminton players in high school.

SPRING 2009  SPORT OFFERINGS

Day/Night Offered

Format

Division

Monday

9 weeks

Recreational

Monday

9 weeks

 Recreational Plus

Wednesday

9 weeks

Recreational

Wednesday

9 weeks

Recreational Plus

HOW DO I REGISTER?

All players should register and pay online using our secure registration process. Registering online helps ensure you get placed in the league of your choice. Registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis. If you do not have a credit card, you can come to the office, during regular business hours, to pay by either cash or debit.