GREAT ORME BADMINTON CLUB

Established 1999

The Great Orme Badminton Club was formed in September 1999 and plays on a Tuesday and Thursday (7.00pm till approx 11.00pm) at the North Wales Badminton Centre, Bryn Estyn, off Albert Drive, Deganwy, Conwy, N.Wales, UK.

The club is open to new members, to members of existing clubs and to casual users. The club is aimed at giving all the players the chance to play the badminton that they want, whether that be social or competitive. It will also give you the chance to play with or against different players, rather than playing solely the players in your group/club.

For the competitive player we have two teams entered into the Conwy County Badminton League. The G.O.B.C league team won the Conwy County League Division 3 in 2001 (played 10 won 10). The club also arranges a series of matches against clubs from outside the Conwy County, having played teams from Crewe, Blaenau Ffestiniog,Walsall, Flint, Deeside, Liverpool and North Staffs over previous years.

On joining the club, all players are issued with a programme of events detailing suitable tournaments and club events. In charge of coaching at the club is the G.O.B.C Chairman Neil Cottrill Bsc (Hons). Neil is a Welsh Badminton Union Coach and Coach Tutor.

Neil (pic left)is a current Wales and former English International player. His many achievements include Member of the 1996 British Olympic Badminton Squad, 1999 Welsh World Cup Team and 2000 Welsh European Team.Welsh National Champion in Men's Doubles 1999, 2000, 2001.Welsh National Champion in Mixed Doubles 2001. Former World Ranked 12th in Men's Doubles (1996). Neil is also a graduate in Sports Science from Loughborough University. Neil recieved the '2001 Welsh Badminton Coach of the Year Award'.

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JUNIOR SECTION

The club also runs a highly successful junior section from 5.00pm to 7.00pm on a Tuesday under the guidance of Neil Cottrill and Joe Hill. Membership of this junior club also allows you to play on a Thursday day night from 5.00pm to 7.00pm.The junior sessions are predominantly structured games with coaching for those who want it. Both Tuesday and Thursday clubs run a monthly singles 'ladder' competition and a fortnightly club team event. We also enter the Conwy County Inter Club Team competition.. In the 2000/2001 season the club teams won the U-11, U-13, U-15 (1st team) and U-17 (1st team) and were runners-up in the U-15 (2nd team) and U-17 (2nd team) age groups.

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