Badminton (Recreational)
RecBad offers the opportunity to play casual badminton every weekend, open to anyone and everyone. With undergraduate, postgraduate and staff members, you have the opportunity to interact and play with people from across the university.
We have complete beginners and experienced players, so all abilities are catered for! All in all, it’s a great chance to meet new people, enjoy our varied socials, and improve your badminton with a relaxed and friendly club. The best way to keep up to date with what’s going on is to join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/recbad/, or if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask us via email: recbad@soton.ac.uk .
About Badminton (Recreational)
Our main weekend sessions (Saturday 13:00-16:00 and Sunday 12:00-14:00 in the Jubilee Sports Hall) consist of doubles matches, with our unique ‘pegboard system’ making sure you get the chance to mix and play with loads of different people at a similar level (ALL abilities are welcome)! If singles is what interests you, there is the opportunity to take part in a singles ladder tournament during the year. Throughout the year we will also host some awesome socials, so you can get to know your fellow members off the court as well as on the court! If you want to take part in these activities, then purchase the £15 RecBad membership.If you want to play in a more competitive environment, the Eagles wing of RecBad offers sessions for more experienced players, who want to play with feather shuttles and have the opportunity to compete in the local Southampton or Winchester Leagues. These take place on Mondays (7pm-10pm) and Fridays (8pm-10pm); the calendar https://sites.google.com/site/universityeaglessouthampton/calendar indicates when the sessions are running. To attend these sessions you will need to purchase the £75 or £90 Eagles membership (dependent on whether or not you want to compete in the leagues).
N.B. Sport and Wellbeing membership is also required in order to access the Jubilee sports hall
Membership Fee Information
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The Committee
All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Badminton (Recreational) this year are:
- Leo Westbury
Eagles Representative - Samuel McCarroll
President - Vaibhav Gohil
Secretary - Lewis Mott
Social Sec - Lawrence Packett
Social Sec - Hugh Warden
Treasurer - Toby Driver
Vice President - Laura Rossiter
Welfare Officer
Health & Safety
All clubs & societies are required to risk assess their activity to ensure it is carried out in a safe manner for members. Current risk assessments for Badminton (Recreational) are available to view below