Upcoming Schedule
Thanks everyone for stopping by at our table at the clubfest. There's lots of information in this e-mail so please read carefully. Returning members, the spiel is more or less the same as my welcome back e-mail, but please bear with me and you may find another surprise at the end. : )
here's the summary
1. About us
2. Schedule/Times
3. What you need to bring on your first day
4. Where to purchase a racket
5. How to unsubscribe from this mailing list
6. The surprise!!
1. About us:
We are both a recreational club and a team club. If you are interested in recreational play, there is no requirement to joining. All you need to do is bring your own racket. We will provide plastic shuttles, used feather shuttles for practice, and a limited number of feather shuttles for games. Feel free to provide your own shuttles as well. As a recreational player, you do not have to come to every practice. I can guarantee that you will be overwhelmed the first day by all the people showing interest, but if you really like badminton, keep coming back later on in the semester because others will decide they want to join other clubs or need to spend more time on school, etc.
The team is intermural and plays against schools in our area like Princeton, Columbia, Yale, and UPenn. We take about 10 guys and 10 girls. If you are interested in trying out for the team, you should have some experience playing badminton (like playing in a high school league). You must be able to come to most of our Sunday practices from 5-7:30 pm and be ready for some intense badminton training. You must be available on select weekend dates (current proposed away game dates are Oct 19 and Nov 9. Home game Dec 6) to represent the team against other schools. The away games usually take up the entire day, but there will be plenty of downtime to do homework or socialize : ) NYU provides funding for all the transportation.
2. Schedule and times
Our regular practice schedule will be:
Friday: 7-10:30pm
Sunday: 5-7:30pm
We play at Coles Sports Center in the Field House level (downstairs in the far end by the squash courts). Coles is located on the corner of Bleecker and Mercer streets.
Our FIRST official weekend will begin Friday September 12. FOR THIS FIRST WEEKEND ONLY, this is the schedule:
-Friday September 12: Players that are interested in recreational play only. If you are interested in the team, do not come on Friday.
-Sunday September 14: Players that are interested in the team only. If you are only interested in playing recreationally, please come on Friday as all four courts this day will be used for team tryouts. If you are not sure, come on Friday and talk to me. I am still working on the format for the tryouts, but we will do our best to assess your level for the team likely by watching you play, hitting with you, having you play mini-games, and pairing you up with potential partners.
For FUTURE weeks, both days will be open to all club members, but two courts will be reserved on Sundays for team practice. If you do not make it on the team, you are of course welcome to play recreationally!
3. What you need to bring on your first day.
a. Your racket.
b. Shuttles if you have them. But we will provide plastic shuttles, used shuttles, and feather shuttles for games
c. A filled out club sports information card. EVERYONE (both recreational players and team must fill this out.) You can print one out by clicking on this link: http://www.nyubadminton.info/download/whitecard.pdf
Make sure you fill out the left hand side and the lower right, and sign. The NYU ID# should be the number on the back of your purple ID. Your e-mail address should be your netID@nyu.edu. Please put an asterick (*) next to your name if you are on the mailing list so I don't add you twice.
If you CANNOT make it to your designated first practice, please do not show up at the other one, especially the team tryout. Wait until the following Friday to join but please fill out a club sports information card and leave it in the badminton club mailbox in the Coles staff office (turn left after you pass through the security) by Sunday, September 14.
4. To purchase a racket
a. you can try Paragon sports on Broadway and 18th Street.
b. Alternatively, you can also contact NYC Badminton (www.nycbadminton.com). They sell licensed Yonex rackets at cheaper prices than most suppliers. You can e-mail or call them and arrange a pickup.
c. If you want to order online, I would recommend Badminton Alley (http://www.badmintonalley.com/) and San Diego Badminton Supply (http://www.badminton.net/cart/index.php).
5. FINALLY, for those of you that read through this, a reward! We will have badminton THIS Sunday, September 7 from 5-7:30pm. Bring your rackets and bring shuttles. I won't do any talking so it'll be 2.5 hours of free play! (I may mediate the courts if it gets busy). For those interested in the team, this will be a perfect chance to get back in the game. You can also bring in the club sports information card so you don't have to deal with the paperwork later on.
Thanks for reading. All this information will be located on our webpage at www.nyubadminton.info . I look forward to meeting you all! Please e-mail me if you have any questions at nyubadminton@gmail.com
here's the summary
1. About us
2. Schedule/Times
3. What you need to bring on your first day
4. Where to purchase a racket
5. How to unsubscribe from this mailing list
6. The surprise!!
1. About us:
We are both a recreational club and a team club. If you are interested in recreational play, there is no requirement to joining. All you need to do is bring your own racket. We will provide plastic shuttles, used feather shuttles for practice, and a limited number of feather shuttles for games. Feel free to provide your own shuttles as well. As a recreational player, you do not have to come to every practice. I can guarantee that you will be overwhelmed the first day by all the people showing interest, but if you really like badminton, keep coming back later on in the semester because others will decide they want to join other clubs or need to spend more time on school, etc.
The team is intermural and plays against schools in our area like Princeton, Columbia, Yale, and UPenn. We take about 10 guys and 10 girls. If you are interested in trying out for the team, you should have some experience playing badminton (like playing in a high school league). You must be able to come to most of our Sunday practices from 5-7:30 pm and be ready for some intense badminton training. You must be available on select weekend dates (current proposed away game dates are Oct 19 and Nov 9. Home game Dec 6) to represent the team against other schools. The away games usually take up the entire day, but there will be plenty of downtime to do homework or socialize : ) NYU provides funding for all the transportation.
2. Schedule and times
Our regular practice schedule will be:
Friday: 7-10:30pm
Sunday: 5-7:30pm
We play at Coles Sports Center in the Field House level (downstairs in the far end by the squash courts). Coles is located on the corner of Bleecker and Mercer streets.
Our FIRST official weekend will begin Friday September 12. FOR THIS FIRST WEEKEND ONLY, this is the schedule:
-Friday September 12: Players that are interested in recreational play only. If you are interested in the team, do not come on Friday.
-Sunday September 14: Players that are interested in the team only. If you are only interested in playing recreationally, please come on Friday as all four courts this day will be used for team tryouts. If you are not sure, come on Friday and talk to me. I am still working on the format for the tryouts, but we will do our best to assess your level for the team likely by watching you play, hitting with you, having you play mini-games, and pairing you up with potential partners.
For FUTURE weeks, both days will be open to all club members, but two courts will be reserved on Sundays for team practice. If you do not make it on the team, you are of course welcome to play recreationally!
3. What you need to bring on your first day.
a. Your racket.
b. Shuttles if you have them. But we will provide plastic shuttles, used shuttles, and feather shuttles for games
c. A filled out club sports information card. EVERYONE (both recreational players and team must fill this out.) You can print one out by clicking on this link: http://www.nyubadminton.info/download/whitecard.pdf
Make sure you fill out the left hand side and the lower right, and sign. The NYU ID# should be the number on the back of your purple ID. Your e-mail address should be your netID@nyu.edu. Please put an asterick (*) next to your name if you are on the mailing list so I don't add you twice.
If you CANNOT make it to your designated first practice, please do not show up at the other one, especially the team tryout. Wait until the following Friday to join but please fill out a club sports information card and leave it in the badminton club mailbox in the Coles staff office (turn left after you pass through the security) by Sunday, September 14.
4. To purchase a racket
a. you can try Paragon sports on Broadway and 18th Street.
b. Alternatively, you can also contact NYC Badminton (www.nycbadminton.com). They sell licensed Yonex rackets at cheaper prices than most suppliers. You can e-mail or call them and arrange a pickup.
c. If you want to order online, I would recommend Badminton Alley (http://www.badmintonalley.com/) and San Diego Badminton Supply (http://www.badminton.net/cart/index.php).
5. FINALLY, for those of you that read through this, a reward! We will have badminton THIS Sunday, September 7 from 5-7:30pm. Bring your rackets and bring shuttles. I won't do any talking so it'll be 2.5 hours of free play! (I may mediate the courts if it gets busy). For those interested in the team, this will be a perfect chance to get back in the game. You can also bring in the club sports information card so you don't have to deal with the paperwork later on.
Thanks for reading. All this information will be located on our webpage at www.nyubadminton.info . I look forward to meeting you all! Please e-mail me if you have any questions at nyubadminton@gmail.com