Badminton Club At New York University

Welcome to badminton spring 2012. If you are new to NYU Badminton/the mailing please read the following carefully:

here's a summary:
1. Hours + rules
2. new member signups and deadlines
3. schedule and upcoming cancellations
4. courts this week
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1. HOURS + RULES We generally meet on Fridays from 7-10:30pm and Sundays from 3-4:30pm for recreation/coaching and 4:30-7 for team practice only.
-We provide shuttles but you must provide your own racket.
-Lock all your non-racket/shuttle belongings in lockers. This is Coles Rule. They will take your bags and put them in the lost and found if left next to the courts.
-be courteous of the courts. Don't be a court hog, don't walk on courts when you're not playing, and don't hang on the nets. be friendly and invite someone to play if you see them sitting around. It's that simple!
-you must show up at least 3 times a month or you will be cut from the roster

2. NON-FALL 2011 MEMBERS only: In order to participate this spring, you must fill out a club sports athlete information form located here: http://www.gonyuathletics.com/documents/2008/9/10/Athlete_Card.pdf?id=75
(Please copy and paste the link to the browser if it doesn't work).  Make sure the form is filled completely including your N#, e-mail, address, emergency contact, department/credits and signature.

The deadline to join is Sunday, January 29th. Please bring the form to practices before then or leave it in the badminton mailbox in the Coles Staff Office.

please note: NYU Poly students are not allowed to participate

3. Please check our google calendar for our schedule https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nyubadminton%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York. Our first practice will be Friday, January 27. Due to basketball we will have a late start time, 8:30pm.

We will be cancelled for the following dates:
-2/24, 2/26, 3/18, 3/30, 4/1, 4/6, 4/8, 4/13, 4/29

4. For those of you back early, we have courts on Friday only this week from 7-10:30pm. This will be the last day that non-club members can join. hope to see you there!

Summer is nearly ending which means the badminton club is starting up again soon. Our normal practice times will be as before:
Friday 7-10:30pm
Sunday 3-4:30pm with team practice from 4:30-6:30pm

In order to participate this fall, EVERYONE (even if you were a member before) must fill out a club sports athlete information form located here: http://www.gonyuathletics.com/documents/2008/9/10/Athlete_Card.pdf?id=75
(Please copy and paste the link to the browser if it doesn't work).  Make sure the form is filled completely including your N#, e-mail, address, emergency contact, department/credits and signature.

I will be cleaning out the mailing list so to stay on the mailing list, write your preferred e-mail address on this form. The deadline to turn in a form will be Friday SEPTEMBER 23, 2011. You can turn in the form in four ways:
1. leave it in the badminton club mailbox in the Coles Staff Office
2. give it to a representative at the NYU Club Fest (Sept 6 from 12-7)
3. bring it to the informational meeting on September 11, 2011 at 3:30 in the Coles Sports Center Conference room
4. bring it to our first couple practices (Sept 16, 18, 23)

Electronic copies will not be accepted.

Other things to note:

NYU-Poly students are not allowed to participate. 

Please e-mail me at nyubadminton@gmail.com if you have any questions.  Thanks and we look forward to seeing you!

Hi everyone,

According to the handbook, the deadline to join is the second Friday of the club sports recreation calendar. I had extended the date to last Friday (Sept 28, the third Friday) since I forgot to remind people. Everyone must be on my roster in order to play or they will be considered the same as a non-club members and I cannot allow them to play unless there is space (free space = open courts with no club member waiting to play).

Please spread the word to your friends who haven't yet joined. They can probably come play later in the semester if our attendance numbers start to drop. Unless you've spoken to me already and can bring me (Emily) a club sports athletics information card this Friday (Oct 5), consider the deadline past. (said quite friendly of course)

An NYU mailing list has been created for the our club! Everyone (hopefully) has been added who submitted a white card to the first meeting or e-mailed me otherwise. You can add yourself to the mailing list through your NYU home account by going to "Browse and Subscribe to a new list" on your NYU home page when you first log-in. I will e-mail out to the list if there are any last minute cancellations to our Friday or Sunday setups.

This is a moderated list, but you can also send an e-mail out to the club to nyubadminton@lists.nyu.edu (for social events, upcoming nearby tournaments, etc). But please still direct all individual questions to Emily at ec1214@med.nyu.edu.

Member Benefits

feather shuttles provided

members-only court time

some plain ol' in-your-face competition, or relaxing time with badminton buds

coaching on a sign up basis 

Team Benefits

participation in joint school tournaments

guaranteed weekly coaching 

How to become a NYU Badminton Club Member?

(1) You must be either an NYU Student or NYU faculty or NYU staff or alumni Coles member.

(2) You must read, understand and sign the NYU Badminton Club Member Guidelines & Agreement (will be available at the first meeting) and have it returned to NYU Badminton Club officer by the first two weeks of the semester.

(3) You must fill and sign the NYU Student Club-Sport Athlete Information Form and have it returned to NYU Badminton Club officer (see Emily, ec1214@med.nyu.edu) by the first two weeks of the semester.

(4) This is a membership club. However, club dues will be set by the first meeting.

***We will be collecting the two forms listed above during our regular meetings (Friday & Sunday) at Coles Sport Center. ***

How to become a NYU Badminton Team Player?

12 individuals, ideally 6 males and 6 females will be selected to compete as part of the NYU extramural team. To represent the NYU Badminton Team in intercollegiate tournaments, one must first be a club member and a fulltime graduate or undergraduate student.  Tryouts are based on a ladder system.  The ladder order for each category (MS, MD, WS, WD, and MD) will be determined at the beginning of the semester (Setember 16 and 21 for the fall 07 semester).  Players may place themselves on ladders they wish to compete in. Players may move up and down the ladder by arranging a challenge with the player immediately above them.  When a tournament is scheduled, the team will generally take the highest-ranked players who are available for the meet.  Challenges can be made throughout the year, but no challenges can be made within the week before a tournament. Challenges must be reported to the coach and team captains. The ladder will be updated monthly on the club webpage. The NYU Badminton Team competes on an annual basis in the Northeast Intercollegiate Badminton League of the Southwest division and also competes with local teams.

If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Emily at ec1214@med.nyu.edu