Hertfordshire Badminton Association is the County Governing Body for badminton and is a member body of Badminton England, the National Governing Body.
HBA Executive Committee Meetings and Documents Next meeting: 26 March venue t.b.a.
AGM 7pm 5th June at Birchwood Leisure Centre
Partner reports
Regional Engagement meeting 24 October
Managed by BE Head Office's Julia Strong and Nick Rimmer
About 24 people attended from across the sports spectrum
AGM 8th June at Birchwood Leisure Centre
Minutes of AGM 8 June 2015
Adrian Christy, CEO BE, at HBA AGM speaks of badminton's future and invites feedback
More information to follow.
Committee 17 November 2014:
Minutes
HBA Committee 17 November 2014 l-r: Brian Jackson, Colin Walker, Ed Lintott, Hilary Anderson, BoB Green,Gill Bartlett, Nigel Abdulla, Paul Kempster , Ken Winchester, (Steve Willis had just left and photo by Dave Bartett)
Committee 29 September 2014:
Minutes
Committee 29 July 2014
AGM : 2 June 2014 at Birchwood Leisure Centre
County Chairman of Selectors
Report
Development Co-ordinator's
Report
BE recommended fees for 2014-15 (to be voted at BE AGM, 28 June)
Affiliated Clubs -
Senior Club Member, £14 Junior Club Member, £4
Direct Membership
Junior Club Member, £4
Club England – Social, £8 Club England – Active, £23
Club England – Community, Free Club England – Premier, £17
Coaches, £40
Recommended HBA fee to remain unchanged again £3.70 adults £1 juniors
Committee meeting:
Committee meeting 16th July 2013
Minutes
Committeee meeting 12th March 2013:
Minutes
Committee meeting 27th November 2012: Minutes
Committee meeting 25th September 2012: Minutes
Committee meeting 24th July 2012: Minutes
AGM 12June 2012
Committee meeting 13th March 2012
Committee meeting: 8th November 2011
Committee 20th September 2011
Committee 19th July 2011
AGM 6th June 2011
Meeting 15th March 2011
No BHDC meeting since Oct10
HBA meeting 10th November 09
BHDC Annual Plan April 2009: update
HBA AGM 1st June 2009
HBA History
More...HBA, together with our partner organisation, Herts Schools Badminton Association (HSBA), promote the game of badminton for players of all ages and organise matches and tournaments within our county.
We comprise some 1500 members in 75 clubs, of which 14 are junior, affiliated to HBA (and BE). There are also some 80 coaches who coach individuals, in schools, clubs and our squads. Most, if not all our coaches, in spite of having spent their own time and money qualifying, spend some considerable amounts of their time coaching free of charge. This may be to help juniors, or adults, of all abilities, get started or to improve their game.
Vision
We believe that our sport is enjoyable but it can also help reduce ill-health caused by insufficient activity and improve social cohesion through playing with partners and in teams and clubs. The social cohesion can of course help reduce teenage antisocial behaviour.
Development
We have a development strategy which is progressed through the Badminton Herts Development Committee which comprises members of HSBA, Herts Badminton Development Officer, the Regional Development Manager of BE, a representative of Herts Schools Partnership, Schools Sport Development Managers, Herts District Sports Development Officers and us. The reports of this committee can be found on the appropriate page of our website.
The success of our development strategies is evident in the increase in numbers of people playing badminton in Herts and the year on year increases of club members for 12 years - and the numbers of our clubs.
All of the development, of course, costs money. For example, a racket or a tube of plastic shuttles for use in taster sessions in a school or sports centre costs about £6 and can be reused many times; a coach to go into school on a regular basis costs about £20/hour.
Some funding we are able to obtain from government funding streams but much of the development depends on voluntary contributions – in particular to our Voluntary Development Fund.
Are you able to Help?
If you are able to give a little time then please contact me.
If you are able to help us through a contribution to our Voluntary Development Fund, however small, please send any cheques, made payable to “ HBA Voluntary Development Fund”, to:
Dave Bartlett, HBA Development Coordinator
27 Mardley Hill, Welwyn AL6 0TT
Thank you for your time.
Yours sincerely
David Bartlett
Development Coordinator
Dave@Bartlett1.plus.com
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