Beverley Badminton Club

JUNIOR CLUB

Junior Club

Our main Junior Club sessions are held on Mondays between 6.30pm and 9.00pm. Please get in touch and we will advise the best session for you.

More advanced players will be invited to play on Tuesdays from 6.00pm to 7.30pm and can train alongside our players who are members of the Performance Centre.

Junior Members have the option of progressing to the Senior Club or embarking on a pathway to the Hull and East Riding Performance Centre where they will benefit from the best coaches in the area and the opportunity to progress to the highest levels in the sport of badminton.

We have a number of Badminton England Registered coaches who supervise all sessions. All the coaches are DBS checked and in addition, have attended courses on Safeguarding and First Aid.

Junior players will have the opportunity to play in Local Junior Leagues and play in a variety of different tournaments.

Player Profiles

Oliver Stapleton

My name is Oliver Stapleton. I am in Year 11 at Longcroft.

I am currently ranked 5th in Yorkshire for U17. I have represented Yorkshire for two seasons and I was promoted to the U16 1st team where we came 2nd in the Shires final in May 2018. I play for Beverley in the Hull & District Adult League and my team have been promoted to the 1st division this year. In addition, I am in the Hull Performance Centre.

U18 Yorkshire Restricted (Sept 18)- Singles Runner Up
U16 Most Improved Yorkshire player (July 18)
U16 Yorkshire Open (May 2018)- Singles Runner-Up
U16 Cheshire Open (April 18)- Singles Runner-Up
U17 Nottingham (March 18)- Singles Winner
U17 Cumbria (Dec 17)- Singles & Doubles Winner
U17 Cheshire (Dec 17)- Singles & Doubles Winner
U17 Lancashire (Nov 17)- Singles Winner
U17 Northumberland (Oct 17)- Singles & Doubles Winner
U16 Yorkshire Special award (July 17)

Lucy Walker

My name is Lucy Walker I am 13 years old and I am in Year 9 at Longcroft School.

I started playing at Beverley Badminton Club at the age of 8 and was selected to play for Yorkshire from the age of 10.

I also attend the Hull Performance Centre twice a week for training and travel to Pontefract once a month for Yorkshire training.

Ranked in Yorkshire for under 15’s – No 2 in singles, No 2 in doubles and No 2 in mixed

Last season I played for the Yorkshire Under 16’s team with my brother Owen in the Anglo Scottish event in which we won

I also played in the Under 16’s satellite league and we won the league.

Played for Yorkshire U14’s squad ,we got to the National final and won the league which had approximately 28 counties in it .

Played in the Isle of Man on two occasions for the u14 squad, we played individually and as a team it was a great experience.

I have been selected for the mixed first team this season for Beverley where we compete in the Hull & District League .

I play badminton England Tournaments around the country.

Lancashire Under 15- Silver in singles, Silver in doubles and Silver in mixed
Northumberland under 17- Silver in singles and bronze in doubles
Warwickshire Under 14- Gold in doubles
Lancashire Under 14-Bronze in doubles
Yorkshire Under 14- Bronze in doubles
Tees Valley Under 15- Silver in doubles
Leicestershire Under 15- Bronze in mixed
Yorkshire restricted Under 16- Silver in singles
Northumberland Under 19- Silver in Singles and doubles

Owen Walker

My name is Owen Walker I am 16 years old and attend Longcroft School in Beverley.

I started playing at Beverley Badminton Club at the age of 9 and was selected to play for Yorkshire from the age of 10.

I also attend the Hull Performance Centre twice a week for training and travel to Pontefract once a month for Yorkshire training.

Last season I played for the Yorkshire Under 18’s squad and also for Beverley in the level doubles team in the Hull & District League and our team has now been promoted to the first division this season.

Yorkshire Under 18 squad

Beverley Badminton club – Hull & District league
where we won the league and have been promoted to division one

Yorkshire League

Ranked in Yorkshire for under 18’s- No 9 in singles, No 5 in doubles and No 5 in mixed
Tees Valley Under 17’s- Silver in doubles
Nottingham Under 17’s- Silver in singles & Bronze in doubles
Cumbria Under 19’s- Gold in doubles & Bronze in mixed in 
Hull senior tournament- Silver in mixed
Northumberland Under 19’s- Bronze in singles, Silver in doubles and mixed