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ACTBA “Shuttle Time” Course for ACT PE teachers a hit!

The Association delivered the “Shuttle Time Teachers Reduced Course” to teachers at Melba Copland Secondary School in Term 4. As the course is a TQI Accredited professional learning program, teachers could claim attendance towards their professional development.

19 teachers from 5 ACT schools attended the course. Teachers had little knowledge of the sport but were eager to learn and play. Shuttle Time materials such as the App and video clips were a “hit” as they were readily accessible and gave teachers the “Know How” to plan and deliver badminton lessons.

Check out BWF Shuttle Time – Giving every child a

2020 ACTBA Annual General Meeting (AGM)

The 2020 AGM was held at Kaleen High School on 13 December, with a large number of affiliated clubs represented. One key outcome was agreement for a paid (on a casual, contract basis), Junior Development Officer/Pathway Manager position that draws together all of the great work being undertaken on junior development/coaching in many ACTBA clubs and schools. Indeed, on the latter, 15 school PE teachers were trained in ‘Shuttle Time’ over recent weeks to enable even more teachers to coach basic badminton at their schools.

The AGM also approved the nomination of Walter Lim for a Life Member Award for

Well Supported ACT Closed Tournament

The ACT Closed was held at Amaroo High School Sports Hall on 21-22 November 2020. It was changed from the previously postponed ACT Open (due to be played at the AIS in May) to meet COVD-19 safety issues. It was very well supported with over 140 players across all grades representing 10 of the 14 ACTBA affiliated clubs and was held in a wonderful spirit of ‘competitive friendliness’.

The junior participants in the D Grade were particularly respectful, friendly and honest in their games, ensuring that those players not as advanced were also able to have fun. Congratulations to all

2020 Act Badminton Association (ACTBA) Annual General Meeting

The 2020 ACTBA AGM will be held on Sunday, 13 December 2020 at the Kaleen High School cafeteria area. It will commence at 2.00pm. All club representatives and members of ACTBA affiliated clubs are welcome to participate. If more than 30 people are present then the meeting may need to be moved to meet the required COVID-19 safety requirements.

The meeting agenda and papers will be provided to club representatives closer to the time and placed on the Documents Library of the ACTBA website. If club representatives/club members wish to have a specific time considered at the AGM please advise

Years 9&10 InterSchools Competition Winners - Telopea 1

Yet More Fun at Years 9&10 InterSchools Teams Competition

Following on from the Years 7&8 competition on Monday, 26 October, the Years 9&10 competition was held on Friday, 30 October at the ANU Sports Hall, also in a fun and social atmosphere. The winning team was Telopea 1 (see photo), with Alfred Deakin 1 the runner-up. Nine schools sent 12 teams to the event. Congratulations to all. See the link below for results.

https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament?id=ABACADD2-E407-4BBA-9A52-4F00394A433E

Over both days, 22 teams from 11 different schools, comprising over 170 students, participated in the competitions. This was necessarily lower than those participating in 2019 given limitations on numbers as

Lots of Fun at Years 7&8 InterSchools Team Competition

The ACT Interschool Year 7-8 Badminton Competition organised by the ACTBA was held on Monday 26 October 2020 at the ANU Sports Centre. Due to the Covid19 limitation, only 10 teams of 8 were able to participate. Congratulations to the Winner: Telopea 1 and the Runner Up: Mount Stromlo. Well done to all.

For more details, please go to https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament?id=9FFE32B1-017E-4339-BC6B-785A1F086133

Best attended ACTBA Interclub Teams Challenge

In the ACT’s first tournament since the end of the ACT’s COVID-19 lockdown period and relaxation of restrictions on indoor sports activities, the InterClub Teams Challenge held on Saturday, 26 September was the best ever. Notwithstanding the unusually cold day for this time of year (with snow on the Brindabella Mountain Range), 133 players from 11 clubs (out of 13 active ACTBA clubs in the ACT) formed 30 teams across four grades (Open, B, C & D) to play a round-robin event in a wonderful spirit of friendship and camaraderie. It clearly showed that badminton in the ACT remains strong

ACT Badminton Association (ACTBA) Supports Liberal Party’s Policy of a Multi-Use Indoor Sport Facility in Gungahlin

The ACTBA President, Olaf Schuermann, attended the Liberal Party’s launch on Sunday, 20 September 2020 for the construction of a large multi-use indoor sports facility in the Gungahlin region. The President indicated the ACTBA’s support for this proposal.

The ACTBA’s Policy Submission (http://badmintonact.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ACTBA-2020-ACT-Election-Policy-Submission.pdf) provided to the ACT Government and Liberal Party Opposition in February 2020 sought support for the ACT’s first, dedicated badminton facility. This reflects the substantial increase in interest in playing badminton in the ACT over recent years, particularly in the northern regions of Canberra, most notably Gungahlin; Ausplay data estimates that around

2020 ACT InterClub Team Challenge

Register now for the 2020 ACT Interclub Team Challenge.

Location: Amaroo High School, Katherine Avenue, AMAROO,
Canberra, ACT
Australia

Events: Team Event

Grades: Open, B, C, D

Schedule:

Open and D Grade starts at 9AM,
B and C grade starts at 1PM.

The ACTBA will sponsor 1 team from each club to participate free of charge.

Players who are not members of an ACTBA affiliated club will only be accepted at the discretion of the committee.

COVID-19 REGULATIONS

To comply with the ACT Government’s health and safety requirements for COVID-19 the following measures are being implemented:

This tournament will

Back to Badminton for ACT Badminton Clubs

ACT Badminton Association (ACTBA) Clubs have resumed social sessions in the ‘new normal’ in meeting all required health and safety requirements. The attached video from the Gungahlin Badminton Club highlights players enjoying social play while fully meeting the Club’s List of Player Responsibilities and Club COVID-19 Safety Plan. This includes: registering for all session; hand sanitising upon entry and during sessions; social distancing while waiting for games; no contact during play; and no sharing of racquets or water bottles. No players will attend when sick in any way and have agreed to get tested if showing any symptoms of COVID-19.

Back to badminton (next stage)

The ACT Government has now announced that the Stage 2.2 of the easing of restrictions will commence on Friday, 19 June 2020 (see https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1558701/COVID-19-Easing-of-Restrictions-Roadmap-Release-2.0-12-June-2020.pdf). This will provide for up to 100 people to play at indoor sports centres, subject to the one person per 4sqm rule.

This effectively means that all ACTBA affiliated badminton clubs can resume their social sessions. However, as some of the facilities that clubs hire are having some issues arranging for the reopening of their venues (largely related to sourcing cleaners), please see any notices individual clubs have placed on this

Back to Badminton (Slowly)

Chief Minister Andrew Barr, MLA announced on 26 May 2020 a relaxation of the restrictions to allow for the return of community indoor sports from 30 May 2020, initially limited to 20 people (see: https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/barr/2020/canberras-recovery-plan-supporting-our-community-and-our-economy). If all goes well, this limit will be increased to 50 people from 20 June 2020.

Some badminton clubs in the ACT will resume social play under the 20 person limit (but strictly for club members only), while others will resume when the 50 limit applies. Please contact individual clubs for details on the resumption of play at their

Suspension of Badminton at ACTBA Affiliated Clubs

The Prime Minister announced on 22 March 2020 that all indoor sporting venues would be restricted from opening from midday 23 March 2020 (see: https://www.pm.gov.au/media/update-coronavirus-measures-220320).

As such, the ACTBA has advised all of its affiliated clubs to immediately suspend all club social play until further notice.

The badminton community in the ACT will play its part in slowing the spread of COVID-19.

I wish everyone all the best over the coming months.

Olaf Schuermann

President, ACTBA

Postponement of June Bevan & Australasian U17 and CP Maddern & Australian U19 Championships

Badminton Australia and representatives of Australia’s State and Territory Badminton organisations, including the ACTBA President, met on 18 March 2020 to discuss the JUNE BEVAN TEAM EVENT & AUSTRALASIAN U/17 CHAMPIONSHIPS, scheduled to be held in Perth, Western Australia from the 11th-18th April 2020 and the CP MADDERN TEAM EVENT & AUSTRALIAN U/19 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, scheduled to be held in Geelong, Victoria from the 4th July to 11th July, 2020.

With consideration of the announcement by the Federal and State/Territory Governments relating to coronavirus and the importance of protecting the health and safety of the badminton community it was agreed

Postponement of ACT Open, 2-3 May 2020

In light of recent developments concerning the COVID-19 virus and to ensure the continued health and well being of the ACT badminton community, the ACTBA has decided to postpone the ACT’s preeminent badminton tournament, the ACT Open, which was scheduled to have been held at the Australian Institute of Sport from 2-3 May 2020.

In a recent teleconference call with Badminton Australia and representatives of all state and territory badminton bodies, it was agreed that we will all again meet (via another teleconference call) on 24 June to discuss and agree to possible future dates for all of our postponed