Come to club night

Email first so someone is expecting you and there is a court free. Then turn up, play, and see whether the club suits you.

When

Thursdays, 19:30 to 21:30
Until 22:00 when a fixture is played on club night

Where

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Leasowes Avenue, Coventry CV3 6BH

First visit

£10 a night

Membership

£230 a year
£115 a year for students, over-60s and juniors

Match fee

£6 a match, £5 for ladies fixtures

Courts

4, every night

Shuttles

Yehlex Premiership feather, speed 77

What standard you need

We look for players with top-level local league or county experience. Almost everyone who gets in touch says they are intermediate, which tells us nothing, so we go by the level you have actually played at.

Below that, you are better off somewhere that will develop you, and we will point you at the other clubs and divisions in the Coventry league rather than leave you guessing.

Not sure which side of it you are on? Email and say what you have played.

What happens on the night

Games are made up on a pegboard rather than left to whoever you arrived with, so you will play with a spread of the membership across the evening. Four courts, doubles, and the standard of game varies with who is on the board.

Everyone who plays is registered with Badminton England, which is what insures you. That happens once you join, not before you visit.

Match nights

Home fixtures are Tuesday, 19:30 to 21:30, running to 22:00 on a double header. Only fixture weeks are booked, so there is no Tuesday session every week. Club night can carry a fixture too, and goes on until 22:00 when it does.

What to bring

• A racket you are happy with.
• Non-marking indoor shoes. Sports hall floors need them and outdoor soles are turned away.
• Water. There is no bar.

Two members offer stringing, so a restring can be arranged at the club.

Who to email

Kenroy Harrison, Club Secretary. Say what you have played and which night you are thinking of.

07775 681141