SMASH BADMINTON JUNIORS

We run 2 sessions for juniors led by George Moorey (a UKCC Level 2 qualified and BADMINTON England licensed coach).  Bring your own racket or borrow one from George’s kit bag (junior and full size).  Shuttles provided.

Beginners 4 - 5pm
For primary age children.  Loads of fun games that develop the core badminton skills of agility, balance and coordination involving pushing, pulling, twisting, throwing, hitting, running, jumping.

Improvers 5 - 6pm
For secondary age children.  Building badminton specific skills by developing the stroke cycle alongside tactics and strategy whilst playing a wide variety of match based games.

George is happy to help GCSE PE students with badminton modules and help players who want to use participation in these sessions as credit toward achieving school led Duke Of Edinburgh awards.

In 2016 we will be launching our own in house Junior Badminton Award scheme, where youngsters can earn certificates and wristbands. (5 levels)

Prices:
Free taster on first visit!
Active Life membership: £22.50 (under 10 years of age)
Active Life membership: £27.50 (11 and over)

These payments are made by DD payment on the 21st of the month and allow the young people to undertake a number of free weekly activity sessions e.g multi sports sessions, casual swimming, gym sessions,cardio tennis etc. For more information please see aspiretrust.org.uk/active-life and download leaflet and look at activities in the ‘Including section’.

Also options for pay and play

Pay to play (at reception) £6.50
Pay to play Aspire 20 member £5.20

New Adult Squash Beginner Course
Wednesday 27th January – Wednesday 2nd March (5 weeks), 6-7pm
Price £30 non members   £24 Aspire 20 members

Whatever your level this is the perfect opportunity to try either squash or racketball for the first time, recapture that passion or get rid of some bad habits. Squash is the world’s healthiest sport, according to new research from US Business Magazine Forbes, offering a brilliant work out for your whole body in just an hour. Equipment can be provided along with helpful coaching and tips.

SMASH badminton ADULTS

Pay to play sessions that are simple, straightforward and convenient, whatever your motivation for getting on court:
A badminton coach to run semi structured session (ie. to offer tips, put people into games)
Guaranteed playing partner at every session
Players of any age and all abilities welcome
No need to book in advance - just turn up!
We take care of courts and shuttlecocks

Whether you simply enjoy hitting the shuttle over the net to a friendly face, get fit, improve your existing skills or like to take the game to your opponents our SMASH badminton sessions are fun, social and flexible.  

Tuesdays:
6 - 7pm (on 4 courts)
Prices:
Free taster on first visit!
Pay to play £3.70
Aspire 20 member £3.00

Aspire GL1 mens badminton team

For the past two seasons we have entered a mens team into the Gloucestershire Badminton League.  The team is managed by one of the regular players with our professional coach’s help and selected from a squad of players.  Last season the team was placed 2nd of 5 in Mens Division 6, just missing out on promotion.

We’d love to enter other teams (ladies, mixed and additional mens) if there are enough regular players who want to commit, but for now it’s just 1 mens’ team.