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Introduction
Special Olympics Badminton players demonstrate the development of hand-eye co-ordination, muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular fitness and quick footwork. Badminton players have to manage reaction time demands, speed and endurance challenges.
In addition to offering traditional singles and doubles events, Special Olympics offers individual skills competition to allow athletes to train and compete in basic badminton skills. The development of these key skills is necessary prior to advancing to match play. These skills include strokes, serves and volleys. A player’s final score is determined by adding together the scores achieved in each of the events.
Special Olympics athletes can also participate in Unified Sports® Badminton doubles and mixed doubles events. Unified Sports is a programme that combines Special Olympics athletes and athletes without intellectual disabilities (partners) on sports teams for training and competition. In Unified Sports Badminton, a doubles team would consists of one Special Olympics athlete and one partner.
As in all Special Olympics sports, athletes are grouped in competition divisions according to ability level, age and gender.
Competition Venue
Babington Community College, (Local education authority: Leicester City) is a Secondary School in Beaumont Leys, Leicester. It is a Mixed school of Non Denominational religion
The College comprises a Sports hall, badminton, 5-a-side-football, netball, basketball, volleyball, outdoor tennis courts, fitness suite/gym, sports field, daytime creche and limited refreshment facilities.
The facility includes two 4 court halls, one of which is a purpose built Badminton hall owned by the Leicestershire Badminton Association (LBA), the other is the school sports hall.
Competition Schedule
| Saturday, 25th July | 11.00 - 3.00 pm Practice |
| Sunday, 26th July | 10.00 - 5.0 pm |
| Monday, 27th July | Rest Day |
| Tuesday, 28th July | 9.00 - 5.00 pm |
| Wednesday, 29th July | 9.00 - 5.00 pm |
| Thursday, 30th July | 9.00 - 5.00 pm |
| Friday, 31st July | 9.00 - 2.00 pm |
Car Parking
Athletes/Coaches: From their drop off point outside the sports hall, , athletes and coaches will proceed into the venue via the side entrance at the rear of the venue. The area will be marshalled.
Officials: Officials will enter the venue via the main entrance at the front of the venue, through the automatic doors.
Families: Most family members are expected to arrive at the venue by public transport. On arrival at the main entrance, families will be directed to the Sports Hall entrance door and family seating.
Spectators: There is parking for members of the public at the venue. On arrival at the main entrance spectators will be directed to the main sports hall entrance and seating area within.
Honoured Guests: From their designated drop off point, guests will enter the venue through the main entrance and be met and escorted to a suitable area.
Media: From their designated parking bays media will be directed to the Sports Hall.
Volunteers: From their arrival point all volunteers will enter via the main entrance at the front of the building, and will register their attendance in the volunteers lounge (conference room).
Catering
Hot and cold snacks and beverages will be for sale in the college canteen during competition times.
Equipment/Uniform
Athletes must be provided with their own badminton racket, and wear clothing and trainers which are appropriate for badminton. All trainers must have non-marking soles.
It is anticipated that racket stringing facilities will be available, but any stringing required will be at cost to the athlete. It is recommended that each player has more than one racket available to them so that play can continue should they break a string during a game.
Feathered shuttlecocks for practice and competition will be provided.
As per BWF Regulations, with the addition of the following:
- All athletes must wear an appropriate t-shirt and shorts, or skirt
- The kit must be of the same colour and design for all team members
Head Coaches are reminded that competition uniform must comply with Special Olympics Rules on Sponsorship (for details see SO Summer Sports Rules, Article I Section X – Commercial Messages (pages 33 – 34).
List of Events
The following events will be offered:
CODE | EVENT |
BDSING | Singles (Male & Female) |
BDDBLE | Doubles (Male & Female) |
BDMXDB | Mixed Doubles |
Competition Rules
The Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Badminton shall govern all Special Olympics competitions. As an international sports program, Special Olympics has created these rules based upon Badminton World Federation (BWF) rules for badminton found at http://www.internationalbadminton.org/statues.asp BWF or National Governing Body (NGB) rules shall be employed except when they are in conflict with the Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Badminton or Article I. In such cases, the Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Badminton shall apply.
For full details of the competition rules please go to:
