ANNOUNCING NEW SUMMER BADMINTON ACTIVITIES!!!
> AZBC Summer Badminton Camps (3-day & 4-day options)*
Send an email to GCoachGC5@cox.net to receive a Summer Camp flyer
> New weekly Thursday, 5-6pm, Intro Kids Class
(also have Tuesday, 5-6pm, and Sunday, 11am-Noon Kids Classes)
> Continuing Saturday morning Training Sessions
OPEN PLAY HOURS:
MONDAY - FRIDAY: 2pm - 10pm
*Note: Courts closed to Open Play Monday-Thursday, 5-6pm, due to Classes
SATURDAY: Noon - 6:00pm (Training occurs 8am-Noon)*
SUNDAY: Noon - 6:00pm (Training occurs 8am-Noon)*
CLASSES/TRAINING OPTIONS:
INTRO KIDS CLASSES-- TUES: 5 - 6pm; THUR: 5-6pm; SUN: 11am - Noon
LEVEL 2 KIDS CLASS (By Coach Invitation Only)-- MON: 5 - 6pm
INTRO ADULTS CLASS-- WED: 5 - 6pm
OPEN / ADVANCED TRAINING-- SAT: 9am - 10:30am
INTERMEDIATE TRAINING-- SAT: 10:45am - Noon
VISITOR DROP-IN FEES: $15 - Individual; $30 - Family
(Family: Married Couples and their Kids, under 21, living at home)
Welcome to the
Arizona Badminton Center!
After years of dreaming and searching we established the first fully dedicated badminton-specific facility in Arizona history officially opening February 14, 2012 (which is Valentine's Day and was also Arizona's 100-year statehood anniversary! AZBC Memberships began on Feb 20, 2012). This year we are celebrating our 10th anniversary!!!
We continue to celebrate great badminton play day after day, 7 days a week! We are consistently working to improve our club so that everyone who plays, whether a member or a visitor, young or old, novice or expert, has the best possible badminton experience.
Along with lots of hours of Open Play 7 days a week and a fully operational Pro Shop with stringing services and a wide array of rackets and accessories, we also offer Kids Classes, Intro Adult Classes, small group and private lessons, tournaments of all types for all ability levels, and the AZBC HL Arizona Badminton Academy.
See the Events and Coaching pages for more details about our current training schedule and up-coming tournaments.
For more than 25 years we searched for the right building and location for our home. It was no easy thing to find the right combination of building design, dimensions and ceiling height. It has been worth the wait!
Everything has been done with the badminton playing experience in mind... special lighting and custom padded wood flooring, high visibility ceiling, floor and wall colors, court side benches, bleachers by Court #1, a comfortable lobby and fully equipped Pro Shop, and more.
So many have contributed to make this dream possible and it is a thrill to serve all the Arizona badminton community with the very best for friends, family, fitness and training!
THANK YOU!
- Founder, Director & Club Pro, Guy Chadwick
Please review the various pages on this website for details concerning the vision and philosophy, membership rates, coaching approach, events and directions to the AZBC.
I look forward to seeing you on the court!
We continue to celebrate great badminton play day after day, 7 days a week! We are consistently working to improve our club so that everyone who plays, whether a member or a visitor, young or old, novice or expert, has the best possible badminton experience.
Along with lots of hours of Open Play 7 days a week and a fully operational Pro Shop with stringing services and a wide array of rackets and accessories, we also offer Kids Classes, Intro Adult Classes, small group and private lessons, tournaments of all types for all ability levels, and the AZBC HL Arizona Badminton Academy.
See the Events and Coaching pages for more details about our current training schedule and up-coming tournaments.
For more than 25 years we searched for the right building and location for our home. It was no easy thing to find the right combination of building design, dimensions and ceiling height. It has been worth the wait!
Everything has been done with the badminton playing experience in mind... special lighting and custom padded wood flooring, high visibility ceiling, floor and wall colors, court side benches, bleachers by Court #1, a comfortable lobby and fully equipped Pro Shop, and more.
So many have contributed to make this dream possible and it is a thrill to serve all the Arizona badminton community with the very best for friends, family, fitness and training!
THANK YOU!
- Founder, Director & Club Pro, Guy Chadwick
Please review the various pages on this website for details concerning the vision and philosophy, membership rates, coaching approach, events and directions to the AZBC.
I look forward to seeing you on the court!
Members of the Perry HS Badminton Team recently visited the AZBC!
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NEW COACHING VIDEO SERIES BY CLUB PRO GUY CHADWICK! Video series especially for new Badminton Coaches and players starting with basic badminton warm-up exercises and fundamentals: HL BADMINTON
HLBADMINTON.COM  Doug Towne and Marsha Morris, two of our awesome seniors who excel not only on the AZBC courts, but in national competitions. The AZBC has a large number of top senior players mixing it up with lots of talented young players. Photo courtesy of Doug Towne.
CHECK OUT OUR COMPLETE PRO SHOP!!!
The AZBC PRO SHOP is by far the most complete badminton supply headquarters in Arizona. You have the great convenience of finding any badminton product you need at the best possible price while supporting the only true badminton club in Arizona at the same time!
From stringing services, gripping, new birds, rackets and accessories, and the VERY COOL AZBC SHIRTS, we have everything you need for your game! Kids Badminton Class every Tuesday, 5-6pm, and Sunday, 11am-Noon, LEVEL 2 on Mondays, 5-6pm, with Instruction & Play!
This is one of our classes of AZBC Badminton Kids, coaches and helpers! Our Kids Badminton Class is always active and always fun! 5-13 year olds receive an introduction to badminton with instructors every Tue & Sun. Special 10-class discount cards are available and parents are FREE anytime they want to join in!
Intro Adult Badminton Class, Wednesdays, 5-6pm!
An Intro Adult Badminton Class is every Thursday, 6pm - 7pm... come join us on any of these Thursdays for basic instruction and fundamentals for $10/person each session. No advanced registration is required.
Naren Koka - 2012 Hank Anderssohn Memorial Eagle Award Recipient and 2014 Award Recipients Coach Lois Emshoff and Coach Nancy Funari...
Prominently displayed in the AZBC lobby is the Hank Anderssohn Memorial Eagle Award which honors extraordinary sportsmanship, service and dedication to the sport of badminton in Arizona.
2012 recipient Naren Koka (pictured to the left) an exceptional tournament player and supporter of badminton since the mid-90s in Arizona and is more active than ever with the opening of the AZBC. His daughter, Vaishnavi, was a high school state doubles champion in 2012. You can see them both on the court multiple times every week demonstrating the very best in gracious competition. Coach Lois Emshoff and Coach Nancy Funari (see photo on the events page covering the 2014 Smash Bash tournament) were both awarded the Hank Anderssohn Memorial Eagle Award in 2014 for decades of serving the Arizona badminton community by coaching their respective high school teams since 1965! Lois continues to coach badminton at Chandler High School for her 50th year of coaching! Nancy retired in 2001 after 37 years of coaching at Carl Hayden High School! WOW! Congratulations to all these special award winners and we extend our deep appreciation for making badminton fantastic in Arizona. THANK YOU! |
