Jeanne Sauve Badminton Club 2007-2008

JEANNE-SAUVÉ BADMINTON CLUB 2009-2010

For further information contact Bob Green at rmg0450@hotmail.com, or 613-824-5479.

The Jeanne-Sauvé Badminton Club (JSBC) plays on Monday nights from 20:00 to 22:00 at Ecole-Jeanne Sauvé, 1917 Gardenway Drive in Orleans. We are a couple of blocks down from the intersection of Gardenway and Charlemagne. Click this URL to see where we are:

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For the 2009-2010 season, play begins on Monday September 14^th and the season will end Monday April 26^th, 2010. The fee will be $80 for the year, for about 27 sessions.

The courts are not available on the following Holidays that fall on Monday – Thanksgiving, Family Day, Easter, and over the Christmas and March Breaks. When we get the contract, the specific dates will be noted here.

There are three courts, with tile (not wood) floors. There is plenty of room between courts and between the courts and the back walls, and the ceiling is fairly high. Plastic shuttles are provided.

We will limit enrollment to 30 members so that the waiting time between games is will not too long. We will maintain a waiting list and will contact people should attendance drop off.

Players are of varying levels of skill and play is regulated via a play board.

Here are some pictures of the play board, our fairly high ceiling and our tile floor with its numerous and colourful court lines to choose from.

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PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR

The Jeanne Sauve Badminton Club strongly recommends that all players wear protective eye that meets ASTM Standard F803 for squash/badminton, and endorses the following resolution that was passed at the Ontario Badminton Association Annual General Meeting in June 2005.

"Whereas the impact of shuttlecocks and badminton racquets with the eye has resulted in severe eye injuries, including, in very rare cases, the permanent loss of sight in the affected eye of badminton players; and

the Canadian Ophthalmological Society recommends the use of eye protectors by badminton players; and

the use of appropriate eye protectors has been found to reduce the risk of significant eye injury by at least 90%, when fitted properly; and

the incidence of eye injuries to badminton players has been reported to be greater than that in squash and racquetball players and that this has been attributed to the increased use of eye protectors by players in these sports; and

The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM F803) "Standard Specifications for Eye Protectors for Selective Sports" indicates that Eye Protectors that provide eye protection against the impact of a squash ball will provide similar protection against the impact of shuttlecocks and badminton racquets; and

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Ophthalmology Policy Statement, "Protective Eyewear for Young Athletes (2004): indicates: "streetwear (fashion) spectacles that conform to the requirements of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z80.3.11, and safety eyewear that conforms to the requirements of ANSI standard Z87.1,12 which is mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for industrial and educational safety eyewear, are not satisfactory for eye-injury risk sports" because streetwear frames are often fragile and have poor lens retention properties and standard Z87.1,12 is not designed to test for the impact of projectiles and racquets used in racquet sports; and

the Ontario Badminton Association has a duty to advise its members and badminton players at large (and their parents) of avoidable risks associated with the sport and the means to mitigate these risks,

BE IT RESOLVED that the ONTARIO BADMINTON ASSOCIATION strongly recommends that all players wear eye protectors which meet or exceed the impact standards set out in ASTMF803 "STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR EYE PROTECTORS FOR SELECTED SPORTS" for BADMINTON/SQUASH".

JSBC is an off-shoot of the Fallingbrook Badminton Club (FBC). Here is information about FBC for those who would like the option of playing badminton on three nights of the week.

Fallingbrook Badminton Club

2009-2010

The Fallingbrook Badminton Club offers it’s members a relaxed, friendly environment for all levels of play. Whether you are a beginner, or a seasoned player, you will find challenging games which are certain to keep you in shape.

The club is a not-for-profit organization which is financed by the contributions of our members. The operation of the club is run exclusively through volunteer efforts.

Membership Cost $150

Playing Facilities Dates Times and Locations:

Avalon Public School, 2080 Portobello Blvd., Orléans

Sept 8/09 - May 30/10

Tuesday 7:30 – 10:00 and Thursday 7:30 – 10:00

Facilities – 4 brightly lit and evenly spaced wood floor courts.

Fallingbrook Community Elementary School 679 Deancourt Cres., Orléans

Sept 10/09 - April 24/10

Sunday 7:30 - 9:30

Facilities – 3 courts brightly lit and evenly spaced wood floor courts

Membership is limited to 50 to ensure adequate playing time.

Join early to ensure your membership