Message from paul@badmintonnh.co.nz  (Paul Bradshaw, Chief Executive Badminton North Harbour)

"As you are all aware we host a number of major events throughout a season and as with most sports we rely heavily on volunteers. There are a number of important responsibilities for volunteers at our major events and one key position is Umpire. I am currently seeking "expressions of interest" from people who are interested in becoming an official umpire.  The process has a few levels depending on how far the individual wants to go however our initial training programme will be either over a weekend or a series of evenings and will cover the laws of badminton etc with an exam. Providing a 70% pass is achieved the individual will have obtained a level 1 Association umpire certificate. 

We are very keen to develop more umpires so please promote this opportunity to all of your members. Anyone who is interested should email me directly, I will then communicate with a date and time. Dorothy Callister our most experienced umpire and tournament referree will facilitate the programme". 
  

 Badminton North Harbour have been given the task of hosting the New Zealand Masters Championships for 2012.  The event runs from Thursday 13 – Saturday 15 September with a championship and social section.  

There will be social events organized after each days play which participants can attend.  Entry conditions, prices, venues, social function details and much more can be found on the Badminton North Harbour website. 

 Please see the link below for all information.  There are flyers on the information board outside the office window as well. 
 
http://www.badmintonnh.co.nz/information.php?info_id=138 
 

Congratulations to Club members who participated in the BNH (Badminton North Harbour) Ladder competition. Two of our teams achieved top 3 placings... see the BNH website for details.