Badminton:
The RA Centre has the only dedicated badminton facility in the region and its six courts are considered by many to be the best in North America. The on court activities are supervised by Badminton Professional Mike Bitten, a certified coach who competed for Canada in the 1992 Olympic Games and who was a past Commonwealth Games silver medalist. Young or old, competitive or recreational, all players have a place at the RA.
Club
Activities include daytime play, family play, tournaments, singles ladder, intermediate and advanced nights, clinics, private, semi-private, and group lessons, socials and special nights for novices and newcomers. The Badminton Club also boasts one of the top junior programs in Canada. For specific club rules and procedures, please refer to the Badminton Club handbook available at the East Member Services desk.
Season: September to August
Badminton members wishing to add the LifeFIT Centre, Aerobics or another racquet aport can take advantage of a discounted combination rate. Contact Member Services for details.
Full
Courts are open to Full members from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., 7 days a week. A simple board-play system is used for badminton play. It is recommended to contace Mike Bitten to give you an orientation on club procedures. Full members are entitled to all badminton program. (Note: Courts are unavailable Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 4:20 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. due to the Junior Program).
Fee: $375 RA member
Students
Nust be a full-time student between the ages of 18 and 25 (student card required). Players have the same playing privileges as Full members.
Fee: $305 RA member
Daytime
Open for play Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Courts are available to Daytime, Student and Full members. Between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. there is a morning Badminton program. A board system is used within these hours enabling all players to mix, regardless of level or abaility. A daytime co-ordinator will be present each day to answer questions and help members, new and veteran, to set up foursomes for doubles play. When one or more courts are not required for play under morning badminton rules, members may set up games on vacant courts outside of these rules, but only with the permission of the co-ordinator. The Clubs' conventional board play system is in use before 9 a.m. and after 10:30 a.m. For more information, call Daytime co-ordinator Bev Kieran at 521-4941.
Fee: $250 RA member
Weekend
Limited weekend memberships are available to RA members. Play is limited to Saturday after 2:00 p.m. and all day Sunday.
Fee: $225 RA member
Junior Program
For ages 7 to 17. See page 23 under Children and Teens for details.(直接去RA拿Program Guide吧)