We are the official badminton club sponsored by RecSports at the University of Texas at Austin. We host practices three times a week to promote badminton as a competitive sport. We welcome players in all levels to join us for a great time. UT Badminton Club is a non-profit organization. Staffs and members work for the club on a volunteer basis.
To Join the Club: Please contact club management officers in person at practice time, via email, via Facebook, or via question forms on the CONTACT page. Club members are currently limited to UT Students, UT Faculty/Staffs and UT Alumni. Register on Hornslink is required at the sign-up.
Membership Fee: Membership for 2016 Fall semester: $50. Drop-in fee: $5. (due at the beginning of each practice) All fees collected will be used for badminton equipment (aka shuttlecocks) purchases and club activities. Payment accepted via cash, check or online transfer. Note: Once shuttlecocks that covered by membership fee collected in that semester are used up, we will stop providing more until the start of next semester. Please don't waste shuttlecocks during your play and save as many as possible. Thanks! Note: If membership fee collected is more than enough to cover shuttlecock cost, we will pay y'all back by hosting club gathering or sending out other badminton equipment (strings, racket bags et al.) Note: The membership fee will be adjusted each semester to maintain financial balance of the club. Finance situation of the previous semester serves as reference for the next semester. Better organization helps to get better financial support from University.
Practice Time: Tuesday 7:30pm-10pm Thursday 7:30pm-10pm Sunday 4pm-6:30pm The facility schedule (daily-updated) of UT gyms can be found on following website and find activities labeled as "Badminton (UTSCA)": https://www.utrecsports.org/facilities/facility-schedules
Match Policy: Tournament grade shuttlecocks will be provided. Please bring your own rackets or check them out at RecSports. Players can play Men's Double/Women's Double/Mix Double for 2 games per match (21 points per game).
Location: UT Recreational Sports Center, RSC 2.200 Ct. 3 UT Gregory Gym. GRE Annex Ct. 4
Informal Practice: Informal practices are independent from UT Badminton Club. We don't provide service during informal practice hours. Please prepare your own badminton equipment and watch out for sports safety. For informal practice time and location, please go to UT gym facility website and find activities labeled as "Informal Rsc Badminton (RS)". Check this post for details: http://utbadminton.weebly.com/news/clarification-of-badminton-at-ut