New National Badminton Centre set to open in Western Sydney

The National Badminton Centre, which has operated a successful multi-court badminton facility in Silverwater since 2013, is set to open a second centre in the Sydney suburb of Seven Hills in the coming weeks.

Tapping into a growing interest in badminton, the new 11 court facility is housed in a converted warehouse and is currently awaiting Blacktown City Council to provide its Occupation Certificate so it can begin commercial operations.

Converted at a cost of $600,000 the facility features Decoflex court surfaces approved to Badminton World Federation Grade 1 International Elite flooring standard, installed by Dynamic Sports Facilities.

National Badminton Centre Manager Michael Chen explains “this new facility will cater for increasing demand for badminton courts in an area of Sydney where the demographic has a love of the sport.”

Chen adds that while badminton is particularly popular among people with origins in South and East Asia, with around 10,000 participants in Sydney it draws participation from across all ethnicities.

Cited in a fast growing area of Sydney, Chen is confident that the new privately funded facility will thrive.

With badmintion having been an Olympic sport since 1992, the National Badminton Centre is keen to promote elite performance and its Silverwater facility has been the training base for state and national champions, and has backed competitors representing Australia in international championships.

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Research participation trends for badminton
Looking to understand who and how people participate in badminton around the country, consultancy Beyond the Break is assisting Badminton Australia to redefine and develop programs aimed at growing participation in the sport as well as leverage the exposure the sport receives as part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Badminton Australia is inviting interested parties (participants, coaches, officials, facility managers and the like) to complete the following survey at http://bit.ly/2dm7fxj

Through the contributions and feedback collected via this survey, the future of badminton participation and sport development programs will be shaped with the aim of introducing fun and engaging programs to help bring new players, volunteers and public interest into the sport of badminton.

For further information regarding the Badminton Australia survey contact Grant Baldock at Beyond the Break Consulting on grant.baldock@btbconsulting.com.au or Marianne Loh at Badminton Australia participation@badminton.org.au

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