Junior players are welcome at a variety of affiliated clubs across the Waikato including Cambridge, Hamilton, Putaruru, Te Awamutu. Please see the Clubs section on this website for more information and contact them directly to join.
The Waikato Badminton Junior Squads & Teams are welcome for everyone of age to join. Squads are assigned to players based off skill and eagerness to improve. From the squads the following teams are selected to represent Waikato at key regional & national events during the season (subject to availability of players for each age group)
WBA U13 Team
WBA U15 Team
WBA U17 Team
WBA U19 Team
Link to register: https://forms.office.com/r/J5pt1fJr41
Trials for our junior emerging and junior development will be on 1st February 2025 – 12.00 – 2.00pm at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium
Please arrive from 11.30am to sign in and get ready for warm-up on court
Please bring with your all badminton gear and a drink bottle
These will consist of some fitness testing, skills / drills and games
Across February the trainings will be quite open and fluid as we continue to look at your skill sets and ensure you are in the correct training group
The trial / muster will start to give us a baseline for each player as we head into the 2025 season and where coaches need to look to create trainings on 3 training groups for 2025
Previously called junior 1 in 2024
Please attend the trials / muster on 1st February if you are able to
Trainings will be on a Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 4.00 – 5.30pm – we ask you turn up ready to start your warm-up at 4.00pm
Costs for this group are $850 for the February to September (term 1 – 3)
Trainings will start on 10th February
Off-court opportunities for this year for this group are:
Offer to attend athlete workshops across the year
Open to attend the fitness testing across the year
Access to a Personal Trainer created strength + conditioning programme
Invite to attend 1 x strength and conditioning session per week
Player development plan created individually and with a coach
Open to being selected for the NZJTC heading to Palmerston North in the term 2 holidays
Previously called junior 2 in 2024
Please attend the trials / muster on 1st February if you are able to
Trainings will be on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 4.00 – 5.30pm – we ask you turn up ready to start your warm-up at 4.00pm
Costs for this group are $800 for the February to September (term 1, 2 and 3)
Trainings will start on 11th February
Off-court opportunities for this year for this group are:
Offer to attend athlete workshops across the year
Open to attend the fitness testing across the year
Access to a Personal Trainer created strength + conditioning programme which can be completed at home
Player development plan created individually and with a coach
Open to being selected for the NZJTC heading to Palmerston North in the term 2 holidays
Please use link here to register: https://forms.office.com/r/J5pt1fJr41
Previously called junior 3 in 2024
You can choose the day you would like to train on and how many you would like your child to do each week. Options are:
Mondays – 4.00 – 5.30pm at Waikato Badminton
Tuesdays – 4.00 – 5.30pm at TOE Gym (TG Block) – Gate 4 (Hillcrest Road) at Waikato University – WKO Uni – FOE GYM Gate 4 Hillcrest Road
Wednesdays – 4.00 – 5.30pm at Waikato Badminton
Each session will be broken into age groups, so players are working with their own peers and learning skill sets
Costs for this group are dependent on how many training sessions per week
$150 for 1 x a week training for 1 term
$250 for 2 x a week training for 1 term
Trainings will start the week of 10th February
This programme will run term by term and WBA will check into sort the registration for the following term with you
Please use link here to register: https://forms.office.com/r/J5pt1fJr41
Runs on a Friday afternoon
8-week programme starts on 14th February for term 1
Session Time: 4.00 – 5.30pm
All ages welcome
Will be a games night where players will play a range of games against a range of players
Costs for programme are $80 per term
WBA will touch base with you for the next term enrolment
Casual rate is $15 per night you attend – to be paid on the night
Please use this link to register: https://forms.office.com/r/VbzD8SW4fR
Dates: 14 – 16th April and 22 – 24 April
Cost: $45 per day per person OR 3 days for $125 per player
For ages 8 – 13 years old
Bring along your lunch, drink bottle, snacks, badminton gear, shoes and your energy
We have rackets if you are needing to borrow one
If you have any questions, please reach out and email us at: office@waikatobadminton.co.nz