School Clinics

 

Badminton Alberta offers School Badminton Clinics designed to provide students with fun, engaging, and age-appropriate badminton programming tailored to their needs and experience levels. Clinics are delivered by certified National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) coaches who have experience working with students across a variety of age groups, skill levels, and learning environments.

Our clinics help students develop fundamental movement skills, coordination, balance, agility, and confidence through participation in one of the world's most popular racquet sports. Each clinic is customized to meet the goals of the school and participants, and can range from introducing badminton for the first time through fun games and activities, developing fundamental skills and techniques, or providing advanced training for competitive athletes or school teams preparing for tournaments.

Whether your school is looking to introduce badminton as part of a physical education unit, provide an extracurricular activity, train a school badminton team and prepare athletes for competition, our instructors can deliver a program that aligns with your objectives.

 

Clinic Options:

1. In-School Daytime Clinic

An instructor will be present during school hours to deliver instructional sessions to multiple classes or grade levels throughout the day.

This clinic is ideal for schools with little or no badminton experience and focuses on introducing students to the sport through engaging games, activities, and skill-based exercises. Sessions emphasize physical literacy, fundamental movement skills, basic badminton techniques, and positive participation experiences. 

  • Suitable for elementary, junior high, and high school students
  • Inclusive for participants of all abilities and skill levels, including those with special needs
  • Adaptable for various class sizes and school schedules
  • Focus on fun, participation, and skill development
  • Flat rate for 6–8 hours of instructor availability

 

2. Afterschool Clinic

This clinic is a fixed 3 hour session delivered after school hours or on weekends.

Designed specifically for school badminton teams, these clinics focus on athlete development before tryouts, skill enhancement during the season, or competition preparation for tournaments. Sessions are customized to meet the team's needs and may focus on technical skills, footwork, tactics, strategy, doubles play, tournament preparation, and advanced multi-shuttle training drills.

  • Customized practice plans based on team goals and skill levels
  • Technical and tactical instruction for singles, doubles and mixed disciplines
  • Advanced feeding drills, movement training, and competition preparation
  • Practice plan provided to teachers and coaches to support continued development
  • Flat rate based on number of participants, minimum of 8 participants and maximum based on school's court availability

 

Equipment:

Clinics are delivered at the school and require the school to have adequate badminton courts, and provide nets, posts, and racquets. Badminton Alberta will provide shuttles for use during the clinic. Please let us know if your school is missing any of the required equipment.

Participants should wear comfortable athletic clothing and non-marking indoor shoes suitable for physical activity.

 

Book a Clinic:

Interested in bringing badminton to your school?

Complete the booking form using the link below and you will be contacted to discuss your clinic requirements, instructor availability, scheduling, and location details.

To adhere to the Responsible Coaching Movement and the Rule of Two, at least one teacher must be present during the clinic. For the exclusive purpose of government reporting, Badminton Alberta will collect only the age and gender information for the participants of the clinic.

 

Book a Badminton School Clinic Here

 

Professional Development for Teachers, Coaches, Parents and Volunteers:

Badminton Alberta also offers National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) training for physical education teachers, school coaches, volunteers, and parents through the Shuttle Time program.

Developed by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), Shuttle Time is the internationally recognized introductory coaching program for badminton. The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) recognizes Shuttle Time as the first level of NCCP certification at the Instruction-Beginner context.

The program is designed to help teachers, coaches, and community instructors develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to deliver safe and enjoyable badminton programs for children and youth of all abilities.

The program consists of an Online Portion and a 4h Practical In Person session. Participants receive access to a comprehensive collection of coaching resources, including:

  • 22 structured lesson plans across three progressive skill levels
  • Coaching and teaching manuals
  • 93 instructional videos covering techniques, drills, and activities
  • Resources focused on physical literacy and long-term athlete development
  • Practical training in group management, lesson delivery, technical instruction, and athlete engagement

Shuttle Time provides educators, community leaders and coaches with the tools needed to confidently build and deliver a badminton curriculum within school, club, and community settings.

If your school or school district is interested in organizing Shuttle Time certification for teachers and coaches, or if you would like to pursue certification individually, please contact:

coach@badmintonalberta.ca

For additional information about Shuttle Time, please click here.