Just wanted to let everyone know about a new badminton centre with 6 Olympic mats and wood Singles teaching court in Richmond, BC on No. 3 Rd behind Liquidation World. I played here the other night and it was awesome. I also heard they offer lessons and stuff. The address is:#138-4551 No. 3 Rd Richmond, BC Tel: (604) 231-8281 HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK IT OUT!
Would you know who is running these new courts? & also are they open for hourly rental or membership?
Darryl is running the center....and they are almost ready for the grand opening....I am going there to check the place out tomorrow.
sweet.....I have another home....haha too bad I got a midterm tomorrow...or else I'll be driving down there right now
Awesome FYI ... I'll probably drive down there later today ... if any of you have further info, don't hesitate to post it up here Hope they have coaches with reasonable rates, drop-ins etc.
We were invited for a fun tournament there on Sunday evening. Almost all the VRC players were there in attendance. For your info: The center is run by Daryl Yung. It is a private enterprise, but the courts are available for booking in 1 hour segments - $15 per hour. There are 6 courts, four side by side and two end to end. The ceiling height is adequate although it is not that high. The flooring is concrete but he has installed green court mats. Very good quality mats. The entire gym is painted green - walls and ceiling is dark, so visibility is quite good. Daryl is running his training programs, of which there are many he is creating that caters for all ages and levels. The prices are comparable and in some cases better than the VRC.
More info. I dropped by and spoke with Darryl. There are no signs out front as he is still waiting for some permits to allow the signage. Basically, the facility is located at the back of Pit Stop. So if you drive in from No. 3 Road, instead of heading down to Liquidation World, you want to head down the other side of the building and it is right at the back from No. 3 Road. (North/West side of the building). There are 6 courts available (all doubles) and the cleared ceiling height is around 25 ft. The courts are on mats (Gerflor) with padding underneath. There is a pro shop stuffed with Forza products (of course) and the facility is open 7 days a week up to 10 or 11 pm on week nights and 12 midnight on weekends. The services offered are lessons (Private and Group), court rentals and drop in sessions. Drop in sessions are $6.00/hr for 2.5 hrs at selected times (M/T/W/Th) with a limit of 32 players (first come, first serve). Court rentals are $15/hr and can be booked a week in advanced. I don't think there are any age limits for the drop-in sessions. Group lessons ranged from Jnr Beginners up to High Performance. Darryl said that he is almost fully booked. Website is www.clearonebadminton.com (not active yet).
Thanks badrad and WWC for "in-depth" embedded reporting I'm always interested in the drop-ins as I don't have a group of players that I play with regularly. As such, I wonder if I'll brave the line-ups for first-come-first-serve. Maybe I'll give them a call and find out how long in advance I can sign-up. When I played at Collingwood House on Sunday, one player there told me that when Collingwood first started up, there would be lines out the door, with players coming in from all over, i.e. Coquitlam, Surrey, Richmond, all converging there. -dave
gotta check it out..when is it projected to be opening...hey wwc, isn't 25 ft kinda low...lower than anderson eh?
A few of us got together to play Sat. morning since Wunderbar (Ottawa) came in on a work assignment. There were 7 of us (Pete LSD couldn't make it as he was still asleep at 10:45 am). Timeless, Badrad, Mrs. Badrad, Badrad jr, TTT, myself and Wunderbar played for slightly over 2 hours from 10 to 12 noon. The facility is very good and the mats sure provided very good grip for the shoes and Darryl has installed extra padding under the mats. It was very quiet as we were the only ones playing aside from Darryl giving a few lessons a couple of courts away. There is only one shower available so I would assume that most folks would shower at home. As for the ceiling height, we hit the main I-beam a couple of times but it wasn't any big deal as it wasn't totally in the way for most of the games.
ahhh...wwc u didn't invite me..how could u?!!>..... and i wanted to see how good badrad jr is too...>.<!!....
I think she's better than you....hehe Sorry again, badrad, for smashing the birdie at your back...couldn't aim properly with my beginner skills...I'm working on that.
