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Half-term success for FastStep players

FastStep Badminton Academy players picked up 5 medals at Badminton England tournaments over the half term break.

Daniel Hatton played at the Hampshire U17 Bronze mid-week and secured Gold in the boys doubles with a new partner, Guy Jones. He also won a Bronze medal in the singles event. His third medal of half-term came at the Suffolk U17 Bronze where he claimed a well earned Silver medal in the boys doubles.

Eva Craig put on a strong performance at the SE Essex U13 Bronze at Redbridge Sports Centre. After cruising through her box and quarter final, Eva met Surrey’s Alexandra Oprisan in the semi-final. Eva never looked in trouble as she won the match 21-8. In the final she fought hard but had to settle for Silver after a strong performance from training pal Anna Palacci from Surrey.

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At the beginning of half term, U10 player Isabelle Craig picked up a bronze medal in the girls’ doubles with Sussex partner Abigail Thring at the Bournemouth U11 event.

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Sussex Rising Stars 2014 details announced

Entry has opened for the Sussex County Junior Badminton’s annual Rising Stars event, which is open to anyone who lives or goes to school in Sussex.

There are U10, U12, U14 and U16 events, with some restrictions – please check the restrictions carefully on the entry form to make sure you’re eligible and ask the tournament organisers if you have any questions.

See our Junior Badminton Tournaments page for full details and to download an entry form.

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A sneak peek inside our Haywards Heath badminton hall

With just under 3 weeks to go until the launch of FastStep Badminton Academy’s new Elite training group, here’s an exclusive sneak peek inside the fantastic hall we’ll be using.

 

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FastStep Badminton Academy’s new training facility at Central Sussex College, Haywards Heath

Final preparations are being made for this exciting new addition to the Sussex badminton scene.

– Half of the limited places in Elite have been snapped up already

– Shuttles have been ordered – we’ll be using Yehlex Tournament

– Lots of paperwork has been flying around behind the scenes!

To secure one of the few remaining places in the FastStep Badminton Academy Elite group, contact us right now

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FastStep Badminton Academy Elite launches in Haywards Heath

Zeyar Win, head coach at FastStep Badminton Academy

We’re excited to tell you about the launch of FastStep Badminton Academy Elite in Haywards Heath this month.

Kicking off on Thursday 27th February, FastStep will offer a high performance badminton training programme for Elite players in the Sussex, Kent and Surrey area.

FastStep Elite sessions will be lead by FastStep head coach Zeyar Win (pictured), a highly experienced Level 3 Badminton England coach.

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Junior badminton tournaments to enter in Spring 2014

There are several tournaments coming up and I would like all the FastStep Badminton Academy players to enter them.

Please read through the requirements to ensure you are eligible and entering at the correct level. There is nothing like entering these tournaments and gaining that experience. It will make you a better player as you enter more.

See our junior badminton tournaments page for the list of tournaments. If you know a tournament in the South East that is not on this website, please contact zeyar@faststepbadminton.co.uk with details.

NOTE: The date for the K2 tournament has changed to 29th March

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WELL DONE to all our FASTSTEP players who are doing well at University

You may all like to know that a lot of the FASTSTEP players who has gone to UNIVERSITY are doing well. They have all made it into their own University teams and representing at matches.

Some are also even representing the county that they are studying in. Like, Adele who is representing Cambridgeshire First Team and also her university. And, guess what, she is doing REALLY well in singles too. For those of us who knows Adele, she deserves it! Well done you!

I wish I’ve got some photos of you guys so that I can put it this website! So, start sending me some!