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FastStep shine at Sussex U15/U17 Champs

FastStep’s U15 and U17 players shone today at the Sussex County Junior Badminton annual restricted championships in Portslade, showing great sportsmanship and passionate play throughout.

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In the girls U15 event, FastStep Elite squad member Eva Craig took the girls singles title a year young. Meanwhile in the doubles, FastStep Stars’ Monica Carr-Pacquay secured a runners-up medal with partner Molly.image1

In the U17 boys event FastStep Elite squad members Daniel Hatton and John Jo Pye displayed some excellent badminton before facing each other in the semi final. Daniel came through victorious and then fought an excellent final, narrowly losing out on the title 21-20.

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There were some hard fought games also from David Jolliffe in the U15 boys event and Laura Hemsley in the U17 girls event. Well done all our players!

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Top flight training for Laura

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FastStep Elite player Laura Brownlie was lucky enough to train this weekend with some of the top players in the country as part of an event by National Badminton League side Surrey Smashers.

Laura was invited to the promotional event organised by the Surrey Smashers at Guildford Sports Park including world number 5 ranked mixed doubles player Gabby Adcock.

Surrey Smashers start their campaign in the new NBL on 6th October away at MK Badminton in Milton Keynes. All games will be streamed live online for free by Sky as well as being on its paid sports channels.

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FastStep fight hard at pre-season friendly

FastStep_Hassocks_2014FastStep Badminton Academy brought together its strongest young players from its fledgling Elite squad to face the experience of Hassocks Badminton Club in a highly competitive pre-season friendly.

It was a battle of new versus old with FastStep’s Elite squad only formed this year to nurture some of the best young badminton talent in the region. Meanwhile Hassocks this year celebrates its 40th successful year.

From the outset it was a close contest with FastStep just missing out on levelling the tie after 8 matches when the deciding game went to sudden death on 20-20 and Hassocks sneaked the crucial point to put them ahead. Hassocks extended its lead in the final round of matches to secure a 7-5 win.

It was an enthrawling spectacle enjoyed by some of FastStep’s younger players who were invited to watch and learn. Both sides agreed the fixture should be repeated again.

FastStep Badminton Academy provides coaching for young players of all standards in Haywards Heath and Crawley, see www. faststepbadminton.co.uk for details. Hassocks Badminton Club is a competitive local club that meets on Wednesdays 8pm at St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill. See www.hassocksbadmintonclub.co.uk for details.

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Try FastStep Badminton Academy for FREE!

We’d love to get more kids playing badminton this autumn, so whether you’re a beginner or an improver we’d like you to come along and see what FastStep is all about.

Your first session at FastStep in Haywards Heath will be FREE, giving you the chance to try us out with no commitment. So get in touch and arrange a FREE taster session in our Smashers (beginner/improver) or Stars (intermediate) groups.

Note, places are limited and subject to availability. Applies to Smashers/Stars groups in Haywards Heath only.

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Help us collect Lucozade Sport kit

Next time you have a Lucozade Sport drink, don’t bin the bottle, check for a code under the wrapper that we can use to earn free equipment.lucozade-kit-out

If we collect enough codes we can buy equipment that will benefit all FastStep players, so encourage friends and family to help out.

You can either enter the codes yourself by registering at www.lucozadesport.com/kit-out-project – you can register as a player/supporter of FastStep Badminton Academy. Or if it’s easier, just email the codes to Andrew.

Thanks!

 

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Junior badminton coaching in Sussex

  • Badminton coaching from beginners to advanced players

FastStep Badminton Academy offers junior badminton coaching for beginners, intermediate and advanced players in Haywards Heath and Crawley. The sessions provide an energetic and enjoyable way to learn badminton or improve your skills.