MBBC Adult Badminton
The Manhattan Beach Badminton Club offers competitive play for both experienced tournament players as well as the average beginner. The five courts are dedicated solely to the sport of Badminton and are ranked as best in the United States.
Membership: The adult badminton program is for the exclusive use to all members of the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club. Drop-ins are not allowed as all Guests must be invited by an inviting member who must sign for their Guests.
Guests: Regular and Playing Members are permitted to invite up to three guests to play Badminton for a fee of $5 before 8:00 PM and $10.00 after 8:00 PM and all day Sundays. A sign-in waiver of liability must be signed prior to play and is posted at the entrance to the courts.
Hours: The courts are open for play during all hours except those reserved for the junior badminton program (Monday-Thursday- 6-8pm/Friday 4-6pm/Saturday 10am-1pm.) The 8-10pm hours have been designated for adults as follows:
Monday: Beginner players have priority
Tuesday & Thursday: Intermediate players have priority
Wednesday: Advanced players have priority
Friday: Open play
Court time: Except as noted above, courts are not reserved. If all courts are occupied the following rules apply:
Players waiting for a court must wait on a “first come, first served” basis.
Doubles play has priority over singles play. If members are waiting to play, players engaged in a singles match should complete the game and offer to play doubles or vacate the court to players wishing to play doubles.
Two games may be played before vacating the court.
Adult Badminton Chairperson: The MBBC Board includes an Adult Badminton Chairperson who manages all adult badminton activities of MBBC in accordance with the policies established by the Board. These include interclub tournaments and supervising playing members. The Chairperson is elected to the Board in the same manner as all MBBC board members.
Playing Members: MBBC has a Playing Member category designed for experienced tournament Badminton players.
Badminton rules: Badminton play at MBBC is governed by the American Badminton Association rules.
Attire: No shirts, hard-soled shoes, swimming suits: No play.
Badminton Lessons: Coach Wei Zhong conducts individual one-half hour training sessions Monday and Tuesday evenings from 8-10pm . Sign-ups for the month are posted on the bulletin board on the courts. There is no charge. The coach is also available for private lessons. He can be contacted for price and availability.
