Player development
Beginner to Intermediate player development programme
Are you a regular social player, perhaps with family, friends, or informal No Strings groups - and want to move your game on to the next level?
Perhaps you are lacking confidence, don't understand why you get beaten, or simply want to move towards more competitive play with new people?
Our Beginner to Intermediate player development programme is for you.
This programme is for less experienced players who wish to improve their game, already have a moderate fitness level and play regularly, perhaps at other venues maybe using plastic shuttlecocks.
This programme consists of a 14 week programme of court access on weekday evenings, with feather shuttles, mentoring, games, practice drills and 5 hours of formal coaching, delivered in pairs. You'll be supported by our coaching team, who are both insured and DBS checked.
The programme has up to 10 places available and will run from September to December 2025. Please note that a minimum of 6 players are required to run.
Players completing the programme will be invited to join the club (half membership cost) for the remainder of the season (January-April 2026).
Cost - £200 per person
"As a beginner, I often got frustrated at myself for making mistakes and didn't really understand how to improve - but with the coaching, practice and mentoring I've had, I'm enjoying the game a lot more, and my skills and consistency have increased massively!" - Sam, RARBC member
Includes 1 year of Badminton England membership, Court time and shuttlecocks, insurance and coaching insurance. All participants must have their own racket, drinks and appropriate non-marking footwear.
Player levels
As a very rough guide, the vast majority of badminton players fall somewhere between beginners and intermediate players. Progressing between these requires effort, including coaching, practice and mentoring and each of these is quite a wide band!
Beginners:
>60% shot accuracy
No competitive play, limited awareness of tactics, vulnerable to injuries
Intermediate:
>80% shot accuracy
Playing regularly with feather shuttles, some awareness of tactics and strategy, regular competitive play, some warming up and cooldown
Advanced:
95%+ shot accuracy
Playing matches at medium-high Club, County or above, regular fitness and coaching work, structured preparation, warmups and cooldowns.