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Following a formal communication sent to the First Minister on the morning of 30th July 2020 from 32 individual Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport (SGB), the SGB CEO Forum welcomes the recognition by the First Minister of the requirement to move forward the re-opening of sports facilities. As a sector, [...]

Alan McIlvain has been appointed as Badminton Scotland’s new Performance Coach, returning to Scotland after being on something of a tour of Europe since leaving his position at the Glasgow School of Sport in 2007. A stint in Belgium as Head Coach at Badminton Vlaanderen and National Coach with the [...]

It is with the great sadness that Badminton Scotland announce the death of John Grant, President of Glenearn Badminton Club. John sadly passed away on 30 June. John played a key role in the development of Glenearn Badminton Club and Glenearn Junior Badminton Club, particularly since becoming President in 2017. [...]

“Most of you may already have heard of the passing of Arthur Campbell last week following a brave battle with Motor Neurone Disease. Nomads Badminton Club will always be indebted to Arthur who was one of the longest serving members of 47 years, holding a number of key roles in [...]

Team Scotland is recruiting four General Team Managers for the XXII Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham from 28 July to 8 August 2022. The successful candidates will work closely with the Chef de Mission and wider Team Scotland management team. This is an exciting opportunity for experienced, dynamic [...]

After spending 10 years as a full time badminton player, Martin Campbell has made the move into the world of financial services by setting up his own financial management practice with St. James’s Place Wealth Management. Whilst competing on the European Badminton Circuit, Martin spent three years at Loughborough University [...]

Please note that, for the foreseeable future, and following Government advice on the impact of the Coronavirus, it is highly likely that Badminton Scotland’s staff members will work from home, and will continue to monitor emails etc.  Additionally, the Cockburn Centre will be closed with effect from today, Tuesday 17 [...]

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak bringing to a halt the competitive badminton season, Badminton Scotland has decided to freeze the Scottish rankings until further notice. This is in line with the approach taken by the Badminton World Federation. It is also consistent with the views of the BWF Athletes’ Commission [...]

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak bringing to a halt the competitive badminton season, Badminton Scotland has decided to freeze the Scottish rankings until further notice. This is in line with the approach taken by the Badminton World Federation. It is also consistent with the views of the BWF Athletes’ Commission and [...]

Please note that, for the foreseeable future, and following Government advice on the impact of the Coronavirus, it is highly likely that Badminton Scotland’s staff members will work from home, and will continue to monitor emails etc.  Additionally, the Cockburn Centre will be closed with effect from today, Tuesday 17 [...]

Following the recent advice from the Scottish Government regarding social distancing in order to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus, we are recommending that formal Badminton activities are cancelled until further notice. Badminton Scotland will be cancelling our National Junior Performance programme and the U13 and U17 National Junior Championships on [...]

The U13/17 National Championships will be held on 4 & 5 April 2020 at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell. The closing date for entries is Monday 16 March. For further information on how to enter, click here.