And 7 Golds for Emma – 20th Feb 2016

After her run of Bronzes , Emma Hooper has now gained 7 Golds and a Silver Medal :-
19th Dec – Notts U15 Bronze -Gold in Mixed
23rd Jan – West Midlands U15 Silver – Gold in Singles
6th Feb – Lancs U15 Silver – Golds in Singles, Doubles & Mixed
20th Feb – Durham U15 Silver – Golds in Singles/Doubles & Silver in Mixed

Well done Emma!

Big Session Mini-tournament – 21st November 2015

The penultimate Big Session of 2015 had some new faces in the winning teams which is always good to see. Winners of the first session were Rosie Wood, Eleanor Stanley, Tim Stokes (captain) and Harry Scattergood.

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Second session winners were Jack Hall, Devang Nigam, Edward Sharpe (captain) and Izzy Mullen.

Well played everyone!

Nottingham U17 Bronze – 25th October 2015

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Fantastic results for two long-time members of SJBC at the Nottingham U17 Bronze tournament at the weekend. Dan Whaley and Emma Hooper won a gold medal in the Mixed Doubles. Dan also won a gold medal in the Boys Doubles whilst Emma received a silver medal in Girls Doubles and a bronze medal in Girls Singles. Well done to both of you!

Big Session – 24th October 2015

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The first Big Session mini-tournament of the 2015/16 season took place on Saturday to round up the first half-term’s coaching. Winners of the first session were William Allen, Sam Yates, Jack Allen, Sam Burnham, Hope Sommers and Vicky Mendez.

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Winners of the second session were Michael Penn, Behram Khan, Izzy Mullen and Sofia Aujla-Jones. Looks like we have a new and unusual trophy – presumably because the previous winners have forgotten to return their prize!!

Notts Restricted Tournament – 27th September 2015

Great results for our members at the Notts Restricted tournament :-
Dan Whaley – gold in U17 boys doubles and silver in singles and mixed.
Emma Hooper – gold in U17 girls singles and doubles and silver in mixed plus gold in U15 girls singles, doubles and mixed.
Sofia Aujla-Jones – silver in U15 girls singles, doubles and mixed. Congratulations also to Dan for reaching the semi-final of the Senior Men’s Doubles.

Notts Badminton Junior Awards Evening

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Best ever results for SJBC at the awards evening, held at Ravenshead Village Hall on Friday 3rd July 2015
From right to left :-
Neil White – Head County Coach and ex-member of SJBC
Sofia Aujla-Jones – U13 Notts Restricted Girls singles, doubles and mixed winner
Michael Penn – U13 Notts Restricted Boys doubles winner and Bronze County Colours recipient
Dan Whaley – a member of SJBCs Yr 11&12 Mixed winning team, winner of the new Performance Cell award for Best Emerging Player and Gold County Colours recipient
Rachel Cutts – a member of SJBCs Yr 11&12 Mixed and Girls winning teams
Adam Mullen – a member of SJBCs Yr 11&12 Mixed winning team
Eleanor Collins – Silver County Colours recipient
Emma Hooper – a member of SJBCs Yr 11&12 Mixed and Girls winning teams, U15 Notts Restricted Girls doubles and mixed winner, winner of the new Performance Cell award for Best Player and Gold County Colours recipient